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Supplemental Cash Flow Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Note 13.  Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Cash paid for interest and income taxes was:

		Six Months Ended
		June 25,  2011				June 26,  2010
Interest		$	16,159			$	9,824
Income taxes			81,235				62,642

During the six months ended June 25, 2011, we had a $2.1 million non-cash net unrealized gain related to hedging activities.  During the six months ended June 26, 2010, we had a $23.0 million non-cash net unrealized loss related to hedging activities.

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Designated to encapsulate the entire footnote disclosure that provides information on the supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 95
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