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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2013
Compensation Related Costs [Abstract] |
Summary of the stock option activity under the plans |
|  | Years Ended
|  | December 28, |  | December 29, |  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  |  | Weighted |  |  |  | Weighted |  |  |  | Weighted
|  |  |  | Average |  |  |  | Average |  |  |  | Average
|  |  |  | Exercise |  |  |  | Exercise |  |  |  | Exercise
|  | Shares |  | Price |  | Shares |  | Price |  | Shares |  | Price
Outstanding at beginning of year |  | 2,138 |  | $ | 48.61 |  | 4,059 |  | $ | 44.53 |  | 5,012 |  | $ | 43.05
Granted |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | 10 |  |  | 69.45
Exercised |  | (815) |  |  | 43.86 |  | (1,890) |  |  | 40.06 |  | (942) |  |  | 36.84
Forfeited |  | - |  |  | - |  | (31) |  |  | 36.02 |  | (21) |  |  | 48.35
Outstanding at end of year |  | 1,323 |  | $ | 51.53 |  | 2,138 |  | $ | 48.61 |  | 4,059 |  | $ | 44.53
Options exercisable at end of year |  | 1,323 |  | $ | 51.53 |  | 2,137 |  | $ | 48.62 |  | 3,778 |  | $ | 43.47
Weighted-average assumptions used in determining the fair values of stock options using the black-scholes valuation model |
|  | 2011
Expected dividend yield |  | 0 | %
Expected stock price volatility |  | 20 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  | 2.13 | %
Expected life of options (years) |  | 4.75 |
Intrinsic values |
|  | As of
|  | December 28, |  | December 29, |  | December 31,
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Stock options outstanding |  | $ | 83,252 |  | $ | 67,044 |  | $ | 80,821
Stock options exercisable |  |  | 83,252 |  |  | 66,964 |  |  | 79,202
Status of non-vested restricted shares/units |
|  | Time-Based Restricted Stock/Units
|  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |
|  |  |  | Grant Date Fair |  |  | Intrinsic Value
|  | Shares/Units |  | Value Per Share |  |  | Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period |  | 1,018 |  | $ | 56.87 |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 217 |  |  | 90.23 |  |  |  |
Vested |  | (280) |  |  | 35.59 |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (29) |  |  | 70.06 |  |  |  |
Outstanding at end of period |  | 926 |  | $ | 70.70 |  |  | $ | 114.43
|  | Performance-Based Restricted Stock/Units
|  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |
|  |  |  | Grant Date Fair |  |  | Intrinsic Value
|  | Shares/Units |  | Value Per Share |  |  | Per Share
Outstanding at beginning of period |  | 1,315 |  | $ | 53.27 |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 149 |  |  | 83.34 |  |  |  |
Vested |  | (363) |  |  | 56.55 |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  | (23) |  |  | 74.78 |  |  |  |
Outstanding at end of period |  | 1,078 |  | $ | 59.85 |  |  | $ | 114.43

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