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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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- Definition

Disclosure regarding the total dollar difference between fair values of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise prices pertaining to options under the plan as of the balance-sheet date.

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Disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock and restricted stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted stock and restricted stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average exercise prices (or conversion ratios) for share options (or share units) that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, vested and expected to vest, exercisable or convertible at the end of the year, and the number of share options or share units that were granted, exercised or converted, forfeited, and expired during the year.

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Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions.

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