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Plan of Restructuring (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost |
|  |  |  |  | Facility |  |  |  |
|  |  | Severance |  | Closing |  |  |  |
|  |  | Costs |  | Costs |  | Other |  | Total
Balance, December 27, 2014 |  | $ | 120 |  | $ | 301 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 421
Provision |  |  | 26,742 |  |  | 5,706 |  |  | 2,483 |  |  | 34,931
Payments and other adjustments |  |  | (17,759) |  |  | (3,856) |  |  | (1,672) |  |  | (23,287)
Balance, December 26, 2015 |  | $ | 9,103 |  | $ | 2,151 |  | $ | 811 |  | $ | 12,065
Provision |  |  | 25,736 |  |  | 2,619 |  |  | 1,456 |  |  | 29,811
Payments |  |  | (16,964) |  |  | (3,140) |  |  | (2,029) |  |  | (22,133)
Balance, September 24, 2016 |  | $ | 17,875 |  | $ | 1,630 |  | $ | 238 |  | $ | 19,743
Schedule of restructuring reserve by segment |
|  |  |  |  |  | Technology and |  |
|  |  | Health Care |  | Value-Added |  |  |
|  |  | Distribution |  | Services |  | Total
Balance, December 27, 2014 |  | $ | 421 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 421
Provision |  |  | 33,889 |  |  | 1,042 |  |  | 34,931
Payments and other adjustments |  |  | (22,248) |  |  | (1,039) |  |  | (23,287)
Balance, December 26, 2015 |  | $ | 12,062 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 12,065
Provision |  |  | 28,963 |  |  | 848 |  |  | 29,811
Payments |  |  | (21,503) |  |  | (630) |  |  | (22,133)
Balance, September 24, 2016 |  | $ | 19,522 |  | $ | 221 |  | $ | 19,743

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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