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SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATOIN | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2020
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Abstract] |
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION | SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION The composition of trade receivables, net is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
Client receivables | $ | 489,042 |  |  | $ | 395,740 |
Unbilled revenue | 135,400 |  |  | 121,957 |
Total | 624,442 |  |  | 517,697 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | (6,702) |  |  | (3,664) |
Trade receivables, net | $ | 617,740 |  |  | $ | 514,033 |
Net provisions of $6.4 million, $3.0 million, and $2.1 million were recorded to the allowance for doubtful accounts in fiscal years 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. The composition of inventories is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
Raw materials and supplies | $ | 28,317 |  |  | $ | 24,613 |
Work in process | 36,755 |  |  | 35,852 |
Finished products | 120,623 |  |  | 100,195 |
Inventories | $ | 185,695 |  |  | $ | 160,660 |
The composition of other current assets is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
Prepaid income tax | $ | 68,462 |  |  | $ | 54,358 |
Short-term investments | 1,024 |  |  | 941 |
Restricted cash | 3,074 |  |  | 431 |
Other | — |  |  | 300 |
Other current assets | $ | 72,560 |  |  | $ | 56,030 |
The composition of property, plant and equipment, net is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
Land | $ | 61,031 |  |  | $ | 63,077 |
Buildings (1) | 1,059,641 |  |  | 1,006,357 |
Machinery and equipment (1) | 661,124 |  |  | 585,965 |
Leasehold improvements | 104,967 |  |  | 84,630 |
Furniture and fixtures | 31,489 |  |  | 28,304 |
Computer hardware and software (1) | 193,622 |  |  | 179,865 |
Vehicles (1) | 6,152 |  |  | 5,561 |
Construction in progress | 92,325 |  |  | 67,939 |
Total | 2,210,351 |  |  | 2,021,698 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,085,993) |  |  | (977,570) |
Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 1,124,358 |  |  | $ | 1,044,128 |
(1) These balances include assets under finance leases. See Note 16, “Leases.” Depreciation expense in fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $123.0 million, $108.6 million and $96.9 million, respectively. The composition of other assets is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
Venture capital investments | $ | 197,100 |  |  | $ | 108,983 |
Strategic equity investments | 24,704 |  |  | 13,996 |
Life insurance policies | 43,827 |  |  | 38,207 |
Other long-term income tax assets | 23,485 |  |  | 20,570 |
Restricted cash | 1,621 |  |  | 1,601 |
Long-term pension assets | 31,915 |  |  | 1,741 |
Other | 29,974 |  |  | 27,517 |
Other assets | $ | 352,626 |  |  | $ | 212,615 |
The composition of other current liabilities is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
Current portion of operating lease right-of-use liabilities | $ | 24,674 |  |  | $ | 20,357 |
Accrued income taxes | 24,884 |  |  | 26,066 |
Customer contract deposits | 42,244 |  |  | 33,080 |
Other | 10,675 |  |  | 11,095 |
Other current liabilities | $ | 102,477 |  |  | $ | 90,598 |
The composition of other long-term liabilities is as follows:
| December 26, 2020 |  | December 28, 2019
| (in thousands)
U.S. Transition Tax | $ | 48,781 |  |  | $ | 52,066 |
Long-term pension liability, accrued executive supplemental life insurance retirement plan and deferred compensation plan | 74,233 |  |  | 80,833 |
Long-term deferred revenue | 19,475 |  |  | 20,983 |
Other | 62,726 |  |  | 29,051 |
Other long-term liabilities | $ | 205,215 |  |  | $ | 182,933 |

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