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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Total | Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Treasury stock | Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries
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Balance at Dec. 25, 2010 | $ 1,010,127 | $ 27,900 |  | $ 850,269 | $ 63,645 | $ (25,922) | $ 94,235
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | 237,226 |  |  | 228,308 |  |  | 8,918
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,500) |  |  |  | 407 |  | (1,907)
Cash dividends declared ($0.975, $0.855 and $0.705 per share for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively) | (18,642) |  |  | (18,642) |  |  |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | (4,958) |  |  |  |  |  | (4,958)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest | (25,253) |  | 16,592 |  |  |  | (41,845)
Other changes in noncontrolling interest | (3,494) |  |  |  |  |  | (3,494)
Purchase of 53,847 treasury shares | (4,802) |  |  |  |  | (4,802) |
Stock plan exercises; 103,023, 174,943 and 184,639 shares acquired for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | (20,090) |  |  |  |  | (20,090) |
Stock options exercised; 216,105, 341,090 and 306,218 shares issued for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | 20,008 |  | (25,556) | 19,763 |  | 25,801 |
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | 3,033 |  | 3,033 |  |  |  |
Stock option expense | 5,623 |  | 5,623 |  |  |  |
Stock awards; 33,721, 20,998 and 23,968 shares issued for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | 633 |  | 308 |  |  | 325 |
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011 | 1,197,911 | 27,900 |  | 1,079,698 | 64,052 | (24,688) | 50,949
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | 238,916 |  |  | 234,072 |  |  | 4,844
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (18,879) |  |  |  | (20,114) |  | 1,235
Cash dividends declared ($0.975, $0.855 and $0.705 per share for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively) | (22,756) |  |  | (22,756) |  |  |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | (1,944) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,944)
Sale of partial ownership interest | 1,404 |  | (610) |  |  |  | 2,014
Stock plan exercises; 103,023, 174,943 and 184,639 shares acquired for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | (21,259) |  |  |  |  | (21,259) |
Stock options exercised; 216,105, 341,090 and 306,218 shares issued for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | 21,827 |  | (10,713) | 9,515 |  | 23,025 |
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | 5,494 |  | 5,494 |  |  |  |
Stock option expense | 4,934 |  | 4,934 |  |  |  |
Stock awards; 33,721, 20,998 and 23,968 shares issued for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | 1,362 |  | 895 |  |  | 467 |
Balance at Dec. 29, 2012 | 1,407,010 | 27,900 |  | 1,300,529 | 43,938 | (22,455) | 57,098
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | 280,460 |  |  | 278,489 |  |  | 1,971
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (98,827) |  |  |  | (91,623) |  | (7,204)
Cash dividends declared ($0.975, $0.855 and $0.705 per share for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively) | (26,118) |  |  | (26,118) |  |  |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | (1,767) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,767)
Acquisition of Locker | 325 |  |  |  |  |  | 325
Purchase of noncontrolling interest | (9,324) |  | (2,038) |  |  |  | (7,286)
Deconsolidation of subsidiary | (20,316) |  |  |  |  |  | (20,316)
Stock plan exercises; 103,023, 174,943 and 184,639 shares acquired for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | (16,107) |  |  |  |  | (16,107) |
Stock options exercised; 216,105, 341,090 and 306,218 shares issued for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | 16,348 |  | (9,781) | 9,770 |  | 16,359 |
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | 5,306 |  | 5,306 |  |  |  |
Stock option expense | 5,194 |  | 5,194 |  |  |  |
Stock awards; 33,721, 20,998 and 23,968 shares issued for the period ended December 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively | 2,662 |  | 1,319 |  |  | 1,343 |
Balance at Dec. 28, 2013 | $ 1,544,846 | $ 27,900 |  | $ 1,562,670 | $ (47,685) | $ (20,860) | $ 22,821

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