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CONDENSED 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. 29, 2012 | $ 1,407,010 | $ 27,900 |  | $ 1,300,529 | $ 43,938 | $ (22,455) | $ 57,098
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | 169,456 |  |  | 167,132 |  |  | 2,324
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (68,470) |  |  |  | (62,957) |  | (5,513)
Cash dividends declared | (12,713) |  |  | (12,713) |  |  |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | (1,767) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,767)
Acquisition | 325 |  |  |  |  |  | 325
Stock plan exercises; 78,217 and 85,874 shares acquired for the period ended June 2014 and 2013, respectively | (13,602) |  |  |  |  | (13,602) |
Stock options exercised; 158,317 and 177,902 shares issued for the period ended June 2014 ad 2013, respectively | 14,098 |  | (3,647) | 3,378 |  | 14,367 |
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | 305 |  | 305 |  |  |  |
Stock option expense | 2,627 |  | 2,627 |  |  |  |
Stock awards; 8,822 and 2,667 shares issued for the period ended June 2014 ad 2013, respectively | 1,088 |  | 715 |  |  | 373 |
Balance at Jun. 29, 2013 | 1,498,357 | 27,900 |  | 1,458,326 | (19,019) | (21,317) | 52,467
Balance at Dec. 28, 2013 | 1,544,846 | 27,900 |  | 1,562,670 | (47,685) | (20,860) | 22,821
Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | 122,415 |  |  | 119,956 |  |  | 2,459
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 24,726 |  |  |  | 25,481 |  | (755)
Cash dividends declared | (16,651) |  |  | (16,651) |  |  |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | (1,340) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,340)
Acquisition | 9,232 |  |  |  |  |  | 9,232
Addition of noncontrolling interest | 404 |  |  |  |  |  | 404
Purchase of treasury shares; 490,172 shares acquired | (77,084) |  |  |  |  | (77,084) |
Stock plan exercises; 78,217 and 85,874 shares acquired for the period ended June 2014 and 2013, respectively | (11,984) |  |  |  |  | (11,984) |
Stock options exercised; 158,317 and 177,902 shares issued for the period ended June 2014 ad 2013, respectively | 11,996 |  | (7,262) | 6,312 |  | 12,946 |
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | 3,576 |  | 3,576 |  |  |  |
Stock option expense | 2,525 |  | 2,525 |  |  |  |
Stock awards; 8,822 and 2,667 shares issued for the period ended June 2014 ad 2013, respectively | 2,429 |  | 1,161 |  |  | 1,268 |
Balance at Jun. 28, 2014 | $ 1,615,090 | $ 27,900 |  | $ 1,672,287 | $ (22,204) | $ (95,714) | $ 32,821

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