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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN | 13) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Established under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k), the Valmont Employee Retirement Savings Plan (“VERSP”) is a defined contribution plan available to all eligible employees. Participants can elect to contribute up to 50% of annual pay, on a pretax and/or after-tax basis. The Company also makes contributions to the Plan and a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for certain Company executives. The 2015, 2014 and 2013 Company contributions to these plans amounted to approximately $11,700, $12,600 and $11,600 respectively. The Company sponsors a fully‑funded, non-qualified deferred compensation plan for certain Company executives who otherwise would be limited in receiving company contributions into VERSP under Internal Revenue Service regulations. The invested assets and related liabilities of these participants were approximately$37,963 and $36,439 at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively. Such amounts are included in “Other assets” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts distributed from the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan to participants under the transition rules of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code were approximately $2,439 and$1,519 at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively. All distributions were made in cash.

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