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Equity | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2017
Equity | (11) Equity On May 19, 2015, the Landstar System, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the Company to increase the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that the Company is authorized to purchase from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions under a previously announced purchase program to 3,000,000 shares. On December 11, 2017, the Landstar System, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to 1,963,875 shares of the Company’s Common Stock from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. As of December 30, 2017, the Company has authorization to purchase 3,000,000 shares of its Common Stock in the aggregate under these programs. No specific expiration date has been assigned to either the May 19, 2015 or December 11, 2017 authorizations. During fiscal year 2017, Landstar did not purchase any shares of its Common Stock. The Company has 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized and unissued.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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