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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2025
Leases |
Schedule of components of lease expense | Components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ ​ ​ | ​ | Fiscal Year
​ | ​ ​ ​ | ​ | 2025 | ​ ​ ​ | 2024 | ​ ​ ​ | 2023
Operating | ​ | $ | 168,504 | ​ | $ | 154,233 | ​ | $ | 145,774
Variable | ​ | ​ | 92,798 | ​ | ​ | 90,686 | ​ |  | 87,047
Short-term | ​ | ​ | 157 | ​ | ​ | 158 | ​ |  | 142
Total | ​ | $ | 261,459 | ​ | $ | 245,077 | ​ | $ | 232,963
Schedule of supplemental information related to leases | Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information related to leases were as follows: (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | Fiscal Year
​ | ​ ​ ​ | 2025 | ​ ​ ​ | 2024 | ​ ​ ​ | 2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating cash flows for operating leases | ​ | $ | 165,944 | ​ | $ | 142,259 | ​ | $ | 145,836
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 122,116 | ​ | ​ | 169,831 | ​ | ​ | 114,373
Schedule of weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ ​ ​ | Fiscal Year |
​ | ​ | 2025 | ​ ​ ​ | 2024 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term — operating leases (in years) |  | 14.4 | ​ | 14.7 | ​
Weighted-average discount rate — operating leases |  | 5.8 | % | 5.6 | %
Schedule of operating lease liabilities maturity | As of December 30, 2025, the maturities of our operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands): ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Fiscal year 2026 | ​ ​ ​ | $ | 173,093
Fiscal year 2027 | ​ |  | 166,279
Fiscal year 2028 | ​ |  | 175,894
Fiscal year 2029 | ​ |  | 158,211
Fiscal year 2030 | ​ | ​ | 141,426
Thereafter | ​ |  | 1,476,059
Total future lease payments | ​ | ​ | 2,290,962
Less: Interest | ​ | ​ | (791,201)
Present value of lease liabilities | ​ | $ | 1,499,761

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