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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2019
Sales by Sales Channel Category | Sales by sales channel category are as follows for fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017 (amounts in thousands):
|  | Fiscal 2019 |  |  | Fiscal 2018 |  |  | Fiscal 2017 |
|  | Total |  |  | Total |  |  | Total |
Branded retail |  | $ | 2,481,835 |  |  | $ | 2,346,944 |  |  | $ | 2,307,836 |
Store branded retail |  |  | 645,091 |  |  |  | 586,661 |  |  |  | 579,006 |
Non-retail and other |  |  | 997,048 |  |  |  | 1,018,247 |  |  |  | 1,033,891 |
Total |  | $ | 4,123,974 |  |  | $ | 3,951,852 |  |  | $ | 3,920,733 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity | Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Charged to Expense |  |  | Write-Offs and Other |  |  | Ending Balance |
Fiscal 2019 |  | $ | 5,751 |  |  | $ | 11,034 |  |  | $ | 7,312 |  |  | $ | 9,473 |
Fiscal 2018 |  | $ | 3,154 |  |  | $ | 6,963 |  |  | $ | 4,366 |  |  | $ | 5,751 |
Fiscal 2017 |  | $ | 1,703 |  |  | $ | 4,215 |  |  | $ | 2,764 |  |  | $ | 3,154 |
Weighted Percentage of Sales from Largest Customers | Our largest customer’s, Walmart/Sam’s Club, weighted percent of sales for fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017 was as follows:
|  | Percent of Sales |
Fiscal 2019 |  |  | 21.1 | %
Fiscal 2018 |  |  | 20.3 | %
Fiscal 2017 |  |  | 20.0 | %
Estimated Useful Lives by Property Plant and Equipment Class | The table below presents the range of estimated useful lives by property, plant and equipment class.
|  | Useful life term (years)
Asset Class |  | Low |  | High
Buildings |  | 10 |  | 40
Machinery and equipment |  | 3 |  | 25
Furniture, fixtures and transportation equipment |  | 3 |  | 15
Schedule of Depreciation Expense | Depreciation expense, excluding amortization of right-of-use financing leases, for fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017 was as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Depreciation expense |
Fiscal 2019 |  | $ | 107,891 |
Fiscal 2018 |  | $ | 118,232 |
Fiscal 2017 |  | $ | 119,445 |
Schedule of Total Impairments and Line Item Recorded in Our Consolidated Statements of Income | Total impairments, and the line item to which each item is recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Income, are presented below (amounts in thousands):
Impairment of assets line item |  | Fiscal 2019 |  |  | Fiscal 2018 |  |  | Fiscal 2017 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,516 |  |  | $ | — |
Notes receivable (Note 12) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,483 |  |  |  | — |
Impairment of assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,999 |  |  | $ | — |
Restructuring and related impairment charges line item |  | Fiscal 2019 |  |  | Fiscal 2018 |  |  | Fiscal 2017 |
Plant closings |  | $ | 5,133 |  |  | $ | 3,156 |  |  | $ | 3,354 |
Line closings |  |  | 356 |  |  |  | 661 |  |  |  | — |
Spare parts |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | — |
Impairment of assets |  | $ | 5,663 |  |  | $ | 4,055 |  |  | $ | 3,354 |
Inventory Valuation Reserve |
Summary of Valuation Allowance | Activity in the inventory reserve allowance is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Charged to Expense |  |  | Write-Offs and Other |  |  | Ending Balance |
Fiscal 2019 |  | $ | 143 |  |  | $ | 337 |  |  | $ | 319 |  |  | $ | 161 |
Fiscal 2018 |  | $ | 673 |  |  | $ | 740 |  |  | $ | 1,270 |  |  | $ | 143 |
Fiscal 2017 |  | $ | 1,090 |  |  | $ | 1,684 |  |  | $ | 2,101 |  |  | $ | 673 |
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets |
Summary of Valuation Allowance | The deductions column in the table below presents the amounts reduced in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance that were recorded to, and included as part of, deferred tax expense. The additions column represents amounts that increased the allowance. Activity in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance is as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  | Beginning Balance |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Additions |  |  | Ending Balance |
Fiscal 2019 |  | $ | 364 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 339 |  |  | $ | 703 |
Fiscal 2018 |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 253 |  |  | $ | 364 |
Fiscal 2017 |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 111 |

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