Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 07, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Assumptions to Estimated Fair Value of Stock Options Granted

The Company estimated the fair value of employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. The estimated weighted-average fair value for each option granted was $5.22 and $5.36 for the 36 weeks ended September 7, 2013 and September 8, 2012, respectively, with the following weighted-average assumptions:



	12 Weeks Ended				36 Weeks Ended
	September 7, 2013		September 8, 2012		September 7, 2013		September 8, 2012
Expected market price volatility ⁽¹⁾	30.8	%	36.9	%	33.3	%	37.8	%
Risk-free interest rate ⁽²⁾	1.1	%	0.5	%	0.6	%	0.6	%
Dividend yield ⁽³⁾	1.0	%	1.3	%	1.2	%	1.3	%
Expected term ⁽⁴⁾	4 years		4 years		4 years		4 years


(1)	Based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The expected volatility is based on the daily percentage change in the price of the stock over the four years prior to the grant.


(2)	Represents the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect for the expected term of the option at the time of grant.


(3)	Represents the Company’s cash dividend yield for the expected term.


(4)	Represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. As part of the determination of the expected term, the Company concluded that all employee groups exhibit similar exercise and post-vesting termination behavior.