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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2025
Leases [Abstract] |
Components of lease expense | The components of net lease cost were as follows:
| Fiscal Years Ended
| December 26, 2025 |  | December 27, 2024 |  | December 29, 2023 |  |
Operating lease cost | $ | 46,337 |  |  | $ | 40,782 |  |  | $ | 40,523 |  |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of right-of-use asset | 17,886 |  |  | 8,065 |  |  | 4,173 |  |  |
Interest expense on lease liabilities | 5,893 |  |  | 2,233 |  |  | 726 |  |  |
Total finance lease cost | $ | 23,779 |  |  | $ | 10,298 |  |  | $ | 4,899 |  |  |
Short-term lease cost | 12,081 |  |  | 14,052 |  |  | 12,535 |  |  |
Variable lease cost | 9,239 |  |  | 17,488 |  |  | 13,718 |  |  |
Sublease income | (1,973) |  |  | (1,160) |  |  | (1,970) |  |  |
Total lease cost, net | $ | 89,463 |  |  | $ | 81,460 |  |  | $ | 69,705 |  |  |
Maturities of lease liabilities, operating leases | The maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter at December 26, 2025 were as follows:
| Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
| Related Party Real Estate |  | Third-Party Real Estate |  | Vehicles and Equipment |  | Total |  | Vehicles and Equipment
2026 | $ | 725 |  |  | $ | 34,551 |  |  | $ | 5,122 |  |  | $ | 40,398 |  |  | $ | 26,774 |
2027 | 752 |  |  | 31,933 |  |  | 4,177 |  |  | 36,862 |  |  | 25,492 |
2028 | 580 |  |  | 29,715 |  |  | 3,485 |  |  | 33,780 |  |  | 24,584 |
2029 | — |  |  | 29,695 |  |  | 2,521 |  |  | 32,216 |  |  | 22,388 |
2030 | — |  |  | 28,386 |  |  | 1,795 |  |  | 30,181 |  |  | 17,734 |
Thereafter | — |  |  | 146,249 |  |  | 572 |  |  | 146,821 |  |  | 12,303 |
Total | $ | 2,057 |  |  | $ | 300,529 |  |  | $ | 17,672 |  |  | $ | 320,258 |  |  | $ | 129,275 |
Less imputed interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (93,884) |  |  | (20,824) |
Present value of lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 226,374 |  |  | $ | 108,451 |
Maturities of lease liabilities, finance leases | The maturities of the Company’s lease liabilities for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter at December 26, 2025 were as follows:
| Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
| Related Party Real Estate |  | Third-Party Real Estate |  | Vehicles and Equipment |  | Total |  | Vehicles and Equipment
2026 | $ | 725 |  |  | $ | 34,551 |  |  | $ | 5,122 |  |  | $ | 40,398 |  |  | $ | 26,774 |
2027 | 752 |  |  | 31,933 |  |  | 4,177 |  |  | 36,862 |  |  | 25,492 |
2028 | 580 |  |  | 29,715 |  |  | 3,485 |  |  | 33,780 |  |  | 24,584 |
2029 | — |  |  | 29,695 |  |  | 2,521 |  |  | 32,216 |  |  | 22,388 |
2030 | — |  |  | 28,386 |  |  | 1,795 |  |  | 30,181 |  |  | 17,734 |
Thereafter | — |  |  | 146,249 |  |  | 572 |  |  | 146,821 |  |  | 12,303 |
Total | $ | 2,057 |  |  | $ | 300,529 |  |  | $ | 17,672 |  |  | $ | 320,258 |  |  | $ | 129,275 |
Less imputed interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (93,884) |  |  | (20,824) |
Present value of lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 226,374 |  |  | $ | 108,451 |
Supplemental balance sheet information | Supplemental balance sheet information related to finance leases was as follows:
| Balance Sheet Location | December 26, 2025 |  | December 27, 2024
Short-term finance lease liabilities | Current portion of long-term debt | $ | 19,554 |  |  | $ | 10,040 |
Long-term finance lease liabilities | Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 88,897 |  |  | $ | 37,633 |

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