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Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2011

Supplementary Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

5. Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

Accrued Expenses and Current Portion of Other Long-Term Liabilities—Accrued expenses and current portion of other long-term liabilities are summarized as follows:


	2011		2010
Property, payroll, and other taxes payable	$	15,775,321	$	15,829,531
Salaries, wages, and bonuses payable		24,130,758		23,291,110
Self-insurance liabilities:
Employee group insurance		4,053,146		4,593,786
Workers' compensation insurance		15,210,845		14,748,607
General liability insurance		5,566,909		2,997,657
Interest		20,375,692		19,531,257
Other		4,209,392		4,106,817

Total	$	89,322,063	$	85,098,765

Self-insurance liabilities are established for workers' compensation, general liability, and employee group medical and dental benefits based on claims filed and claims incurred but not reported. The Company is insured for covered costs in excess of $750,000 per occurrence for workers' compensation, $500,000 for general liability, and $325,000 per covered person for medical care benefits for a policy year.

Employee insurance expense, including workers' compensation and medical care benefits, net of employee contributions, totaled $31.8 million, $29.3 million and $26.7 million for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Other Long-Term Liabilities—Other long-term liabilities are summarized as follows:


	2011		2010
Advance payments on purchases contracts	$	995,653	$	771,265
Deferred gain—sale/leasebacks		520,951		571,343
Deferred lease expense		1,763,254		1,694,570
Nonqualified investment plan liability		4,456,066		4,073,200
Other		589,515		541,617

Total other long-term liabilities		8,325,439		7,651,995
Less current portion		1,099,936		875,604

	$	7,225,503	$	6,776,391

Advance Payments on Purchases Contracts—The Company has entered into agreements with suppliers whereby payment is received in advance and earned based on purchases of product from these suppliers in the future. The unearned portion, included in other long-term liabilities, will be recognized in the results of operations in accordance with the terms of the contract.