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Commitments and Contingencies (Undiscounted Reserves to the Discounted Reserves) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Insurance [Line Items]
Discount rate	1.08%	0.83%
Undiscounted reserves	$ 63,791	$ 64,157
Discount	(2,318)	(1,780)
Self insurance reserve	61,473	62,377
Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Insurance [Line Items]
Self insurance reserve, current	20,824	19,455
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]
Insurance [Line Items]
Self insurance reserve, noncurrent	$ 40,649	$ 42,922

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The rate applied as of the balance sheet date to reduce the undiscounted amount of the self-insurance reserve to present value.

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Probable amount of future payments (undiscounted) the Company may be required to make for uninsured claims.

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Carrying amount (including both current and noncurrent portions) of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.24)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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