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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income before income tax, domestic and foreign
The following table presents the domestic and foreign components of Income before provision for income taxes:
 
FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Domestic
$
146,331

 
$
124,157

 
$
112,674

Foreign
24,523

 
(4,187
)
 
59,686

 
$
170,854

 
$
119,970

 
$
172,360

Schedule of components of income tax (benefit) expense
Provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following:
 
FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current provision:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
17,952

 
$
13,364

 
$
21,518

State
5,962

 
7,687

 
10,196

Foreign
11,384

 
16,616

 
9,681

 
35,298

 
37,667

 
41,395

Deferred provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
2,514

 
(8,842
)
 
(83,437
)
State
626

 
688

 
(347
)
Foreign
856

 
(5,469
)
 
181

 
3,996

 
(13,623
)
 
(83,603
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
$
39,294

 
$
24,044

 
$
(42,208
)
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation
The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the United States federal tax statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:
 
FISCAL YEAR
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Income taxes at federal statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit
2.3

 
3.2

 
3.6

Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets
1.7

 
1.5

 
(30.6
)
Employment-related credits, net
(15.8
)
 
(24.2
)
 
(22.3
)
Net life insurance expense
(0.3
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(1.6
)
Noncontrolling interests
(0.8
)
 
(1.2
)
 
(2.8
)
Tax settlements and related adjustments
(0.1
)
 
1.7

 
0.7

Gain on remeasurement of equity method investment

 

 
(6.8
)
Foreign rate differential
0.6

 
2.7

 
(1.4
)
Other, net
0.4

 
2.1

 
1.7

Total
23.0
 %
 
20.0
 %
 
(24.5
)%
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
DECEMBER 27,
2015
 
DECEMBER 28,
2014
Deferred income tax assets:
 
 
 
Deferred rent
$
53,426

 
$
46,226

Insurance reserves
22,716

 
22,082

Unearned revenue
18,029

 
16,248

Deferred compensation
65,100

 
70,849

Net operating loss carryforwards
8,176

 
9,193

Federal tax credit carryforwards
148,447

 
160,266

Partner deposits and accrued partner obligations
13,248

 
18,026

Other, net
12,658

 
11,585

Gross deferred income tax assets
341,800

 
354,475

Less: valuation allowance
(4,088
)
 
(5,658
)
Net deferred income tax assets
337,712

 
348,817

Deferred income tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Less: property, fixtures and equipment basis differences
(198,449
)
 
(198,532
)
Less: intangible asset basis differences
(150,997
)
 
(155,741
)
Less: deferred gain on extinguishment of debt
(34,181
)
 
(45,782
)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
(45,915
)
 
$
(51,238
)
Summary of operating loss carryforwards
The amount and expiration dates of tax loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards as of December 27, 2015 are as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
EXPIRATION DATE
 
AMOUNT
United States state loss carryforwards
2019
-
2034
 
$
10,605

United States federal tax credit carryforwards
2032
-
2035
 
$
156,708

Foreign loss carryforwards
2017
-
Indefinite
 
$
34,035

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits roll forward
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits:
 
FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Balance as of beginning of year
$
17,563

 
$
17,068

 
$
13,591

Additions for tax positions taken during a prior period
3,022

 
2,177

 
73

Reductions for tax positions taken during a prior period
(848
)
 
(422
)
 
(26
)
Additions for tax positions taken during the current period
2,305

 
2,649

 
1,960

Additions for tax positions on acquisition

 

 
2,799

Settlements with taxing authorities
(1,078
)
 
(3,935
)
 
(488
)
Lapses in the applicable statutes of limitations
(540
)
 
(120
)
 
(841
)
Translation adjustments
(994
)
 
146

 

Balance as of end of year
$
19,430

 
$
17,563

 
$
17,068

Summary of open audit years by jurisdiction
Following is a summary of the open audit years by jurisdiction:
 
OPEN AUDIT YEARS
United States federal
2007
-
2014
United States states
2001
-
2014
Foreign
2008
-
2014