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Lease Commitments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Lease Commitments Lease Commitments
The Company has operating and finance leases for certain of its distribution facilities, office space, land, mobile fleet, and equipment. Many of these leases are non-cancelable and typically have a defined initial lease term, and some provide options to renew at the Company’s election for specified periods of time. The majority of these leases have remaining lease terms of one to 15 years, some of which include one or more options to extend the leases for five years. These leases generally provide for fixed annual rentals. Certain leases include provisions for escalating rent based on, among other things, contractually defined increases and/or changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). The known changes to lease payments are included in the lease liability at lease commencement. Unknown changes related to CPI are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred. In addition, a subset of vehicle lease cost is considered variable. Some leases require the Company to pay taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses associated with the leased assets. The lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and assesses lease classification as either operating or finance at lease inception or modification. Operating lease right-of use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets. Finance lease ROU assets are included in property and equipment and the finance lease obligations are presented separately in the consolidated balance sheets. When a lease does not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The Company has also made an accounting policy election to not separate lease components from non-lease components related to its mobile fleet asset class.
The Company’s finance lease liabilities consist of leases related to real estate, equipment and vehicles. A majority of the Company’s finance leases relate to real estate. During fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018, the Company entered into real estate financing transactions on certain of its warehouse facilities. These transactions were completed pursuant to sale-leaseback arrangements, and upon their completion, the Company entered into long-term leases on the properties having renewal options. The Company accounted for these transactions in accordance with the ASC 840, Leases, which was the lease accounting standard in effect for the Company at the inception of these arrangements. The Company recorded these transactions as finance lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet. Gains on these sale-leaseback transactions were deferred and are being recognized in earnings. As of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the remaining unrecognized deferred gains related to these transactions were $67.2 million and $70.5 million, respectively, and these deferred gains are being recognized in earnings on a straight-line basis. During fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $3.9 million, $3.9 million, $3.9 million, respectively, of these deferred gains.
The following table presents the assets and liabilities related to the Company’s finance and operating leases as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
Lease assets and liabilitiesDecember 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
AssetsClassification
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$47,221 $37,227 
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1) (2)
Property and equipment, net134,319 138,357 
Total lease right-of-use assets$181,540 $175,584 
Liabilities
Current portion
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities - short term$8,478 $6,284 
Finance lease liabilitiesFinance lease liabilities - short term12,541 11,178 
Non-current portion
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities - long term40,114 32,519 
Finance lease liabilitiesFinance lease liabilities - long term280,002 274,248 
Total lease liabilities$341,135 $324,229 
(1) Finance lease right-of-use assets are presented net of accumulated amortization of $112.3 million and $102.9 million as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively.
(2) During fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company added fleet assets under finance leases of $19.4 million, $19.9 million and $9.1 million, respectively. These additions did not involve cash outlays and therefore are not included in “Property and equipment investments” within cash flows from investing activities on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
Components of lease expenseFiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Operating lease cost:
Operating lease cost$10,898 $11,485 $11,963 
Sublease income(3,582)(3,334)(2,704)
Total operating lease costs$7,316 $8,151 $9,259 
Finance lease cost:
   Amortization of right-of-use assets$18,692 $16,493 $16,350 
   Interest on lease liabilities25,653 24,380 24,469 
Total finance lease costs$44,345 $40,873 $40,819 
Cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Cash flow informationFiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
   Operating cash flows from operating leases$11,064 $11,671 $11,614 
   Operating cash flows from finance leases25,653 24,380 24,469 
   Financing cash flows from finance leases$13,427 $9,208 $10,907 
Non-cash supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Non-cash informationFiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases (1)
$18,097 $1,883 $7,968 
Finance leases19,373 19,861 9,092 
(1) Includes operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in acquisition for fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. See Note 2, Business Combination, for further information.
Supplemental balance sheet information for right-of-use assets related to leases was as follows:
Balance sheet informationDecember 28, 2024December 30, 2023
($ amounts in thousands)
Finance leases
   Property and equipment$246,635 $241,276 
   Accumulated depreciation(112,316)(102,919)
Property and equipment, net$134,319 $138,357 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
   Operating leases8.348.88
   Finance leases17.6819.94
Weighted Average Discount Rate
   Operating leases8.15 %8.74 %
   Finance leases8.88 %8.84 %
The major categories of the Company’s finance lease liabilities as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:
CategoryDecember 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
Equipment and vehicles$49,785 $42,252 
Real estate (1)
242,758 243,174 
Total finance leases$292,543 $285,426 
(1) Amounts include $125.1 million and $125.0 million as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, for sale-leasebacks of real estate in fiscal 2019 and 2020 that did not qualify for sale treatment for accounting purposes.
Under the short-term lease exception provided within ASC 842, the Company does not record a lease liability or right-of-use asset for any lease that has a lease term of 12 months or less at commencement. Below is a summary of undiscounted finance and operating lease liabilities that have initial terms in excess of one year as of December 28, 2024. The table also includes a reconciliation of the future undiscounted cash flows to the present value of the finance and operating lease liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets, including options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.
Operating leasesFinance leases
(In thousands)
2025$11,375 $38,006 
20268,709 40,903 
20277,781 35,315 
20287,493 35,530 
20296,522 32,280 
Thereafter26,764 472,341 
Total lease payments$68,644 $654,375 
Less: imputed interest(20,052)(361,832)
Total$48,592 $292,543 
Lease Commitments Lease Commitments
The Company has operating and finance leases for certain of its distribution facilities, office space, land, mobile fleet, and equipment. Many of these leases are non-cancelable and typically have a defined initial lease term, and some provide options to renew at the Company’s election for specified periods of time. The majority of these leases have remaining lease terms of one to 15 years, some of which include one or more options to extend the leases for five years. These leases generally provide for fixed annual rentals. Certain leases include provisions for escalating rent based on, among other things, contractually defined increases and/or changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). The known changes to lease payments are included in the lease liability at lease commencement. Unknown changes related to CPI are treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments was incurred. In addition, a subset of vehicle lease cost is considered variable. Some leases require the Company to pay taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses associated with the leased assets. The lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and assesses lease classification as either operating or finance at lease inception or modification. Operating lease right-of use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets. Finance lease ROU assets are included in property and equipment and the finance lease obligations are presented separately in the consolidated balance sheets. When a lease does not provide an implicit interest rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The Company has also made an accounting policy election to not separate lease components from non-lease components related to its mobile fleet asset class.
The Company’s finance lease liabilities consist of leases related to real estate, equipment and vehicles. A majority of the Company’s finance leases relate to real estate. During fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018, the Company entered into real estate financing transactions on certain of its warehouse facilities. These transactions were completed pursuant to sale-leaseback arrangements, and upon their completion, the Company entered into long-term leases on the properties having renewal options. The Company accounted for these transactions in accordance with the ASC 840, Leases, which was the lease accounting standard in effect for the Company at the inception of these arrangements. The Company recorded these transactions as finance lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet. Gains on these sale-leaseback transactions were deferred and are being recognized in earnings. As of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the remaining unrecognized deferred gains related to these transactions were $67.2 million and $70.5 million, respectively, and these deferred gains are being recognized in earnings on a straight-line basis. During fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $3.9 million, $3.9 million, $3.9 million, respectively, of these deferred gains.
The following table presents the assets and liabilities related to the Company’s finance and operating leases as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
Lease assets and liabilitiesDecember 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
AssetsClassification
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$47,221 $37,227 
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1) (2)
Property and equipment, net134,319 138,357 
Total lease right-of-use assets$181,540 $175,584 
Liabilities
Current portion
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities - short term$8,478 $6,284 
Finance lease liabilitiesFinance lease liabilities - short term12,541 11,178 
Non-current portion
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities - long term40,114 32,519 
Finance lease liabilitiesFinance lease liabilities - long term280,002 274,248 
Total lease liabilities$341,135 $324,229 
(1) Finance lease right-of-use assets are presented net of accumulated amortization of $112.3 million and $102.9 million as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively.
(2) During fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company added fleet assets under finance leases of $19.4 million, $19.9 million and $9.1 million, respectively. These additions did not involve cash outlays and therefore are not included in “Property and equipment investments” within cash flows from investing activities on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
Components of lease expenseFiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Operating lease cost:
Operating lease cost$10,898 $11,485 $11,963 
Sublease income(3,582)(3,334)(2,704)
Total operating lease costs$7,316 $8,151 $9,259 
Finance lease cost:
   Amortization of right-of-use assets$18,692 $16,493 $16,350 
   Interest on lease liabilities25,653 24,380 24,469 
Total finance lease costs$44,345 $40,873 $40,819 
Cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Cash flow informationFiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
   Operating cash flows from operating leases$11,064 $11,671 $11,614 
   Operating cash flows from finance leases25,653 24,380 24,469 
   Financing cash flows from finance leases$13,427 $9,208 $10,907 
Non-cash supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Non-cash informationFiscal Year Ended December 28, 2024Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2023Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases (1)
$18,097 $1,883 $7,968 
Finance leases19,373 19,861 9,092 
(1) Includes operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in acquisition for fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. See Note 2, Business Combination, for further information.
Supplemental balance sheet information for right-of-use assets related to leases was as follows:
Balance sheet informationDecember 28, 2024December 30, 2023
($ amounts in thousands)
Finance leases
   Property and equipment$246,635 $241,276 
   Accumulated depreciation(112,316)(102,919)
Property and equipment, net$134,319 $138,357 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
   Operating leases8.348.88
   Finance leases17.6819.94
Weighted Average Discount Rate
   Operating leases8.15 %8.74 %
   Finance leases8.88 %8.84 %
The major categories of the Company’s finance lease liabilities as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:
CategoryDecember 28, 2024December 30, 2023
(In thousands)
Equipment and vehicles$49,785 $42,252 
Real estate (1)
242,758 243,174 
Total finance leases$292,543 $285,426 
(1) Amounts include $125.1 million and $125.0 million as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, for sale-leasebacks of real estate in fiscal 2019 and 2020 that did not qualify for sale treatment for accounting purposes.
Under the short-term lease exception provided within ASC 842, the Company does not record a lease liability or right-of-use asset for any lease that has a lease term of 12 months or less at commencement. Below is a summary of undiscounted finance and operating lease liabilities that have initial terms in excess of one year as of December 28, 2024. The table also includes a reconciliation of the future undiscounted cash flows to the present value of the finance and operating lease liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets, including options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.
Operating leasesFinance leases
(In thousands)
2025$11,375 $38,006 
20268,709 40,903 
20277,781 35,315 
20287,493 35,530 
20296,522 32,280 
Thereafter26,764 472,341 
Total lease payments$68,644 $654,375 
Less: imputed interest(20,052)(361,832)
Total$48,592 $292,543