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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) that have been approved for issuance in the equity-based payment transaction.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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	Dec. 31, 2015	May. 28, 2015	May. 29, 2014	May. 30, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	110.00%
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	11,687,500
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	3,669	54,742	314,312	2,158,207
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	3,232,147
Share-based Goods and Nonemployee Services Transaction, Shares Approved for Issuance	4,937,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	750,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized	455,220
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	1,169,353
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 975,000	$ 1,499,000	$ 1,781,000	$ 1,772,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	$ 418,000	689,000	752,000	491,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	6 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number	1,632,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 15.60
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 6,030,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value	6,135,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	4,460,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	485,000	$ 1,181,000	$ 1,211,000	$ 510,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Stock Options	$ 3,391,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	4 years 1 month 6 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options	$ 1,559,000
Dividends Payable					$ 30,924,000
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	50.00%
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