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Other Current Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2011
Other Current Liabilities [Abstract] |
Other Current Liabilities | Note 7. Other Current Liabilities Other current liabilities consisted of the following:
|  | December 28, 2011 |  |  | December 29, 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Accrued salaries and vacation |  | $ | 17,804 |  |  | $ | 16,056 |
Accrued insurance, primarily current portion of liability for insurance claims |  |  | 8,168 |  |  |  | 9,603 |
Accrued taxes |  |  | 6,904 |  |  |  | 7,525 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 1,113 |  |  |  | 4,152 |
Restructuring charges and exit costs |  |  | 1,151 |  |  |  | 1,508 |
Accrued advertising |  |  | 6,552 |  |  |  | 5,471 |
Other |  |  | 12,597 |  |  |  | 13,370 |
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 54,289 |  |  | $ | 57,685 |

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