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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Total Share-Based Compensation

Total share-based compensation expense included as a component of net income was as follows:

			Fiscal Year Ended
			December 27, 2023						December 28, 2022						December 29, 2021
			(In thousands)
Employee share awards			$	7,991					$	10,470					$	12,708
Restricted stock units for board members			889						930						894
Total share-based compensation			$	8,880					$	11,400					$	13,602

Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following table summarizes the employee share awards activity during the year ended December 27, 2023:

			Units						Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
			(In thousands)
Outstanding, beginning of year			1,297						$	18.30
Granted			1,297						$	13.43
Converted			(194)						$	14.41
Forfeited			(410)						$	16.36
Outstanding, end of year			1,990						$	15.90
Convertible, end of year			621						$	18.95

Schedule of Grant Date Fair Value and Related Assumptions of PSUs

The following table presents the weighted-average assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulations to determine the fair value of PSU awards at the grant date, along with the related weighted-average grant date fair value of PSU awards:

			December 27, 2023						December 28, 2022						December 29, 2021
Risk-free interest rate			3.75%						1.96%						0.18%
Expected term (in years)			3.0						2.8						3.0
Expected volatility			69.7%						66.0%						64.9%
Expected dividend yield			0.0%						0.0%						0.0%
Grant date fair value per unit			$18.39						$21.05						$24.74

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Tabular disclosure of cost recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement by plan. Includes, but is not limited to, related tax benefit.

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year.

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