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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provisions for (Benefits From) Income Taxes
The provisions for (benefits from) income taxes were as follows:
 Fiscal Year Ended
 December 27, 2023December 28, 2022December 29, 2021
 (In thousands)
Current:   
Federal$4,649 $6,128 $12,997 
State and local2,409 2,160 3,105 
Foreign1,433 1,152 862 
Deferred:   
Federal(1,876)11,043 6,826 
State and local173 3,689 7,271 
 Increase (decrease) of valuation allowance205 546 (5,031)
Total provision for income taxes$6,993 $24,718 $26,030 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Taxes U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate
The reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate was as follows: 
 
 December 27, 2023December 28, 2022December 29, 2021
Statutory provision rate21 %21 %21 %
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
Foreign taxes— 
Change in state valuation allowance— (1)
General business credits generated(5)(1)(2)
Foreign tax credits generated(5)(1)
Section 162(m) and share-based compensation— 
Insurance premiums(2)— — 
Other(2)— — 
Effective tax rate26 %25 %25 %
Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets or Liabilities
The following table represents the approximate tax effect of each significant type of temporary difference that resulted in deferred income tax assets or liabilities.  
 December 27, 2023December 28, 2022
 (In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:  
Self-insurance accruals$2,536 $2,094 
Finance lease liabilities1,119 1,230 
Operating lease liabilities30,445 33,028 
Accrued exit costs 21 
Pension, other retirement and compensation plans7,127 11,239 
Deferred income4,617 4,396 
Other accruals478 918 
General business and foreign tax credit carryforwards - state and federal3,472 2,387 
Net operating loss carryforwards - state848 1,157 
Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance50,647 56,470 
Less: valuation allowance(2,943)(2,738)
Total deferred tax assets47,704 53,732 
Deferred tax liabilities:  
Intangible assets(15,044)(15,706)
Contract assets(1,460)(1,360)
Deferred finance costs(181)(250)
Operating lease right-of-use assets(27,307)(29,822)
Fixed assets(8,074)(9,291)
Interest rate swaps(2,220)(4,722)
Total deferred tax liabilities(54,286)(61,151)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(6,582)$(7,419)
Summary of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:

 December 27, 2023December 28, 2022
 (In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year$869 $1,047 
Decreases related to prior year tax positions(424)(178)
Balance, end of year$445 $869