WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND RESERVES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2014

Workers' Compensation Insurance and Reserves [Abstract]

Reconciliation of workers' compensation claims reserve

The table below presents a reconciliation of the undiscounted workers’ compensation claims reserve to the discounted workers' compensation reserve for the periods presented as follows (in thousands):



	December 26, 2014		December 27, 2013
Undiscounted workers’ compensation reserve	$	256,220	$	234,453
Less discount on workers' compensation reserve	13,381		19,624
Workers' compensation reserve, net of discount	242,839		214,829
Less current portion	64,556		49,942
Long-term portion	$	178,283	$	164,887

Schedule of Payments of Workers' Compensation Liability [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the estimated future payout of our discounted workers' compensation claims reserve for the next five years and thereafter as of December 26, 2014 (in thousands):



2015	$	64,556
2016	37,660
2017	23,113
2018	15,046
2019	10,431
2020 and thereafter	49,421
Sub-total	200,227
Excess claims (1)	42,612
Total	$	242,839


(1)	Estimated expenses related to claims above our self-insured limits for which we have a corresponding receivable for the insurance coverage based on contractual policy agreements.