COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of workers’ compensation collateral commitments

We have provided our insurance carriers and certain states with commitments in the form and amounts listed below (in thousands):



	December 26, 2014		December 27, 2013
Cash collateral held by insurance carriers	$	22,639	$	23,747
Cash and cash equivalents held in Trust (1)	43,856		31,474
Investments held in Trust	90,095		86,678
Letters of credit (2)	6,513		7,867
Surety bonds (3)	16,861		16,099
Total collateral commitments	$	179,964	$	165,865


(1)	Included in this amount is $0.7 million and $0.8 million of accrued interest at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively.


(2)	We have agreements with certain financial institutions to issue letters of credit as collateral. We had $1.9 million of restricted cash collateralizing our letters of credit at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013.

(3)

Our surety bonds are issued by independent insurance companies on our behalf and bear annual fees based on a percentage of the bond, which are determined by each independent surety carrier. These fees do not exceed 2.0% of the bond amount, subject to a minimum charge. The terms of these bonds are subject to review and renewal every one to four years and most bonds can be canceled by the sureties with as little as 60 days notice.

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under our operating lease commitments as of December 26, 2014 are as follows for each of the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):



2015	$	4,417
2016	3,403
2017	2,940
2018	2,655
2019	2,459
Thereafter	3,573
Total future non-cancelable minimum lease payments	$	19,447