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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of income tax expense
The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Current taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
(161
)
 
$
14,174

 
$
14,863

State
2,614

 
5,196

 
2,655

Foreign
951

 
488

 
368

Total current taxes
3,404

 
19,858

 
17,886

Deferred taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
10,198

 
(2,819
)
 
2,698

State
2,481

 
(1,026
)
 
392

Foreign
86

 

 

Total deferred taxes
12,765

 
(3,845
)
 
3,090

Provision for income taxes
$
16,169

 
$
16,013

 
$
20,976

Schedule of income tax reconciliation
The items accounting for the difference between income taxes computed at the statutory federal income tax rate and income taxes reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income are as follows (in thousands except percentages):
 
2014
 
%
 
2013
 
%
 
2012
 
%
Income tax expense based on statutory rate
$
28,641

 
35.0
 %
 
$
21,328

 
35.0
 %
 
$
19,112

 
35.0
 %
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
3,213

 
3.9

 
2,536

 
4.2

 
1,800

 
3.3

Tax credits, net
(18,564
)
 
(22.6
)
 
(10,790
)
 
(17.7
)
 
(1,915
)
 
(3.5
)
Non-deductible/non-taxable items
1,983

 
2.4

 
2,124

 
3.5

 
2,320

 
4.2

Foreign taxes
1,037

 
1.3

 
488

 
0.8

 
368

 
0.7

Other, net
(141
)
 
(0.2
)
 
327

 
0.5

 
(709
)
 
(1.3
)
Total taxes on income
$
16,169

 
19.8
 %
 
$
16,013

 
26.3
 %
 
$
20,976

 
38.4
 %
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
 
December 26, 2014
 
December 27, 2013
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
2,255

 
$
2,172

Workers’ compensation claims reserve
1,135

 
10,381

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses
2,641

 
2,152

Net operating loss carryforwards
7,277

 
534

Tax credit carryforwards
7,343

 
620

Accrued wages and benefits
7,918

 
6,822

Deferred compensation
2,991

 
2,179

Other
1,663

 
970

Total
33,223

 
25,830

Valuation allowance
(2,844
)
 
(844
)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance
30,379

 
24,986

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets
(2,888
)
 
(1,662
)
Depreciation and amortization (1)
(40,804
)
 
(10,379
)
Other
(1,011
)
 
(1,092
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(44,703
)
 
(13,133
)
Net deferred tax (liabilities) asset, end of year
(14,324
)
 
11,853

Net deferred tax asset, current
5,444

 
7,640

Net deferred tax (liabilities) asset, non-current
$
(19,768
)
 
$
4,213

(1)
We have $21.8 million of tax basis in goodwill from the prior owners' acquisition of Seaton in 2005, which will continue to produce amortization deductions through 2020
Summary of tax credit carryforwards
The following table summarizes our net operating losses (“NOLs”) and credit carryforwards along with their respective valuation allowance (in thousands):
 
Carryover Tax Benefit
 
Valuation Allowance
 
Expected Benefit
 
Year Expiration Begins
Year end tax attributes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seaton federal NOLs
$
4,679

 
$

 
$
4,679

 
2029
Seaton federal WOTCs
6,665

 

 
6,665

 
2024
Seaton state NOLs
1,570

 
(1,570
)
 

 
Various
Seaton foreign NOLs
509

 
(498
)
 
11

 
Various
Puerto Rico NOLs
519

 
(519
)
 

 
2015
California zone credits (1)
515

 
(257
)
 
258

 
2023
Foreign tax credits
163

 

 
163

 
2024
Total
$
14,620

 
$
(2,844
)
 
$
11,776

 
 
(1)
The California Zone Credits fully expire in 2023.
Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits activity
The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Balance, beginning of fiscal year
$
2,035

 
$
1,884

 
$
1,656

Increases for tax positions related to the current year
389

 
402

 
494

Reductions due to lapsed statute of limitations
(385
)
 
(251
)
 
(266
)
Balance, end of fiscal year
$
2,039

 
$
2,035

 
$
1,884