COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2015

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):



	2015		2014
Cash collateral held by insurance carriers	$	23,133	$	22,639
Cash and cash equivalents held in Trust	26,046		43,856
Investments held in Trust	126,788		90,095
Letters of credit (1)	4,520		6,513
Surety bonds (2)	17,946		16,861
Total collateral commitments	$	198,433	$	179,964


(1)	We have agreements with certain financial institutions to issue letters of credit as collateral.

(2)

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 Lease Payments for Capital Leases

We have contractual commitments in the form of operating leases related to office space and equipment. Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under our operating lease commitments as of December 25, 2015 are as follows for each of the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):



2016	$	6,788
2017	5,126
2018	4,662
2019	3,952
2020	3,139
Thereafter	1,623
Total future non-cancelable minimum lease payments	$	25,290