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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment Estimated Useful Lives | Depreciation expense on land improvements, buildings and improvements, and equipment is computed using the straight-line method as follows:
Land improvements |  |  | 15 years |
Buildings and improvements |  |  | 15 to 40 years |
Equipment |  |  | 3 to 15 years |
Summary of Changes in the Company's Self-Insurance Liability | A summary of changes in the Company’s self-insurance liability is as follows:
(In thousands) | January 2, 2016 |  |  | January 3, 2015 |  |  | December 28, 2013 |
Balance at beginning of period | $ |  | 19,413 |  |  | $ |  | 22,454 |  |  | $ |  | 7,167 |
Balance assumed in merger |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 13,248 |
Expenses |  |  | 43,851 |  |  |  |  | 53,297 |  |  |  |  | 25,291 |
Claim payments, net of employee contributions |  |  | (48,798 | ) |  |  |  | (56,338 | ) |  |  |  | (23,252 | )
Balance at end of period | $ |  | 14,466 |  |  | $ |  | 19,413 |  |  | $ |  | 22,454 |
Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted EPS for Continuing Operations | The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS for continuing operations:
| January 2, 2016 |  |  | January 3, 2015 |  |  | December 28, 2013 |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | (52 Weeks) |  |  | (53 Weeks) |  |  | (39 Weeks) |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings from continuing operations | $ |  | 63,166 |  |  | $ |  | 59,120 |  |  | $ |  | 1,229 |
Adjustment for earnings attributable to participating securities |  |  | (1,098 | ) |  |  |  | (1,015 | ) |  |  |  | (26 | )
Earnings from continuing operations used in calculating earnings per share | $ |  | 62,068 |  |  | $ |  | 58,105 |  |  | $ |  | 1,203 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities |  |  | 37,612 |  |  |  |  | 37,641 |  |  |  |  | 24,137 |
Adjustment for participating securities |  |  | (654 | ) |  |  |  | (646 | ) |  |  |  | (519 | )
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share |  |  | 36,958 |  |  |  |  | 36,995 |  |  |  |  | 23,618 |
Effect of dilutive stock options |  |  | 106 |  |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  |  | 92 |
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share |  |  | 37,064 |  |  |  |  | 37,064 |  |  |  |  | 23,710 |
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations | $ |  | 1.68 |  |  | $ |  | 1.57 |  |  | $ |  | 0.05 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | $ |  | 1.67 |  |  | $ |  | 1.57 |  |  | $ |  | 0.05 |

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