Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

NOTE 11—LEASE COMMITMENTS

Rental expense related to certain facilities and equipment of the company's plants was $18.4 million, $17.5 million and $19.6 million, for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Certain facility and land leases contain renewal provisions. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of December 25, 2011 are as follows:


Year ending December,	(In millions)
2012		15.0
2013		8.9
2014		7.0
2015		3.7
2016		2.8
Thereafter		0.6

		38.0

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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