INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Current:
Federal	$ 17,728,000	$ 4,701,000	$ 28,913,000
State	5,302,000	(16,535,000)	(1,553,000)
Deferred:
Federal	(7,612,000)	(4,701,000)	(3,316,000)
State	(2,162,000)	(4,847,000)	(15,648,000)
Income tax provision (benefit)	13,256,000	(21,382,000)	8,396,000
Reconciliation of effective tax rate expense (benefit) and the statutory federal income tax rate
Statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	(35.00%)	35.00%
State taxes, net of federal benefit (as a percent)	11.40%	7.70%	0.30%
Changes in estimates (as a percent)	0.00%	0.20%	0.60%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits (as a percent)	(5.20%)	(56.30%)	(13.60%)
Settlements (as a percent)	(1.30%)	(32.60%)	(10.40%)
Other (as a percent)	2.70%	4.00%	1.50%
Stock compensation (as a percent)	(1.20%)	12.70%
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	41.40%	(99.30%)	13.40%
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation benefits	187,516,000	308,392,000
State taxes	3,625,000	4,984,000
State loss carryovers	5,007,000	5,815,000
Other	4,727,000	5,280,000
Total deferred tax assets	200,875,000	324,471,000
Valuation allowance	(3,741,000)	(4,110,000)
Net deferred tax assets	197,134,000	320,361,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	213,159,000	233,214,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	71,840,000	64,317,000
Debt discount	12,434,000	15,059,000
Deferred gain on debt	33,007,000	33,084,000
Total deferred tax liabilities	330,440,000	345,674,000
Net deferred tax liabilities	133,306,000	25,313,000
Valuation allowance
Decrease in valuation allowance	$ 400,000	$ 5,400,000