SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of components of property, plant and equipment

	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 24,		September 30,		September 24,
(in thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Depreciation expense	$	7,146	$	7,496	$	21,638	$	22,748

Schedule of components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

			Other
	Minimum		Comprehensive
	Pension and		Loss
	Post-		Related to
	Retirement		Equity
(in thousands)	Liability		Investments		Total
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(442,406)	$	(6,963)	$	(449,369)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL		16,649		—		16,649
Other comprehensive income		16,649		—		16,649
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	(425,757)	$	(6,963)	$	(432,720)

Schedule of reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income

	Amount Reclassified from AOCL				Amount Reclassified from AOCL
	Quarters Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30,		September 24,		September 30,		September 24,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2018		2017		2018		2017		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	5,550	$	7,712	$	16,649	$	12,853	Retirement benefit expense (1)

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(1)There is no income tax benefit associated with the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018, or September 24, 2017, due to the recognition of a valuation allowance. 

Summary of anti-dilutive stock options

	Quarters Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,	September 24,	September 30,	September 24,
(shares in thousands)	2018	2017	2018	2017
Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents	127	336	199	385

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total of the same such amounts shown above:

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Cash and equivalents	$	4,492	$	99,387
Restricted cash included in other assets(1)		31,937		31,967
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	36,429	$	131,354

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(1)Restricted cash balances are certificates of deposits secured against letters of credit primarily related to contractual agreements with our workers’ compensation insurance carrier and one of our property leases.    

Schedule of cash paid for interest and income taxes and other non-cash activities

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 24,
(in thousands)	2018		2017
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	42,910	$	45,889
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)		12,865		9,988
Other non-cash investing and financing activities related to pension plan transactions:
Reduction of financing obligation due to sale of real properties by pension plan		(2,667)		—
Reduction of PP&E due to sale of real properties by pension plan		(2,854)		—