LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2012

			Carrying Value

(in thousands)	Face Value at December 30, 2012		December 30, 2012		December 25, 2011
Notes:
9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	$	910,000	$	910,000	$	–
11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017		83,595		83,016		843,652
4.625% notes due in 2014		66,438		64,326		77,406
5.750% notes due in 2017		286,138		273,559		318,624
7.150% debentures due in 2027		89,188		83,291		82,891
6.875% debentures due in 2029		276,230		256,154		254,903

Long-term debt	$	1,711,589	$	1,670,346	$	1,577,476

Less current portion				83,016		–

Total long-term debt, net of current			$	1,587,330	$	1,577,476

Repurchase of notes

During the year ended December 30, 2012, we repurchased $832.9 million of notes in privately negotiated transactions or through the tender offer, discussed below, as follows:

(in thousands)	Face Value

11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017	$	767,405
4.625% notes due in 2014		15,000
5.750% notes due in 2017		50,500

Total notes repurchased	$	832,905

Annual maturities of debt

The following table presents the approximate annual maturities of outstanding long-term debt as of December 30, 2012, based upon our required payments, for the next five years and thereafter:

Year	Payments (in thousands)

2013 ⁽¹⁾	$	83,595
2014		66,438
2015		–
2016		–
2017		286,138
Thereafter		1,275,418

Debt principal	$	1,711,589

⁽¹⁾

As of December 30, 2012, we had committed to redeem our 11.50% Notes with a maturity date in 2017 in January 2013 (as discussed above). Therefore, we have included them in the "2013" column.