INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Current:
Federal	$ 4,701,000	$ 28,913,000	$ 26,625,000
State	(16,535,000)	(1,553,000)	4,999,000
Deferred:
Federal	(4,701,000)	(3,316,000)	(16,672,000)
State	(4,847,000)	(15,648,000)	(9,351,000)
Income tax provision	(21,382,000)	8,396,000	5,601,000
Reconciliation of effective tax rate for continuing operations 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)	7.70%	0.30%	0.50%
Changes in estimates (as a percent)	0.20%	0.60%	2.90%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits (as a percent)	(56.30%)	(13.60%)	(7.60%)
Settlements (as a percent)	(32.60%)	(10.40%)	(19.50%)
Other (as a percent)	4.00%	1.50%	3.20%
Stock compensation (as a percent)	12.70%
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	(99.30%)	13.40%	14.50%
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation benefits	308,392,000	228,367,000
State taxes	4,984,000	17,500,000
State loss carryovers	5,815,000	10,759,000
Other	5,280,000	6,065,000
Total deferred tax assets	324,471,000	262,691,000
Valuation allowance	(4,110,000)	(9,514,000)
Net deferred tax assets	320,361,000	253,177,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	233,214,000	258,957,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries	64,317,000	65,604,000
Debt discount	15,059,000	18,114,000
Deferred gain on debt	33,084,000	33,193,000
Total deferred tax liabilities	345,674,000	375,868,000
Net deferred tax liabilities	25,313,000	122,691,000
Valuation allowance
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance	$ 5,400,000	$ 5,200,000