SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2017

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of components of property, plant and equipment

	Three Months Ended
	March 26,		March 27,
(in thousands)	2017		2016
Depreciation expense	$	7,721	$	12,564

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 25, 2016	$	(450,506)	$	(11,009)	$	(461,515)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		—		72		72
Amounts reclassified from AOCL		2,571		—		2,571
Other comprehensive income (loss)		2,571		72		2,643
Balance at March 26, 2017	$	(447,935)	$	(10,937)	$	(458,872)

Schedule of reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	March 26,		March 27,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2017		2016		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	4,285	$	3,837	Retirement benefit expense
		(1,714)		(1,535)	Benefit for income taxes
	$	2,571	$	2,302	Net of tax

Summary of anti-dilutive stock options

	Three Months Ended
	March 26,	March 27,
(shares in thousands)	2017	2016
Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents	340	449

Schedule of cash paid for interest and income taxes

	Three Months Ended
	March 26,		March 27,
(in thousands)	2017		2016
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	9,980	$	11,087
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)		12		(5,850)
Other non-cash investing and financing activities related to pension plan transactions:
Increase of financing obligation for contribution of real property to pension plan		—		47,130
Reduction of pension obligation for contribution of real property to pension plan		—		(47,130)