Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2014

Earnings Per Share Abstract

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2.       The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

		Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
		Sep 26,		Sep 27,		Sep 26,		Sep 27,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
Net earnings available to
	common shareholders	$	59,551	$	56,101	$	176,532	$	166,074
Weighted average shares
	outstanding for basic
	earnings per share		59,928		61,333		60,401		61,222
Dilutive effect of stock
	options computed using the
	treasury stock method and
	the average market price		1,614		1,663		1,602		1,526
Weighted average shares
	outstanding for diluted
	earnings per share		61,542		62,996		62,003		62,748
Basic earnings per share		$	0.99	$	0.91	$	2.92	$	2.71
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.97	$	0.89	$	2.85	$	2.65

Stock options to purchase 617,000 and 387,000 shares were not included in the September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013 computations of diluted earnings per share, respectively, because they would have been anti-dilutive.