Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 26, 2011
Sales	$ 1,058,634	$ 1,099,809
Cost of sales	977,911	1,010,820
Gross profit	80,723	88,989
Other costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	58,312	62,577
Depreciation and amortization	8,204	8,583
Interest expense	5,138	5,459
Total other costs and expenses	71,654	76,619
Earnings before income taxes	9,069	12,370
Income tax expense	3,615	4,889
Net earnings	$ 5,454	$ 7,481
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.42	$ 0.59
Diluted	$ 0.42	$ 0.57
Declared dividends per common share	$ 0.18	$ 0.18
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic	12,951	12,719
Diluted	13,135	13,016