Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 05, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Third Quarter Ended
		October 5, 2013			October 6, 2012
(In thousands)		Sales to external customers	Inter-segment sales	Segment profit	Sales to external customers	Inter-segment sales	Segment profit
Military	$	665,508	-	3,063	712,093	-	10,322
Food Distribution		656,359	126,236	8,206	556,808	126,050	11,191
Retail		241,561	-	2,090	242,189	-	7,725
Eliminations		-	(126,236)		-	(126,050)	-
Total	$	1,563,428	-	13,359	1,511,090	-	29,238

	Year-to-Date Ended
		October 5, 2013			October 6, 2012
(In thousands)		Sales to external customers	Inter-segment sales	Segment profit	Sales to external customers	Inter-segment sales	Segment profit
Military	$	1,735,080	-	11,722	1,772,622	-	29,366
Food Distribution		1,528,840	313,736	17,227	1,431,153	249,713	19,046
Retail		598,501	-	9,185	481,402	-	10,776
Eliminations		-	(313,736)		-	(249,713)	-
Total	$	3,862,421	-	38,134	3,685,177	-	59,188

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Third Quarter Ended		Year-to-Date Ended
		October 5,	October 6,	October 5,	October 6,
(In thousands)		2013	2012	2013	2012
Total segment profit	$	13,359	29,238	38,134	59,188
Unallocated amounts:
Gain on acquisition of a business		-	-	-	6,639
Goodwill impairment		-	-	-	(131,991)
Interest		(3,645)	(6,283)	(10,863)	(15,112)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	9,714	22,955	27,271	(81,276)