Interest Expense

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Interest Expense

Interest Expense

13. INTEREST EXPENSE: The components of net interest expense are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Interest expense	$	44,484		$	39,618		$	136,276		$	117,723
Interest income		(4,291	)		(1,932	)		(10,333	)		(4,927	)
Interest expense, net	$	40,193		$	37,686		$	125,943		$	112,796