INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME)

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

	Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended						Nine Months (39 Weeks) Ended
	Sept. 29, 2012			Oct. 1, 2011			Sept. 29, 2012			Oct. 1, 2011
Interest expense	$	42,954		$	44,484		$	132,254		$	136,276
Interest income		(2,649	)		(4,291	)		(9,226	)		(10,333	)
Interest expense, net	$	40,305		$	40,193		$	123,028		$	125,943