NOTE J - COMMITMENTS

Lease Commitments

The following is a summary of approximate future minimum rental commitments for non-cancelable operating leases with terms of more than

one

year as of

September 29, 2018:

	Plants and
	Offices		Equipment		Total
	(in thousands)
2019	$	8,392	$	6,540	$	14,932
2020		7,574		4,800		12,374
2021		6,702		3,435		10,137
2022		6,195		1,722		7,917
2023		6,011		363		6,374
2024 and thereafter		22,708		111		22,819
Total minimal rental commitments	$	57,582	$	16,971	$	74,553

Total rent expense was

$21,760,000,

$20,354,000

and

$17,481,000

for fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

Other Commitments

We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will

not

have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but

not

yet paid was

$9,200,000

and

$8,100,000

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

we had outstanding letters of credit totaling

$9,275,000

and

$8,675,000,

respectively.

We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately

1,700

of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but

not

yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. Our recorded liability at

September 20, 2018

and

September 30, 2017

was

$2,058,000

and

$2,382,000,

respectively.