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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

3. First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $164,269,000 as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015 as compared to $155,126,000 as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2014. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended December 27, 2014 was an increase of $5,315,000 as compared to an increase of $7,676,000 for the three months ended December 28, 2013. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the nine months ended December 27, 2014 was an increase of $10,885,000 as compared to an increase of $22,111,000 for the nine months ended December 28, 2013. This reflects the projected impact of an overall lower cost increase expected in fiscal 2015 versus fiscal 2014.