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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

3. First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $150,818,000 as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2016 as compared to $164,269,000 as of the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2015. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended December 26, 2015 was a decrease of $11,662,000 as compared to an increase of $5,315,000 for the three months ended December 27, 2014. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the nine months ended December 26, 2015 was a decrease of $13,249,000 as compared to an increase of $10,885,000 for the nine months ended December 27, 2014. This reflects the projected impact of an overall cost decrease expected in fiscal 2016 versus an overall cost increase in fiscal 2015.