Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Income Taxes

Summary of the provision for income taxes

A summary of the provision for income taxes follows (in thousands):

	2013		2012		2011
Current:
Federal	$	19,731	$	26,065	$	14,383
Foreign	1,974		1,669		1,273
State and local	822		2,624		850
Deferred (federal and state)	10,603		2,035		9,818
Total	$	33,130	$	32,393	$	26,324

Schedule of significant deferred tax assets (liabilities)

Significant deferred tax assets (liabilities) follow (in thousands):

	2013			2012
Accrued liabilities	$	10,584		$	10,412
Accrued bonuses	4,153			5,365
Other assets and liabilities	10,209			11,492
Equity awards	5,974			5,377
Other	3,992			4,643
Foreign net operating losses	7,233			7,896
Valuation allowance on foreign net operating losses and foreign deferred tax assets	(7,682		)	(8,240		)
Total deferred tax assets	34,463			36,945
Deferred expenses	(5,655		)	(4,581		)
Accelerated depreciation	(16,838		)	(15,966		)
Goodwill	(13,953		)	(12,269		)
Other	(4,673		)	(4,522		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(41,119		)	(37,338		)
Net deferred (liability) asset	$	(6,656	)	$	(393	)

Schedule of reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate to income tax expense

The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate to income tax expense for the years ended December 29, 2013, December 30, 2012 and December 25, 2011 is as follows in both dollars and as a percentage of income before income taxes ($ in thousands):

	2013					2012					2011
	Income Tax Expense			Income Tax Rate		Income Tax Expense			Income Tax Rate		Income Tax Expense			Income Tax Rate
Tax at U.S. federal statutory rate	$	37,138		35.0	%	$	34,438		35.0	%	$	29,677		35.0	%
State and local income taxes	1,820			1.7	%	1,936			2.0	%	1,702			2.0	%
Foreign income taxes	1,974			1.9	%	1,669			1.7	%	1,273			1.5	%
Settlement of certain tax issues	(909		)	(0.9	)%	305			0.3	%	(711		)	(0.9	)%
Income of consolidated partnerships attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,263		)	(1.2	)%	(1,604		)	(1.6	)%	(1,379		)	(1.6	)%
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan (income) loss	(599		)	(0.6	)%	(355		)	(0.4	)%	153			0.2	%
Tax credits and other	(5,031		)	(4.7	)%	(3,996		)	(4.1	)%	(4,391		)	(5.2	)%
Total	$	33,130		31.2	%	$	32,393		32.9	%	$	26,324		31.0	%

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

Balance at December 25, 2011	$	2,988
Additions for tax positions of prior years	664
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations	(222		)
Balance at December 30, 2012	3,430
Additions for tax positions of prior years	170
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations	(241		)
Settlements	(698		)
Balance at December 29, 2013	$	2,661