Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2015

Income Taxes

Summary of the provision for income taxes

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

	2015			2014		2013
Current:
Federal	$	36,077		$	26,919	$	24,231
Foreign	4,183			2,368		1,974
State and local	3,169			2,849		1,077
Deferred (federal and state)	(6,246		)	4,422		5,848
Total	$	37,183		$	36,558	$	33,130

Schedule of significant deferred tax assets (liabilities)

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

	December 27, 2015			December 28, 2014
Accrued liabilities	$	19,277		$	12,319
Accrued bonuses	4,621			3,624
Other assets and liabilities	11,488			11,109
Equity awards	6,866			6,494
Other	3,662			3,730
Foreign net operating losses	4,769			6,322
Valuation allowance on foreign net operating and capital losses and foreign deferred tax assets	(2,866		)	(2,932		)
Total deferred tax assets	47,817			40,666
Deferred expenses	(6,861		)	(6,141		)
Accelerated depreciation	(21,434		)	(21,425		)
Goodwill	(16,752		)	(15,725		)
Other	(4,965		)	(7,401		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(50,012		)	(50,692		)
Net deferred (liability) asset	$	(2,195	)	$	(10,026	)

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 27, 2015, December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 is as follows in both dollars and as a percentage of income before income taxes ($ in thousands):

	2015					2014					2013
	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	$	41,702		35.0	%	$	39,989		35.0	%	$	37,138		35.0	%
State and local income taxes	2,106			1.8	%	1,896			1.7	%	1,820			1.7	%
Foreign income taxes	2,432			2.0	%	2,368			2.1	%	1,974			1.9	%
Income of consolidated partnerships attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,311		)	(1.9	)%	(1,608		)	(1.4	)%	(1,263		)	(1.2	)%
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan (income) loss	218			0.2	%	(171		)	(0.2	)%	(599		)	(0.6	)%
Tax credits	(4,846		)	(4.1	)%	(3,906		)	(3.4	)%	(3,161		)	(3.0	)%
Other	(2,118		)	(1.8	)%	(2,010		)	(1.8	)%	(2,779		)	(2.6	)%
Total	$	37,183		31.2	%	$	36,558		32.0	%	$	33,130		31.2	%

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 excluding interest and penalties is as follows (in thousands):

Balance at December 29, 2013	$	2,661
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,167
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations	(1,015		)
Balance at December 28, 2014	2,813
Additions for tax positions of current year	344
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,303
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations	(775		)
Balance at December 27, 2015	$	3,685