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134 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Tables)
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Statement [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2015-12-27 - 2016-12-31
Significant Components of Provisions for Income Taxes

Significant components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

 

     2016      2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

Current:

        

Federal

   $ 35,390       $ 42,391       $ 30,595   

State

     6,108         7,403         8,262   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current

     41,498         49,794         38,857   

Deferred:

        

Federal

     7,666         6,279         15,407   

State

     608         523         587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred

     8,274         6,802         15,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total provision for income taxes

   $ 49,772       $ 56,596       $ 54,851   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliations to Statutory Rates

The Company’s reconciliations to statutory rates are as follows:

 

     2016     2015     2014  

Statutory rate

     35.0 %      35.0 %      35.0 % 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     3.6        3.4        4.0   

Deduction relating to U.S. production activities

     (2.6 )      (2.7 )      (2.1 ) 

Change in valuation allowance

     (0.3 )      —          —     

Other

     0.6        0.8        0.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     36.3 %      36.5 %      37.7 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
 
Significant Components of Company's Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows at:

 

     December 31,      December 26,  
     2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Accrued expenses

   $ 6,488       $ 7,435   

Stock-based compensation expense

     5,929         9,493   

Inventory

     1,117         2,398   

Other

     4,097         4,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     17,631         23,480   

Valuation allowance

     (669 )       (1,036 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance

     16,962         22,444   

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Property, plant and equipment

     (72,140 )       (69,226 ) 

Prepaid expenses

     (1,204 )       (1,475 ) 

Goodwill

     (879 )       (761 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (74,223 )       (71,462 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

   $ (57,261 )     $ (49,018 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

     2016      2015  
     (in thousands)  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 486       $ 368   

Increases related to current year tax positions

     80         44   

Increases related to prior year tax positions

     76         117   

Decreases related to settlements

     (50 )       —     

Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

     (3 )       (43 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

   $ 589       $ 486