Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award

Awards granted under the 2011 Incentive Plan were as follows:



	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 29, 2014		March 30, 2013
Stock options granted (a)	61		52
Restricted stock and restricted stock units granted (a)	87		962

Stock-based compensation expense	$	7,886	$	7,416
Related income tax benefit	$	2,706	$	2,209

Exercised stock options	546		754
Vested restricted stock and/or restricted stock units (b)	427		1,878


(a)	As of March 29, 2014, approximately 17,701 shares were available for grant under the 2011 Incentive Plan, taking into account granted options, time-vested restricted stock units/awards and performance-vested restricted stock units assuming maximum achievement.


(b)	Includes 247 and 1,535 shares, for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, respectively, which were issued based on performance-based grants previously approved by the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of components of a stock option or other award plan under which equity-based compensation is awarded to employees, typically comprised of the amount of unearned compensation (deferred compensation cost), compensation expense, and changes in the quantity and fair value of the shares (or other type of equity) granted, exercised, forfeited, and issued and outstanding pertaining to that plan. Disclosure may also include nature and general terms of such arrangements that existed during the period and potential effects of those arrangements on shareholders, effect of compensation cost arising from equity-based payment arrangements on the income statement, method of estimating the fair value of the goods or services received, or the fair value of the equity instruments granted, during the period, cash flow effects resulting from equity-based payment arrangements and, for registrants that accelerate vesting of out of the money share options, reasons for the decision to accelerate.

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