LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

	December 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
5.00% senior unsecured notes due 2044(a)	$	250,000		$	250,000
5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2054(b)	250,000			250,000
Unamortized discount on 5.00% and 5.25% senior unsecured notes (a)(b)	(4,312		)	(4,360		)
6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020(c)	250,200			250,200
Unamortized premium on 6.625% senior unsecured notes(c)	2,545			3,557
Revolving credit agreement (d)	—			—
IDR Bonds(e)	8,500			8,500
Other notes	4,033			4,395
Debt issuance costs	(6,112		)	(6,646		)
Long-term debt	754,854			755,646
Less current installments of long-term debt	966			851
Long-term debt, excluding current installments	$	753,888		$	754,795

(10) LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)

(a) The 5.00% senior unsecured notes due 2044 include an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 on which interest is paid and an unamortized discount balance of $1,102 at December 30, 2017. The notes bear interest at 5.000% per annum and are due on October 1, 2044. The discount will be amortized and recognized as interest expense as interest payments are made over the term of the notes. The notes may be repurchased prior to maturity in whole, or in part, at any time at 100% of their principal amount plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. These notes are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company.

(b) The 5.25% senior unsecured notes due 2054 include an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 on which interest is paid and an unamortized discount balance of $3,210 at December 30, 2017. The notes bear interest at 5.250% per annum and are due on October 1, 2054. The discount will be amortized and recognized as interest expense as interest payments are made over the term of the notes. The notes may be repurchased prior to maturity in whole, or in part, at any time at 100% of their principal amount plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. These notes are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company.

(c) The 6.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020, following a partial tender offer in September 2014, include a remaining aggregate principal amount of $250,200 on which interest is paid and an unamortized premium balance of $2,545 at December 30, 2017. The notes bear interest at 6.625% per annum and are due on April 1, 2020. The remaining premium will be amortized against interest expense as interest payments are made over the term of the notes. The notes may be repurchased prior to maturity in whole, or in part, at any time at 100% of their principal amount plus a make-whole premium accrued and unpaid interest. These notes are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company.

(d) On October 18, 2017, the Company amended and restated its revolving credit facility with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The credit facility provides for $600,000 of committed unsecured revolving credit loans.  The Company may increase the credit facility by up to an additional $200,000 at any time, subject to lenders increasing the amount of their commitments. This amendment extends the maturity date of the credit facility from October 17, 2019 to October 18, 2022 and increases the available borrowings in foreign currencies from $200 million to $400 million. The interest rate on the borrowings will be, at the Company's option, either:

(i) LIBOR (based on a 1, 2, 3 or 6 month interest period, as selected by the Company) plus 100 to 162.5 basis points, depending on the credit rating of the Company's senior debt published by Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or;

(ii) the higher of

• the prime lending rate,

• the Federal Funds rate plus 50 basis points, and

• LIBOR (based on a 1 month interest period) plus 100 basis points,

plus, in each case, 0 to 62.5 basis points, depending on the credit rating of the Company's senior debt published by Standard & Poor's Rating Services and Mood's Investors Service, Inc.

(10) LONG-TERM DEBT (Continued)

At December 30, 2017, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility has a maturity date of October 18, 2022 and contains certain financial covenants that may limit additional borrowing capability under the agreement. At December 30, 2017, the Company had the ability to borrow $585,238 under this facility, after consideration of standby letters of credit of $14,762 associated with certain insurance obligations. We also maintain certain short-term bank lines of credit totaling $113,437, $113,276 of which was unused at December 30, 2017.

(e) The Industrial Development Revenue Bonds were issued to finance the construction of a manufacturing facility in Jasper, Tennessee. Variable interest is payable until final maturity on June 1, 2025. The effective interest rates at December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were 2.00% and 1.48% respectively.