CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

    The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash payments for interest and income taxes (net of refunds) for the fifty-two weeks ended December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, and December 29, 2018 were as follows:

	2020		2019		2018
Interest	$	40,209	$	39,032	$	43,305
Income taxes	54,801		43,629		47,355

    The acquisitions in 2019 included hold back payments contingent on seller representations and warranties of $5,456. The hold back payments were paid in the first quarter of 2020 and are shown as an investing use of cash in the acquisitions line item of the consolidated statements of cash flows.