CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

(4) 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 thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 were as follows:

	2014		2013
Interest	$	23,199	$	17,010
Income taxes		94,493		149,529

        On May 13, 2014, the Company announced a new capital allocation philosophy which increased the dividend by 50% and covered a share repurchase program of up to $500 million of the Company's outstanding common stock to be acquired from time to time over twelve months at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately-negotiated transactions. As of September 27, 2014, the Company has acquired 2,126,392 shares for approximately $316.3 million.