CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Cash payments for interest and income taxes (net of refunds)

Cash payments for interest and income taxes (net of refunds) for the fifty-three weeks ended December 31, 2016, and the fifty-two weeks ended December 26, 2015, and December 27, 2014 were as follows:

	2016		2015		2014
Interest	$	45,683	$	44,974	$	32,601
Income taxes	48,203		33,046		111,174