Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 26, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 14,653	$ 17,596
Marketable securities	67,171	91,629
SERP investment	11,154	9,079
Accounts receivable, net	96,170	88,083
Inventories	276,783	229,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16,310	17,198
Income taxes recoverable	1,625	1,666
Total current assets	483,866	454,650
Property and equipment, net	878,195	738,985
Goodwill	52,330	35,162
Intangible and other assets, net	16,913	7,162
Total assets	1,431,304	1,235,959
Liabilities
Accounts payable	199,159	160,441
Accrued expenses	50,947	37,819
Accrued self-insurance	19,330	16,770
Deferred revenue, net	6,730	6,898
Total current liabilities	276,166	221,928
Postretirement benefit obligations	15,277	14,368
Accrued self-insurance	21,353	22,761
Deferred income taxes	119,445	97,020
Long-term debt	64,476	0
Other	7,865	8,135
Total liabilities	504,582	364,212
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, no par value, 100,800,000 shares authorized, 33,047,807 shares issued, 26,898,443 shares outstanding	9,949	9,949
Retained earnings	1,062,778	1,007,894
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net	4,852	4,761
Shareholders' equity before treasury stock	1,077,579	1,022,604
Treasury stock at cost, 6,149,364 shares	(150,857)	(150,857)
Total shareholders' equity	926,722	871,747
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 1,431,304	$ 1,235,959

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.