Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Inventories [Abstract]

Merchandise Inventories

Merchandise inventories, as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, were valued as follows:

(dollars in thousands)		2017		2016
LIFO	$	221,777	$	223,294
Average cost		57,732		53,489
	$	279,509	$	276,783