Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Activity

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Beginning Balance		Charged to Expense		Write-Offs and Other		Ending Balance
Fiscal 2016	$	1,341	$	3,365	$	3,003	$	1,703
Fiscal 2015	$	2,723	$	2,395	$	3,777	$	1,341
Fiscal 2014	$	1,598	$	4,956	$	3,831	$	2,723

Weighted Percentage of Sales from Largest Customers

Our largest customer, Walmart/Sam’s Club, weighted percent of sales for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:

	Percent of Sales
	DSD Segment			Warehouse Segment			Total
Fiscal 2016		17.0	%		2.6	%		19.6	%
Fiscal 2015		16.7	%		2.6	%		19.3	%
Fiscal 2014		16.8	%		2.6	%		19.4	%

Estimated Useful Lives by Property Plant and Equipment Class

The table below presents the range of estimated useful lives by property, plant and equipment class.

	Useful life term (years)
Asset Class	Low	High
Buildings	10	40
Machinery and equipment	3	25
Furniture, fixtures and transportation equipment	3	15

Schedule of Depreciation Expense

Depreciation expense for fiscal years 2016, 2015, and 2014 was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Depreciation expense
Fiscal 2016	$	116,367
Fiscal 2015	$	116,772
Fiscal 2014	$	117,221

Inventory Valuation Reserve

Summary of Valuation Allowance

Activity in the inventory reserve allowance is as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Beginning Balance		Charged to Expense		Write-Offs and Other		Ending Balance
Fiscal 2016	$	238	$	1,324	$	472	$	1,090
Fiscal 2015	$	159	$	776	$	697	$	238
Fiscal 2014	$	93	$	1,074	$	1,008	$	159

Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets

Summary of Valuation Allowance

The deductions column in the table below presents the amounts reduced in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance that were recorded to, and included as part of, deferred tax expense. The additions column represents amounts that increased the allowance.

Activity in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance is as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Beginning Balance		Deductions		Additions		Ending Balance
Fiscal 2016	$	18	$	—	$	—	$	18
Fiscal 2015	$	2,534	$	2,516	$	—	$	18
Fiscal 2014	$	2,895	$	361	$	—	$	2,534