Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Sales by Sales Channel Category in Each Reportable Segment

Sales by sales channel category in each reportable segment are as follows for fiscal years 2018, 2017, and 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal 2018						Fiscal 2017						Fiscal 2016
	Total		DSD Segment		Warehouse Segment		Total		DSD Segment		Warehouse Segment		Total		DSD Segment		Warehouse Segment
Branded retail	$	2,335,831	$	2,188,638	$	147,193	$	2,303,301	$	2,149,451	$	153,850	$	2,283,526	$	2,114,142	$	169,384
Store branded retail		597,147		483,001		114,146		582,738		471,199		111,539		582,280		464,456		117,824
Non-retail and other		1,018,874		668,408		350,466		1,034,694		697,913		336,781		1,061,079		705,579		355,500
Total	$	3,951,852	$	3,340,047	$	611,805	$	3,920,733	$	3,318,563	$	602,170	$	3,926,885	$	3,284,177	$	642,708

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 2018	$	3,154	$	6,963	$	4,366	$	5,751
Fiscal 2017	$	1,703	$	4,215	$	2,764	$	3,154
Fiscal 2016	$	1,341	$	3,365	$	3,003	$	1,703

Weighted Percentage of Sales from Largest Customers

Our largest customer, Walmart/Sam’s Club, weighted percent of sales for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

	Percent of Sales
	DSD Segment			Warehouse Segment			Total
Fiscal 2018		17.9	%		2.4	%		20.3	%
Fiscal 2017		17.6	%		2.4	%		20.0	%
Fiscal 2016		17.0	%		2.6	%		19.6	%

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 2018, 2017, and 2016 was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Depreciation expense
Fiscal 2018	$	118,232
Fiscal 2017	$	119,445
Fiscal 2016	$	116,367

Schedule of Total Impairments and Line Item Recorded in Our Consolidated Statements of Income

In fiscal 2018, we recorded asset impairment charges for long-lived held and used assets of $7.3 million.  Total impairments, and the line item to which each item is recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Income, are presented below (amounts in thousands):

Impairment of assets line item	Unallocated corporate costs		DSD Segment		Warehouse Segment		Total
Property, plant and equipment	$	3,516	$	—	$	—	$	3,516
Impairment of assets	$	3,516	$	—	$	—	$	3,516
Restructuring and related impairment charges line item	Unallocated corporate costs		DSD Segment		Warehouse Segment		Total
Plant closings	$	—	$	2,952	$	204	$	3,156
Line closings		—		—		661		661
Impairment of assets	$	—	$	2,952	$	865	$	3,817

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 2018	$	673	$	740	$	1,270	$	143
Fiscal 2017	$	1,090	$	1,684	$	2,101	$	673
Fiscal 2016	$	238	$	1,324	$	472	$	1,090

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 2018	$	111	$	—	$	253	$	364
Fiscal 2017	$	18	$	—	$	93	$	111
Fiscal 2016	$	18	$	—	$	—	$	18