Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2015, December 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 29, 2015			December 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Current:
Federal	$	1,401		$	(3,068	)	$	3,626
State	752			498			1,826
Deferred:
Federal	(7,051		)	(6,503		)	2,408
State	(870		)	627			307
Income tax (benefit) expense	$	(5,768	)	$	(8,446	)	$	8,167

Items of reconciliation to the statutory rate

Items of reconciliation to the statutory rate (in thousands):

	December 29, 2015			December 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Tax computed at U.S. federal statutory rate	$	330		$	(2,371	)	$	13,268
State and local income taxes (net of federal benefit)	82			(179		)	1,483
Tax credits	(5,219		)	(5,772		)	(5,465		)
Charitable contributions	(560		)	(475		)	(569		)
Change in deferred rate	(464		)	1,130			—
Uncertain tax positions released	(71		)	(755		)	(404		)
Other	134			(24		)	(146		)
Income tax (benefit) expense	$	(5,768	)	$	(8,446	)	$	8,167

Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):  

	December 29, 2015			December 30, 2014
Assets:
General business credit carryforwards	$	18,915		$	16,236
Insurance reserves	11,843			10,511
Profit sharing and vacation	8,906			8,423
Unfavorable leasehold interests	2,815			3,520
Deferred rent	3,671			3,035
Other	2,193			1,894
Total deferred tax assets	48,343			43,619
Liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	(231,500		)	(233,147		)
Debt refinancing	(1,136		)	(2,879		)
Favorable leasehold interests	(2,915		)	(3,331		)
Other	(2,555		)	(1,946		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(238,106		)	(241,303		)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(189,763	)	$	(197,684	)

Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows, (in thousands):

	December 29, 2015			December 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
Beginning balance	$	2,795		$	3,977		$	4,607
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations	(108		)	—			(743		)
Additional interest / penalties accrued	(2		)	143			113
Adjustments to prior year positions	—			(1,325		)	—
Ending balance	$	2,685		$	2,795		$	3,977