Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes For the 13 weeks ended March 29, 2016, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.2 million compared to income tax expense of $0.7 million for the same period of the prior year. The tax benefit for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily due to higher general business tax credits in relation to lower projected taxable income as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The Company files a consolidated US federal tax return with its parent company, NPC Holdings. The Company allocates taxes between it and the Parent utilizing the separate return method. The liability for uncertain tax positions was $2.6 million at March 29, 2016 and December 29, 2015.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2016

For the 13 weeks ended March 29, 2016, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.2 million compared to income tax expense of $0.7 million for the same period of the prior year. The tax benefit for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily due to higher general business tax credits in relation to lower projected taxable income as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

The Company files a consolidated US federal tax return with its parent company, NPC Holdings. The Company allocates taxes between it and the Parent utilizing the separate return method.

The liability for uncertain tax positions was $2.6 million at March 29, 2016 and December 29, 2015.