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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2017
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase Commitments—The Company enters into purchase orders with vendors and other parties in the ordinary course of business, and has a limited number of purchase contracts with certain vendors that require it to buy a predetermined volume of products. As of December 30, 2017, the Company had $741 million of purchase orders and purchase contract commitments to be purchased in fiscal year 2018, that are not recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

To minimize fuel cost risk, the Company enters into forward purchase commitments for a portion of its projected diesel fuel requirements. At December 30, 2017, the Company had diesel fuel forward purchase commitments totaling $33 million through June 2018. The Company also enters into forward purchase agreements for electricity. As of December 30, 2017 the Company had electricity forward purchase commitments totaling $5 million through July 2020. The Company does not measure its forward purchase commitments for fuel and electricity at fair value, as the amounts under contract meet the physical delivery criteria in the normal purchase exception under GAAP guidance.

Legal Proceedings—The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to a number of legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business. These legal proceedings, whether pending, threatened or unasserted, if decided adversely to or settled by the Company, may result in liabilities material to its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company recognized provisions with respect to the proceedings, where appropriate, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. It is possible that the Company could be required to make expenditures, in excess of the established provisions, in amounts that cannot be reasonably estimated. However, the Company believes that the ultimate resolution of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. It is the Company’s policy to expense attorney fees as incurred. 

Insurance RecoveriesTornado Loss—On April 28, 2014, a tornado damaged a distribution facility and its contents, including building improvements, equipment and inventory. Business from the damaged facility was temporarily transferred to other Company distribution facilities until July 2015, when a new state-of-the-art distribution facility became operational. The Company had insurance coverage on the distribution facility and its contents, as well as business interruption insurance. In fiscal year 2015, the Company received proceeds of $26 million of which $6 million was recognized as a receivable in 2014. The remaining $20 million of proceeds received and recognized in fiscal year 2015 represented the recovery of current and prior year operating costs, for a net $11 million recognized as a benefit in 2015. The Company received the final insurance settlement and recognized a net benefit of $10 million in 2016.

The Company classified $3 million related to the damaged distribution facility as cash flows provided by investing activities in fiscal year 2015, in its Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Insurance proceeds of $10 million and $23 million related to damaged inventory and business interruption costs are classified as cash flows provided by operating activities in fiscal years 2016 and 2015, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.