Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components Income Tax Expense

(in thousands)	2012			2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	47,055		$	10,109		$	(11,491	)
State and other	6,934			3,124			(2,101		)
Foreign	1,433			1,845			995
	$	55,422		$	15,078		$	(12,597	)
Deferred:
Federal	$	(13,939	)	$	11,787		$	17,144
State and other	(1,144		)	(5,494		)	799
Foreign	(196		)	(267		)	285
	$	(15,279	)	$	6,026		$	18,228
Income tax expense	$	40,143		$	21,104		$	5,631

Reconciliations Of The Federal Income Tax Rate

	2012		2011		2010
Statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	3.8	%	(2.5	)%	(10.4	)%
Net favorable foreign income taxes as a result of tax adjustments and tax rate differences	(0.5	)%	(0.8	)%	(3.9	)%
Non-deductible goodwill on sale of route businesses	4.8	%	4.7	%	—	%
Other merger transaction costs	—	%	—	%	42.7	%
Non-deductible compensation	—	%	—	%	9.6	%
Deduction for inventory contributions	(0.1	)%	(0.3	)%	(3.6	)%
Credit for research activities and propane fuel	(0.1	)%	(2.0	)%	(3.3	)%
Meals and entertainment	0.6	%	0.9	%	3.6	%
IRC Section 199 deduction	(2.2	)%	(1.1	)%	(5.5	)%
Change in uncertain tax positions	(0.1	)%	2.3	%	0.1	%
Miscellaneous items, net	(0.9	)%	(0.9	)%	4.7	%
Effective income tax rate	40.3	%	35.3	%	69.0	%

Significant Portions Of The Deferred Tax Assets And Deferred Tax Liabilities

(in thousands)	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Reserves for employee compensation, deductible when paid for income tax purposes, accrued for financial reporting purposes	$	13,022		$	16,562
Reserves for insurance claims, deductible when paid for income tax purposes, accrued for financial reporting purposes	4,716			2,495
Other reserves, deductible when paid for income tax purposes, accrued for financial reporting purposes	3,626			4,361
Unrealized losses, deductible when realized for income tax purposes, included in other comprehensive income	552			334
Basis difference in fixed rate debt	2,474			2,814
Basis difference in noncurrent investments	2,289			1,485
Inventories, principally due to additional costs capitalized for income tax purposes	3,085			2,218
Net state and foreign operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	4,855			4,023
Total gross deferred tax assets	$	34,619		$	34,292
Less valuation allowance	(485		)	(408		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	34,134		$	33,884
Deferred tax liabilities:
Fixed assets, principally due to differences in depreciation, net of impairment reserves	$	(59,515	)	$	(78,714	)
Intangible assets, principally due to differences in amortization and acquisition basis differences	(135,841		)	(126,762		)
Inventories, principally due to change in method of accounting for inventory	(647		)	(1,827		)
Prepaid expenses and other costs deductible for tax, amortized for financial reporting purposes	(2,543		)	(1,783		)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(198,546	)	$	(209,086	)
Deferred income taxes	$	(164,412	)	$	(175,202	)

Open Years For Income Tax Audit Purposes In Major Taxing Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Open Years
U.S. federal	2008 and forward
Canada federal	2007 and forward
Ontario provincial	2005 and forward
North Carolina	2009 and forward
New York	2007 and forward
Illinois	2008 and forward

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(in thousands)	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	3,850
Additions for tax positions taken during the current period	1,817
Additions for tax positions recorded in purchase accounting	1,219
Reductions resulting from settlements	(389		)
Reductions resulting from a lapse of the statute of limitations	(358		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	6,139
Additions for tax positions taken during the current period	655
Reductions resulting from a lapse of the statute of limitations	(763		)
Balance at December 29, 2012	$	6,031