Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segments

BUSINESS SEGMENTS:

Sales and operating income by reportable segment follow (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended
Sales	December 28, 2012		December 30, 2011
Food and Support Services—North America	$	2,457,584	$	2,397,248
Food and Support Services—International	724,897		684,839
Uniform and Career Apparel	353,434		340,525
	$	3,535,915	$	3,422,612

	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
Operating Income	December 28, 2012			December 30, 2011
Food and Support Services—North America	$	141,551		$	126,245
Food and Support Services—International	19,210			20,554
Uniform and Career Apparel	31,096			33,042
	191,857			179,841
Corporate	(15,447		)	(12,965		)
Operating Income	176,410			166,876
Interest and other financing costs, net	(99,454		)	(108,814		)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$	76,956		$	58,062

In the first and second fiscal quarters, within the Food and Support Services—North America segment, historically there has been a lower level of activity at the sports, entertainment and recreational food service operations that is partly offset by increased activity in the educational operations. However, in the third and fourth fiscal quarters, historically there has been a significant increase at sports, entertainment and recreational accounts that is partially offset by the effect of summer recess on the educational accounts.

Food and Support Services—North America sales and operating income for the three months ended December 28, 2012 were negatively affected by Hurricane Sandy and the National Hockey League lockout. Food and Support Services—North America operating income for the three months ended December 30, 2011 includes transition and integration costs of $3.5 million related to the Filterfresh acquisition and a favorable risk insurance adjustment of $1.7 million related to favorable claims experience.

Food and Support Services—International operating income for the three months ended December 28, 2012 and December 30, 2011 includes severance related expenses of $2.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Uniform and Career Apparel operating income for the three months ended December 28, 2012 includes severance related expenses of $3.6 million and a favorable risk insurance adjustment of $1.7 million related to favorable claims experience. Uniform and Career Apparel operating income for the three months ended December 30, 2011 includes a favorable risk insurance adjustment of $5.7 million related to favorable claims experience and severance related expenses of $4.0 million.

Corporate expenses include share-based compensation expense (see Note 8).

Interest and Other Financing Costs, net, for the three month period of fiscal 2013 was favorably impacted by the maturity of interest rate swaps during fiscal 2012. Interest and Other Financing Costs, net, for the three month period of fiscal 2013 includes approximately $11.6 million of third-party costs incurred related to Amendment Agreement No. 3 to the senior secured credit agreement (see Note 5) and approximately $3.2 million of hedge ineffectiveness related to the repayment of the Canadian subsidiary's term loan with a maturity date of January 26, 2014 (see Note 6).