Investments held to maturity Investments held to maturity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2013

Investments held to maturity [Abstract]

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

During the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2013, the Company sold its entire portfolio of zero-coupon discount notes that were classified as held-to-maturity. The amortized cost of the investments sold was $97.9 million. The Company realized a loss on the sale of less than $0.1 million. The Company sold the investments prior to maturity during the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2013 as a result of higher than anticipated liquidity needs.

The Company had no investments held to maturity during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2012.