LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following components:

	Maturity	December 25, 2016			December 27, 2015
Long-term debt and other long-term borrowing arrangements:		(In thousands)
Senior notes payable at 5.75%	2025	$	500,000		$	500,000
U.S. Credit Facility (defined below):
Term note payable at 1.99%	2020	500,000			500,000
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE rate           plus 0.95%	2019	23,304			—
Capital lease obligations	Various	376			462
Long-term debt		1,023,680			1,000,462
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt		(94		)	(86		)
Long-term debt, less current maturities		1,023,586			1,000,376
Less: Capitalized financing costs		(11,728		)	(14,867		)
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of capitalized      financing costs:		$	1,011,858		$	985,509
Current notes payable to banks:
Mexico Credit Facility (defined below) with notes payable at TIIE rate           plus 0.90%	2016	$	—		$	28,726