SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income before income taxes are as follows:

Net sales	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 24, 2017		September 25, 2016		September 24, 2017		September 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
U.S.	$	1,938,542	$	1,724,625	$	5,557,089	$	5,072,351
U.K. and Europe	514,325		463,560		1,473,854		1,484,708
Mexico	341,018		307,096		994,568		950,622
Total net sales	$	2,793,885	$	2,495,281	$	8,025,511	$	7,507,681

Operating income	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 24, 2017			September 25, 2016			September 24, 2017			September 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
U.S.	$	307,962		$	141,195		$	719,121		$	480,280
U.K. and Europe	18,569			13,027			51,874			55,841
Mexico	45,692			22,603			146,241			108,856
Elimination	23			23			69			71
Total operating income	372,246			176,848			917,305			645,048
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	24,636			19,119			66,315			58,480
Interest income	(2,128		)	(253		)	(3,600		)	(2,000		)
Foreign currency transaction gain	(888		)	4,569			(2,500		)	(1,769		)
Miscellaneous, net	(1,083		)	(2,371		)	(5,198		)	(7,327		)
Income before income taxes	$	351,709		$	155,784		$	862,288		$	597,664

Goodwill	September 24, 2017		December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
U.S.	$	41,936	$	—
U.K. and Europe	828,038		761,613
Mexico	125,608		125,608
Total goodwill	$	995,582	$	887,221

Assets	September 24, 2017			December 25, 2016
	(In thousands)
U.S.	$	3,515,513		$	2,472,931
U.K. and Europe	2,204,885			2,013,725
Mexico	947,112			840,088
Eliminations	(604,225		)	(304,802		)	(a)
Total assets	$	6,063,285		$	5,021,942

(a) Eliminations for the period ended September 24, 2017 include the elimination of the U.S. segment's $191.7 million investment in the Mexico segment, the elimination of $111.2 million in intersegment receivables and payables between the U.S. and Mexico segments and the elimination of the U.S. segment's $301.3 million investment in the U.K. and Europe segment. Eliminations for the period ended December 25, 2016 include the elimination of the U.S. segment's $191.8 million investment in the Mexico segment and the elimination of $113.0 million in intersegment receivables and payables between the U.S. and Mexico segments.