Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Provisions for (Benefits From) Income Taxes

The provisions for (benefits from) income taxes were as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 25, 2024		December 27, 2023		December 28, 2022
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	4,925	$	4,649	$	6,128
State and local	1,078		2,409		2,160
Foreign	1,478		1,433		1,152
Deferred:
Federal	(1,079)		(1,876)		11,043
State and local	812		173		3,689
Increase (decrease) of valuation allowance	464		205		546
Total provision for income taxes	$	7,678	$	6,993	$	24,718

Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Taxes U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate

The reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate was as follows: 

	December 25, 2024		December 27, 2023		December 28, 2022
Statutory provision rate	21	%	21	%	21	%
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	7		6		5
Foreign taxes	5		5		1
Change in state valuation allowance	2		1		—
General business credits generated	(6)		(5)		(1)
Foreign tax credits generated	(5)		(5)		(1)
Section 162(m) and share-based compensation	6		7		—
Insurance premiums	(2)		(2)		—
Other	(2)		(2)		—
Effective tax rate	26	%	26	%	25	%

Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets or Liabilities

The following table represents the approximate tax effect of each significant type of temporary difference that resulted in deferred income tax assets or liabilities.  

	December 25, 2024		December 27, 2023
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Self-insurance accruals	$	2,398	$	2,536
Finance lease liabilities	1,102		1,119
Operating lease liabilities	34,468		30,445
Accrued exit costs	—		5
Pension, other retirement and compensation plans	5,922		7,127
Deferred income	3,868		4,617
Other accruals	1,824		478
General business and foreign tax credit carryforwards - state and federal	3,612		3,472
Net operating loss carryforwards - state	534		848
Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	53,728		50,647
Less: valuation allowance	(3,407)		(2,943)
Total deferred tax assets	50,321		47,704
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	(16,140)		(15,044)
Contract assets	(1,212)		(1,460)
Deferred finance costs	—		(181)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	(31,544)		(27,307)
Fixed assets	(6,135)		(8,074)
Interest rate swaps	(5,254)		(2,220)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(60,285)		(54,286)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(9,964)	$	(6,582)

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:

	December 25, 2024		December 27, 2023
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	445	$	869
Increase (decrease) related to prior year tax positions	13		(424)
Balance, end of year	$	458	$	445