Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes were taxed under the following jurisdictions:

(In thousands)	2025		2024		2023
Domestic	$	891,985	$	672,625	$	722,153
Foreign	120,377		147,837		123,079
Income before income taxes	$	1,012,362	$	820,462	$	845,232

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense consists of the following:

(In thousands)	2025		2024		2023
Current tax expense:
Federal	$	168,263	$	136,248	$	144,111
Foreign	28,671		37,269		39,167
State and local	43,852		32,426		32,694
Current tax expense	240,786		205,943		215,972
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal	2,248		1,617		4,806
Foreign	2,789		3,285		270
State and local	1,528		(5,769)		(286)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	6,565		(867)		4,790
Income tax expense	$	247,351	$	205,076	$	220,762

Schedule of Income Tax Reconciliation

The difference between the reported income tax expense and a tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to income before income taxes is reconciled as follows:

(In thousands)	2025				2024				2023
	Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent		Amount		Percent
Expected income tax expense	$	212,568	21.00	%	$	172,297	21.00	%	$	177,499	21.00	%
State and local income tax, net of federal benefit	36,172		3.57	%	19,847		2.42	%	25,542		3.02	%
Foreign tax effects:
Canada	—		—	%	—		—	%	10,318		1.22	%
Other foreign jurisdictions	6,208		0.61	%	9,308		1.13	%	4,201		0.50	%
Other, net	(7,597)		(0.75)	%	3,624		0.44	%	3,202		0.38	%
Income tax expense	$	247,351	24.43	%	$	205,076	25.00	%	$	220,762	26.12	%

State taxes in CA, IL, MI, and MS made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in the state and local income

Schedule of Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:

(In thousands)	2025		2024
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	17,173	$	17,296
Other postretirement benefits and accrued items	14,158		16,202
Other reserves	7,570		6,870
Foreign tax attributes	4,696		4,676
State tax attributes, net of federal benefit	2,459		3,932
Stock-based compensation	4,834		5,100
Lease liability	5,656		6,230
Basis difference in unconsolidated affiliates	10,552		11,649
Total deferred tax assets	67,098		71,955
Less valuation allowance	(15,686)		(16,692)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	51,412		55,263
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant, and equipment	52,166		52,405
Lease asset	6,044		6,670
Other liabilities	15,284		10,198
Total deferred tax liabilities	73,494		69,273
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(22,082)	$	(14,010)