Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost.  Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Improvements to leased premises are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the lease or the useful life of the improvement, whichever is less. The following table summarizes the Company's property and equipment balances and includes the estimated useful lives which are generally applied (in thousands, except estimated useful lives):

	Estimated Useful Lives	December 28, 2019		December 29, 2018
Land		$	100,343	$	100,767
Buildings and improvements	1 – 35 years	1,242,544		1,110,767
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	5 – 10 years	729,272		645,702
Computer software and hardware	2 – 7 years	440,222		349,500
Construction in progress		39,110		130,812
Property and equipment, gross		2,551,491		2,337,548
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,387,535)		(1,203,084)
Property and equipment, net		$	1,163,956	$	1,134,464