| Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
The provisions for income taxes were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fiscal Year Ended | | December 25, 2013 | | December 26, 2012 | | December 28, 2011 | | (In thousands) | Current: | | | | | | Federal | $ | 428 |
| | $ | 875 |
| | $ | — |
| State, foreign and other | 2,420 |
| | 1,148 |
| | 1,919 |
| Deferred: | | | | | | Federal | 9,285 |
| | 9,683 |
| | 2,879 |
| State, foreign and other | (185 | ) | | 1,740 |
| | 344 |
| Provision for income taxes before release of valuation allowance | 11,948 |
| | 13,446 |
| | 5,142 |
| Release of valuation allowance | (420 | ) | | (661 | ) | | (89,102 | ) | Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes | $ | 11,528 |
| | $ | 12,785 |
| | $ | (83,960 | ) |
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
The reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to our effective tax rate was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | December 25, 2013 | | December 26, 2012 | | December 28, 2011 | Statutory provision rate | 35 | % | | 35 | % | | 35 | % | State, foreign and other taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 6 |
| | 5 |
| | 6 |
| Wage addback (deductions) on income tax credits earned (expired), net | 3 |
| | 2 |
| | (4 | ) | General business credits generated | (10 | ) | | (7 | ) | | (14 | ) | Other | (1 | ) | | 3 |
| | (4 | ) | | 33 | % | | 38 | % | | 19 | % | Release of valuation allowance | (1 | ) | | (2 | ) | | (315 | ) | Effective tax rate | 32 | % | | 36 | % |
| (296 | )% |
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and 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, 2013 | | December 26, 2012 | | (In thousands) | Deferred tax assets: | | | | Self-insurance accruals | $ | 9,457 |
| | $ | 9,314 |
| Capitalized leases | 2,365 |
| | 3,023 |
| Accrued exit cost | 1,485 |
| | 2,158 |
| Fixed assets | 10,430 |
| | 10,707 |
| Pension, other retirement and compensation plans | 11,237 |
| | 14,778 |
| Other accruals | 885 |
| | 1,050 |
| Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards | 10,344 |
| | 12,948 |
| General business credit carryforwards - state and federal | 29,490 |
| | 35,105 |
| Net operating loss carryforwards - state | 12,976 |
| | 13,398 |
| Total deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 88,669 |
| | 102,481 |
| Less: valuation allowance | (12,751 | ) | | (12,860 | ) | Total deferred tax assets | 75,918 |
| | 89,621 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | Intangible assets | (22,950 | ) | | (23,818 | ) | Deferred finance costs | (230 | ) | | (220 | ) | Interest rate swap | (1,184 | ) | | — |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (24,364 | ) | | (24,038 | ) | Net deferred tax asset | $ | 51,554 |
| | $ | 65,583 |
| | | | | Net deferred tax assets are classified as follows: | | | | Current | $ | 23,264 |
| | $ | 19,807 |
| Noncurrent | 28,290 |
| | 45,776 |
| Total | $ | 51,554 |
| | $ | 65,583 |
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