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Flowers Foods, Inc
(NYSE:FLO) 

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Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery products in the United States. It offers fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake brand name...

Founded: 1919
Full Time Employees: 9,700
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods

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      net sales
    1,571,577,000 1,226,554,000 1,242,835,000 1,554,230,000 1,111,125,000 1,190,561,000 1,224,983,000 1,576,818,000 1,129,027,000 1,199,260,000 1,228,050,000 1,534,493,000 1,082,670,000 1,158,169,000 1,129,051,000 1,435,932,000 983,490,000 1,027,800,000 1,017,309,000 1,302,168,000 1,023,036,000 989,650,000 1,025,861,000 1,349,444,000 917,759,000 966,561,000 975,759,000 1,263,895,000 880,667,000 923,449,000 941,283,000 1,206,453,000 873,623,000 932,822,000 926,639,000 1,187,649,000 868,717,000 918,791,000 935,025,000 1,204,352,000 858,363,000 885,302,000 888,795,000 1,146,045,000 862,475,000 849,360,000 877,378,000 1,159,760,000 843,550,000 878,492,000 898,153,000 1,130,810,000 1,130,810,000 749,442,000 717,282,000 681,561,000 898,206,000 653,566,000 675,369,000 642,596,000 801,825,000 573,133,000 597,894,000 607,716,000 795,026,000 576,824,000 602,570,000 614,448,000 807,007,000 621,592,000 575,937,000 540,656,000 676,707,000 473,664,000 475,225,000 477,838,000 609,947,000 438,178,000 441,091,000 445,772,000 563,613,000 396,524,000 408,005,000 405,300,000 506,040,000 361,432,000 371,351,000 360,686,000 457,839,000 348,075,000 333,175,000 337,193,000 434,552,000 1,650,930,208,000 389,839,000 378,340,000 
      yoy
    41.44% 3.02% 1.46% -1.43% -1.59% -0.73% -0.25% 2.76% 4.28% 3.55% 8.77% 6.86% 10.08% 12.68% 10.98% 10.27% -3.87% 3.85% -0.83% -3.50% 11.47% 2.39% 5.13% 6.77% 4.21% 4.67% 3.66% 4.76% 0.81% -1.00% 1.58% 1.58% 0.56% 1.53% -0.90% -1.39% 1.21% 3.78% 5.20% 5.09% -0.48% 4.23% 1.30% -1.18% 2.24% -3.32% -2.31% 2.56% -25.40% 17.22% 25.22% 65.91% 25.90% 14.67% 6.21% 6.06% 12.02% 14.03% 12.96% 5.74% 0.86% -0.64% -0.78% -1.10% -1.48% -7.20% 4.62% 13.65% 19.26% 31.23% 21.19% 13.15% 10.95% 8.10% 7.74% 7.19% 8.22% 10.50% 8.11% 9.99% 11.38% 9.71% 9.87% 12.37% 10.53% 3.84% 11.46% 6.97% 5.36% -99.98% -14.54% -10.88%     
      qoq
    28.13% -1.31% -20.04% 39.88% -6.67% -2.81% -22.31% 39.66% -5.86% -2.34% -19.97% 41.73% -6.52% 2.58% -21.37% 46.00% -4.31% 1.03% -21.88% 27.28% 3.37% -3.53% -23.98% 47.04% -5.05% -0.94% -22.80% 43.52% -4.63% -1.89% -21.98% 38.10% -6.35% 0.67% -21.98% 36.71% -5.45% -1.74% -22.36% 40.31% -3.04% -0.39% -22.45% 32.88% 1.54% -3.19% -24.35% 37.49% -3.98% -2.19% -20.57% 0.00% 50.89% 4.48% 5.24% -24.12% 37.43% -3.23% 5.10% -19.86% 39.90% -4.14% -1.62% -23.56% 37.83% -4.27% -1.93% -23.86% 29.83% 7.93% 6.53% -20.10% 42.87% -0.33% -0.55% -21.66% 39.20% -0.66% -1.05% -20.91% 42.14% -2.81% 0.67% -19.91% 40.01% -2.67% 2.96% -21.22% 31.53% 4.47% -1.19% -22.40% -99.97% 423390.26% 3.04%  
      materials, supplies, labor and other production costs
    795,389,000 638,703,000 636,060,000 778,346,000 568,463,000 598,209,000 613,362,000 797,186,000 587,719,000 617,468,000 626,097,000 800,852,000 575,698,000 615,621,000 586,084,000 724,592,000 512,531,000 515,078,000 504,062,000 643,576,000 521,577,000 497,659,000 506,033,000 670,873,000 485,960,000 509,056,000 508,552,000 652,141,000 467,155,000 485,680,000 488,871,000 625,122,000 456,800,000 476,170,000 468,152,000 607,941,000 450,462,000 476,760,000 477,955,000 621,190,000 455,939,000 464,045,000 457,253,000 585,916,000 453,759,000 442,978,000 458,019,000 595,877,000 447,511,000 467,798,000 471,614,000 585,298,000 585,298,000 390,666,000 382,508,000 365,658,000 478,978,000 353,350,000 365,706,000 341,887,000 412,258,000 297,298,000 316,141,000 318,553,000 414,798,000 305,137,000 322,245,000 333,339,000 429,462,000 321,606,000 298,792,000 293,594,000 349,971,000 242,796,000 244,321,000 244,942,000 306,952,000 223,569,000 222,683,000 224,025,000 279,335,000 200,353,000 205,955,000 202,511,000 252,764,000 182,835,000 186,574,000 181,974,000 228,054,000 173,577,000 167,383,000 165,565,000 213,637,000 909,704,152,000 211,935,000 203,832,000 
      selling, distribution and administrative expenses
    642,934,000 475,952,000 473,537,000 633,513,000 389,252,500 460,359,000 471,400,000 625,251,000 417,953,250 603,954,000 475,916,000 591,943,000 360,166,250 447,363,000 438,350,000 554,952,000 383,542,000 426,575,000 407,707,000 501,973,000 387,709,000 386,739,000 396,904,000 522,035,000 377,196,000 362,380,000 359,497,000 476,049,000 339,377,000 353,051,000 360,365,000 454,463,000 332,805,000 355,599,000 354,193,000 461,270,000 339,763,000 341,538,000 338,396,000 444,539,000 316,908,000 322,087,000 318,758,000 423,774,000 315,803,000 306,514,000 319,582,000 426,390,000 310,217,000 327,529,000 325,946,000 411,439,000 411,439,000 273,651,000 257,326,000 246,231,000 330,272,000 240,650,000 239,084,000 236,700,000 300,057,000 210,320,000 215,222,000 217,906,000 292,551,000                                
      depreciation and amortization
    51,790,000 39,873,000 39,826,000 49,268,000 36,817,000 37,331,000 36,827,000 48,235,000 37,016,000 35,974,000 34,984,000 43,735,000 32,713,000 32,899,000 32,922,000 43,423,000 31,874,000 31,680,000 31,619,000 41,386,000 31,379,000 32,162,000 33,180,000 44,663,000 32,884,000 33,196,000 33,329,000 44,819,000 32,175,000 32,662,000 35,098,000 44,189,000 32,431,000 32,972,000 34,128,000 47,188,000 32,274,000 32,530,000 32,598,000 43,467,000 32,471,000 29,419,000 30,468,000 39,817,000 30,275,000 29,487,000 29,907,000 39,292,000 28,722,000 29,837,000 25,743,000 34,189,000 34,189,000 25,939,000 24,757,000 22,255,000 29,739,000 22,932,000 22,816,000 20,898,000 27,992,000 19,682,000 19,778,000 20,021,000 25,637,000 18,931,000 19,064,000 18,656,000 24,277,000 18,994,000 17,373,000 16,032,000 20,912,000 15,504,000 15,357,000 15,116,000 20,117,000 15,515,000 14,796,000 15,113,000 18,826,000 14,647,000 13,530,000 13,427,000 17,740,000 13,945,000 13,258,000 12,597,000 16,902,000 11,677,000 12,607,000 12,489,000 17,162,000 73,908,312,000 18,130,000 16,655,000 
      plant closure costs and impairment of assets
       7,397,000 450,000 4,483,000   6,264,000 1,034,000    6,835,000                                                                                   
      restructuring charges
    1,652,000 5,510,000  573,000   6,805,000 598,000 226,000 179,000 2,499,000 4,195,000                   801,000 1,259,000                                                                 
      income from operations
    79,812,000 66,516,000 93,412,000 85,133,000 61,353,000 90,179,000 95,212,000 101,548,000 49,897,000 -59,349,000 88,554,000 93,768,000 64,094,000 55,451,000 71,695,000 111,975,000 53,771,000 52,117,000 73,921,000 115,111,000 77,416,000 52,990,000 79,209,000 111,873,000 3,861,000 58,652,000 72,334,000 90,581,000 30,015,000 53,450,000 52,264,000 76,615,000 46,387,000 -53,766,000 70,166,000 100,125,000 21,168,000 66,131,000 81,435,000 95,156,000 51,549,000 69,751,000 80,041,000 96,538,000 41,432,000 70,381,000 65,381,000 98,201,000 57,100,000 53,328,000 74,850,000 151,204,000 151,204,000 59,186,000 52,691,000 47,417,000 59,217,000 36,634,000 47,763,000 43,111,000 61,518,000 45,833,000 46,753,000 51,236,000 62,040,000 47,147,000 51,076,000 48,864,000 59,246,000 49,803,000 42,390,000 36,360,000 54,149,000 31,040,000 34,538,000 34,188,000 44,915,000 24,330,000 28,218,000 30,618,000 35,327,000             9,720,750 17,074,000 13,972,000 
      yoy
    30.09% -26.24% -1.89% -16.16% 22.96% -251.95% 7.52% 8.30% -22.15% -207.03% 23.51% -16.26% 19.20% 6.40% -3.01% -2.72% -30.54% -1.65% -6.68% 2.89% 1905.08% -9.65% 9.50% 23.51% -87.14% 9.73% 38.40% 18.23% -35.29% -199.41% -25.51% -23.48% 119.14% -181.30% -13.84% 5.22% -58.94% -5.19% 1.74% -1.43% 24.42% -0.90% 22.42% -1.69% -27.44% 31.98% -12.65% -35.05% -62.24% -9.90% 42.05% 218.88% 155.34% 61.56% 10.32% 9.99% -3.74% -20.07% 2.16% -15.86% -0.84% -2.79% -8.46% 4.85% 4.72% -5.33% 20.49% 34.39% 9.41% 60.45% 22.73% 6.35% 20.56% 27.58% 22.40% 11.66% 27.14%                    
      qoq
    19.99% -28.79% 9.72% 38.76% -31.97% -5.29% -6.24% 103.52% -184.07% -167.02% -5.56% 46.30% 15.59% -22.66% -35.97% 108.24% 3.17% -29.50% -35.78% 48.69% 46.10% -33.10% -29.20% 2797.51% -93.42% -18.92% -20.14% 201.79% -43.84% 2.27% -31.78% 65.16% -186.28% -176.63% -29.92% 373.00% -67.99% -18.79% -14.42% 84.59% -26.10% -12.86% -17.09% 133.00% -41.13% 7.65% -33.42% 71.98% 7.07% -28.75% -50.50% 0.00% 155.47% 12.33% 11.12% -19.93% 61.64% -23.30% 10.79% -29.92% 34.22% -1.97% -8.75% -17.41% 31.59% -7.69% 4.53% -17.52% 18.96% 17.49% 16.58% -32.85% 74.45% -10.13% 1.02% -23.88% 84.61% -13.78% -7.84% -13.33%              -43.07% 22.20%  
      operating margin %
    5.08% 5.42% 7.52% 5.48% 5.52% 7.57% 7.77% 6.44% 4.42% -4.95% 7.21% 6.11% 5.92% 4.79% 6.35% 7.80% 5.47% 5.07% 7.27% 8.84% 7.57% 5.35% 7.72% 8.29% 0.42% 6.07% 7.41% 7.17% 3.41% 5.79% 5.55% 6.35% 5.31% -5.76% 7.57% 8.43% 2.44% 7.20% 8.71% 7.90% 6.01% 7.88% 9.01% 8.42% 4.80% 8.29% 7.45% 8.47% 6.77% 6.07% 8.33% 13.37% 13.37% 7.90% 7.35% 6.96% 6.59% 5.61% 7.07% 6.71% 7.67% 8.00% 7.82% 8.43% 7.80% 8.17% 8.48% 7.95% 7.34% 8.01% 7.36% 6.73% 8.00% 6.55% 7.27% 7.15% 7.36% 5.55% 6.40% 6.87% 6.27% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.00% 4.38% 3.69% 
      interest expense
    24,660,000 18,220,000 18,876,000 19,674,000 8,162,000 8,688,000 8,978,000 11,301,000 8,211,000 8,552,000 9,009,000 10,837,000 6,682,000 6,801,000 6,579,000 8,858,000 6,627,000 6,670,000 6,556,000 11,681,000 9,444,000 8,706,000 9,001,000 11,639,000 8,479,000 8,705,000 9,192,000 12,471,000 8,296,000 8,180,000 8,214,000 10,996,000 8,302,000 8,194,000 8,436,000 11,625,000 8,748,000 9,440,000 7,649,000 9,068,000 6,466,000 5,992,000 5,998,000 -8,359,000 50,190,000 -6,285,000 -6,494,000 -9,124,000 50,962,000 -7,077,000 -6,191,000 -8,819,000 -8,819,000 40,425,000 -6,708,000 -6,078,000 -4,229,000 17,531,000 -2,838,000 -2,372,000 -2,149,000 14,723,000 -1,791,000 -1,984,000 -2,784,000 20,845,000 -2,858,000 -2,806,000 -3,595,000 9,214,000 -1,903,000 -494,000 -679,000 539,000 762,000 740,000 1,409,000 1,289,000 1,222,000 987,000 1,425,000 972,000 755,000 855,000 994,000 152,000 85,000 229,000 292,000 3,469,000 -411,000 -342,000 -794,000 22,149,763,000 5,034,000 5,432,000 
      interest income
    -5,026,000 -3,767,000 -3,840,000 -5,626,000 -3,836,000 -3,910,000 -4,070,000 -5,690,000 -4,326,000 -4,542,000 -4,758,000 -6,951,000 -6,352,000 -5,459,000 -5,075,000 -6,757,000 -5,208,000 -5,359,000 -5,486,000 -7,480,000 -6,288,000 -5,951,000 -6,132,000 -8,325,000 -6,309,000 -6,371,000 -6,423,000 -8,647,000 -6,579,000 -6,615,000 -6,466,000 -8,095,000 -5,739,000 -5,464,000 -5,158,000 -6,577,000 -4,866,000 -4,757,000 -4,639,000 -6,290,000 -4,938,000 -5,114,000 -5,138,000 6,777,000 -36,533,000 4,875,000 4,760,000 5,952,000 -27,676,000 3,906,000 3,491,000 4,264,000 4,264,000 -24,159,000 3,140,000 3,143,000 4,205,000 -23,094,000 3,103,000 2,968,000 3,911,000 -22,455,000 2,918,000 2,940,000 3,915,000 -23,008,000 2,956,000 2,986,000 4,054,000 -23,728,000 2,914,000 3,151,000 4,176,000 -3,093,000 -2,747,000 -2,672,000 -3,342,000 -2,377,000 -2,273,000 -2,273,000 -2,946,000 -2,333,000 -2,238,000 -2,251,000 -3,091,000 -2,242,000 -2,228,000 -2,145,000 -2,969,000 -14,219,000 1,294,000 1,295,000 1,726,000    
      other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans cost
    118,000                                                                                                
      income before income taxes
    60,060,000 52,151,000 78,464,000 71,202,000 56,905,000 85,520,000 90,422,000 96,095,000 46,074,000 -63,297,000 84,365,000 89,965,000 63,943,000 54,287,000 70,369,000 110,112,000 52,042,000 50,900,000 72,944,000 94,886,000 74,630,000 57,460,000 76,412,000 -7,791,000 1,172,000 55,800,000 69,046,000 86,065,000 26,475,000 51,126,000 49,779,000 69,781,000 43,824,000 -56,496,000 66,888,000 95,077,000 17,286,000 61,448,000 78,425,000 92,378,000 50,021,000 68,873,000 79,181,000 94,956,000 40,407,000 68,971,000 63,647,000 95,029,000 54,666,000 50,157,000 72,150,000 146,649,000 146,649,000 55,974,000 49,123,000 44,482,000 59,193,000 36,951,000 48,028,000 43,707,000 63,280,000 47,137,000 47,880,000 52,192,000 63,171,000 47,836,000 51,174,000 49,044,000 59,705,000                            
      income tax expense
    18,005,000 12,617,000 20,099,000 18,204,000 13,783,000 20,536,000 23,455,000 23,052,000 10,398,000 -16,567,000 20,605,000 19,255,000 15,346,000 13,759,000 16,689,000 24,523,000 12,720,000 12,048,000 16,586,000  18,806,000 13,113,000 18,493,000  12,148,000 12,442,000 15,951,000 20,199,000   4,337,000 18,534,000   22,148,000 34,659,000 4,244,000 21,232,000 27,270,000 33,015,000 17,775,000 25,077,000 27,421,000 33,567,000 12,397,000 24,372,000 21,583,000 33,963,000 16,146,000 16,269,000 25,690,000 33,374,000 33,374,000 17,407,000 17,892,000 16,102,000 21,250,000 13,913,000 17,009,000 15,497,000 22,119,000 15,699,000 16,714,000 18,436,000 22,484,000 16,078,000 18,150,000 17,947,000 21,872,000 17,732,000 15,519,000 13,931,000 20,562,000 12,768,000 12,788,000 12,914,000 16,500,000 9,544,000 10,425,000 11,566,000 13,769,000 7,491,000 8,257,000 10,843,000 13,270,000 5,776,000 9,158,000 9,363,000 10,774,000 7,932,000 7,961,000 8,623,000 8,547,000 4,582,999,000 5,135,000 3,786,000 
      net income
    42,055,000 39,534,000 58,365,000 52,998,000 43,122,000 64,984,000 66,967,000 73,043,000 35,676,000 -46,730,000 63,760,000 70,710,000 48,597,000 40,528,000 53,680,000 85,589,000 39,322,000 38,852,000 56,358,000 71,655,000 55,824,000 44,347,000 57,919,000 -5,772,000 2,219,000 43,358,000 53,095,000 65,866,000 20,841,000 39,630,000 45,442,000 51,247,000 78,533,000 -33,571,000 44,740,000 60,418,000 13,042,000 40,216,000 51,155,000 59,363,000 32,246,000 43,796,000 51,760,000 61,389,000 28,010,000 44,599,000 42,064,000 61,066,000 38,520,000 33,888,000 46,460,000 113,275,000 113,275,000 38,567,000 31,231,000 28,380,000 37,943,000 23,038,000 31,019,000 28,210,000 41,161,000 31,438,000 31,166,000 33,756,000 40,687,000 31,758,000 33,024,000 31,097,000 37,833,000 32,086,000 27,415,000 23,949,000 35,783,000 21,431,000 22,501,000 22,190,000 28,493,000 15,836,000 22,569,000 19,724,000 22,914,000 11,732,000 11,845,000 17,657,000 19,997,000 7,463,000 14,629,000 14,958,000 13,724,000 17,203,000 12,459,000 -9,344,000 -5,660,000 -16,970,975,000 8,203,000 6,049,000 
      yoy
    -2.47% -39.16% -12.85% -27.44% 20.87% -239.06% 5.03% 3.30% -26.59% -215.30% 18.78% -17.38% 23.59% 4.31% -4.75% 19.45% -29.56% -12.39% -2.70% -1341.42% 2415.73% 2.28% 9.09% -108.76% -89.35% 9.41% 16.84% 28.53% -73.46% -218.05% 1.57% -15.18% 502.15% -183.48% -12.54% 1.78% -59.55% -8.17% -1.17% -3.30% 15.12% -1.80% 23.05% 0.53% -27.28% 31.61% -9.46% -46.09% -65.99% -12.13% 48.76% 299.14% 198.54% 67.41% 0.68% 0.60% -7.82% -26.72% -0.47% -16.43% 1.16% -1.01% -5.63% 8.55% 7.54% -1.02% 20.46% 29.85% 5.73% 49.72% 21.84% 7.93% 25.59% 35.33% -0.30% 12.50% 24.35% 34.98% 90.54% 11.71% 14.59% 57.20% -19.03% 18.04% 45.71% -56.62% 17.42% -260.08% -342.47% -100.10% 51.88% -254.47%     
      qoq
    6.38% -32.26% 10.13% 22.90% -33.64% -2.96% -8.32% 104.74% -176.34% -173.29% -9.83% 45.50% 19.91% -24.50% -37.28% 117.66% 1.21% -31.06% -21.35% 28.36% 25.88% -23.43% -1103.45% -360.12% -94.88% -18.34% -19.39% 216.04% -47.41% -12.79% -11.33% -34.74% -333.93% -175.04% -25.95% 363.26% -67.57% -21.38% -13.83% 84.09% -26.37% -15.39% -15.69% 119.17% -37.20% 6.03% -31.12% 58.53% 13.67% -27.06% -58.98% 0.00% 193.71% 23.49% 10.05% -25.20% 64.70% -25.73% 9.96% -31.46% 30.93% 0.87% -7.67% -17.03% 28.12% -3.83% 6.20% -17.80% 17.91% 17.04% 14.47% -33.07% 66.97% -4.76% 1.40% -22.12% 79.93% -29.83% 14.42% -13.92% 95.31% -0.95% -32.92% -11.70% 167.95% -48.98% -2.20% 8.99% -20.22% 38.08% -233.34% 65.09% -99.97% -206987.42% 35.61%  
      net income margin %
    2.68% 3.22% 4.70% 3.41% 3.88% 5.46% 5.47% 4.63% 3.16% -3.90% 5.19% 4.61% 4.49% 3.50% 4.75% 5.96% 4.00% 3.78% 5.54% 5.50% 5.46% 4.48% 5.65% -0.43% 0.24% 4.49% 5.44% 5.21% 2.37% 4.29% 4.83% 4.25% 8.99% -3.60% 4.83% 5.09% 1.50% 4.38% 5.47% 4.93% 3.76% 4.95% 5.82% 5.36% 3.25% 5.25% 4.79% 5.27% 4.57% 3.86% 5.17% 10.02% 10.02% 5.15% 4.35% 4.16% 4.22% 3.52% 4.59% 4.39% 5.13% 5.49% 5.21% 5.55% 5.12% 5.51% 5.48% 5.06% 4.69% 5.16% 4.76% 4.43% 5.29% 4.52% 4.73% 4.64% 4.67% 3.61% 5.12% 4.42% 4.07% 2.96% 2.90% 4.36% 3.95% 2.06% 3.94% 4.15% 3.00% 4.94% 3.74% -2.77% -1.30% -1.03% 2.10% 1.60% 
      net income per common share:
                                                                                                    
      basic:
                                                                                                    
      net income per common share
    200 190 280 250 210 310 320 350 170 -220 300 330 230 190 250 400 180 180 270 340 260 210 270 -30 10 200 250 310 90 190 220 240 380 -160 210 290 70 190 250 280 150 210 250 290 140 210 200 290 180 160 220 820 820 280 230 210 280   210 460                                    
      weighted-average shares outstanding
    211,870,000 211,417,000 211,386,000 211,194,000 211,023,000 210,820,000 211,356,000 211,078,000 211,630,000 211,522,000 212,031,000 211,769,000 211,895,000 212,016,000 212,186,000 211,999,000 211,840,000 211,921,000 211,932,000 211,889,000 211,782,000 211,800,000 211,780,000 211,754,000 211,606,000 211,711,000 211,685,000 211,388,000 211,016,000 211,082,000 211,048,000 210,888,000 209,573,000 209,606,000 209,483,000 209,123,000 208,511,000 207,402,000 207,211,000 210,662,000 210,793,000 210,842,000 210,334,000 209,913,000 209,683,000 210,084,000 209,639,000 209,131,000 207,935,000 208,428,000 207,837,000 138,111,000 138,111,000 136,670,000 138,027,000 135,807,000 135,496,000 135,387 135,617 135,299,000 90,214,000 91,420 91,629,000 91,603,000 91,517,000 92,200 91,995,000 92,141,000 92,723,000 92,016 92,407 91,724 91,700 90,970 91,113 90,761 60,361 60,822 60,790 61,195 60,903 61,791 60,691 60,937 42,430 43,833 43,626 43,989 44,322 44,960 45,051 45,082 29,985  29,798 29,798 
      diluted:
                                                                                                    
      cash dividends paid per common share
    247.5 247.5 247.5 240 240 240 240 230 230 230 230 220 220 220 220 210 210 210 210 200 200 200 200 190 190 190 190 180 180 180 180 170 170 170 170 160 160 160 160 145 145 145 145 132.5 88.125 120 120 112.5 82.925 112.5 112.5 160 160 117.5 160 160 150 0.108 0.15 150 200 143.75 200 200 175 125 175 175 150 0.106 0.15 0.15 0.125 0.083 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.088 0.125 0.125 0.1 0.071 0.1 0.1 0.125 0.088 0.125 0.125 0.1 0.058 0.1 0.1 0.05    
      other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans credit
     -88,000 -88,000 -117,000 -98,750 -119,000 -118,000 -158,000 -51,750 -62,000 -62,000 -83,000 -148,500 -178,000 -178,000 -238,000                                                                                 
      impairment of assets
          1,377,000 4,000,000        990,000             3,516,000   2,483,000         1,496,000  2,275,000  5,819,000  4,489,000                                                  
      recovery on inferior ingredients
                    -207,000 -950,000                                                                               
      multi-employer pension plan withdrawal costs
                     3,300,000              2,322,000  18,268,000                                                               
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                       16,149,000                                                                             
      loss on inferior ingredients
                       122,000           3,884,000                                                                  
      restructuring and related impairment charges
                        4,848,000 20,100,000 10,535,000  17,482,000 3,277,000 2,047,000 718,000 7,210,000 497,000   3,581,000 100,549,000                                                               
      pension plan settlement and curtailment (gain) loss
                        27,263,500 -7,153,000                                                                           
      other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits credit
                    -78,000 -94,000           675,000 -171,000 -298,000 -735,000                                                                 
      pension plan settlement and curtailment loss
                           116,207,000                                                                         
      other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits (credit) expense
                      -93,000 -125,000 -73,000 -72,000 -72,000                                                                          
      income tax benefit
                       23,231,000         5,634,000 11,496,000   -34,709,000 -22,925,000                                                               
      other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits expense
                           143,000 519,000 518,000 519,000 692,000                                                                     
      income tax (benefit) expense
                           -2,019,000                                                                         
      (recovery) loss on inferior ingredients
                            376,000                                                                        
      pension plan settlement loss
                                1,148,000 930,000 1,035,000 4,668,000 1,619,000 3,030,000   173,000 1,832,000 4,641,000                                                          
      loss (recovery) on inferior ingredients
                               -413,000 498,250 -1,891,000                                                                   
      gain on divestiture
                                       -28,875,000                                                             
      gain on acquisition
                                                       -51,320,000 -51,320,000             -6,026,000  3,013,000                             
      net income per share
                                                             0.185 0.23           0.35 0.3 0.26 0.39 0.23 0.25 0.24 0.47 0.26 0.37 0.32 0.38 0.2 0.19 0.29 0.47 0.18 0.34 0.34 0.31 0.39 0.28 -0.21 -0.19 0.135 0.28 0.2 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                     -1,109,000 -1,098,000 -756,000 -452,000                            
      net income attributable to flowers foods, inc.
                                                                 31,438,000 31,166,000 33,756,000 40,687,000 30,649,000 31,926,000 30,341,000 37,381,000                            
      net income attributable to flowers foods, inc. common shareholders
                                                                 287.5 340 370 440 270 350 330 400                            
      selling, marketing and administrative expenses
                                                                     205,609,000 210,185,000 216,602,000 294,022,000 228,081,000 217,382,000 197,662,000 251,675,000 184,539,000 181,727,000 183,592,000 237,963,000 175,600,000 176,992,000 176,016,000 230,779,000 163,083,000 167,149,000 161,433,000 203,991,000 153,239,000 149,836,000 143,386,000 186,434,000 147,444,000 133,389,000 137,695,000 182,485,000 612,549,938,000 142,700,000 142,570,000 
      gain on sale of assets
                                                                         -4,612,000  2,306,000                         
      gain on insurance recovery
                                                                         -1,372,000  686,000  -215,000 -718,000   -836,000 -1,598,000  -654,000                
      income before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                         35,016,000 43,401,000 39,017,000 57,646,000                        
      income before minority interest
                                                                         22,513,000 27,882,000 25,086,000 37,084,000                        
      minority interest in variable interest entity
                                                                         -169,000 -467,000 -1,137,000 -1,301,000 605,000 -1,234,000 -1,016,000 -1,855,000 -38,000 -1,784,000 -614,000 -819,000 -579,000 -1,125,000 -825,000 -375,000 -264,000 -39,000 -324,000 -1,142,000        
      income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                             33,594,000 36,523,000 36,120,000 46,848,000 25,418,000 29,269,000 31,904,000 36,848,000                
      income from continuing operations before minority interest and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                             20,826,000 23,735,000 23,206,000 30,348,000 15,874,000 18,844,000 20,338,000 23,079,000                
      income from continuing operations before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                             21,431,000 22,501,000 22,190,000 28,493,000 15,836,000 17,060,000 19,724,000 22,260,000         12,659,000 12,718,000 13,774,000 13,653,000    
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax of 778
                                                                                    1,222,000                
      income before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                             18,296,000 22,501,000 22,190,000 28,493,000 16,443,750 22,569,000 19,724,000 23,482,000         17,203,000 12,459,000 -9,344,000 -5,660,000    
      cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefit of 362
                                                                                    -568,000                
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                                                  90  20                
      cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of income tax benefit
                                                                                    -10                
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax of 778 and income tax benefit of 997, respectively
                                                                                 1,682,750 5,509,000                  
      income from continuing operations before interest, income taxes and minority interest
                                                                                     20,211,250 21,371,000 27,929,000 31,545,000 17,715,250 21,683,000 22,729,000 26,449,000        
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                                     19,802,000 22,854,000 29,325,000 33,642,000 19,399,250 23,826,000 24,645,000 29,126,000        
      income from continuing operations before minority interest
                                                                                     12,311,000 14,597,000 18,482,000 20,372,000 12,075,500 14,668,000 15,282,000 18,352,000        
      income from continuing operations
                                                                                     11,732,000 13,472,000 17,657,000 19,997,000 11,699,250 14,629,000 14,958,000 17,210,000        
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 997 and 2,183, respectively
                                                                                     -406,750 -1,627,000              
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                                                                      -30              
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit of 2,183
                                                                                                    
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                                                            -3,486,000        
      income from continuing operations before interest, income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                             15,627,000 19,796,000 21,444,000 21,268,000    
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                                                             20,591,000 20,679,000 22,397,000 22,200,000    
      discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                             -10,672,500 -259,000 -23,118,000 -19,313,000    
      cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of tax
                                                                                                    
      net loss per common share:
                                                                                                    
      insurance proceeds
                                                                                                    
      severance and other closing charges
                                                                                                 327,750  1,311,000 
      separation and other contractual payments
                                                                                                    
      interest
                                                                                                 -1,082,500 -1,298,000 -1,295,000 
      income before income taxes and extraordinary gain
                                                                                                 6,494,000 13,338,000 9,835,000 
      income before extraordinary gain
                                                                                                 3,993,750 8,203,000 6,049,000 
      extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                    
      income before extraordinary gain on early extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                 135 280 200 
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        assets
                                                                                                     
        current assets:
                                                                                                     
        cash and cash equivalents
      11,519,000 16,731,000 11,045,000 7,340,000 5,005,000 14,975,000 6,866,000 15,818,000 22,527,000 14,561,000 11,711,000 27,720,000 165,134,000 172,744,000 162,511,000 205,147,000 185,871,000 307,523,000 292,270,000 250,570,000 307,476,000 325,831,000 299,562,000 252,683,000 11,044,000 6,968,000 9,769,000 11,584,000 25,306,000 49,727,000 29,554,000 34,216,000 5,129,000 7,074,000 7,179,000 6,513,000 6,410,000 7,535,000 11,592,000 11,469,000 14,378,000 8,780,000 46,544,000 7,966,000 7,523,000 8,075,000 8,532,000 8,801,000 8,530,000 10,655,000 12,057,000 14,246,000 13,275,000 14,137,000 222,329,000 186,147,000 7,783,000 8,196,000 13,741,000 8,667,000 6,755,000 7,107,000 6,529,000 8,421,000 18,948,000 16,094,000 20,100,000 18,517,000 19,964,000 17,383,000 19,532,000 42,478,000 19,978,000 25,192,000 13,264,000 14,957,000 13,914,000 29,228,000 17,644,000 15,391,000 11,001,000 11,447,000 15,425,000 30,443,000 47,458,000 35,608,000 39,077,000 29,403,000 42,416,000 46,788,000 36,351,000  69,826,000 5,542,000 3,654,000 
        accounts and notes receivable
      375,226,000 369,069,000 357,249,000 360,832,000 334,810,000 387,356,000 390,430,000 359,481,000 328,246,000 364,539,000 428,943,000 371,782,000 349,477,000 369,038,000 358,553,000 326,521,000 305,196,000 300,792,000 303,893,000 296,777,000 300,001,000 312,636,000 326,667,000 341,205,000 285,606,000 299,365,000 311,550,000 308,698,000 287,482,000 298,218,000 307,135,000 292,840,000 280,050,000 294,438,000 288,439,000 283,946,000 271,913,000 284,071,000 293,519,000 283,848,000 269,683,000 267,762,000 260,864,000 258,249,000 235,911,000 251,349,000 261,939,000 268,761,000 253,967,000 266,839,000 266,485,000 267,472,000 256,235,000 221,581,000 203,179,000 200,851,000 185,603,000 193,375,000 197,289,000 176,776,000 166,281,000 177,143,000 184,735,000 180,406,000 178,708,000 176,197,000 182,520,000 179,710,000 178,077,000 171,247,000 164,865,000 151,763,000 137,682,000 139,302,000 140,481,000 143,247,000 131,879,000 137,765,000 143,659,000 132,425,000 120,751,000 131,030,000 125,438,000 117,875,000 117,736,000 118,549,000 112,936,000 109,582,000 99,373,000 96,412,000 104,144,000  104,121,000 128,713,000 113,027,000 
        inventories, net:
                                                                                                     
        raw materials
      73,370,000 75,002,000 75,053,000 73,353,000 67,318,000 62,169,000 64,733,000 63,610,000 72,941,000 70,831,000 71,606,000 75,514,000 71,058,000 66,349,000 65,014,000 59,218,000 54,458,000 49,763,000 46,400,000 46,808,000 48,977,000 47,925,000 48,746,000 51,234,000 46,171,000 45,613,000 44,623,000 43,830,000 44,502,000 43,922,000 43,360,000 43,181,000 41,710,000 40,920,000 39,720,000 36,725,000 41,830,000 41,514,000 40,725,000 42,280,000 42,336,000 41,280,000 36,487,000 35,643,000 33,579,000 34,213,000 35,304,000 34,261,000 37,071,000 35,491,000 33,733,000 33,296,000 32,731,000 29,466,000 27,961,000 27,753,000 26,626,000 27,508,000 26,962,000 21,788,000 20,879,000 20,468,000 20,192,000 20,407,000 20,952,000 21,254,000 22,006,000 20,166,000 18,032,000 18,136,000 16,344,000 15,582,000 14,257,000 13,868,000 13,389,000 12,510,000 12,573,000 13,138,000 12,177,000 11,952,000  11,050,000 9,836,000 9,365,000  9,436,000 9,763,000 9,043,000        
        packaging materials
      28,515,000 31,217,000 33,849,000 32,041,000 27,581,000 26,991,000 27,261,000 27,518,000 28,743,000 29,536,000 29,716,000 31,595,000 28,202,000 31,565,000 30,822,000 25,457,000 24,580,000 24,777,000 24,161,000 21,973,000 20,744,000 23,783,000 24,555,000 23,890,000 22,045,000 23,249,000 21,858,000 21,636,000 21,868,000 22,330,000 21,352,000 21,200,000 19,638,000 20,523,000 20,467,000 20,076,000 20,354,000 21,521,000 23,446,000 22,933,000 21,853,000 21,263,000 20,924,000 20,778,000 19,591,000 20,381,000 20,945,000 21,053,000 21,188,000 21,542,000 21,897,000 21,330,000 18,885,000 18,145,000 16,940,000 16,240,000 15,820,000 17,270,000 16,073,000 12,506,000 12,125,000 13,961,000 13,501,000 12,244,000 12,065,000 12,706,000 12,809,000 12,593,000 12,162,000 13,813,000 12,056,000 11,127,000 10,809,000 11,161,000 11,268,000 9,932,000 10,539,000 10,790,000 11,497,000 10,715,000  9,697,000 9,307,000 8,286,000  8,374,000 7,674,000 7,296,000        
        finished goods
      97,642,000 97,179,000 101,309,000 101,741,000 77,005,000 80,552,000 77,254,000 84,875,000 82,813,000 82,510,000 74,720,000 78,232,000 69,437,000 69,021,000 69,960,000 63,761,000 55,942,000 58,237,000 56,282,000 59,339,000 55,508,000 56,635,000 52,010,000 60,820,000 58,843,000 61,530,000 56,630,000 58,847,000 56,253,000 52,807,000 50,772,000 46,916,000 49,697,000 49,192,000 47,023,000 47,591,000 48,698,000 50,585,000 48,185,000 50,380,000 46,988,000 47,364,000 41,600,000 42,403,000 39,930,000 43,260,000 41,898,000 41,506,000 42,592,000 46,406,000 40,422,000 40,310,000 39,394,000 40,447,000 33,840,000 35,728,000 31,650,000 38,537,000 33,004,000 32,309,000 27,570,000 31,865,000 28,407,000 31,026,000 27,979,000 31,153,000 28,309,000 29,283,000 23,984,000 26,761,000 23,769,000 24,743,000 22,271,000 22,909,000 20,907,000 21,523,000 20,613,000 23,142,000 20,879,000 21,917,000  23,328,000 20,099,000 19,132,000  19,795,000 17,622,000 16,898,000        
        inventories
      199,527,000 203,398,000 210,211,000 207,135,000  169,712,000 169,248,000 176,003,000  182,877,000 176,042,000 185,341,000  166,935,000 165,796,000 148,436,000  132,777,000 126,843,000 128,120,000  128,343,000 125,311,000 135,944,000  130,392,000 123,111,000 124,313,000  119,059,000 115,484,000 111,297,000  110,635,000 107,210,000 104,392,000  113,620,000 112,356,000 115,593,000  109,907,000 99,011,000                                                     
        spare parts and supplies
      101,492,000 96,017,000 94,132,000 91,932,000 90,787,000 89,236,000 90,552,000 88,579,000 86,386,000 83,273,000 80,520,000 79,226,000 73,614,000 71,897,000 71,787,000 70,374,000 68,479,000 68,166,000 67,662,000 68,035,000 68,108,000 68,637,000 68,690,000 67,893,000 67,456,000 66,792,000 67,083,000 65,917,000 65,076,000 64,103,000 62,758,000 62,298,000 61,330,000 60,736,000 60,718,000 60,173,000 59,509,000 59,430,000 58,928,000 57,286,000 57,288,000 56,481,000 55,107,000 54,971,000 54,058,000 54,012,000 53,581,000 52,166,000 47,956,000 47,511,000 46,843,000 46,164,000 45,239,000 44,108,000 41,431,000 41,044,000 39,624,000 39,576,000 39,255,000 36,945,000 37,085,000 36,542,000 36,278,000 36,198,000 35,437,000 34,794,000 34,225,000 32,900,000 32,541,000 31,637,000 29,679,000 29,632,000 28,574,000 28,225,000 27,753,000 27,257,000 25,724,000 25,131,000 24,302,000 23,892,000 23,241,000 23,048,000 22,627,000 22,053,000 21,384,000 21,386,000 20,737,000 20,441,000 20,149,000 20,221,000 19,496,000  23,468,000 23,219,000 22,763,000 
        other
      73,775,000 66,600,000 68,032,000 48,056,000 53,858,000 46,445,000 45,671,000 48,523,000 66,057,000 69,329,000 51,724,000 51,784,000 48,018,000 54,802,000 68,439,000 68,388,000 51,592,000 40,075,000 49,304,000 44,629,000 37,389,000 31,196,000 29,242,000 34,095,000 62,753,000 62,310,000 57,948,000 66,876,000 43,237,000 38,528,000 55,996,000 32,569,000 49,637,000 51,138,000 25,730,000 32,493,000 28,128,000 29,489,000 35,877,000 26,933,000 47,782,000 38,443,000 29,110,000 40,219,000 43,148,000 56,752,000 48,108,000 29,066,000 44,311,000 29,162,000 32,854,000 30,130,000 29,494,000 23,201,000 25,786,000 21,751,000 35,200,000 50,435,000 39,317,000 35,325,000 41,924,000 42,959,000 25,291,000 16,775,000 24,152,000 39,918,000 42,753,000 29,743,000 28,738,000 69,385,000 26,547,000 53,274,000 33,800,000 28,190,000 24,153,000 17,260,000 15,195,000 18,642,000 22,355,000 19,555,000 32,215,000 18,319,000 15,996,000 11,326,000 12,532,000 13,838,000 15,281,000 17,476,000 20,349,000 19,809,000 20,066,000  12,689,000 15,340,000 12,041,000 
        total current assets
      761,539,000 751,815,000 740,669,000 715,295,000 656,364,000 707,724,000 702,767,000 688,404,000 687,713,000 714,579,000 748,940,000 715,853,000 804,940,000 835,416,000 827,086,000 818,866,000 746,118,000 849,333,000 839,972,000 788,131,000 838,203,000 866,643,000 849,472,000 831,820,000 553,918,000 565,827,000 569,461,000 577,388,000 543,724,000 569,635,000 570,927,000 533,220,000 507,191,000 524,021,000 489,276,000 487,517,000 476,842,000 494,145,000 512,272,000 495,129,000 537,515,000 513,277,000 516,332,000 489,694,000 460,563,000 505,062,000 500,813,000 477,684,000 487,405,000 487,178,000 505,212,000 504,583,000 464,451,000 412,041,000 594,926,000 562,651,000 378,570,000 407,140,000 390,928,000 329,234,000 313,714,000 331,152,000 328,738,000 324,918,000 338,955,000 365,813,000 371,450,000 357,493,000  383,204,000 299,020,000 328,599,000                        
        property, plant and equipment:
                                                                                                     
        property, plant and equipment
      2,643,203,000 2,600,105,000 2,582,800,000 2,573,620,000  2,547,879,000 2,554,207,000 2,531,910,000  2,489,518,000 2,467,080,000 2,438,226,000  2,289,170,000 2,276,376,000 2,239,028,000  706,374,000 701,637,000 696,780,000  694,450,000 697,127,000 697,067,000  709,555,000 713,390,000 711,765,000  720,197,000 716,254,000 721,643,000  735,927,000 741,885,000 756,478,000  789,080,000 778,160,000 787,767,000  784,612,000 777,473,000                                                     
        less: accumulated depreciation
      -1,711,429,000 -1,662,743,000 -1,639,016,000 -1,625,736,000 -1,611,038,000 -1,600,177,000 -1,598,941,000 -1,572,814,000 -1,537,550,000 -1,527,859,000 -1,505,294,000 -1,479,039,000 -1,447,396,000 -1,451,024,000 -1,446,845,000 -1,422,562,000 -1,393,664,000 -1,399,838,000 -1,380,373,000 -1,361,183,000 -1,334,139,000 -1,330,174,000 -1,312,792,000 -1,303,084,000 -1,284,811,000 -1,272,325,000 -1,266,936,000 -1,251,269,000 -1,237,876,000 -1,249,096,000 -1,227,476,000 -1,207,465,000 -1,174,953,000 -1,163,036,000 -1,145,300,000 -1,132,500,000 -1,110,461,000 -1,143,742,000 -1,124,404,000 -1,102,910,000 -1,076,296,000 -1,064,315,000 -1,042,536,000  -985,168,000    -901,004,000    -811,161,000    -735,629,000    -679,561,000    -652,587,000    -601,931,000    -556,960,000    -512,670,000             -406,080,000 -341,990,000   -467,413,000 -453,757,000 
        financing lease right-of-use assets
       313,000 348,000 371,000 166,000 213,000 274,000 336,000 130,000 494,000 866,000 1,260,000 1,778,000 2,172,000 2,565,000 2,944,000 3,476,000 4,094,000 4,503,000 4,871,000 5,419,000 17,566,000 19,254,000 20,974,000 22,829,000 24,359,000 23,430,000 24,898,000                                                                    
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      316,968,000 331,307,000 321,022,000 324,399,000 318,619,000 308,782,000 295,668,000 294,203,000 276,734,000 262,652,000 271,026,000 275,826,000 273,436,000 273,183,000 280,381,000 291,167,000 289,013,000 335,834,000 340,584,000 346,016,000 328,712,000 335,834,000 355,469,000 364,092,000 376,473,000 379,652,000 374,819,000 377,484,000                                                                    
        notes receivable from independent distributor partners
      108,228,000 107,328,000 107,583,000 106,855,000 108,082,000 112,333,000 113,229,000 118,191,000 123,571,000 114,492,000 131,422,000 134,066,000 136,882,000 141,835,000 144,689,000 148,786,000 154,310,000 158,261,000 166,020,000 169,532,000 176,412,000 182,061,000 187,540,000 193,126,000 198,639,000 200,523,000 201,729,000 203,083,000 204,125,000 203,576,000 203,426,000 199,876,000 187,737,000                                                               
        assets held for sale
      27,123,000 28,098,000 27,576,000 25,680,000 24,524,000 25,198,000 26,104,000 26,769,000 21,799,000 14,550,000 14,054,000 14,072,000 12,493,000 14,189,000 14,248,000 13,956,000 11,369,000 12,040,000 7,389,000 5,576,000 5,641,000 9,547,000 7,605,000 12,329,000 4,408,000 4,363,000 5,299,000 6,743,000 6,606,000 4,589,000 5,502,000 8,184,000 15,323,000 20,742,000 26,028,000 31,504,000 36,976,000 43,686,000 43,018,000 44,594,000 36,191,000 34,277,000 30,748,000 37,930,000 39,108,000 50,455,000 62,413,000 61,589,000                                      16,333,000 14,820,000 14,637,000 14,080,000 16,103,000 15,957,000  18,563,000 17,054,000 18,056,000 
        other assets
      14,293,000 16,061,000 16,557,000 16,491,000 22,107,000 14,567,000 14,094,000 14,245,000 18,487,000 23,349,000 25,136,000 23,070,000 24,515,000 21,404,000 17,983,000 9,089,000 9,623,000 9,788,000 10,926,000 9,736,000 9,081,000 11,129,000 6,960,000 7,756,000 8,236,000 7,530,000 7,281,000 6,822,000 6,927,000 7,839,000 7,266,000 8,082,000 10,228,000 9,561,000 9,475,000 9,572,000 9,758,000 7,428,000 7,672,000 8,002,000 11,791,000 11,851,000 11,577,000 11,933,000 12,011,000 12,297,000 12,697,000 14,418,000 41,082,000 15,339,000 14,490,000 14,951,000 14,442,000 15,238,000 16,026,000 16,129,000 13,932,000 14,839,000 15,942,000 6,198,000 5,113,000 5,612,000 6,227,000 6,191,000 4,157,000 4,149,000 4,449,000 5,433,000 4,830,000 29,141,000 36,214,000 36,645,000 32,525,000 19,273,000 16,898,000 13,861,000 3,038,000 2,771,000 3,820,000 4,117,000 2,667,000 2,630,000 3,549,000 2,593,000 2,322,000 3,409,000 3,799,000 3,628,000 4,039,000 4,258,000 4,354,000 2,966,000 13,390,000 18,440,000 21,610,000 
        goodwill
      1,047,119,000 1,047,775,000 1,047,755,000 1,066,783,000 679,896,000 679,896,000 679,896,000 679,896,000 677,796,000 677,796,000 677,796,000 676,274,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,244,000 545,379,000 464,777,000 464,777,000 464,777,000 464,777,000 464,777,000 464,777,000 464,777,000 465,578,000 465,578,000 464,926,000 464,926,000 464,926,000 425,216,000 282,960,000 282,960,000 282,960,000 282,960,000 277,402,000 280,135,000 282,404,000 276,230,000 271,334,000 270,154,000 269,897,000 276,170,000 219,948,000 219,730,000 219,730,000 220,953,000 220,475,000 200,153,000 200,153,000 200,153,000 200,153,000 200,153,000 201,682,000 199,058,000 200,035,000 200,035,000 200,035,000 197,938,000 76,338,000 76,338,000 76,338,000 75,537,000 75,537,000 75,537,000 75,537,000 76,244,000 76,244,000 75,026,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 58,567,000 57,038,000 63,482,000 63,482,000 63,348,000 54,249,000   
        customer relationships
      285,000,000 299,024,000 305,323,000 306,816,000                                                                                            
        trademarks - finite-lived
      206,003,000 347,858,000 351,286,000 354,713,000                                                                                            
        trademarks - indefinite-lived
      482,500,000 482,500,000 482,500,000 461,400,000                                                                                            
        other intangible assets
      83,000 177,000 219,000 259,000 626,369,000 633,544,000 640,763,000 648,026,000 657,742,000 665,068,000 674,809,000 682,259,000 664,381,000 671,718,000 678,994,000 685,819,000 695,432,000 702,428,000 709,651,000 706,130,000 714,918,000 722,994,000 730,123,000 740,665,000 750,207,000 772,373,000 779,139,000 785,906,000 794,929,000 722,524,000 728,500,000 734,475,000 742,442,000 748,527,000 820,993,000 827,409,000 835,964,000 856,487,000 862,073,000 867,813,000 875,466,000 820,625,000 643,684,000 646,394,000 644,969,000 647,669,000 650,374,000 653,090,000 656,710,000 663,393,000 473,165,000 476,045,000 388,384,000 390,848,000 136,963,000 138,724,000 141,231,000 143,146,000 145,062,000 95,188,000 97,032,000 98,428,000 99,824,000 101,219,000 103,080,000 104,494,000 105,898,000 104,579,000 106,293,000 107,645,000 21,178,000 21,570,000 22,051,000 22,432,000 22,862,000 23,401,000 24,121,000 24,661,000 25,200,000 25,855,000 13,605,000 13,861,000 14,117,000 18,431,000 18,985,000 19,187,000 13,588,000 13,703,000 14,121,000 7,675,000 7,857,000 7,982,000 44,572,000   
        total assets
      4,180,630,000 4,349,618,000 4,344,622,000 4,326,946,000 3,400,447,000 3,429,959,000 3,428,061,000 3,429,166,000 3,426,953,000 3,434,639,000 3,505,835,000 3,481,867,000 3,312,994,000 3,343,307,000 3,340,721,000 3,332,337,000 3,253,313,000 3,323,396,000 3,325,926,000 3,272,016,000 3,323,023,000 3,385,468,000 3,398,794,000 3,413,073,000 3,177,776,000 3,209,426,000 3,219,792,000 3,239,333,000 2,845,537,000 2,693,137,000 2,717,307,000 2,670,257,000 2,659,724,000 2,682,679,000 2,721,708,000 2,736,725,000 2,761,068,000 2,809,615,000 2,817,860,000 2,815,672,000 2,885,168,000 2,752,243,000 2,427,627,000 2,422,852,000 2,408,974,000 2,477,204,000 2,484,087,000 2,477,131,000 2,504,014,000 2,501,416,000 2,155,466,000 2,160,598,000 1,995,849,000 1,950,317,000 1,754,553,000 1,729,881,000  1,604,212,000 1,589,678,000 1,335,775,000  1,336,796,000 1,333,349,000 1,323,436,000  1,354,653,000 1,365,460,000 1,348,058,000  1,411,396,000 1,024,398,000 1,053,298,000                        
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        current liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        current maturities of long-term debt
      399,753,000 399,433,000                      1,245,000 3,730,000 3,714,000 4,942,000 5,000,000                        38,146,000    53,571,000                         4,652,000    5,087,000    5,286,000    27,231,000   
        current maturities of financing leases
       118,000 121,000 124,000 84,000 107,000 164,000 153,000 99,000 381,000 807,000 1,232,000 1,779,000 1,780,000 1,766,000 1,752,000 1,584,000 1,829,000 1,815,000 1,760,000 1,769,000 6,497,000 7,469,000 7,789,000 8,176,000 7,357,000 5,782,000 5,900,000                                                                    
        current maturities of operating leases
      66,826,000 74,486,000 72,978,000 73,186,000 68,440,000 64,566,000 59,975,000 57,610,000 47,507,000 49,346,000 49,882,000 49,606,000 43,990,000 47,118,000 47,631,000 50,740,000 46,390,000 53,945,000 53,784,000 49,485,000 50,139,000 50,679,000 52,232,000 53,030,000 52,806,000 52,937,000 51,625,000 51,362,000                                                                    
        accounts payable
      329,995,000 318,952,000 328,389,000 329,802,000 260,710,000 286,919,000 298,870,000 303,583,000 318,600,000 328,614,000 328,166,000 343,154,000 343,380,000 348,707,000 325,804,000 297,408,000 268,500,000 264,535,000 266,688,000 241,073,000 225,918,000 257,531,000 250,040,000 257,994,000 233,011,000 251,939,000 254,749,000 240,554,000 242,084,000 246,185,000 242,353,000 209,639,000 181,388,000 184,076,000 173,538,000 184,528,000 173,102,000 181,518,000 179,268,000 182,670,000 171,923,000 183,908,000 171,612,000 172,092,000 142,643,000 147,702,000 149,379,000 157,284,000 151,935,000 157,154,000 158,617,000 152,225,000 153,956,000 132,879,000 115,637,000 115,434,000 115,138,000 123,890,000 130,403,000 121,931,000 102,068,000 107,280,000 102,286,000 101,341,000 92,692,000 103,305,000 120,143,000 123,855,000 116,818,000 120,291,000 111,016,000 103,882,000 98,302,000 85,763,000 98,162,000 98,714,000 90,945,000 88,057,000 94,732,000 88,408,000 83,801,000 85,638,000 82,962,000 82,363,000 73,902,000 80,811,000 76,887,000 73,325,000 81,293,000 84,611,000 86,668,000  82,827,000 98,608,000 82,695,000 
        other accrued liabilities
      191,632,000 164,564,000 187,762,000 165,605,000 219,369,000 217,469,000 230,488,000 261,048,000 292,946,000 291,518,000 176,602,000 148,127,000 175,276,000 196,926,000 194,960,000 188,124,000 203,443,000 216,282,000 187,480,000 168,888,000 225,405,000 200,650,000 227,409,000 183,930,000 201,040,000 185,639,000 177,847,000 192,329,000 147,359,000 143,940,000 159,240,000 152,359,000 200,468,000 211,987,000 172,323,000 157,892,000 156,032,000 154,041,000 160,474,000 147,398,000 157,130,000 144,549,000 138,512,000 146,345,000 138,414,000 152,728,000 155,491,000 137,168,000 144,575,000 140,235,000 146,561,000 141,957,000 129,006,000 129,402,000 116,345,000 109,169,000 110,513,000 150,333,000 124,413,000 109,392,000 112,272,000 115,670,000 115,404,000 100,834,000 103,317,000 131,422,000 120,060,000 110,552,000 125,713,000 154,445,000 95,945,000 116,103,000 108,423,000 100,287,000 99,451,000 81,578,000 86,891,000 87,846,000 84,746,000 76,191,000 85,822,000 72,259,000 64,813,000 67,408,000 112,033,000 79,547,000 72,285,000 69,869,000 71,870,000 68,868,000 71,928,000  89,945,000 90,055,000 85,193,000 
        total current liabilities
      988,206,000 957,553,000 589,250,000 568,717,000 548,603,000 569,061,000 589,497,000 622,394,000 659,152,000 669,859,000 555,457,000 542,119,000 564,425,000 594,531,000 570,161,000 538,024,000 519,917,000 536,591,000 509,767,000 461,206,000 504,105,000 516,283,000 538,076,000 504,914,000 528,143,000 521,942,000 494,945,000 495,145,000 400,339,000 401,411,000 411,299,000 373,804,000 393,951,000 408,532,000 358,001,000 352,931,000 340,624,000 347,213,000 470,101,000 440,538,000 403,738,000 381,922,000 344,304,000 352,908,000 315,553,000 336,084,000 339,142,000 325,189,000 327,782,000 320,560,000 325,455,000 332,328,000 354,958,000 334,297,000 294,676,000 278,174,000 268,419,000 311,696,000 297,889,000 260,420,000 242,772,000 249,767,000 243,030,000 226,573,000 221,772,000 253,233,000 260,560,000 255,888,000  293,568,000 210,261,000 235,611,000                        
        noncurrent long-term debt
      1,324,019,000 1,380,190,000 1,749,154,000 1,790,379,000 1,021,644,000 1,054,143,000 1,068,844,000 1,043,543,000 1,048,144,000 1,037,843,000 1,074,544,000 1,063,242,000 891,842,000 891,542,000 891,241,000 891,007,000 890,609,000 890,180,000 889,878,000 889,577,000 960,103,000 1,009,839,000 1,009,596,000 1,069,352,000 862,778,000 874,284,000 888,541,000 934,463,000                                                                    
        noncurrent financing lease obligations
       135,000 155,000 176,000 11,000 10,000 19,000 40,000 23,000 34,000 41,000 70,000 116,000 406,000 862,000 1,314,000 1,910,000 2,266,000 2,725,000 3,149,000 3,590,000 15,065,000 16,672,000 18,068,000 19,390,000 21,087,000 21,710,000 22,955,000                                                                    
        noncurrent operating lease obligations
      252,076,000 262,501,000 255,085,000 259,529,000 254,454,000 251,120,000 243,967,000 247,387,000 236,872,000 221,853,000 230,812,000 236,921,000 236,977,000 234,781,000 242,389,000 250,911,000 250,638,000 294,291,000 300,347,000 305,724,000 290,264,000 300,123,000 307,853,000 316,482,000 324,131,000 328,891,000 326,293,000 329,771,000                                                                    
        total long-term debt and right-of-use lease liabilities
      1,576,095,000 1,642,826,000 2,004,394,000 2,050,084,000 1,276,109,000 1,305,273,000 1,312,830,000 1,290,970,000 1,285,039,000 1,259,730,000 1,305,397,000 1,300,233,000 1,128,935,000 1,126,729,000 1,134,492,000 1,143,232,000 1,143,157,000 1,186,737,000 1,192,950,000 1,198,450,000 1,253,957,000 1,325,027,000 1,334,121,000 1,403,902,000 1,206,299,000 1,224,262,000 1,236,544,000 1,287,189,000                                                                    
        other liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        postretirement/post-employment obligations
      8,719,000 5,245,000 5,211,000 5,241,000  5,315,000 5,567,000 5,700,000  5,504,000 5,608,000 5,801,000  6,797,000 7,062,000 7,134,000  9,440,000 9,693,000 10,018,000  9,009,000 14,280,000 14,344,000  13,955,000 36,535,000 37,664,000  41,075,000 20,065,000 36,206,000                                                                
        deferred taxes
      266,715,000 269,966,000 265,112,000 233,616,000 124,233,000 107,863,000 100,290,000 98,373,000 91,245,000 90,528,000 134,269,000 135,979,000 134,832,000 144,679,000 144,736,000 146,430,000 133,757,000 125,740,000 134,557,000 134,026,000 128,259,000 123,661,000 124,285,000 125,639,000 121,395,000 109,166,000 110,019,000 101,912,000 102,658,000 103,298,000 112,543,000 96,259,000 82,976,000 125,613,000 153,260,000 146,709,000 145,854,000 131,813,000 126,733,000 149,992,000 37,207,000 31,904,000 25,696,000 29,465,000 26,823,000 37,020,000 30,506,000 22,070,000 31,790,000 29,572,000 32,921,000 33,635,000 29,198,000 20,956,000 23,460,000 33,137,000  32,243,000 25,287,000 4,918,000  1,107,000 13,805,000 19,441,000  33,697,000 28,728,000 34,581,000  34,842,000 6,228,000   3,279,000 10,293,000 11,948,000  3,954,000 8,311,000 8,024,000  30,795,000 31,020,000 32,069,000  23,382,000 28,797,000 34,096,000 39,627,000 9,537,000 8,585,000 18,779,000 22,267,000 7,166,000 11,632,000 
        other long-term liabilities
      38,449,000 53,534,000 52,899,000 53,663,000 35,877,000 35,921,000 35,469,000 35,849,000 33,937,000 34,367,000 35,030,000 36,143,000 35,698,000 35,806,000 36,802,000 38,093,000 37,959,000 52,958,000 53,829,000 54,945,000 53,659,000 60,002,000 51,544,000 43,663,000 44,181,000 46,769,000 47,480,000 49,497,000 54,484,000 55,695,000 59,339,000 54,316,000 51,872,000 49,389,000 47,775,000 44,821,000 48,242,000 45,312,000 43,360,000 42,838,000 44,206,000 48,478,000 49,657,000 53,438,000 53,695,000 55,835,000 52,922,000 49,784,000 51,199,000                                               
        total other long-term liabilities
      313,883,000 328,745,000 323,222,000 292,520,000 165,621,000 149,099,000 141,326,000 139,922,000 130,980,000 130,399,000 174,907,000 177,923,000 176,344,000 187,282,000 188,600,000 191,657,000 178,965,000 188,138,000 198,079,000 198,989,000 191,967,000 192,672,000 190,109,000 183,646,000 179,904,000 169,890,000 194,034,000 189,073,000 196,291,000 200,068,000 191,947,000 186,781,000 194,955,000 238,534,000 264,255,000 257,222,000 263,697,000 305,003,000 299,154,000 265,431,000 304,416,000 298,262,000 232,695,000 240,493,000 241,437,000    207,565,000                                               
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                     
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — 100 stated par value, 200,000 authorized shares and none issued
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — .01 stated par value, 800,000 authorized shares and none issued
                                                                                                     
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value, 500,000,000 authorized shares and 228,729,585 shares issued
      199,000 199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000                                                                            
        treasury stock
      -262,815,000 -277,804,000 -277,804,000 -278,564,000 -286,009,000 -285,985,000 -285,992,000 -273,115,000 -281,318,000 -266,408,000 -261,680,000 -247,953,000 -252,613,000 -252,625,000 -234,666,000 -228,875,000 -232,304,000 -232,316,000 -223,875,000 -224,580,000 -225,405,000 -225,412,000 -225,414,000 -225,942,000 -226,287,000 -226,288,000 -226,290,000 -227,136,000 -231,648,000 -231,802,000 -231,803,000 -232,707,000 -235,493,000 -247,419,000 -250,848,000 -252,091,000 -261,812,000 -272,099,000 -281,834,000 -277,219,000 -174,635,000 -180,958,000 -196,769,000 -197,934,000 -202,062,000 -187,266,000 -186,090,000 -189,037,000 -190,481,000 -187,952,000 -189,859,000 -198,922,000 -196,465,000 -196,259,000 -214,444,000 -222,653,000 -221,246,000 -221,442,000 -213,090,000 -226,931,000 -214,683,000 -198,538,000 -181,230,000 -184,715,000 -189,250,000 -176,397,000 -177,118,000 -171,568,000 -157,799,000 -157,799,000 -152,233,000 -152,677,000 -154,801,000 -143,124,000 -151,846,000 -153,703,000 -162,368,000 -153,254,000 -140,240,000 -133,764,000 -148,747,000 -135,265,000 -137,729,000 -126,822,000 -52,366,000 -49,182,000 -35,134,000 -26,950,000 -22,143,000  -283,000     
        capital in excess of par value
      723,618,000 723,602,000 717,004,000 710,596,000 711,539,000 705,096,000 698,722,000 693,855,000 699,808,000 694,245,000 688,281,000 684,154,000 689,959,000 684,273,000 678,901,000 674,017,000 678,414,000 673,851,000 669,051,000 664,981,000 659,682,000 656,503,000 653,672,000 651,258,000 648,492,000 646,897,000 645,376,000 645,090,000 653,477,000 652,375,000 650,934,000 649,763,000 650,872,000 648,396,000 645,927,000 644,808,000 644,456,000 641,117,000 638,327,000 618,975,000 636,501,000 626,325,000 617,560,000 614,193,000 613,859,000 609,158,000 602,028,000 597,329,000 593,355,000 589,067,000 584,945,000 577,472,000 571,924,000 568,775,000 549,512,000 546,650,000 544,065,000 541,482,000 539,069,000 535,400,000 539,476,000 536,514,000 533,870,000 531,747,000 531,326,000 528,568,000 525,801,000 523,384,000 524,383,000 520,706,000 485,963,000 483,734,000 484,472,000 483,490,000 483,130,000 481,313,000 482,157,000 481,008,000 479,388,000 478,864,000 474,708,000 474,937,000 476,603,000 483,171,000 484,476,000 485,302,000 485,526,000 485,538,000 486,739,000  486,834,000  483,142,000 476,401,000 476,401,000 
        retained earnings
      839,699,000 971,413,000 984,146,000 978,230,000 977,555,000 984,977,000 970,536,000 954,409,000 932,472,000 945,285,000 1,040,618,000 1,025,881,000 1,004,271,000 1,002,123,000 1,008,200,000 1,001,220,000 962,378,000 967,449,000 973,065,000 961,246,000 932,094,000 918,592,000 916,565,000 900,988,000 947,046,000 985,015,000 981,846,000 969,067,000 945,410,000 962,536,000 960,865,000 953,469,000 919,658,000 876,900,000 946,077,000 937,053,000 910,520,000 930,743,000 923,726,000 905,943,000 877,817,000 876,341,000 863,036,000 841,772,000 809,068,000 808,867,000 789,490,000 772,741,000 735,631,000 720,576,000 711,393,000 688,787,000 597,629,000 581,125,000 571,995,000 565,604,000 547,997,000 545,270,000 534,588,000 526,772,000 503,689,000 490,435,000 477,625,000 462,191,000 437,524,000 422,888,000 407,063,000 392,818,000 369,397,000 351,222,000 337,760,000 327,635,000 303,386,000 293,592,000 282,475,000 271,822,000 250,616,000 242,353,000 227,355,000 215,299,000 198,567,000 192,900,000 187,123,000 175,638,000 160,988,000 158,922,000 149,746,000 140,270,000 130,981,000  110,325,000  131,388,000 165,818,000 157,614,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      1,745,000 3,084,000 4,211,000 5,164,000 6,830,000 2,239,000 943,000 532,000 621,000 1,330,000 2,656,000 -689,000 1,474,000 795,000 -5,166,000 12,863,000 2,587,000 2,747,000 6,690,000 11,525,000 6,424,000 1,604,000                                               -102,279,000 -27,329,000 15,981,000 38,483,000 22,141,000 9,377,000 599,000                     
        total stockholders’ equity
      1,302,446,000 1,420,494,000 1,427,756,000 1,415,625,000 1,410,114,000 1,406,526,000 1,384,408,000 1,375,880,000 1,351,782,000 1,374,651,000 1,470,074,000 1,461,592,000 1,443,290,000 1,434,765,000 1,447,468,000 1,459,424,000 1,411,274,000 1,411,930,000 1,425,130,000 1,413,371,000 1,372,994,000 1,351,486,000 1,336,488,000 1,320,611,000 1,263,430,000 1,293,332,000 1,294,269,000 1,267,926,000 1,258,267,000 1,277,568,000 1,297,935,000 1,291,531,000 1,250,677,000 1,191,974,000 1,264,587,000 1,244,785,000 1,210,080,000 1,177,222,000 1,152,790,000 1,155,882,000 1,243,082,000 1,228,416,000 1,191,534,000 1,158,112,000 1,123,044,000 1,161,199,000 1,146,016,000 1,137,256,000 1,076,189,000 1,006,321,000 986,062,000 946,224,000 858,620,000 863,661,000 813,724,000 781,637,000 758,968,000 792,973,000 798,019,000 798,204,000 795,790,000 797,702,000 778,706,000 748,049,000 728,026,000 696,890,000 682,464,000 660,884,000  687,817,000 688,488,000 698,192,000                        
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      4,180,630,000 4,349,618,000 4,344,622,000 4,326,946,000 3,400,447,000 3,429,959,000 3,428,061,000 3,429,166,000 3,426,953,000 3,434,639,000 3,505,835,000 3,481,867,000 3,312,994,000 3,343,307,000 3,340,721,000 3,332,337,000 3,253,313,000 3,323,396,000 3,325,926,000 3,272,016,000 3,323,023,000 3,385,468,000 3,398,794,000 3,413,073,000 3,177,776,000 3,209,426,000 3,219,792,000 3,239,333,000 2,845,537,000 2,693,137,000 2,717,307,000 2,670,257,000 2,659,724,000 2,682,679,000 2,721,708,000 2,736,725,000 2,761,068,000 2,809,615,000 2,817,860,000 2,815,672,000 2,885,168,000 2,752,243,000 2,427,627,000 2,422,852,000 2,408,974,000 2,477,204,000 2,484,087,000 2,477,131,000 2,504,014,000 2,501,416,000 2,155,466,000 2,160,598,000 1,995,849,000 1,950,317,000 1,754,553,000 1,729,881,000 1,553,998,000 1,604,212,000 1,589,678,000 1,335,775,000 1,325,489,000 1,336,796,000 1,333,349,000 1,323,436,000 1,351,442,000 1,354,653,000 1,365,460,000 1,348,058,000  1,411,396,000 1,024,398,000 1,053,298,000                        
        inventories:
                                                                                                     
        inventories: - sum
          171,904,000    184,497,000    168,697,000                                                                                   
        land
          130,225,000    128,410,000    111,792,000    112,729,000    93,037,000    94,646,000    94,031,000    90,303,000    89,674,000    93,115,000    93,314,000    99,201,000    75,610,000    69,958,000    67,036,000    64,816,000    61,355,000    44,826,000    38,849,000    36,615,000    35,063,000    34,074,000 34,115,000 86,990,000  36,950,000 33,873,000 33,872,000 
        buildings
          624,337,000    615,895,000    553,606,000    550,947,000    484,805,000    488,524,000    483,859,000    462,657,000    458,200,000    455,626,000    441,444,000    444,357,000    378,255,000    360,956,000    329,646,000    323,860,000    305,472,000    280,806,000    252,729,000    222,131,000    211,629,000    206,397,000 207,092,000 178,340,000  272,618,000 269,214,000 267,865,000 
        machinery and equipment
          1,443,254,000    1,394,525,000    1,308,970,000    1,256,821,000    1,226,403,000    1,210,800,000    1,186,636,000    1,155,485,000    1,147,861,000    1,162,314,000    1,115,129,000    1,075,467,000    964,377,000    895,026,000    795,869,000    737,150,000    694,875,000    612,983,000    583,685,000    550,303,000    561,510,000    533,967,000 518,373,000 447,369,000  628,015,000 682,689,000 676,754,000 
        furniture, fixtures and transportation equipment
          316,989,000    303,115,000    184,722,000    184,528,000    170,150,000    165,843,000    172,993,000    176,515,000    158,188,000    131,875,000    124,173,000    107,866,000    97,110,000    81,288,000    69,223,000    102,331,000    94,762,000    87,870,000    85,689,000    82,777,000    75,781,000    54,246,000 43,286,000 41,866,000  60,629,000 69,419,000 71,520,000 
        construction in progress
          60,553,000    58,586,000    137,631,000    87,367,000    59,137,000    42,820,000    44,204,000    22,019,000    37,564,000    38,334,000    18,566,000    41,117,000    21,645,000    13,888,000    22,480,000    27,006,000    32,663,000    16,997,000    16,160,000    29,480,000    8,858,000    16,600,000 26,726,000 15,812,000  12,174,000 9,849,000 11,053,000 
        property, plant and equipment: - sum
          2,575,358,000    2,500,531,000    2,296,721,000                                                                                   
        long-term debt and right-of-use lease liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        post-retirement/post-employment obligations
          5,511,000    5,798,000    5,814,000    7,249,000    10,049,000    14,328,000    39,149,000    60,107,000 63,532,000 63,220,000 65,692,000 69,601,000 127,878,000 129,061,000 72,601,000 76,541,000 75,004,000 80,206,000 87,685,000 93,589,000 22,048,000 32,620,000 35,454,000 44,226,000 139,895,000 152,074,000 156,095,000 159,158,000 133,831,000 136,831,000 141,921,000 155,263,000 91,465,000 99,787,000 74,643,000 76,086,000 66,515,000 67,186,000 67,660,000 68,140,000 79,266,000 79,021,000 79,000,000 78,897,000        146,000 9,266,000 10,134,000 10,210,000 9,728,000 28,206,000 26,350,000 24,739,000 22,590,000    46,302,000       
        preferred stock — 100 stated par value, 200,000 authorized and none issued
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — .01 stated par value, 800,000 authorized and none issued
                                                                                                     
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value; 500,000,000 authorized shares; 228,729,585 issued shares
          199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000    199,000                                                       
        property, plant and equipment, net:
                                                                                                     
        property, plant and equipment, gross
                       2,106,212,000 2,082,010,000 2,057,963,000  2,024,624,000 2,009,919,000 2,000,151,000  1,981,880,000 1,980,326,000 1,963,034,000  1,969,293,000 1,943,730,000 1,929,108,000  1,898,963,000 1,887,185,000 1,888,978,000  1,932,822,000 1,902,564,000 1,890,677,000  1,848,927,000 1,820,009,000                                                     
        current postretirement/post-employment obligations
                          874,000 926,000 926,000 926,000 29,380,000 20,356,000                                                                      
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value, 500,000,000 authorized shares and 228,729,585 shares and 228,729,585 shares issued, respectively
                           199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000                                                            
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                            -8,534,000 -5,892,000 -106,020,000 -112,491,000 -106,862,000 -119,294,000 -109,171,000 -105,740,000 -82,260,000 -79,193,000 -84,559,000 -86,102,000 -76,768,000 -85,184,000 -83,283,000 -122,738,000 -127,628,000 -92,016,000 -96,800,000 -93,491,000 -92,492,000 -100,118,000 -98,020,000 -69,759,000 -59,611,000 -43,976,000 -62,515,000 -115,569,000 -120,616,000 -121,312,000 -114,667,000 -90,179,000 -93,538,000 -108,163,000 -112,047,000 -72,536,000 -62,747,000 -38,054,000 -33,709,000 -31,726,000 -52,576,000 -62,191,000 -64,672,000 -90,157,000 -84,440,000 -94,466,000        -2,271,000 -8,220,000 -12,726,000 -6,437,000 -7,362,000 -11,937,000 -15,812,000 -17,560,000 -20,902,000 -22,710,000 -24,743,000 -22,356,000 -19,158,000 -18,378,000  -18,891,000  -21,834,000 -1,008,000 -2,932,000 
        current maturities of capital leases
                                                                                                     
        noncurrent capital lease obligations
                                                                                                     
        current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                  10,896,000 11,286,000 9,706,000 11,806,000 12,095,000 12,469,000 12,140,000 10,511,000 11,490,000 11,654,000 130,359,000 110,470,000 74,685,000 53,465,000 34,180,000 34,471,000 34,496,000 35,654,000 34,272,000 30,737,000 31,272,000 23,171,000 20,277,000  71,996,000 72,016,000 62,694,000                                         
        long-term debt:
                                                                                                     
        total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                  990,640,000 814,090,000 816,126,000 818,141,000 820,141,000 843,639,000 834,865,000 881,787,000 946,667,000 980,177,000 895,815,000 953,821,000 933,932,000 843,643,000 659,094,000 671,339,000 728,940,000 780,969,000 791,791,000 810,988,000 892,478,000  561,826,000  535,016,000 531,907,000 425,343,000                                         
        postretirement assets
                                    20,655,000                                                                 
        notes receivable
                                       179,124,000 169,274,000 159,468,000 154,924,000 153,211,000 149,739,000 147,441,000 154,311,000 162,385,000 164,853,000 164,280,000 161,905,000 156,807,000 156,086,000 149,929,000 142,845,000 134,176,000 117,179,000 103,379,000 102,723,000 100,946,000 101,196,000 101,823,000 102,322,000 101,137,000 100,563,000 92,340,000 92,860,000 91,888,000 92,646,000 92,414,000 94,457,000 93,345,000 94,422,000 94,359,000 94,652,000 92,673,000 91,334,000 90,268,000 88,469,000 86,474,000 83,803,000 79,281,000 74,428,000 71,939,000 71,412,000 71,512,000 70,357,000 71,818,000 72,170,000 74,040,000 74,065,000 72,767,000 73,284,000 72,568,000 73,345,000 72,466,000 72,605,000 71,524,000 71,599,000 70,727,000 71,111,000 
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value, 500,000,000 authorized shares, 228,729,585 shares and 228,729,585 shares issued, respectively
                                           199,000 199,000 199,000  199,000 199,000 199,000 199,000 199,000 199,000 199,000                                                
        property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
                                                 789,661,000  821,954,000 824,302,000 840,286,000  893,708,000 718,716,000 720,291,000  728,912,000 670,951,000 676,835,000  702,761,000 701,331,000 600,313,000  599,106,000 596,905,000 589,930,000  580,294,000 582,189,000 578,764,000  591,103,000 489,952,000 489,083,000                        
        other long-term liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        total other liabilities
                                                   198,952,000 207,138,000 203,698,000  271,084,000 282,123,000 281,519,000 247,255,000 220,452,000 220,810,000 227,070,000 243,205,000 194,484,000 206,599,000 186,545,000 188,057,000 172,782,000 174,380,000 175,255,000 175,739,000 176,098,000 176,476,000 180,527,000  144,257,000 87,168,000 87,653,000                        
        assets held for sale — distributor routes
                                                      26,564,000 31,392,000 47,770,000 63,595,000 30,116,000 26,162,000 14,543,000 13,989,000 12,726,000 14,236,000 15,377,000 12,349,000 11,924,000 10,457,000 8,856,000 8,611,000 6,535,000 7,500,000 7,017,000 7,395,000 7,995,000 9,692,000 10,362,000 10,795,000 12,396,000 13,811,000 14,986,000 18,872,000 22,908,000 25,103,000 25,158,000 23,489,000 16,382,000 15,098,000 15,184,000  12,969,000           
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value, 500,000,000 authorized shares, 228,729,585 shares and 152,488,008 shares issued, respectively
                                                      199,000 199,000 199,000                                             
        total long-term debt
                                                       903,451,000  600,527,000    443,000,000                                        
        preferred stock — 100 stated par value, 200,000 authorized and none issued or outstanding
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — .01 stated par value, 800,000 authorized and none issued or outstanding
                                                                                                     
        deposits
                                                        18,000,000 18,000,000                                            
        contingently refundable consideration
                                                        7,600,000 7,600,000                                            
        long-term liabilities:
                                                                                                     
        long-term debt and capital leases
                                                        162,663,000 201,386,000 135,905,000 132,818,000 26,276,000 43,955,000 283,406,000 305,059,000 287,171,000 90,606,000 98,870,000 116,545,000 137,233,000 173,559,000 225,905,000 228,432,000 245,960,000 250,759,000 263,879,000 276,587,000 29,372,000 23,107,000 22,508,000 23,186,000 28,020,000 53,069,000 79,126,000 107,733,000 86,932,000 84,189,000 74,403,000 78,073,000 77,648,000 81,527,000 22,578,000 18,326,000 15,797,000 15,652,000 9,866,000 4,975,000 5,095,000 5,213,000 223,133,000 223,631,000 239,052,000 
        4.375% senior notes due 2022
                                                        399,163,000 399,141,000   399,067,000 399,045,000                                        
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value, 500,000,000 authorized shares, 152,488,008 shares and 152,488,008 shares issued, respectively
                                                         199,000 199,000 199,000                                          
        4.375% senior notes due april 1, 2022
                                                          399,111,000 399,089,000                                          
        common stock — .01 stated par value and .001 current par value, 500,000,000 authorized shares, 152,488,088 shares and 152,488,008 shares issued, respectively
                                                            199,000 199,000                                        
        deferred income taxes
                                                              36,264,000    1,095,000    20,714,000    38,745,000    1,863,000    11,679,000    7,561,000    34,316,000           
        current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases
                                                              42,768,000 33,558,000 31,682,000 29,097,000 28,432,000 26,817,000 25,340,000 24,398,000 25,763,000 18,506,000 20,357,000 21,481,000 22,538,000 18,832,000 3,300,000 4,414,000 6,920,000 6,773,000 6,936,000 7,084,000 7,406,000 4,836,000 4,942,000 4,914,000  2,910,000 3,893,000 4,475,000  968,000 4,237,000 4,777,000  1,475,000 1,528,000   21,470,000 20,573,000 
        preferred stock — 100 par value, authorized 100,000 shares and none issued
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — .01 par value...
                                                                                                     
        common stock — .001 and .002 par value, respectively, 500,000,000 authorized shares, 152,488,008 shares and 101,659,924 shares issued, respectively
                                                              199,000 199,000 199,000                                     
        accrued taxes
                                                               3,915,000 11,391,000                                     
        flowers foods, inc. stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — 100 par value, 100,000 authorized and none issued
                                                                                                     
        inventories, net: - sum
                                                                76,039,000                                     
        common stock — .01 par value...
                                                                 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000 1,017,000  1,017,000 1,017,000  1,017,000  1,017,000 678,000 678,000 678,000 678,000 678,000 678,000  678,000  452,000    452,000    300,000   
        total flowers foods, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                                                  795,790,000 797,702,000 778,706,000 748,049,000 715,945,000 685,919,000 672,323,000 651,185,000                            
        noncontrolling interest
                                                                      12,081,000 10,971,000 10,141,000 9,699,000                            
        minority interest in variable interest entity
                                                                          9,335,000 9,167,000 9,109,000 8,735,000 7,802,000 8,365,000 7,577,000 7,294,000 5,870,000 6,832,000 5,359,000 5,456,000 4,563,000 3,982,000 3,119,000 3,024,000 2,836,000 2,572,000 2,719,000 2,825,000        
        preferred stock — 100 par value, authorized 100,000 shares and none issued preferred stock — .01 par value...
                                                                          1,017,000                           
        preferred stock — 100 par value, 200,000 authorized and none issued
                                                                                                     
        commitments and contingencies stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock — 100 par value, 100,000 authorized and none issued preferred stock — .01 par value...
                                                                             1,017,000  1,017,000        678,000              
        net property, plant and equipment
                                                                               460,960,000 461,430,000 457,444,000  463,774,000 464,356,000 463,455,000  438,677,000 428,227,000 429,239,000  435,932,000 433,399,000 434,620,000        
        unearned compensation
                                                                                      -898,000 -1,122,000 -1,347,000 -912,000 -1,103,000 -1,255,000 -1,407,000 -1,196,000        
        assets held for sale – distributor routes
                                                                                         14,009,000            
        preferred stock - 100 par value, 100,000 authorized and none issued
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock - .01 par value...
                                                                                                     
        common stock - - .01 par value...
                                                                                         452,000            
        facility closing costs and severance
                                                                                           194,000 214,000 244,000 4,683,000 1,579,000 2,123,000  4,516,000 6,314,000 6,624,000 
        postretirement/postemployment obligations
                                                                                           53,880,000 51,607,000 49,333,000  52,201,000 60,605,000  54,486,000 23,954,000 22,480,000 
        preferred stock-100 par value, 100,000 authorized and none issued
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock-.01 par value...
                                                                                                     
        common stock-.01 par value...
                                                                                           452,000 452,000 452,000      298,000  
        assets to be disposed of — discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        liabilities related to assets to be disposed of — discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        assets to be disposed of – discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                     
        liabilities related to assets to be disposed of – discontinued operations
                                                                                                     
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                                     
        preferred stock-100 par value, 100,000 authorized and none issued preferred stock-.01 par value...
                                                                                                452,000    298,000 
        cost in excess of net tangible assets:
                                                                                                     
        cost in excess of net tangible assets
                                                                                                   175,786,000 175,420,000 
        less: accumulated amortization
                                                                                                   -52,585,000 -51,609,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-04-25 2025-10-04 2025-07-12 2025-04-19 2024-12-28 2024-10-05 2024-07-13 2024-04-20 2023-12-30 2023-10-07 2022-12-31 2022-10-08 2021-10-09 2021-01-01 2020-10-03 2019-12-28 2019-10-05 2018-12-29 2018-10-06 2018-07-14 2018-04-21 2017-12-30 2017-10-07 2016-12-31 2016-10-08 2016-07-16 2016-04-23 2015-10-10 2015-01-02 2014-10-04 2013-12-28 2013-10-05 2012-12-29 2012-10-06 2011-12-31 2011-10-08 2011-01-01 2010-10-09 2010-01-02 2009-10-10 2009-01-03 2008-10-04 2007-12-29 2007-10-06 2006-12-30 2006-10-07 2006-07-15 2006-04-22 2005-12-31 2005-10-08 2005-07-16 2005-04-23 2005-01-01 2004-10-09 2004-07-17 2004-04-24 2004-01-03 2003-07-12 2003-04-19 2002-12-28 2002-10-05 
                                                                     
          cash flows from (disbursed for) operating activities:
                                                                     
          net income
        42,055,000 39,534,000 58,365,000 52,998,000 43,122,000 64,984,000 66,967,000 73,043,000 35,676,000 -46,730,000 48,597,000 40,528,000 38,852,000 109,693,000 44,347,000 2,219,000 43,358,000 20,841,000 39,630,000 45,442,000 51,247,000 78,533,000 -33,571,000 13,042,000 40,216,000 51,155,000 59,363,000 43,796,000 41,462,000 44,599,000 38,520,000 32,639,000 38,567,000 31,231,000 23,038,000 31,019,000 31,438,000 31,166,000 31,758,000 33,024,000 32,086,000 27,415,000 21,431,000 22,501,000 15,836,000 22,569,000 19,724,000 22,914,000 11,732,000 11,845,000 17,657,000 19,997,000 7,463,000 14,629,000 14,958,000 13,724,000    -32,930,000 8,203,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                     
          stock-based compensation
        12,249,000 6,598,000 7,168,000 12,001,000 6,419,000 6,381,000 5,814,000 11,129,000 5,563,000 5,883,000 5,698,000 5,485,000 4,811,000 11,674,000 2,833,000 1,596,000 1,523,000 1,256,000 1,442,000 2,075,000 3,375,000 4,385,000 3,018,000 3,756,000 3,699,000 3,527,000 7,779,000 2,483,000 1,506,000                                 
          loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income
        434,000 220,000 -56,000 -426,000 143,000 285,000 143,000 886,000 494,000 511,000        490,000 323,000 135,000 353,000 295,000 571,000 1,133,000 1,144,000 1,248,000 1,782,000 1,724,000 4,893,000 -1,920,000  9,582,000     -14,114,000 3,296,000 18,319,000 11,712,000                      
          depreciation and amortization
        51,790,000 39,873,000 39,826,000 49,268,000 36,817,000 37,331,000 36,827,000 48,235,000 37,016,000 35,974,000 32,713,000 32,899,000 31,680,000 26,554,000 32,162,000 32,884,000 33,196,000 32,175,000 32,662,000 35,098,000 44,189,000 32,431,000 32,972,000 32,274,000 32,530,000 32,598,000 43,467,000 29,419,000 33,489,000 29,487,000 28,722,000 29,837,000 25,939,000 24,757,000 22,932,000 22,816,000 19,682,000 19,778,000 18,931,000 19,064,000 18,994,000 17,373,000 15,504,000 15,357,000 15,515,000 14,796,000 15,113,000 18,826,000  13,530,000 13,427,000 17,740,000  13,258,000 12,597,000 16,902,000     18,130,000 
          deferred income taxes
        16,945,000 5,230,000 25,363,000 5,806,000 15,123,000 7,141,000 1,739,000 6,951,000 916,000 -43,299,000 -10,073,000 -2,044,000 -7,502,000 40,860,000 -4,004,000 10,039,000 1,049,000 518,000 -1,313,000 17,320,000 5,132,000 -42,830,000 -21,804,000 -13,363,000 2,434,000 -1,141,000 -2,387,000 4,683,000 10,049,000 -669,000 11,118,000 -38,000 8,295,000 2,145,000 8,820,000 -4,801,000 6,525,000 -1,114,000 6,982,000 -1,106,000 5,886,000 -840,000 -2,525,000 -2,142,000 -8,592,000 2,816,000 -2,749,000 -3,119,000  -1,360,000 9,213,000 3,817,000  7,423,000 6,785,000 8,156,000     6,695,000 
          impairment of assets
         5,495,000 446,000 4,487,000 1,377,000 4,000,000 6,264,000  2,907,000      3,516,000 2,483,000       -718,000                                
          provision for inventory obsolescence
        1,722,000 1,003,000 256,000 2,501,000 1,101,000 1,101,000 -1,806,000 3,971,000 -11,000 982,000           2,073,000     226,000 449,000                  235,000 253,000 187,000 235,000  208,000 23,000 313,000  96,000 132,000 160,000      
          allowances for accounts receivable
        1,878,000 2,609,000 2,214,000 1,932,000 1,976,000 2,066,000 1,817,000 2,445,000 -1,659,000 2,668,000 2,707,000 1,825,000 2,301,000 -4,979,000 1,805,000 2,215,000 2,265,000 2,995,000 1,660,000 1,332,000 976,000 1,193,000 1,241,000 201,000 753,000 626,000 1,785,000 287,000 -811,000 621,000 118,000 730,000 -4,000 1,168,000 -46,000 -97,000 -546,000 261,000 -537,000 515,000 -300,000 39,000 -302,000 452,000 -164,000 389,000 -187,000 679,000  439,000 525,000 829,000  249,000 279,000 556,000     730,000 
          pension and postretirement plans cost
        426,000 95,000 94,000 127,000  94,000 90,000 123,000  138,000  146,000 208,000  -6,963,000  746,000  1,043,000 1,020,000 4,309,000                                         
          other
        1,044,000 169,000 -160,000 431,000 793,000 -613,000 348,000 481,000 282,000 254,000 -7,183,000 854,000 2,962,000 382,000 591,000 390,000 -163,000 -196,000 -1,046,000 -2,891,000 -706,000 -2,595,000 -712,000 -969,000 742,000 -794,000 -2,936,000 -657,000 697,000 -2,669,000 -510,000 -3,883,000 270,000 -397,000 -75,000 97,000 -196,000 226,000 -185,000 -23,000 11,000 -16,000 -144,000 -958,000 58,000 4,000 -161,000 -632,000  141,000 -438,000 194,000  -134,000 133,000 537,000      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
                                                                     
          accounts receivable
        -25,787,000 -14,447,000 1,981,000 -7,999,000 54,444,000 -244,000 -25,882,000 -32,833,000 22,372,000 61,524,000 16,462,000 -12,161,000 988,000 26,898,000 12,305,000 11,710,000 10,062,000 12,019,000 7,458,000 -15,683,000 -12,072,000 14,695,000 -7,185,000  8,936,000 -9,944,000 -16,146,000                                   
          inventories
        407,000 5,709,000 -3,332,000 -18,185,000 -3,292,000 -1,565,000 8,561,000 4,523,000 -1,611,000 -7,816,000 -3,920,000 -1,686,000 -5,972,000 -6,543,000 -4,321,000 3,050,000 -6,920,000 423,000 -3,222,000 -3,300,000 -2,325,000 -560,000 -4,523,000 2,351,000 -2,023,000 3,012,000 -4,866,000 -3,872,000 -11,688,000 21,000 2,549,000 -7,364,000 -3,096,000 -4,986,000 9,388,000 -7,448,000 5,640,000 -4,572,000 5,130,000 -2,280,000 4,116,000 -3,034,000 1,328,000 -2,604,000 3,110,000 -2,770,000 -156,000 -1,028,000  -3,458,000 -2,482,000 -630,000  -2,632,000 -1,954,000 -2,573,000     -16,805,000 
          hedging activities
        4,056,000 -1,744,000 -672,000 6,508,000 -2,094,000 850,000 1,807,000 -1,202,000 -1,166,000 -2,122,000 -2,878,000 13,162,000 -2,137,000 -11,072,000 13,384,000 16,972,000 -8,633,000 -5,214,000 10,305,000 -18,367,000 16,001,000 -913,000 -16,030,000 6,353,000 6,199,000 -10,606,000 11,646,000 -8,850,000 3,468,000 -15,820,000 -12,649,000 1,193,000 -7,477,000 -335,000                            
          accounts payable
        17,909,000 -9,910,000 -489,000 55,223,000 -28,117,000 -12,494,000 -2,534,000 -16,499,000 -8,800,000 1,324,000 3,774,000 17,153,000 -2,897,000 13,565,000 5,896,000 -18,963,000 -3,759,000 53,000 414,000 31,856,000 28,540,000 -2,940,000 9,277,000 -9,597,000 1,166,000 -3,250,000 11,162,000 1,151,000 18,361,000 -1,677,000 -5,654,000 -2,962,000 17,768,000 10,263,000 -8,752,000 -6,513,000                          
          other assets and accrued liabilities
        -17,271,000 -20,579,000 271,000 -30,046,000 3,082,000 4,145,000 -31,996,000 -104,000 -3,438,000 116,773,000 -18,656,000 3,143,000 28,914,000 -98,262,000 -17,416,000 10,076,000 -4,014,000                                             
          net cash from operating activities
        107,857,000 54,360,000 130,829,000 135,634,000 130,294,000 113,949,000 63,272,000 105,149,000 92,035,000 128,411,000 69,355,000 107,701,000 91,793,000 -19,826,000 88,642,000 88,852,000 70,043,000 63,834,000 83,436,000 51,511,000 97,112,000 86,137,000 50,356,000 61,035,000 91,152,000 73,150,000 120,707,000 64,608,000 103,991,000 47,331,000 50,224,000 44,658,000 34,651,000 55,427,000 39,505,000 28,604,000 77,243,000 73,510,000 69,778,000 49,872,000 46,016,000 -7,225,000 59,382,000 52,202,000 48,801,000 28,607,000 28,078,000 45,790,000 44,816,000 39,366,000 22,868,000 6,929,000 44,809,000 37,037,000   42,289,000 28,111,000    
          capital expenditures
        -20,623,000 -23,939,000 -30,810,000 -25,556,000 -45,464,000 -25,373,000 -27,919,000 -33,332,000 -32,075,000 -28,618,000 -40,699,000 -30,510,000 -28,453,000 -67,694,000 -21,676,000 -33,075,000 -23,198,000 -24,430,000 -25,458,000 -22,984,000 -26,550,000 -24,019,000 -19,294,000 -34,327,000 -25,678,000 -17,810,000 -23,912,000 -20,685,000 -32,209,000 -13,556,000 -27,335,000 -25,511,000 -18,071,000 -19,953,000 -13,848,000 -21,889,000 -24,165,000 -19,370,000 -24,817,000 -19,093,000 -18,391,000 -26,506,000 -40,682,000 -13,998,000 -16,106,000 -13,390,000 -17,098,000 -15,198,000 -14,641,000 -8,861,000 -8,168,000 -12,896,000      
          free cash flows
        87,234,000 30,421,000 100,019,000 110,078,000 84,830,000 88,576,000 35,353,000 71,817,000 59,960,000 99,793,000 28,656,000 77,191,000 63,340,000 -87,520,000 66,966,000 55,777,000 46,845,000 39,404,000 57,978,000 28,527,000 70,562,000 62,118,000 31,062,000 26,708,000 65,474,000 55,340,000 96,795,000 43,923,000 71,782,000 33,775,000 22,889,000 19,147,000 16,580,000 35,474,000 25,657,000 6,715,000 53,078,000 54,140,000 44,961,000 30,779,000 27,625,000 -33,731,000 18,700,000 38,204,000 32,695,000 15,217,000 10,980,000 30,592,000 44,816,000 24,725,000 14,007,000 -1,239,000 44,809,000 24,141,000   42,289,000 28,111,000    
          cash flows (disbursed for) provided by investing activities:
                                                                     
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -20,623,000 -23,939,000 -30,810,000 -25,556,000 -45,464,000 -25,373,000 -27,919,000 -33,332,000 -32,075,000 -28,618,000 -40,699,000 -30,510,000 -28,453,000 -67,694,000 -21,676,000 -33,075,000 -23,198,000 -24,430,000 -25,458,000 -22,984,000 -26,550,000 -24,019,000 -19,294,000 -34,327,000 -25,678,000 -17,810,000 -23,912,000                                   
          repurchase of independent distribution rights, net of principle payments from notes receivable
        608,000                                                             
          acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
         -48,000 -791,880,000                                                          
          other investing activities
        382,000 101,000 270,000 262,000 314,000 325,000 98,000 8,000 1,000 6,000 71,000 7,000 -736,000 1,058,000 18,000 31,000 33,000 11,000 60,000 278,000 228,000 1,300,000 467,000                                       
          net cash disbursed for investing activities
        -19,633,000 -24,007,000 -35,373,000 -836,014,000 -59,727,000 -36,437,000 -40,578,000 -35,927,000 -37,277,000 -28,166,000 -31,832,000 -26,146,000 -24,743,000 -138,851,000 -16,808,000 -31,987,000 -19,362,000 -228,393,000    -35,365,000  -12,796,000 -20,503,000 -14,646,000 -22,102,000 -299,729,000 -437,199,000 579,000 -25,221,000 -362,817,000 -20,342,000 -337,837,000 -4,985,000 -21,592,000 -24,568,000 -18,432,000 -37,255,000 -14,808,000 -22,852,000 -196,221,000 -43,710,000 -16,962,000 -19,786,000 -15,178,000 -16,822,000 -19,930,000  -28,491,000 -7,372,000 -8,081,000    -13,514,000   -25,135,000   
          cash flows (disbursed for) provided by financing activities:
                                                                     
          dividends paid, including dividends on stock-based payment awards
        -54,430,000 -52,267,000 -52,449,000 -52,323,000  -50,543,000 -50,840,000 -51,106,000  -48,603,000                                                    
          stock repurchases
        -3,787,000 -5,499,000 -13,824,000 -8,879,000 -14,910,000 -4,647,000 -18,072,000 -8,452,000 -8,727,000         12,933,000 -10,332,000 -5,029,000 -5,139,000 -12,233,000 -8,569,000 -16,422,000 -20,647,000 -12,906,000 -38,243,000 -20,533,000  -10,441,000 -13,014,000 -9,134,000 -31,028,000  -2,755,000 -29,093,000 -78,207,000  -14,616,000 -8,529,000 -7,774,000      
          change in bank overdrafts
        3,194,000 -2,380,000 2,486,000 -5,967,000 2,642,000 -3,794,000 8,132,000 -10,701,000 6,913,000 -6,369,000 1,616,000 2,318,000 2,698,000 2,693,000 -446,000 101,000 4,249,000 1,105,000 413,000 4,738,000 -1,405,000 -3,580,000 -4,602,000 7,472,000 -840,000 981,000 -5,699,000 3,247,000 5,327,000 -4,254,000                                
          proceeds from debt borrowings
        50,900,000 99,300,000 23,100,000 843,780,000 39,000,000 58,400,000 108,800,000 117,500,000 92,900,000 47,200,000  17,470,000 123,850,000 149,500,000 199,900,000 1,000,000 26,700,000 138,300,000 173,900,000 557,492,000 279,900,000 1,079,200,000 309,500,000 121,700,000 263,700,000 282,950,000 862,700,000 303,300,000 447,841,000 280,700,000 291,400,000 9,500,000 28,000,000 197,726,000 194,600,000  426,000,000  36,000,000  87,300,000 109,600,000 106,700,000              
          debt obligation payments
        -82,900,000 -69,300,000 -64,800,000 -67,200,000 -71,800,000 -73,400,000 -83,800,000 -122,500,000 -82,900,000 -84,200,000  -241,828,000 -135,600,000 -165,250,000                                             
          payments on financing leases
        -15,000 -20,000 -24,000 -20,000 165,000 -66,000 -74,000 -95,000 -306,000 -461,000 -291,000 -442,000 -445,000 4,748,000 -2,593,000 -952,000 -1,682,000                                             
          payments for financing fees
        -1,767,000 -64,000 -10,056,000  -40,000 -150,000  -315,000  -150,000 -1,130,000            -2,884,000 -19,000 -605,000 -116,000  -13,000                                
          net cash (disbursed for) provided by financing activities
        -88,805,000      -31,646,000 -75,931,000     -51,797,000           -49,364,000               -29,669,000                    -10,758,000   
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -581,000 5,686,000 3,705,000 2,335,000       -7,610,000  15,253,000 -436,392,000 26,269,000 4,076,000 -2,801,000 -24,421,000 20,173,000 -4,662,000 29,087,000 -1,945,000 -105,000 -1,125,000 -4,057,000 123,000 -2,909,000 -37,764,000   -2,125,000 -1,402,000 -862,000 -208,192,000 -413,000 -5,545,000     2,581,000  -5,214,000 11,928,000 -15,314,000 11,584,000 2,253,000 4,390,000              
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        12,100,000 5,005,000 22,527,000 296,432,000 5,129,000 14,378,000 -1,007,000 11,001,000 47,458,000 42,416,000 69,826,000 69,826,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        11,519,000 5,686,000 3,705,000 7,340,000 -9,970,000 8,109,000 -8,952,000 15,818,000 7,966,000 2,850,000 -7,610,000 10,233,000 15,253,000 -139,960,000 26,269,000 4,076,000 -2,801,000 -24,421,000 20,173,000 -4,662,000 34,216,000 -1,945,000 -105,000 -1,125,000 -4,057,000 123,000 11,469,000 -37,764,000 6,303,000 -457,000 -2,125,000 -1,402,000 -862,000 -208,192,000 -413,000 -5,545,000 -352,000 578,000 2,854,000 -4,006,000 2,581,000 -2,149,000 -5,214,000 11,928,000 -15,314,000 11,584,000 2,253,000 15,391,000 -446,000 -3,978,000 -15,018,000 30,443,000 11,850,000 -3,469,000 9,674,000 29,403,000 -4,372,000 36,351,000 27,008,000 64,284,000 1,888,000 
          cash flows from (disbursed for) investing activities:
                                                                     
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
         369,000 194,000 14,000  1,231,000 749,000 60,000  1,503,000  1,760,000 114,000  248,000  2,005,000  76,000 791,000 499,000  382,000  980,000 435,000 1,530,000 339,000 -3,840,000 10,989,000 638,000 1,057,000 198,000 122,000 9,765,000 1,032,000 356,000 -30,000 3,879,000                       
          repurchase of independent distribution rights
         -1,302,000 -5,945,000 -19,660,000  -14,061,000 -13,627,000 -5,524,000                                                      
          cash paid at issuance of notes receivable
         -4,447,000 -5,837,000 -6,438,000 -4,617,000 -4,527,000 -5,634,000 -5,071,000 -3,221,000 -5,599,000 -2,215,000 -3,925,000 -3,296,000 -4,099,000 -2,979,000 -4,740,000 -4,455,000 -9,447,000 -4,653,000 -5,712,000 -8,642,000                                         
          principal payments from notes receivable
         5,259,000 5,366,000 7,244,000 5,854,000 5,968,000 5,755,000 7,932,000 2,862,000 6,680,000 8,294,000 9,579,000 7,611,000 7,777,000 8,118,000 6,648,000 6,710,000 5,922,000 6,329,000 6,461,000 8,171,000 5,952,000 5,639,000 2,442,000 5,891,000 5,617,000 8,322,000 6,292,000 8,592,000 5,219,000 5,243,000 5,099,000 5,442,000 3,058,000                            
          proceeds from insurance settlement
                                                                    
          cash flows from (disbursed for) financing activities:
                                                                     
          net cash from (disbursed for) financing activities
         -24,667,000 -91,751,000 702,715,000           -45,565,000                    -34,933,000 -12,557,000     -20,583,000                     
          loss on foreign currency exchange rates
                                                                    
          pension and postretirement plans expense
                                1,121,000        362,000 363,000 -27,000 -26,000 425,000 425,000 1,180,000 1,179,000                      
          qualified pension plan contributions
                    -6,175,000  -700,000 -30,000,000 -10,000,000     -2,500,000 2,999,000 -7,970,000                                
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                     
          repurchase of independent distributor territories
                  -1,629,000 -3,057,000 -733,000 -2,299,000 -537,000 -952,000 -457,000 -822,000 -721,000 -450,000 -1,135,000 4,727,000 -7,077,000 2,276,000 -1,696,000 -2,888,000 -8,042,000 -4,827,000 -7,021,000 -2,073,000 -2,787,000 3,316,000                              
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
                                                                     
          acquisition of business
                                                                   
          investment in unconsolidated affiliate
                                                                 
          dividends paid, including dividends on share-based payment awards
                    -44,468,000 -50,955,000 -42,320,000 -40,188,000 -40,189,000 -37,967,000 -37,959,000 -38,045,000 -36,243,000 -35,775,000 -35,606,000 -33,265,000 -33,199,000 -33,372,000 -31,237,000 -30,491,000                                  
          payments for debt issuance costs
                                        -5,000 -2,000                            
          net cash disbursed for financing activities
            -80,537,000    -46,792,000  -45,133,000 -62,951,000     -53,482,000  -38,896,000 -34,557,000 -40,596,000     -58,381,000 -101,514,000           -54,500,000     -20,886,000 -23,312,000 -44,329,000 -1,845,000 -9,003,000 -21,470,000 -18,753,000 -14,853,000 -30,514,000 -15,863,000 -25,310,000 -19,718,000 -9,776,000 -9,416,000      
          effect of exchange rates on cash
                                                                    
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
            -9,970,000 8,109,000 -8,952,000 -6,709,000 7,966,000 2,850,000                           -352,000             -3,978,000 -15,018,000 -17,015,000  -3,469,000 9,674,000 -13,013,000  -33,475,000 -42,818,000  1,888,000 
          schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                     
          issuance of executive deferred compensation plan common stock
                                                                     
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new financing lease liabilities
                                                                     
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
                                                                     
          issuance of notes receivable on new distribution territories
                                                                     
          distributor routes sold with deferred gains
                                                                     
          purchase of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable
                                                                     
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                     
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                     
          interest
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 337, 120 and 9,797, respectively
                                                                     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                     
          acquisition of trademark
                                                                     
          purchase of leased warehouses
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 120, 9,797 and 305, respectively
                                                                     
          gain reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income
                   -2,428,000   869,000                                               
          benefit from inventory obsolescence
                   547,000 38,000 -1,924,000 1,289,000 283,000 -362,000 -93,000 -353,000   149,000 1,098,000 387,000    161,000 -250,000 272,000 40,000 319,000   -169,000  80,000 378,000 -154,000 314,000 416,000 213,000  230,000                  
          restructuring and related impairment charges
                      12,040,000 15,399,000 3,882,000 5,419,000    -30,948,000                                        
          contingent consideration
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 9,797, 305 and 917, respectively
                                                                     
          acquisition of trademarks
                                                                    
          cash flows disbursed for investing activities:
                                                                     
          cash flows disbursed for financing activities:
                                                                     
          (gain) loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income
                    -453,000   235,000 313,000                                             
          cash received from insurance proceeds
                                                                     
          contingent consideration payments
                                                                    
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 305, 917 and 460, respectively
                                                                     
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                      -341,000                               
          exercise of stock options
                         791,000 10,017,000 2,880,000 8,769,000 8,384,000 9,354,000 1,124,000 15,776,000 2,521,000 10,208,000 2,469,000 1,927,000 4,769,000 1,151,000 212,000 250,000 275,000 3,114,000 54,000 736,000 240,000 5,202,000 13,341,000 382,000 633,000 5,348,000  649,000 4,310,000 1,209,000  344,000 471,000      
          capital lease obligations
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 917, 460 and 40, respectively
                                                                     
          gain on divestiture
                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of mix plant
                                                                   
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 460, 40 and 236, respectively
                                                                     
          pension and postretirement plans (benefit) expense
                                      -471,000 -471,000                              
          other assets
                         2,326,000 11,423,000 -12,574,000 3,945,000 17,276,000 -16,589,000 -9,182,000 -5,542,000 -4,974,000 8,591,000 -5,747,000 4,955,000 -860,000 -12,701,000 -13,640,000 -8,912,000 887,000 -10,191,000 5,565,000 -6,212,000 7,157,000 30,378,000 -2,282,000 -11,267,000 -37,957,000 5,963,000 20,548,000 4,780,000 -8,609,000 -2,173,000 26,582,000  1,620,000 -13,111,000 -1,563,000  -2,996,000 -4,433,000 429,000     1,643,000 
          other accrued liabilities
                         -14,796,000 -16,464,000 935,000 -40,408,000 17,984,000 1,707,000 996,000 515,000 7,966,000 2,912,000 -2,948,000 3,727,000 -7,651,000 -18,425,000 4,230,000 1,056,000 -1,485,000 -15,393,000 4,399,000                          
          debt and capital lease obligation payments
                         -22,900,000 -1,250,000 -1,250,000 -2,250,000 -49,450,000 -131,450,000 -206,650,000 -604,100,000 -317,150,000 -1,018,200,000 -107,000,000 242,060,000 -284,523,000 -284,849,000 -526,130,000 -299,646,000 -348,989,000 -293,105,000 -273,030,000 -25,531,000 -48,629,000 -198,700,000 -213,875,000 -197,368,000 -168,489,000 -531,000 -40,997,000  -66,605,000 -106,981,000 -100,311,000  -38,559,000 -24,460,000 -662,000  -740,000 -395,000 -117,000      
          schedule of non cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                     
          capital and right-to-use lease obligations
                                                                     
          increase in property, plant and equipment from financing
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 40, 236 and 12,212, respectively
                                                                     
          other financing activities
                                                                    
          net cash (disbursed for) provided by investing activities
                           -21,616,000 -27,429,000                                -7,649,000 -20,788,000        
          stock repurchases, including accelerated stock repurchases
                            -2,489,000   -1,000 -126,297,000                                   
          acquisition of intangible assets
                                                                    
          shares issued for the alpine acquisition
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 236, 12,212 and 7,587, respectively
                                                                     
          pension and postretirement plans income
                              1,942,000    -1,894,000 -1,402,000  -2,319,000                                
          net cash from (disbursed for) investing activities
                                                                -12,303,000 191,779,000    
          net cash (disbursed for) financing activities
                                                                     
          accounts and notes receivable
                                   6,880,000 -10,000,000 10,174,000 12,947,000 446,000  -12,246,000  4,170,000  7,120,000  5,805,000  11,463,000  937,000  5,745,000 -10,911,000 -8,452,000  -3,317,000 -7,163,000 -970,000  -5,918,000 -3,555,000 -10,039,000     -16,458,000 
          contingently refundable consideration
                                                                    
          excess windfall tax benefit related to share-based payment awards
                               1,284,000 441,000 1,926,000 200,000 6,441,000 1,995,000 2,069,000 1,026,000 767,000  115,000                            
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 12,212, 7,587 and 4,240, respectively
                                                                     
          purchase of property, plant and equipment
                                   -20,685,000 -32,209,000 -13,556,000 -27,335,000 -25,511,000 -18,071,000 -19,953,000 -13,848,000 -21,889,000 -24,165,000 -19,370,000 -24,817,000 -19,093,000 -18,391,000 -26,506,000 -40,682,000 -13,998,000 -16,106,000 -13,390,000 -17,098,000 -15,198,000  -14,641,000 -8,861,000 -8,168,000  -12,896,000 -11,732,000 -15,380,000     -7,652,000 
          gain on acquisition
                                      1,249,000                            
          proceeds from sale of new distribution territories
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 7,587, 4,240 and 323, respectively
                                                                     
          proceeds from sales of distribution territories
                                       565,000                              
          dividends paid, including dividends on vested restricted stock awards
                                                                     
          stock based compensation
                                       3,008,000  2,118,000  1,816,000 3,335,000 2,861,000 2,648,000 3,166,000 1,323,000 2,593,000 2,430,000 2,243,000 1,880,000 1,690,000 1,855,000 3,170,000  1,757,000 2,277,000 -500,000  276,000        
          deposit paid for the acquired hostess assets
                                                                     
          deposit paid for potential acquisition
                                                                     
          payment of financing fees
                                      -345,000 -760,000       -41,000    -58,000                
          shares issued for the lepage acquisition
                                                                     
          deferred obligations issued for acquisition
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 4,240, 323 and 7,194, respectively
                                                                     
          contingent acquisition consideration payments
                                                                   
          net cash from financing activities
                                      -27,128,000   74,218,000                            
          issuance of deferred compensation to common stock equivalent units
                                                                     
          shares issued for acquisition
                                                                     
          interest, net of capitalized interest
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 323, 7,194 and 430, respectively
                                                                     
          pension contributions
                                       -10,217,000 -2,000,000 -1,268,000 -7,640,000 -137,000 -448,000      -14,000,000  -25,000,000  -4,250,000 -4,250,000 -8,500,000      
          dividends paid
                                       -23,456,000 -22,063,000 -22,101,000 -20,311,000 -20,337,000 -18,184,000 -18,356,000 -16,013,000 -16,101,000 -13,911,000 -13,953,000 -11,637,000 -11,384,000 -7,573,000 -7,571,000 -7,668,000 -6,182,000  -6,068,000 -6,172,000 -5,347,000  -5,452,000 -5,481,000 -4,436,000      
          change in bank overdraft
                                       1,709,000  8,436,000                            
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                   -9,000 -878,000              
          cash flows (disbursed for) investing activities:
                                                                     
          repurchase of distributor territories
                                        -8,209,000 -2,638,000                            
          deconsolidation of variable interest entity
                                                                   
          excess windfall tax benefit related to stock awards
                                                                     
          change in cash overdrafts
                                                                     
          deconsolidation of vie capital leases
                                                                     
          issuance of notes receivable
                                          10,978,000 -3,672,000 -3,820,000 -1,937,000 -4,086,000                       
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 7,194, 430 and 623, respectively
                                                                     
          proceeds from notes receivable
                                          2,978,000 2,937,000 2,896,000 2,905,000 2,844,000         -1,401,000  -645,000 945,000 27,000    862,000      
          change in book overdraft
                                          -2,441,000 -2,272,000  1,814,000  -4,196,000  -3,775,000  -12,064,000  -1,897,000 3,933,000 -3,182,000  -6,120,000 4,901,000 8,144,000  746,000 4,629,000 2,440,000      
          (issuance) conversion of deferred compensation to common stock equivalent units
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 430, 623 and 1,167, respectively
                                                                     
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                     
          derivative transactions
                                                                     
          income tax benefit related to stock awards
                                           1,000  204,000    264,000                    
          gain on sale of assets
                                                                     
          asset impairment
                                                                     
          accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
                                            19,962,000 6,976,000 -44,555,000 -19,216,000 -3,000 -24,941,000 13,940,000 -4,596,000 9,572,000 -4,551,000 6,922,000 -1,134,000  12,470,000 -4,769,000 -8,748,000  17,017,000 8,959,000 -12,366,000     23,365,000 
          change in book overdraft.
                                                                     
          stock issued for acquisitions
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 623, 1,167 and 252, respectively
                                                                     
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:
                                                                     
          conversion of deferred compensation to common stock equivalent units
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 1,167, 252 and 189, respectively
                                                                     
          excess tax benefits from stock based compensation
                                                                     
          increase of notes receivable
                                                -2,291,000 -1,625,000                    
          proceeds (increase) of notes receivable
                                                                     
          non-cash expenses related to discontinued operations
                                                                     
          cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
                                                    930,000              
          reserve for hedging counterparty receivable
                                                                     
          minority interest in variable interest entity
                                                169,000 467,000 -605,000 1,234,000 38,000 1,784,000 614,000 819,000  1,125,000 825,000 375,000  39,000 324,000 1,142,000      
          pension obligations
                                                                     
          proceeds from credit facility borrowings
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 252, 189 and 10,533, respectively
                                                                     
          write-off of certain distributor notes
                                                                     
          decrease of notes receivable
                                                                     
          stock issued for acquisition
                                                                     
          stock compensation transactions
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 189, 10,533 and 316, respectively
                                                                     
          non-cash income related to discontinued operations
                                                                     
          purchase of notes receivable
                                                   -2,881,000                  
          income tax windfall benefit related to stock awards
                                                                     
          facility closing costs and severance
                                                             -20,000 -30,000 -4,439,000     -1,048,000 
          consolidation of variable interest entity
                                                             1,527,000      
          other debt and capital lease obligation payments
                                                                     
          income taxes paid, net of refunds of 10,553, 316 and 287, respectively
                                                                     
          non-cash expense related to discontinued operations
                                                                     
          reserve for distributor notes
                                                                     
          (purchase of) proceeds from notes receivable
                                                     -767,000                
          income tax benefit related to stock options exercised
                                                         2,904,000 6,884,000 1,075,000          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                     
          payment of legal settlement
                                                                -9,000,000    
          discontinued operations
                                                             5,099,000      
          proceeds from credit facility borrowing
                                                         38,000,000 20,000,000 59,000,000          
          cash paid (refunded) during the period for:
                                                                     
          proceeds from (purchase of) notes receivable
                                                             573,000        
          proceeds from sale of mrs. smith’s bakeries’ frozen dessert business
                                                                     
          payment for termination of derivative instruments
                                                                     
          proceeds from sale of mrs. smith’s bakeries frozen dessert business
                                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from (disbursed for) operating activities:
                                                                     
          stock appreciation rights
                                                               1,129,000      
          net cash from (disbursed for) operating activities
                                                               9,917,000      
          net loss
                                                                 -15,004,000 -5,660,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                     
          goodwill impairment
                                                                     
          acquisition of business, net of cash received
                                                                     
          net cash (disbursed for) financing activities:
                                                                     
          net cash (disbursed for) provided by financing activities:
                                                                 -253,365,000    
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash disbursed for operating activities:
                                                                     
          net cash disbursed for operating activities
                                                                  -6,925,000   
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                     
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                     
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                     
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                     
          cash flows (disbursed for) received from operating activities:
                                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (disbursed for) received from operating activities:
                                                                     
          extraordinary gain, net of tax
                                                                     
          unusual charges
                                                                     
          non-cash effect of derivative instruments
                                                                     
          net cash (disbursed for) received from operating activities
                                                                    23,495,000 
          cash flows (disbursed for) received from investing activities:
                                                                     
          proceeds from/(purchase of) notes receivable
                                                                     
          acquisitions net of divestitures
                                                                     
          dividends received
                                                                     
          proceeds from property disposals
                                                                    
          net cash (disbursed for) investing activities
                                                                    -7,083,000 
          cash flows (disbursed for) received from financing activities:
                                                                     
          stock compensation and warrants exercised
                                                                     
          proceeds from new credit agreement
                                                                     
          purchase of debentures
                                                                     
          other net changes in debt and other liabilities in connection with the spin-off and merger
                                                                     
          net cash (disbursed for) received from financing activities
                                                                     
          proceeds from / (purchase of) notes receivable
                                                                     
          other debt and capital lease obligation proceeds
                                                                     
          net cash received from financing activities