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Weis Markets, Inc
(NYSE:WMK) 

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Weis Markets, Inc. engages in the retail sale of food in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The company's retail food stores sell groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, meats, seafood, fresh produce, floral, pharmacy services, deli products, prepared foods, bakery products, beer and wine, and fu...

Founded: 1912
Full Time Employees: 24,000
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Grocery Stores

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      net sales
    1,251,718,000 1,289,881,000 1,238,208,000 1,214,479,000 1,196,805,000 1,227,278,000 1,160,306,000 1,160,306,000 1,181,456,000 1,178,168,000 1,212,975,000 1,160,306,000 1,178,695,000 1,144,974,000 1,306,090,000 1,150,551,000 1,135,234,000 1,104,069,000 1,107,276,000 1,063,452,000 1,047,349,000 1,006,340,000 1,025,691,000 1,002,387,000 1,098,704,000 985,820,000 -2,637,363,701 876,222,000 887,967,000 876,718,000 -2,612,772,730 869,076,000 871,100,000 876,106,000 -2,579,592,193 854,261,000 876,569,000 852,229,000 925,098 742,986 730,433 738,204,000 734,063 711,879 718,380 712,426 713,789 683,893 691,875,000 687,127 -2,003,503,412 661,412,000 662,072,000 682,712,000 694,308,000 668,391,000 677,097,000 661,610,000 737,778,000 678,612,000 676,660,000 659,455,000 662,479,000 639,967,000 653,677,000 664,256,000 671,400,000 623,158,000 615,378,000 606,239,000 619,408,000 603,894,000 603,393,000 595,666,000 602,978,000 564,966,000 578,812,000 571,795,000 577,605,000 557,177,000 561,944,000 547,786,000 601,901,000 535,251,000 549,712,000 537,030,000 518,639,000 521,374,000 520,669,000 520,757,000 504,690,000 507,981,000 
      yoy
    4.59% 5.10% 6.71% 4.67% 1.30% 4.17% -4.34% 0.00% 0.23% 2.90% -7.13% 0.85% 3.83% 3.70% 17.96% 8.19% 8.39% 9.71% 7.95% 6.09% -4.67% 2.08% -138.89% 14.40% 23.73% 12.44% 0.94% 0.82% 1.94% 0.07% 1.29% 1.73% -0.62% 2.80% -278945.29% 114876.73% 119906.76% 15.45% 26.02% 4.37% 1.68% 103518.34% 2.84% 4.09% -99.90% 3.68% -100.04% -99.90% 4.50% -99.90% -388.56% -1.04% -2.22% 3.19% -5.89% -1.51% 0.06% 0.33% 11.37% 6.04% 3.52% -0.72% -1.33% 2.70% 6.22% 9.57% 8.39% 3.19% 1.99% 1.77% 2.72% 6.89% 4.25% 4.17% 4.39% 1.40% 3.00% 4.38% -4.04% 4.10% 2.23% 2.00% 16.05% 2.66% 5.58% 3.12% 2.76% 2.64%     
      qoq
    -2.96% 4.17% 1.95% 1.48% -2.48% 5.77% 0.00% -1.79% 0.28% -2.87% 4.54% -1.56% 2.95% -12.34% 13.52% 1.35% 2.82% -0.29% 4.12% 1.54% 4.08% -1.89% 2.32% -8.77% 11.45% -137.38% -400.99% -1.32% 1.28% -133.56% -400.64% -0.23% -0.57% -133.96% -401.97% -2.54% 2.86% 92023.10% 24.51% 1.72% -99.90% 100464.12% 3.12% -0.90% 0.84% -0.19% 4.37% -99.90% 100590.99% -100.03% -402.91% -0.10% -3.02% -1.67% 3.88% -1.29% 2.34% -10.32% 8.72% 0.29% 2.61% -0.46% 3.52% -2.10% -1.59% -1.06% 7.74% 1.26% 1.51% -2.13% 2.57% 0.08% 1.30% -1.21% 6.73% -2.39% 1.23% -1.01% 3.67% -0.85% 2.58% -8.99% 12.45% -2.63% 2.36% 3.55% -0.52% 0.14% -0.02% 3.18% -0.65%  
      other revenue
    4,194,000 5,949,000 4,099,000 4,317,000 3,971,000                                                                                        
      total revenue
    1,255,912,000 1,295,830,000 1,242,307,000 1,218,796,000 1,200,776,000                                                                                        
      cost of sales, including advertising, warehousing and distribution expenses
    925,665,000 972,521,000 933,619,000 910,431,000 901,274,000   874,583,000 886,695,000 887,194,000 921,592,000 874,583,000 879,650,000 859,185,000 997,718,000 862,908,000 843,020,000 810,384,000 823,282,000 780,320,000 766,157,000 738,950,000 756,623,000 728,054,000 805,816,000 721,673,000 -1,939,254,895 643,397,000 651,297,000 647,166,000 -1,906,165,731 636,736,000 630,805,000 641,199,000                                                           
      gross profit on sales
    330,247,000 229,138,500 308,688,000 308,365,000 299,502,000   285,723,000 294,761,000 290,974,000 291,383,000 285,723,000 299,045,000 285,789,000 308,372,000 287,643,000 292,214,000 293,685,000 283,994,000 283,132,000 281,192,000 267,390,000 269,068,000 274,333,000 292,888,000 264,147,000 -698,108,806 232,825,000 236,670,000 229,552,000 -706,606,999 232,340,000 240,295,000 234,907,000 -691,587,541 222,839,000 239,879,000 229,796,000 258,242 204,864 201,938 207,112,000 198,551 194,147 198,919 195,115 192,844 185,677 187,724,000 186,768 -563,466,532 182,763,000 190,322,000 191,127,000 190,553,000 181,276,000 187,599,000 183,125,000 191,549,000 183,146,000 182,657,000 178,504,000 171,131,000 177,955,000 184,609,000 179,931,000 177,833,000 171,125,000 165,999,000 163,561,000 159,789,000 156,362,000 158,084,000 152,722,000 148,680,000 147,694,000 154,211,000 151,541,000 150,823,000 147,806,000 151,052,000 147,599,000 155,502,000 142,521,000 145,107,000 139,658,000 136,697,000 136,723,000 136,424,000 100,241,500 133,391,000 134,446,000 
      operating, general and administrative expenses
    294,545,000 287,003,000 286,313,000 276,428,000 276,466,000   256,050,000 262,272,000 263,610,000 262,111,000 256,050,000 253,422,000 253,171,000 274,796,000 253,985,000 243,809,000 252,271,000 253,643,000 244,164,000 235,633,000 235,556,000 242,126,000 231,527,000 236,886,000 226,719,000 -638,840,445 215,321,000 210,801,000 213,573,000 -640,272,589 214,798,000 214,258,000 212,068,000 -637,501,966 216,645,000 212,161,000 209,546,000 231,206 188,901 177,881 175,842,000 172,783 174,566 173,717 175,614 124,608.25 165,733 168,286,000 164,465 119,458,750 164,919,000 152,705,000 160,211,000 155,721,000 154,814,000 152,290,000 152,695,000 163,345,000 157,012,000 150,967,000 150,251,000 150,008,000 152,943,000 152,107,000 153,251,000 153,659,000 146,939,000 143,144,000 138,425,000 134,118,000 145,525,000 139,279,000 140,597,000 136,558,000 132,471,000 126,559,000 131,790,000 117,969,000 135,885,000 132,133,000 129,688,000 133,843,000 125,989,000 121,905,000 121,838,000 121,358,000 118,325,000 115,796,000 87,290,500 120,180,000 117,302,000 
      income from operations
    35,702,000 36,306,000 22,375,000 31,937,000 23,036,000   29,673,000 32,489,000 27,364,000 29,272,000 29,673,000 45,623,000 32,618,000 33,576,000 33,658,000 48,405,000 41,414,000 30,351,000 38,968,000 45,559,000 31,834,000 26,942,000 42,806,000 56,002,000 37,428,000 -59,268,361 17,504,000 25,869,000 15,979,000 -66,334,410 17,542,000 26,037,000 22,839,000 -54,085,575 6,194,000 27,718,000 20,250,000 27,036 15,963 24,057 31,270,000 25,768 19,581 25,202 19,501 21,026 19,944 19,438,000 22,303 -86,265,818 17,844,000 37,617,000 30,916,000 34,832,000 26,462,000 35,309,000 30,430,000 28,204,000 26,134,000 31,690,000 28,253,000 21,123,000 25,012,000 32,502,000 26,680,000 24,174,000 24,186,000 22,855,000 25,136,000 25,671,000 10,837,000 18,805,000 12,125,000 12,122,000 15,223,000 27,652,000 19,751,000 32,854,000 11,921,000 18,919,000 17,911,000 21,659,000 16,532,000 23,202,000 17,820,000 15,339,000 18,398,000 20,628,000 18,817,000 13,211,000 17,144,000 
      yoy
    54.98%   7.63% -29.10%   0.00% -28.79% -16.11% -12.82% -11.84% -5.75% -21.24% 10.63% -13.63% 6.25% 30.09% 12.65% -8.97% -18.65% -14.95% -145.46% 144.55% 116.48% 134.23% -10.65% -0.22% -0.65% -30.04% 22.65% 183.21% -6.06% 12.79% -200150.21% 38702.23% 115118.02% -35.24% 4.92% -18.48% -4.54% 160250.75% 22.55% -1.82% -99.87% -12.56% -100.02% -99.89% -48.33% -99.93% -347.66% -32.57% 6.54% 1.60% 23.50% 1.26% 11.42% 7.71% 33.52% 4.49% -2.50% 5.90% -12.62% 3.42% 42.21% 6.14% -5.83% 123.18% 21.54% 107.31% 111.77% -28.81% -31.99% -38.61% -63.10% 27.70% 46.16% 10.27% 51.69% -27.89% -18.46% 0.51% 41.20% -10.14% 12.48% -5.30% 16.11% 7.31%     
      qoq
    -1.66% 62.26% -29.94% 38.64%    -8.67% 18.73% -6.52% -1.35% -34.96% 39.87% -2.85% -0.24% -30.47% 16.88% 36.45% -22.11% -14.47% 43.11% 18.16% -37.06% -23.56% 49.63% -163.15% -438.60% -32.34% 61.89% -124.09% -478.15% -32.63% 14.00% -142.23% -973.19% -77.65% 36.88% 74800.13% 69.37% -33.65% -99.92% 121252.06% 31.60% -22.30% 29.23% -7.25% 5.43% -99.90% 87054.19% -100.03% -583.44% -52.56% 21.67% -11.24% 31.63% -25.06% 16.03% 7.89% 7.92% -17.53% 12.17% 33.75% -15.55% -23.04% 21.82% 10.37% -0.05% 5.82% -9.07% -2.08% 136.88% -42.37% 55.09% 0.02% -20.37% -44.95% 40.00% -39.88% 175.60% -36.99% 5.63% -17.30% 31.01% -28.75% 30.20% 16.17% -16.63% -10.81% 9.62% 42.43% -22.94%  
      operating margin %
    2.85% 2.81% 1.81% 2.63% 1.92% 0% 0% 2.56% 2.75% 2.32% 2.41% 2.56% 3.87% 2.85% 2.57% 2.93% 4.26% 3.75% 2.74% 3.66% 4.35% 3.16% 2.63% 4.27% 5.10% 3.80% 2.25% 2.00% 2.91% 1.82% 2.54% 2.02% 2.99% 2.61% 2.10% 0.73% 3.16% 2.38% 2.92% 2.15% 3.29% 4.24% 3.51% 2.75% 3.51% 2.74% 2.95% 2.92% 2.81% 3.25% 4.31% 2.70% 5.68% 4.53% 5.02% 3.96% 5.21% 4.60% 3.82% 3.85% 4.68% 4.28% 3.19% 3.91% 4.97% 4.02% 3.60% 3.88% 3.71% 4.15% 4.14% 1.79% 3.12% 2.04% 2.01% 2.69% 4.78% 3.45% 5.69% 2.14% 3.37% 3.27% 3.60% 3.09% 4.22% 3.32% 2.96% 3.53% 3.96% 3.61% 2.62% 3.37% 
      investment income and interest expense
    462,000 1,716,000 3,276,000 5,294,000 4,411,000   1,409,000 4,062,000 5,552,000 5,447,000 1,409,000 2,508,000 3,798,000 3,312,000 -1,483,000 -1,030,000 -881,000 647,000 608,000 2,140,000 1,611,000 2,880,000 1,890,000 3,066,000 -4,019,000 -5,433,946 1,467,000 1,079,000 2,895,000 -669,454 1,096,000 105,000 -532,000 -1,890,402 657,000 412,000 824,000 472 666                                                     
      other income
    1,212,000 -1,033,000 -1,565,000 -2,163,000 357,000   774,000 -407,000 -1,401,000 -2,253,000 774,000 -915,000 -1,258,000 -998,000 1,214,000 2,085,000 1,505,000 -404,000 -401,000 -1,831,000 -775,000 -2,156,000 -1,218,000 -2,618,000 2,676,000                               414,000                      3,083,250 4,216,000 3,998,000 4,120,000 5,143,000 3,826,000 3,214,000 2,111,000 3,804,000 2,773,000 5,113,000 3,272,500 4,421,000 4,816,000 
      income before provision for income taxes
    37,376,000 36,989,000 24,086,000 35,068,000 27,804,000   31,856,000 36,144,000 31,514,000 32,466,000 31,856,000 47,216,000 35,158,000 35,890,000 33,389,000 49,460,000 42,038,000 30,594,000 39,175,000 45,868,000 32,670,000 27,666,000 43,478,000 56,450,000 36,085,000 -64,705,356 18,971,000 26,948,000 18,874,000 -67,003,864 18,638,000 26,142,000 22,307,000 -55,975,977 6,851,000 28,130,000 21,074,000 51,387 16,629 24,739 31,907,000 26,625 19,159 25,787 20,033 21,547 20,301 20,094,000 23,056 -90,192,134 18,973,000 39,441,000 31,893,000 35,312,000 27,231,000 36,885,000 31,487,000 29,261,000 26,361,000 32,641,000 29,344,000 21,699,000 25,646,000 32,769,000 27,271,000 24,565,000 24,514,000 23,282,000 25,546,000 26,365,000 11,350,000 19,432,000 12,966,000 12,900,000 15,991,000 28,425,000 20,442,000 21,446,000 17,242,000 24,062,000 23,340,000 27,739,000 21,545,000 26,879,000 20,347,000 19,578,000 21,641,000 26,037,000 22,673,000 17,841,000 22,253,000 
      provision for income taxes
    9,523,000 8,535,000 5,853,000 8,541,000 7,326,000   8,630,000 9,885,000 8,349,000 11,943,000 8,630,000 12,951,000 9,344,000 7,007,000 4,731,000 13,194,000 10,649,000 7,979,000 10,668,000 12,396,000 8,415,000 8,246,000 12,142,000 14,978,000 9,396,000 -15,675,339 4,652,000 6,473,000 4,570,000 -17,574,602 4,431,000 7,047,000 6,116,000 -21,314,391 2,402,000 9,655,000 9,238,000 10,246 6,001 9,474 11,778,000 10,049 6,371 9,357 6,924 7,651 6,594 7,296,000 8,290 -34,263,855 7,281,000 15,262,000 11,764,000 13,208,000 10,053,000 13,681,000 11,461,000 9,960,000 9,379,000 11,940,000 10,743,000 7,615,000 9,330,000 12,260,000 9,889,000 9,042,000 8,960,000 8,077,000 9,028,000 9,353,000 3,259,000 6,596,000 3,910,000 4,290,000 5,174,000 10,268,000 7,037,000 7,428,000 5,677,000 8,571,000 8,403,000 9,375,000 7,878,000 10,115,000 5,249,000 7,364,000 7,997,000 9,802,000 8,523,000 6,977,000 8,474,000 
      net income
    27,853,000 28,454,000 18,233,000 26,526,000 20,478,000 34,678,000 23,226,000 23,226,000 26,259,000 23,165,000 20,523,000 23,226,000 34,265,000 25,814,000 28,883,000 28,658,000 36,266,000 31,389,000 22,615,000 28,507,000 33,472,000 24,255,000 19,420,000 31,336,000 41,472,000 26,689,000 -49,030,017 14,319,000 20,475,000 14,304,000 -49,429,262 14,207,000 19,095,000 16,191,000 -34,661,586 4,449,000 18,475,000 11,836,000 41,141 10,628 15,265 20,129,000 16,576 12,788 16,430 13,109 13,896 13,707 12,798,000 14,766 -55,928,279 11,692,000 24,179,000 20,129,000 22,104,000 17,178,000 23,204,000 20,026,000 19,301,000 16,982,000 20,701,000 18,601,000 14,084,000 16,316,000 20,509,000 17,382,000 15,523,000 15,554,000 15,205,000 16,518,000 17,012,000 8,091,000 12,836,000 9,056,000 8,610,000 10,817,000 18,157,000 13,405,000 14,018,000 11,565,000 15,491,000 14,937,000 18,364,000 13,667,000 16,764,000 15,098,000 12,214,000 13,644,000 16,235,000 14,150,000 10,864,000 13,779,000 
      yoy
    36.01% -17.95% -21.50% 14.21% -22.02% 49.70% 13.17% 0.00% -23.36% -10.26% -28.94% -18.95% -5.52% -17.76% 27.72% 0.53% 8.35% 29.41% 16.45% -9.03% -19.29% -9.12% -139.61% 118.84% 102.55% 86.58% -0.81% 0.79% 7.23% -11.65% 42.61% 219.33% 3.36% 36.79% -84350.71% 41761.12% 120928.50% -41.20% 148.20% -16.89% -7.09% 153451.00% 19.29% -6.70% -99.87% -11.22% -100.02% -99.88% -47.07% -99.93% -353.02% -31.94% 4.20% 0.51% 14.52% 1.15% 12.09% 7.66% 37.04% 4.08% 0.94% 7.01% -9.27% 4.90% 34.88% 5.23% -8.75% 92.24% 18.46% 82.40% 97.58% -25.20% -29.31% -32.44% -38.58% -6.47% 17.21% -10.26% -23.67% -15.38% -7.59% -1.07% 50.35% 0.17% 3.26% 6.70% 12.43% -0.98%     
      qoq
    -2.11% 56.06% -31.26% 29.53% -40.95% 49.31% 0.00% -11.55% 13.36% 12.87% -11.64% -32.22% 32.74% -10.63% 0.79% -20.98% 15.54% 38.80% -20.67% -14.83% 38.00% 24.90% -38.03% -24.44% 55.39% -154.43% -442.41% -30.07% 43.14% -128.94% -447.92% -25.60% 17.94% -146.71% -879.09% -75.92% 56.09% 28669.35% 287.10% -30.38% -99.92% 121334.60% 29.62% -22.17% 25.33% -5.66% 1.38% -99.89% 86572.08% -100.03% -578.35% -51.64% 20.12% -8.94% 28.68% -25.97% 15.87% 3.76% 13.66% -17.97% 11.29% 32.07% -13.68% -20.44% 17.99% 11.98% -0.20% 2.30% -7.95% -2.90% 110.26% -36.97% 41.74% 5.18% -20.40% -40.43% 35.45% -4.37% 21.21% -25.34% 3.71% -18.66% 34.37% -18.47% 11.03% 23.61% -10.48% -15.96% 14.73% 30.25% -21.16%  
      net income margin %
    2.23% 2.21% 1.47% 2.18% 1.71% 2.83% 2.00% 2.00% 2.22% 1.97% 1.69% 2.00% 2.91% 2.25% 2.21% 2.49% 3.19% 2.84% 2.04% 2.68% 3.20% 2.41% 1.89% 3.13% 3.77% 2.71% 1.86% 1.63% 2.31% 1.63% 1.89% 1.63% 2.19% 1.85% 1.34% 0.52% 2.11% 1.39% 4.45% 1.43% 2.09% 2.73% 2.26% 1.80% 2.29% 1.84% 1.95% 2.00% 1.85% 2.15% 2.79% 1.77% 3.65% 2.95% 3.18% 2.57% 3.43% 3.03% 2.62% 2.50% 3.06% 2.82% 2.13% 2.55% 3.14% 2.62% 2.31% 2.50% 2.47% 2.72% 2.75% 1.34% 2.13% 1.52% 1.43% 1.91% 3.14% 2.34% 2.43% 2.08% 2.76% 2.73% 3.05% 2.55% 3.05% 2.81% 2.36% 2.62% 3.12% 2.72% 2.15% 2.71% 
      weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    24,744,597,000 25,685,425,000 24,744,597,000 26,354,064,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,443 26,898,443 26,898,443,000  26,898,443 26,898,443 26,898,443  26,898,443 26,898,443,000 26,898,443  26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,443,000         26,925,576,000                        
      cash dividends per share
    0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.225 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.218 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.218 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.218 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 1.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.27 
      basic and diluted earnings per share
    1.13 1.14 0.74 1.01 0.76 1.29 0.86 0.86 0.98 0.86 0.76 0.86 1.27 0.96 1.07 1.07 1.35 1.17 0.84 1.06 1.24 0.9 0.72 1.16 1.54 0.99 0.7 0.53 0.76 0.53 0.49 0.53 0.71 0.6 2.37 0.16 0.69 0.44 1.53 0.4 0.57 0.75 0.62 0.48 0.61 0.49 0.52 0.51 0.48 0.55 0.59 0.43 0.9 0.75 0.82 0.64 0.86 0.74 0.72 0.63 0.77 0.69 0.52 0.61 0.76 0.65 0.57 0.58 0.56 0.61 0.63 0.3 0.48 0.34 0.32 0.4 0.67 0.5 0.52 0.43 0.57 0.55 0.68 0.51 0.62 0.56 0.45 0.5 0.6 0.52 0.4 0.51 
      income before benefit from income taxes
                                                                                                
      benefit from income taxes
                                                                                                
      ​
                                                                                                
      see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                
      see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                
      cost of sales, including warehousing and distribution expenses
                                      -1,888,004,652 631,422,000 636,690,000 622,433,000 666,856 538,122 528,495 531,092,000 535,512 517,732 519,461 517,311 520,945 498,216 504,151,000 500,359 -1,440,036,880 478,649,000 471,750,000 491,585,000 503,755,000 487,115,000 489,498,000 478,485,000 546,229,000 495,466,000 494,003,000 480,951,000 491,348,000 462,012,000 469,068,000 484,325,000 493,567,000 452,033,000 449,379,000 442,678,000 459,619,000 447,532,000 445,309,000 442,944,000 454,298,000 417,272,000 424,601,000 420,254,000 426,782,000 409,371,000 410,892,000 400,187,000 446,399,000 392,730,000 404,605,000 397,372,000 381,942,000 384,651,000 384,245,000 280,194,000 371,299,000 373,535,000 
      investment income
                                            682 637,000 857 -422 585 532 521 357 656,000 753 -3,926,316 1,129,000 1,824,000 977,000 480,000 769,000 1,162,000 1,057,000 1,057,000 227,000 951,000 1,091,000 576,000 634,000 267,000 591,000 391,000 328,000 427,000 410,000 694,000 513,000 627,000 841,000 778,000 768,000 773,000 691,000 925,000 1,105,000 1,145,000 1,309,000 937,000 1,187,000 463,000 416,000 435,000 470,000 296,000 229,750 303,000 387,000 
      weighted-average shares outstanding, basic
                                                                26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,492,000 26,898,492,000 26,898,492,000  26,899,616,000  26,958,519,000 26,966,647,000 26,966,361,000 26,967,159,000 26,967,170,000 26,987,786,000 26,990,991,000 26,988,659,000 26,990,797,000 27,016,877,000 27,021,128,000 27,020,978,000 27,020,471,000 27,026,748,000 27,022,004,000 27,032,926,000 27,098,000,000       
      weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted
                                                                26,898,443,000 26,898,443,000  26,898,492,000 26,898,606,000 26,898,532,000  26,899,616,000  26,958,519,000 26,966,647,000 26,967,076,000 26,967,159,000 26,967,649,000 26,993,997,000 26,998,807,000 27,000,535,000 27,003,494,000 27,027,198,000 27,028,554,000 27,032,278,000 27,035,079,000 27,033,789,000 27,030,466,000 27,038,168,000 27,098,276,000       
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                                          27,080,396,000 27,121,109,000 27,139,601,000 27,186,277,000 27,193,094,000 27,193,546,000 
      interest expense
                                                                                                
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        assets
                                                                                                   
        current:
                                                                                                   
        cash and cash equivalents
      97,718,000 117,091,000 54,650,000 61,911,000 167,931,000 190,323,000 149,757,000 163,502,000 136,184,000 184,217,000 64,291,000 139,338,000 113,575,000 157,997,000 144,603,000 70,678,000 93,092,000 86,048,000 172,568,000 141,205,000 101,217,000 136,612,000 117,408,000 108,660,000 158,279,000 66,871,000 76,581,000 51,646,000 31,787,000 37,808,000 38,312,000 34,623,000 50,215,000 21,305,000 20,154,000 17,582,000 12,295,000 14,653,000 12,548,000 34,255,000 30,401,000 17,596,000 15,852,000 23,878,000 17,112,000 22,986,000 25,244,000 21,726,000 26,915,000 17,965,000 28,224,000 36,317,000 24,427,000 21,439,000 34,323,000 46,743,000 37,229,000 37,392,000 78,275,000 70,793,000 88,387,000 109,140,000 129,776,000 109,339,000 90,146,000 67,065,000 83,021,000 94,835,000 99,773,000 59,351,000 72,106,000 48,530,000 63,268,000 41,187,000 55,545,000 49,751,000 43,443,000 27,545,000 52,131,000 62,908,000 84,002,000 69,300,000 89,398,000 89,274,000 58,234,000         
        marketable securities
      101,123,000 97,091,000 122,944,000 126,872,000 169,937,000 191,971,000 231,435,000 235,149,000 261,341,000 225,991,000 219,718,000 217,866,000 214,229,000 186,419,000 171,136,000 229,392,000 198,756,000 205,744,000 117,484,000 115,541,000 114,727,000 111,855,000 102,449,000 97,256,000 62,049,000 63,538,000 60,544,000 57,376,000 59,064,000 54,298,000 55,340,000 58,734,000 61,209,000 63,665,000 63,921,000 63,059,000 64,279,000 67,171,000 81,257,000 78,380,000 78,561,000 91,629,000 89,748,000 79,637,000 80,480,000 73,959,000 69,218,000 65,113,000 74,572,000 63,093,000 73,689,000 75,277,000 78,679,000 82,501,000 83,318,000 82,594,000 91,369,000 89,348,000 71,021,000 68,348,000 50,642,000 25,759,000 12,758,000 15,135,000 16,170,000 18,079,000 17,632,000 17,292,000 17,212,000 20,128,000 21,228,000 23,288,000 24,384,000 26,182,000 26,341,000 25,882,000 39,289,000 38,163,000 45,876,000 23,399,000 23,038,000 23,210,000 18,619,000 15,236,000 16,212,000 87,299,000 106,436,000 107,873,000 87,095,000 97,881,000 76,014,000   
        serp investment
      32,058,000 33,391,000 32,230,000 30,759,000 29,767,000 31,123,000 30,947,000 29,777,000 29,156,000 26,651,000 24,131,000 24,995,000 23,806,000 22,696,000 21,483,000 22,787,000 24,515,000 27,059,000 26,383,000 26,329,000 24,135,000 22,764,000 20,362,000 19,230,000 16,350,000 18,935,000 17,885,000 18,162,000 17,401,000 14,686,000 16,007,000 15,890,000 15,409,000 14,476,000 13,607,000 13,206,000 12,640,000 11,154,000 10,649,000 10,343,000 9,842,000 9,079,000 9,862,000 10,509,000 9,994,000 9,121,000 8,833,000 10,268,000  8,752,000                                            
        accounts receivable
      98,183,000 95,416,000 89,974,000 81,798,000 81,862,000 81,567,000 93,233,000 79,124,000 66,080,000 65,092,000 64,509,000 56,965,000 49,947,000 50,863,000 53,406,000 50,075,000 47,310,000 52,108,000 45,411,000 42,109,000 44,598,000 56,760,000 50,726,000 48,541,000 56,952,000 55,764,000 53,118,000 54,373,000 47,951,000 57,285,000 56,102,000 52,835,000 48,452,000 82,877,000 71,629,000 76,024,000 77,455,000 96,170,000 73,422,000 69,799,000 82,994,000 88,083,000 67,077,000 69,109,000 66,086,000 70,642,000 63,668,000 67,526,000 62,306,000 57,193,000 54,124,000 55,232,000 65,530,000 53,842,000 52,287,000 58,448,000 52,338,000 52,410,000 47,115,000 52,125,000 49,094,000 53,302,000 43,096,000 44,534,000 44,996,000 52,215,000 40,472,000 39,260,000 39,883,000 45,318,000 37,222,000 41,888,000 39,962,000 48,460,000 45,970,000 43,252,000 38,482,000 41,885,000 35,719,000 38,921,000 36,760,000 38,376,000 33,807,000 36,683,000 36,058,000 31,548,000 30,679,000 31,109,000 34,111,000 32,657,000 30,053,000   
        inventories
      298,680,000 287,532,000 323,375,000 316,609,000 314,309,000 308,895,000 304,328,000 296,519,000 295,761,000 296,157,000 303,724,000 295,026,000 307,800,000 293,274,000 300,087,000 303,417,000 285,355,000 269,587,000 257,863,000 262,959,000 276,733,000 269,024,000 265,990,000 278,456,000 233,421,000 279,806,000 263,237,000 266,343,000 280,618,000 280,756,000 280,897,000 273,416,000 267,065,000 279,509,000 268,170,000 267,077,000 275,217,000 276,783,000 229,361,000 223,798,000 226,047,000 229,399,000 231,158,000 230,961,000 236,548,000 239,641,000 219,732,000 218,931,000 230,677,000 240,452,000 233,419,000 233,952,000 241,561,000 245,243,000 236,497,000 236,288,000 240,193,000 226,191,000 222,594,000 225,245,000 223,396,000 231,021,000 230,053,000 219,822,000 216,510,000 223,015,000 210,289,000 200,082,000 188,006,000 187,433,000 198,318,000 194,947,000 183,381,000 193,732,000 185,789,000 186,589,000 186,518,000 189,468,000 174,797,000 175,762,000 178,175,000 179,382,000 165,942,000 163,695,000 165,044,000 153,591,000 158,722,000 162,312,000 173,552,000 167,209,000 167,274,000   
        federal income taxes recoverable
      1,250,000                                                                                             
        state income taxes recoverable
                                                                                                   
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      45,566,000 44,090,000 46,725,000 41,000,000 42,664,000 40,980,000 37,270,000 32,241,000 34,976,000 34,107,000 42,617,000 31,036,000 29,427,000 29,921,000 33,503,000 28,932,000 29,613,000 31,112,000 29,247,000 26,314,000 25,586,000 29,187,000 29,810,000 26,236,000 24,683,000 23,378,000 21,250,000 16,439,000 23,729,000 24,289,000 21,716,000 17,429,000 19,621,000 19,435,000 20,134,000 14,457,000 16,932,000 16,310,000 21,975,000 15,737,000 16,629,000 17,198,000 19,088,000 14,705,000 17,423,000 17,432,000                                                
        total current assets
      674,578,000 681,235,000 679,705,000 659,032,000 806,471,000 844,859,000 846,970,000 836,312,000 823,499,000 832,214,000 718,989,000 765,225,000 738,784,000 741,170,000 724,218,000 705,281,000 678,641,000 671,658,000 648,956,000 614,457,000 586,996,000 626,202,000 586,745,000 578,379,000 551,734,000 508,292,000 492,615,000 464,339,000 460,550,000 469,122,000 468,374,000 452,927,000 461,971,000 483,314,000 459,363,000 452,120,000 458,818,000 483,866,000 430,992,000 432,312,000 444,474,000 454,650,000 432,785,000 428,799,000 427,643,000 434,393,000 406,626,000 399,364,000 412,820,000 404,748,000 412,420,000 417,549,000 425,132,000 413,157,000 417,367,000 434,072,000 430,023,000 415,562,000 426,759,000 424,404,000 419,019,000 428,373,000 421,148,000 395,908,000 374,840,000 366,628,000 357,160,000 361,373,000 350,217,000 317,255,000 341,819,000 322,192,000 320,284,000 320,952,000 324,127,000 311,725,000 312,044,000 300,993,000 316,270,000 309,401,000 329,473,000 320,703,000 318,670,000 316,122,000 285,250,000 286,761,000 311,187,000 316,413,000 306,990,000 309,431,000 282,877,000   
        property and equipment
      1,095,146,000 1,089,945,000 1,076,185,000 1,048,930,000 1,023,695,000 1,011,498,000 983,516,000 970,641,000 970,127,000 961,353,000 963,295,000 965,251,000 961,728,000 970,913,000 963,498,000 962,506,000 954,521,000 977,787,000 956,343,000 946,060,000 932,552,000 924,429,000 897,768,000 887,285,000 886,856,000 886,928,000 880,566,000 877,212,000 883,270,000 887,608,000 880,983,000 886,223,000 883,424,000 886,243,000 874,777,000 870,507,000 870,072,000 878,195,000 793,803,000 753,521,000 745,679,000 738,985,000 728,456,000 717,915,000 719,158,000 716,860,000 712,819,000 708,272,000 706,598,000 704,985,000 682,964,000 667,584,000 654,866,000 638,634,000 617,848,000 595,483,000 575,702,000 575,003,000 552,717,000 543,919,000 533,768,000 525,062,000 503,320,000 506,153,000 510,264,000 510,882,000 510,897,000 504,176,000 506,684,000 511,113,000 504,610,000 509,946,000 504,818,000 499,246,000 494,567,000 498,341,000 495,174,000 492,543,000 477,924,000 472,162,000 456,284,000 446,517,000 442,633,000 436,839,000 441,074,000 422,348,000 414,925,000 408,546,000 414,172,000 414,393,000 419,745,000   
        operating lease right-to-use
      166,712,000 165,070,000 168,523,000 162,354,000 161,010,000 165,760,000 167,862,000 175,004,000 166,089,000 174,208,000 181,355,000 172,871,000 173,812,000 175,952,000 181,722,000 188,957,000 193,596,000 191,175,000 197,118,000 195,392,000 195,637,000 199,901,000 202,058,000 202,840,000 207,735,000 210,196,000 194,149,000 189,953,000 193,834,000                                                                 
        goodwill
      65,691,000 65,691,000 65,691,000 65,691,000 65,712,000 61,255,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 52,330,000 48,362,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 35,162,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,722,000 15,731,000 15,731,000 15,731,000 15,731,000 15,731,000 15,731,000         
        intangible and other assets
      24,741,000 25,418,000 27,709,000 24,885,000 24,446,000 24,066,000 19,959,000 20,312,000 20,799,000 19,527,000 18,850,000 17,830,000 18,051,000 18,785,000 18,960,000 17,332,000 17,850,000 17,525,000 17,368,000 17,274,000 17,408,000 17,559,000 17,832,000 18,296,000 17,709,000 17,816,000 17,781,000 18,079,000 17,817,000 22,951,000 22,576,000 20,785,000 20,882,000 19,852,000 19,478,000 17,737,000 18,173,000 16,913,000 26,873,000 7,794,000 7,663,000 7,162,000 6,447,000 6,055,000 5,300,000 4,704,000 4,408,000 3,632,000 3,314,000 3,347,000 3,190,000 3,790,000 3,408,000 3,487,000 3,370,000 3,314,000 3,280,000 3,277,000 3,359,000 3,441,000 3,402,000 3,484,000 3,566,000 3,648,000 3,742,000 3,843,000 3,807,000 3,910,000 4,015,000 4,124,000 4,233,000 4,343,000 4,248,000 4,149,000 4,310,000 4,475,000 4,639,000 4,804,000 4,968,000 5,201,000 5,369,000 5,536,000 5,720,000 6,192,000 6,427,000     23,388,000 23,628,000   
        total assets
      2,026,868,000 2,027,359,000 2,017,813,000 1,960,892,000 2,081,333,000 2,107,438,000 2,070,637,000 2,054,599,000 2,032,843,000 2,039,632,000 1,934,819,000 1,973,507,000 1,944,705,000 1,959,150,000 1,940,728,000 1,926,406,000 1,896,938,000 1,910,475,000 1,872,115,000 1,825,513,000 1,784,923,000 1,820,421,000 1,756,733,000 1,739,130,000 1,716,364,000 1,675,562,000 1,637,441,000 1,601,913,000 1,607,801,000 1,432,011,000 1,424,263,000 1,412,265,000 1,418,607,000 1,441,739,000 1,405,948,000 1,392,694,000 1,399,393,000 1,431,304,000 1,300,030,000 1,228,789,000 1,232,978,000 1,235,959,000 1,202,850,000 1,187,931,000 1,187,263,000 1,191,119,000 1,159,015,000 1,146,430,000 1,157,894,000 1,148,242,000 1,133,736,000 1,124,085,000 1,118,568,000 1,090,440,000 1,073,764,000 1,068,260,000 1,044,475,000 1,029,004,000 1,017,997,000 1,006,926,000 991,351,000 992,081,000 963,196,000 940,871,000 924,008,000 916,515,000 907,026,000 885,181,000 876,638,000 848,214,000 866,384,000 852,203,000 845,072,000 840,069,000 838,726,000 830,263,000 827,579,000 814,062,000                
        liabilities
                                                                                                   
        accounts payable
      237,467,000 237,371,000 242,433,000 224,396,000 209,923,000 234,278,000 223,348,000 217,185,000 224,849,000 226,164,000 144,725,000 198,200,000 198,907,000 206,849,000 206,472,000 206,136,000 193,233,000 218,774,000 197,664,000 186,991,000 184,536,000 221,566,000 188,714,000 181,088,000 208,027,000 180,718,000 183,415,000 168,070,000 177,453,000 191,099,000 191,798,000 192,209,000 200,155,000 216,252,000 186,580,000 178,732,000 170,897,000 199,159,000 163,870,000 136,463,000 138,697,000 160,441,000 141,691,000 133,366,000 137,319,000 144,812,000 128,874,000 123,457,000 131,970,000 133,568,000 130,448,000 121,357,000 129,238,000 126,258,000 127,963,000 131,657,000 127,114,000 132,092,000 118,112,000 119,171,000 114,178,000 134,278,000 123,351,000 114,444,000 119,276,000 130,685,000 133,572,000 119,163,000 113,986,000 95,128,000 128,644,000 116,095,000 115,452,000 111,555,000 107,109,000 103,172,000 104,258,000 105,859,000 108,680,000 98,672,000 104,576,000 100,895,000 106,132,000 103,303,000 95,743,000 88,568,000 81,882,000 80,442,000 95,238,000 99,727,000 85,268,000   
        accrued expenses
      25,661,000 41,458,000 39,711,000 36,926,000 37,695,000 34,196,000 33,392,000 30,241,000 24,957,000 42,676,000 37,987,000 34,438,000 32,560,000 57,431,000 52,540,000 48,208,000 49,040,000 48,654,000 44,631,000 39,195,000 35,394,000 50,591,000 38,300,000 35,778,000 35,382,000 39,528,000 31,663,000 24,880,000 28,091,000 45,354,000 42,290,000 37,891,000 34,641,000 33,403,000 34,744,000 32,187,000 34,949,000 50,947,000 46,906,000 43,624,000 43,616,000 37,819,000 35,983,000 32,777,000 30,875,000 34,590,000 31,877,000 29,310,000 30,619,000 27,416,000 30,340,000 28,968,000 32,502,000 27,193,000 25,539,000 31,801,000 33,157,000 35,081,000 31,111,000 31,460,000 30,036,000 28,803,000 27,429,000 31,454,000 33,177,000 30,227,000 30,111,000 31,825,000 29,200,000 28,173,000 25,022,000 25,786,000 23,756,000 23,036,000 25,414,000 24,781,000 24,098,000 22,307,000 22,403,000 23,635,000 21,243,000 20,079,000 21,294,000 21,907,000 20,637,000 21,268,000 25,282,000 24,906,000 20,156,000 20,173,000 21,939,000   
        operating leases
      39,673,000 39,640,000 39,618,000 39,134,000 40,015,000 39,336,000 39,785,000 39,917,000 40,413,000 40,658,000 38,563,000 43,150,000 43,233,000 43,527,000 42,204,000 44,594,000 44,096,000 39,940,000 39,855,000 39,573,000 39,352,000 39,165,000 39,297,000 38,048,000 38,741,000 39,114,000 38,223,000 37,624,000 37,480,000                                                                 
        accrued self-insurance
      16,307,000 20,186,000 19,400,000 18,201,000 19,273,000 19,729,000 21,179,000 19,906,000 19,124,000 18,353,000 17,159,000 17,216,000 18,299,000 19,416,000 18,739,000 17,941,000 19,003,000 18,568,000 21,976,000 21,386,000 20,606,000 19,306,000 19,029,000 17,282,000 15,797,000 15,719,000 14,910,000 15,005,000 15,406,000 15,516,000 15,671,000 16,949,000 16,526,000 17,470,000 14,121,000 13,186,000 14,912,000 19,330,000 16,499,000 17,038,000 17,301,000 16,770,000 17,676,000 18,830,000 19,597,000 18,695,000 17,989,000 19,411,000 21,181,000 19,333,000 19,345,000 19,367,000 19,150,000 18,544,000 18,953,000 18,730,000 18,456,000 18,103,000 17,060,000 17,489,000 21,010,000 19,163,000 20,082,000 20,942,000 21,424,000 21,998,000 22,108,000 22,610,000 22,650,000 23,344,000 24,247,000 23,310,000 23,371,000 23,442,000 23,400,000 23,106,000 23,090,000 22,778,000 22,635,000 22,563,000 21,811,000 21,553,000 21,299,000 19,982,000 20,172,000 19,716,000 19,419,000 18,150,000 17,710,000 17,641,000 17,246,000   
        deferred revenue
      10,761,000 14,072,000 9,545,000 9,661,000 9,992,000 13,040,000 9,117,000 9,527,000 9,737,000 12,416,000 8,915,000 8,861,000 9,445,000 11,774,000 8,114,000 8,007,000 8,505,000 11,901,000 7,586,000 7,396,000 7,947,000 10,583,000 6,539,000 6,244,000 6,337,000 8,662,000 5,571,000 5,783,000 5,898,000 7,961,000 5,249,000 5,212,000 5,334,000 7,217,000 4,931,000 4,815,000 5,252,000 6,730,000 4,227,000 4,195,000 4,382,000 6,898,000 4,276,000 4,193,000 4,628,000 6,720,000 3,942,000 3,771,000 4,239,000 7,056,000 4,455,000 4,436,000 4,699,000 6,635,000 4,141,000 4,267,000 4,515,000 6,197,000 3,924,000 3,925,000 4,290,000 6,922,000 3,581,000 3,760,000 4,166,000 6,731,000 3,623,000 3,910,000 4,195,000 6,920,000                        
        state income taxes payable
      688,000                                                                                             
        total current liabilities
      330,557,000 352,727,000 350,707,000 328,318,000 325,850,000 343,304,000 327,581,000 319,603,000 327,051,000 340,782,000 253,786,000 317,566,000 315,414,000 345,351,000 344,677,000 341,385,000 328,796,000 345,197,000 326,933,000 307,823,000 298,039,000 346,269,000 300,662,000 311,318,000 321,809,000 291,938,000 284,675,000 260,792,000 277,164,000 267,213,000 261,598,000 258,643,000 261,630,000 274,342,000 240,376,000 228,920,000 226,333,000 276,166,000 231,502,000 205,726,000 215,103,000 221,928,000 209,524,000 203,320,000 203,320,000 210,617,000 191,072,000 181,916,000 199,423,000 193,220,000 192,299,000 185,157,000 197,897,000 183,409,000 193,858,000 202,821,000 199,476,000 195,603,000 175,028,000 178,647,000 181,395,000 194,984,000 212,441,000 197,828,000 192,290,000 193,469,000 193,744,000 179,417,000 179,546,000 158,323,000 182,779,000 168,541,000 168,756,000 163,567,000 161,528,000 155,388,000 162,483,000 153,542,000 167,397,000 158,220,000 169,213,000 157,034,000 161,829,000 166,656,000 147,378,000 139,685,000 136,110,000 140,733,000 144,685,000 153,621,000 143,866,000   
        postretirement benefit obligations
      32,278,000 33,391,000 32,234,000 30,759,000 29,772,000 31,123,000 32,940,000 31,559,000 30,736,000 29,032,000 26,317,000 26,965,000 25,582,000 25,270,000 23,842,000 24,958,000 26,474,000 29,964,000 28,953,000 28,719,000 26,299,000 25,757,000 23,136,000 21,822,000 18,721,000 22,143,000 20,867,000 20,973,000 19,983,000 18,110,000 19,322,000 19,059,000 18,423,000 18,409,000 16,343,000 15,758,000 14,969,000 15,277,000 14,554,000 14,043,000 13,362,000 14,368,000 15,808,000 16,326,000 19,073,000 18,672,000 17,946,000 18,944,000 17,798,000 17,101,000 16,326,000 16,916,000 15,992,000 15,206,000 14,923,000 15,467,000 15,185,000 14,434,000 13,934,000 15,226,000 15,564,000 14,622,000 14,084,000 14,373,000 14,038,000 13,850,000 13,307,000 13,476,000 12,800,000 12,454,000 14,733,000 14,821,000 14,260,000 14,027,000 14,050,000 13,697,000 13,161,000 12,912,000                
        deferred income taxes
      129,583,000 126,850,000 126,035,000 109,953,000 111,149,000 112,149,000 111,352,000 117,129,000 117,527,000 118,091,000 115,938,000 114,230,000 114,406,000 111,225,000 110,006,000 113,977,000 116,643,000 115,087,000 110,948,000 107,086,000 105,231,000 103,404,000 100,863,000 96,416,000 97,056,000 97,041,000 92,750,000 90,735,000 90,022,000 90,793,000 90,949,000 88,643,000 86,373,000 87,422,000 128,377,000 125,076,000 126,932,000 119,445,000 94,949,000 93,056,000 96,326,000 97,020,000 6,584,000 7,318,000 5,235,000 5,800,000 7,857,000 4,384,000 5,774,000 4,219,000 7,711,000 5,194,000 5,949,000 3,420,000 1,591,000 1,134,000 885,000 4,130,000 4,686,000 6,137,000 5,948,000 5,818,000 5,141,000 3,854,000 3,898,000 3,344,000 3,377,000 1,909,000 2,165,000 4,020,000 3,391,000 2,207,000 4,475,000 4,134,000 4,295,000 3,351,000 943,000 298,000 3,416,000 4,043,000 3,497,000 4,359,000 3,761,000 4,413,000 3,003,000 3,960,000 3,722,000 4,927,000 4,793,000 3,591,000 690,000   
        other
      4,628,000 4,880,000 4,173,000 3,770,000 3,570,000 15,044,000 14,815,000 12,552,000 10,277,000 9,871,000 8,570,000 6,864,000 5,237,000 9,334,000 8,724,000 5,494,000 4,535,000 15,416,000 13,303,000 11,239,000 9,266,000 9,515,000 8,629,000 7,641,000 6,601,000 8,416,000 8,249,000 8,163,000 7,999,000 15,201,000 14,721,000 14,205,000 13,533,000 13,594,000 9,671,000 8,876,000 8,380,000 7,865,000 1,804,000 1,038,000 962,000 8,135,000 6,687,000 5,484,000 4,533,000 3,242,000 2,256,000 4,269,000 3,303,000 5,934,000 5,945,000 6,458,000 5,683,000 7,026,000 6,124,000 5,283,000                                      
        total liabilities
      656,284,000 675,449,000 674,385,000 628,709,000 624,376,000 661,409,000 647,909,000 649,355,000 644,941,000 665,296,000 576,503,000 628,309,000 624,494,000 657,316,000 659,639,000 663,344,000 659,461,000 690,733,000 665,464,000 638,928,000 623,666,000 674,306,000 622,027,000 627,783,000 639,179,000 616,817,000 589,257,000 559,837,000 578,316,000 409,112,000 406,718,000 400,682,000 418,007,000 448,895,000 468,524,000 451,934,000 468,841,000 504,582,000 405,709,000 336,624,000 348,514,000 364,212,000 339,900,000 316,816,000 324,377,000 333,287,000 306,744,000 299,810,000 316,235,000 314,189,000 307,730,000 301,345,000 310,238,000 294,750,000 291,147,000 294,991,000 286,759,000 283,118,000 256,893,000 254,958,000 252,609,000 263,954,000 241,584,000 228,429,000 223,988,000 225,751,000 224,246,000 210,115,000 208,161,000 187,114,000 213,820,000 199,388,000 196,614,000 191,841,000 190,147,000 184,824,000 192,914,000 184,899,000                
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                   
        common stock
      9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000                           9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000    9,949,000    9,949,000    9,949,000    9,949,000                            
        retained earnings
      1,655,414,000 1,635,974,000 1,628,330,000 1,618,510,000 1,601,129,000 1,589,797,000 1,564,265,000 1,547,571,000 1,530,458,000 1,516,438,000 1,505,060,000 1,490,979,000 1,465,860,000 1,449,191,000 1,429,453,000 1,409,403,000 1,381,745,000 1,358,963,000 1,344,956,000 1,324,787,000 1,299,653,000 1,283,737,000 1,272,655,000 1,249,657,000 1,216,524,000 1,198,173,000 1,187,627,000 1,181,647,000 1,169,510,000 1,163,545,000 1,158,636,000 1,152,499,000 1,141,474,000 1,127,872,000 1,073,330,000 1,076,950,000 1,066,544,000 1,062,778,000 1,029,706,000 1,027,148,000 1,019,953,000 1,007,894,000 999,387,000 1,007,311,000 998,950,000 993,911,000 988,084,000 982,447,000 977,718,000 971,022,000 963,370,000 959,748,000 943,638,000 931,579,000 917,545,000 908,437,000 893,302,000 881,346,000 897,013,000 887,832,000 874,932,000 864,132,000 857,847,000 849,332,000 836,624,000 827,042,000 819,320,000 811,566,000 804,171,000 795,473,000 786,282,000 786,011,000 780,995,000 779,760,000 778,977,000 775,988,000 765,656,000 760,531,000 754,349,000 750,620,000 742,966,000 735,865,000 725,066,000 711,909,000 702,714,000 695,194,000 717,646,000 711,597,000 702,961,000 696,422,000 693,171,000   
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -2,522,000 -1,756,000 -2,594,000 -4,020,000 -3,264,000 -2,859,000 -629,000 -1,419,000 -1,648,000 -1,193,000 -5,836,000 -4,874,000 -4,741,000 -6,449,000 -7,456,000 -5,433,000 -3,360,000 1,687,000 2,603,000 2,706,000              5,880,000    4,852,000    4,761,000    4,829,000    3,939,000    5,019,000    5,448,000    4,903,000    4,628,000    4,560,000    7,339,000    6,084,000    4,296,000   4,747,000    4,428,000     
        shareholders’ equity - sum
      1,662,841,000 1,644,167,000 1,635,685,000 1,624,439,000 1,607,814,000  1,573,585,000 1,556,101,000 1,538,759,000 1,525,194,000 1,509,173,000  1,471,068,000 1,452,691,000 1,431,946,000 1,413,919,000 1,388,334,000 1,370,599,000 1,357,508,000 1,337,442,000                                          878,984,000    841,619,000                            
        treasury stock
      -292,257,000 -292,257,000 -292,257,000 -292,257,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000 -150,857,000    -150,857,000    -150,857,000    -150,857,000    -150,855,000                            
        total shareholders’ equity
      1,370,584,000 1,351,910,000 1,343,428,000 1,332,182,000 1,456,957,000 1,446,031,000 1,422,728,000 1,405,244,000 1,387,902,000 1,374,337,000 1,358,316,000 1,345,198,000 1,320,211,000 1,301,834,000 1,281,089,000 1,263,062,000 1,237,477,000 1,219,742,000 1,206,651,000 1,186,585,000 1,161,257,000 1,146,115,000 1,134,706,000 1,111,347,000 1,077,185,000 1,058,745,000 1,048,184,000 1,042,076,000 1,029,485,000 1,022,899,000 1,017,545,000 1,011,583,000 1,000,600,000 992,844,000 937,424,000 940,760,000 930,552,000 926,722,000 894,321,000 892,165,000 884,464,000 871,747,000 862,950,000 871,115,000 862,886,000 857,832,000 852,271,000 846,620,000 841,659,000 834,053,000    795,690,000    745,886,000    728,127,000    690,764,000                            
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
      2,026,868,000 2,027,359,000 2,017,813,000 1,960,892,000 2,081,333,000 2,107,438,000 2,070,637,000 2,054,599,000 2,032,843,000 2,039,632,000 1,934,819,000 1,973,507,000 1,944,705,000 1,959,150,000 1,940,728,000 1,926,406,000 1,896,938,000 1,910,475,000 1,872,115,000 1,825,513,000 1,784,923,000 1,820,421,000 1,756,733,000 1,739,130,000 1,716,364,000 1,675,562,000 1,637,441,000 1,601,913,000 1,607,801,000 1,432,011,000 1,424,263,000 1,412,265,000 1,418,607,000 1,441,739,000 1,405,948,000 1,392,694,000 1,399,393,000 1,431,304,000 1,300,030,000 1,228,789,000 1,232,978,000 1,235,959,000 1,202,850,000 1,187,931,000 1,187,263,000 1,191,119,000 1,159,015,000 1,146,430,000 1,157,894,000 1,148,242,000    1,090,440,000    1,029,004,000    992,081,000    916,515,000                            
        income taxes recoverable
       6,624,000 9,807,000 83,000                              2,047,000 1,748,000 715,000  1,625,000 1,780,000   1,666,000    612,000     4,624,000    39,000 39,000 39,000 1,226,000    2,712,000      4,434,000   7,318,000 8,788,000 4,683,000 8,074,000 5,227,000 1,894,000         1,729,000 1,779,000 3,214,000       
        income taxes payable
          8,951,000 2,723,000 760,000 2,827,000 7,971,000 516,000 6,436,000 15,700,000 12,970,000 6,354,000 16,608,000 16,499,000 14,919,000 7,360,000 15,221,000 13,282,000 10,204,000 5,058,000 8,783,000 32,878,000 17,525,000 8,197,000 10,893,000 9,430,000 12,836,000 7,283,000 6,590,000 6,382,000 4,974,000    323,000   4,406,000 11,107,000  3,314,000 6,836,000 5,666,000  533,000 1,583,000 5,640,000 1,628,000  5,835,000 6,359,000 1,359,000 12,257,000 12,087,000 12,200,000  135,000 465,000 5,933,000  32,857,000 23,374,000 10,349,000 484,000 953,000  7,350,000 738,000       8,462,000 865,000 373,000 648,000 8,691,000 2,020,000 1,599,000 10,311,000    7,399,000 1,955,000 6,755,000 10,546,000   
        see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                   
        see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                   
        26,898,443 shares outstanding
                          9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000                                                
        long-term debt
                                      17,912,000 34,988,000 52,086,000 51,951,000 70,874,000 64,476,000 40,139,000                                                       
        prepaid expenses
                                                    19,931,000 15,800,000 18,350,000 17,293,000 18,340,000 16,771,000 14,935,000 10,132,000 9,312,000 8,826,000 7,970,000 8,995,000 7,754,000 7,893,000 7,500,000 6,439,000 5,465,000 7,078,000 7,018,000 6,254,000 5,746,000 5,470,000 5,343,000 5,025,000 5,627,000 4,751,000 4,606,000 3,317,000 5,255,000 4,357,000 4,312,000 3,932,000 4,331,000 4,368,000 4,001,000 6,076,000 7,143,000 6,821,000 4,970,000 4,883,000 4,726,000 4,900,000 3,987,000 4,568,000 4,827,000   
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                                   
        33,047,807 shares issued
                                                        9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000  9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000  9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000  9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000  9,949,000 9,949,000 9,949,000                         
        total shareholders' equity
                                                        826,006,000 822,740,000 808,330,000  782,617,000 773,269,000 757,716,000  761,104,000 751,968,000 738,742,000  721,612,000 712,442,000 700,020,000  682,780,000 675,066,000 668,477,000 661,100,000 652,564,000 652,815,000 648,458,000 648,228,000 648,579,000 645,439,000 634,665,000 629,163,000 623,596,000 619,084,000 611,270,000 603,857,000 593,194,000 580,333,000 571,700,000 565,596,000 588,017,000 583,423,000 575,448,000 570,286,000 567,482,000   
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                        1,133,736,000 1,124,085,000 1,118,568,000  1,073,764,000 1,068,260,000 1,044,475,000  1,017,997,000 1,006,926,000 991,351,000  963,196,000 940,871,000 924,008,000  907,026,000 885,181,000 876,638,000 848,214,000 866,384,000 852,203,000 845,072,000 840,069,000 838,726,000 830,263,000 827,579,000 814,062,000                
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        page 18 of 42
                                                                                                   
        respectively
                                                                                                   
        33,047,807 and 33,044,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                           9,949,000 9,949,000                       
        shareholders' equity - sum
                                                                           809,982,000    796,929,000    775,210,000    748,532,000   715,660,000    715,360,000     
        payable to employee benefit plans
                                                                            1,475,000 1,143,000 1,702,000 1,400,000 1,310,000 978,000 1,632,000 1,435,000 13,306,000 12,702,000 12,892,000 12,487,000 11,505,000 11,153,000 10,826,000 10,133,000 9,527,000 9,836,000 9,626,000 9,325,000 8,867,000   
        33,044,507 and 33,044,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                             9,835,000 9,835,000                     
        33,044,357 and 33,009,046 shares issued, respectively
                                                                               9,830,000                    
        33,043,957 and 33,009,046 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                9,816,000                   
        33,017,357 and 33,009,046 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                 8,889,000                  
        33,016,557 and 33,009,046 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                  8,862,000                 
        33,009,046 and 33,002,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                   8,595,000                
        33,008,946 and 33,002,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                    8,592,000               
        33,007,746 and 33,002,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                     8,554,000              
        33,007,496 and 33,002,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                      8,546,000             
        33,002,357 and 32,997,157 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                       8,371,000            
        32,998,607 and 32,997,157 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                        8,247,000           
        32,997,357 and 32,997,157 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                         8,206,000          
        32,997,157 and 32,989,507 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                          8,199,000         
        cash
                                                                                           3,701,000 3,688,000 5,292,000 3,452,000 3,525,000 4,019,000   
        goodwill, intangible and other assets
                                                                                           22,422,000 22,666,000 22,910,000 23,153,000     
        32,993,657 and 32,989,507 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                           8,089,000        
        32,990,157 and 32,989,507 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                            7,990,000 7,990,000      
        32,989,507 and 32,986,337 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                              7,971,000     
        32,986,937 and 32,986,337 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                               7,899,000    
        32,986,537 and 32,986,337 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                                7,887,000   
        cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
        net income
                                                                                                 43,176,000 28,329,000 
        adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
        depreciation
                                                                                                 30,924,000 20,439,000 
        amortization
                                                                                                 4,007,000 2,667,000 
        (gain) loss on sale of fixed assets
                                                                                                 -2,548,000  
        gain on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                   
        changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                   
        decrease in inventories
                                                                                                 6,950,000 8,324,000 
        increase in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
                                                                                                 -1,001,000  
        decrease in income taxes recoverable
                                                                                                 3,395,000  
        increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                                                 4,670,000  
        increase in income taxes payable
                                                                                                 2,168,000  
        decrease in deferred income taxes
                                                                                                 -3,475,000  
        net cash from operating activities
                                                                                                 88,266,000 53,488,000 
        cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                   
        purchase of property and equipment
                                                                                                 -28,550,000 -16,304,000 
        proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
                                                                                                 9,778,000 3,079,000 
        purchase of marketable securities
                                                                                                 -21,754,000 -9,999,000 
        proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
                                                                                                 15,000 15,000 
        proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                   
        increase in intangible and other assets
                                                                                                 -300,000 -300,000 
        net cash from investing activities
                                                                                                 -40,811,000 -23,509,000 
        cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                   
        proceeds from (payments of) long-term debt
                                                                                                 -25,000,000 -15,000,000 
        proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                                 26,000 26,000 
        dividends paid
                                                                                                 -22,035,000 -14,690,000 
        purchase and cancellation of stock
                                                                                                   
        purchase of treasury stock
                                                                                                 -49,000 -1,000 
        net cash from financing activities
                                                                                                 -47,058,000 -29,665,000 
        net increase in cash
                                                                                                 397,000 314,000 
        cash at beginning of period
                                                                                                 3,255,000 3,255,000 
        cash at end of period
                                                                                                 3,652,000 3,569,000 
        loss on sale of fixed assets
                                                                                                  249,000 
        decrease in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
                                                                                                  3,699,000 
        increase in income taxes recoverable
                                                                                                  -1,180,000 
        decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                                                  -8,872,000 
        increase in deferred income taxes
                                                                                                  -167,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-28 2025-12-27 2025-09-27 2025-06-28 2025-03-29 2024-12-28 2024-09-28 2024-06-29 2024-03-30 2023-12-30 2023-09-30 2023-07-01 2023-04-01 2022-12-30 2022-09-24 2022-06-25 2022-03-26 2021-12-25 2021-09-25 2021-06-26 2021-03-27 2020-12-26 2020-09-26 2020-06-27 2020-03-28 2019-12-28 2019-09-28 2019-06-29 2019-03-30 2018-12-28 2018-09-29 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-30 2017-09-30 2017-07-01 2017-04-01 2016-12-31 2016-09-24 2016-06-25 2016-03-26 2015-12-26 2015-09-26 2015-06-27 2015-03-28 2014-12-27 2014-09-27 2014-06-28 2014-03-29 2013-12-27 2013-09-28 2013-06-29 2013-03-30 2012-12-29 2012-09-29 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-30 2011-09-24 2011-06-25 2011-03-26 2010-12-25 2010-09-25 2010-06-26 2010-03-27 2009-12-26 2009-09-26 2009-06-27 2009-03-28 2008-12-27 2008-09-27 2008-06-28 2008-03-29 2007-12-29 2007-09-29 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-30 2006-09-30 2006-07-01 2006-04-01 2005-12-25 2005-03-26 2004-12-25 2004-09-25 2004-06-26 2004-03-27 2003-12-27 2003-09-27 2002-09-28 
                                                                                                  
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                  
          net income
        27,853,000 28,454,000 18,233,000 26,526,000 20,478,000 34,678,000 25,839,000 26,258,000 23,166,000 20,523,000 23,226,000 34,265,000 25,814,000  28,658,000 36,266,000 31,389,000 22,615,000 28,507,000 33,472,000 24,255,000 19,420,000 31,336,000 41,472,000 26,689,000 -49,030,017 14,318,000 20,476,000 14,304,000  14,206,000 19,095,000 16,191,000 -34,661,586 4,449,000 18,475,000 11,836,000 41,141,000 10,628,000 15,264,000 20,129,000 16,576,000 13,215,000 16,430,000 13,109,000 13,896,000 13,707,000 12,798,000 14,766,000  11,693,000 24,178,000 20,129,000 22,104,000 17,178,000 23,203,000 20,026,000  16,982,000 20,700,000 18,601,000 14,084,000 16,316,000 20,509,000 17,382,000 15,523,000 15,554,000 15,205,000 16,518,000 17,012,000 8,091,000 12,836,000 9,056,000 8,610,000 10,817,000 18,158,000 13,405,000 14,018,000 11,565,000 15,490,000 14,937,000 18,364,000 16,764,000 15,098,000 12,214,000 13,644,000 16,235,000 14,150,000 10,864,000 14,847,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to
                                                                                                  
          net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                  
          depreciation and amortization
        31,456,000 32,830,000 31,741,000 30,595,000 29,623,000 29,966,000 28,556,000 27,906,000 27,447,000 26,905,000 27,429,000 27,416,000 26,688,000  26,094,000 25,881,000 25,629,000 25,572,000 25,962,000 25,911,000 25,359,000 25,367,000 26,209,000 23,908,000 23,886,000 -69,763,294 23,533,000 23,199,000 23,125,000  23,452,000 23,374,000 22,763,000 -63,437,585 21,363,000 21,198,000 20,962,000                                                      
          loss on disposition of fixed assets
        82,000 -7,436,000 -4,000 -664,000 264,000 19,000 -4,592,000 -94,000 220,000 -51,000 9,000 -5,000 1,000  -16,000 -2,462,000 -3,000 502,000 122,000 339,000 63,000 1,296,000 760,000 433,000 1,425,000 -1,136,218 331,000 198,000 608,000  -233,000 127,000 30,000 1,035,300 -2,000   663,000 632,000 133,000 -75,000    8,000        40,000  2,000 208,000 70,000      57,000    7,000 24,000 45,000    -205,000   -5,281,000 74,000  999,000 7,000 107,000 -7,000 290,000        
          unrealized loss in value of equity securities
          -414,000 98,000 -1,066,000 18,000 -653,000 -151,000 -234,000 -540,000 437,000 703,000 -325,000  1,445,000 -69,000 214,000 437,000 381,000 319,000 -237,000 -101,000 -121,000 91,000 1,922,000 1,635,025 -789,000 -223,000 -625,000  -355,000 458,000 780,000                                                          
          deferred income taxes
        3,000,000 4,978,000 15,578,000 -927,000 -868,000 1,396,000 -5,777,000 -556,000 -407,000 479,000 2,055,000 -128,000 2,549,000  -3,424,000 -1,844,000 3,557,000 4,501,000 3,901,000 1,778,000 2,133,000 2,410,000 4,304,000 -1,036,000 -21,000 -1,477,235 1,965,000 532,000 -1,014,000  2,373,000 2,284,000 -905,000 -8,893,993 3,105,000 -1,719,000 7,476,000 8,331,000 2,147,000 -3,622,000 -1,153,000 4,717,000 2,540,000 -3,589,000 -3,880,000 3,414,000 4,258,000 -2,579,000 -1,308,000  3,110,000 2,580,000 3,680,000 13,566,000 5,123,000 -894,000 -2,184,000  5,428,000 5,434,000 1,563,000 39,800,000 -346,000 -1,273,000 14,000 1,019,000 1,267,000 1,120,000 -2,034,000 1,122,000 1,790,000 627,000 407,000  -447,000 574,000 -974,000  -1,246,000 -1,851,000 -572,000  -2,516,000 3,918,000 1,239,000 2,109,000 -480,000 -700,000 5,796,000  
          unrealized loss in serp
        1,284,000 215,000 -1,492,000 -2,066,000 1,199,000 214,000 -1,531,000 -364,000 -1,306,000 -1,612,000 839,000 -865,000 -1,196,000  1,262,000 2,636,000 2,184,000 -179,000 -362,000 -1,320,000 -448,000   -2,293,000 2,676,000                                                                  
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                  
          inventories
        -11,148,000 18,985,000 -6,766,000 -2,300,000 -5,264,000 -4,466,000 -7,808,000 -758,000 395,000 7,567,000 -8,698,000 12,774,000 -14,526,000  3,331,000 -18,062,000 -15,768,000 -11,724,000 5,097,000 13,773,000 -7,709,000 -3,034,000 12,465,000 -45,034,000 46,385,000 -17,518,050 3,106,000 14,275,000 138,000  -7,481,000 -6,351,000 12,444,000 -8,615,726 -1,093,000 8,140,000 1,566,000 -41,435,000 -2,268,000 2,249,000 3,352,000 1,759,000 -197,000 5,587,000 3,093,000 -19,909,000 -801,000 11,746,000 9,775,000  533,000 7,609,000 3,682,000 -8,746,000 -209,000 5,021,000 -14,002,000  2,651,000 -1,849,000 7,625,000 -968,000 -10,231,000 -3,312,000 6,505,000 -12,726,000 -2,405,000 -12,076,000 -573,000 10,885,000 -3,371,000 -11,566,000 10,351,000  800,000 -71,000 2,950,000  965,000 2,413,000 1,207,000  1,349,000 -11,453,000 5,131,000 3,590,000 11,240,000 -6,343,000 65,000  
          accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
        -4,243,000 -2,807,000 -13,901,000 1,765,000 -2,016,000 7,957,000 -19,138,000 -10,309,000 -1,857,000 7,778,000 -19,124,000 -8,628,000 1,410,000  -7,902,000 -2,084,000 6,297,000 -8,562,000 -6,236,000 1,762,000 15,763,000 -5,411,000 -5,758,000 6,857,000 -2,492,000 -7,202,569 -3,557,000 868,000 9,894,000  -7,554,000 -2,191,000 7,627,000 -20,137,402 -1,282,000 3,890,000 17,539,000 -15,879,000 -8,962,000 14,087,000 5,658,000 -19,096,000 -2,345,000 -294,000 4,608,000  -273,000 -2,670,000 -6,170,000  -461,000 8,462,000 -16,491,000 -2,375,000 5,675,000 -6,966,000 1,097,000  5,149,000 -3,424,000 3,147,000 -11,180,000 3,051,000 402,000 6,455,000 -12,191,000 -1,488,000 496,000 5,117,000 -7,494,000 3,790,000 -2,071,000 7,209,000  -3,616,000 -4,815,000 3,023,000  3,239,000 -2,528,000 3,691,000  -2,476,000  -1,026,000 604,000 2,089,000  -2,345,000  
          accounts payable and other liabilities
        -24,229,000 4,908,000 28,713,000 12,011,000 -43,074,000 15,910,000 12,592,000 3,037,000 -20,175,000 102,532,000 -52,761,000 3,514,000 -40,190,000  8,992,000 7,522,000 -26,316,000 21,042,000 23,031,000 5,877,000 -49,776,000 49,964,000 10,996,000 -21,221,000 14,919,000 9,152,495 20,270,000 -10,511,000 -18,912,000  3,366,000 -4,922,000 -15,616,000 27,709,742 12,707,000 5,380,000 -45,789,000 48,806,000 22,512,000 -3,948,000 -21,239,000 18,936,000 8,979,000 -3,846,000 -9,666,000 23,418,000 3,722,000 -9,948,000 -1,298,000  9,357,000 -9,762,000 6,402,000 3,219,000 -9,562,000 8,778,000 -7,480,000  -3,130,000 2,193,000 -18,710,000 15,261,000 3,554,000 -7,108,000 -11,410,000 770,000 11,737,000 8,153,000 16,812,000  12,966,000 2,614,000 5,081,000 2,177,000 5,549,000 -505,000 948,000 -1,733,000 9,452,000 -2,950,000 5,508,000 -5,216,000 8,967,000 7,693,000 3,575,000 2,776,000 -9,396,000 -4,136,000 13,546,000  
          income taxes
        6,062,000 3,183,000 -9,724,000 -9,034,000 6,228,000 1,964,000 -2,067,000 -5,144,000 7,455,000 -5,920,000 -9,265,000 2,731,000 6,615,000  108,000 1,581,000 7,559,000 -7,862,000 1,939,000 3,079,000 5,146,000 -3,726,000 -24,095,000 15,353,000 9,329,000 -3,609,087 1,463,000 -3,406,000 5,553,000  208,000 1,408,000 7,021,000 122,578 -1,033,000 -1,038,000 1,948,000                                                      
          other
        131,000 3,215,000 -2,769,000 557,000 -648,000 -513,000 406,000 434,000 -466,000 817,000 -1,454,000 709,000 1,104,000 344,200 -630,000 548,000 -262,000 -738,000 -81,000 -83,000 388,000 -495,000 153,000 -4,226,000 53,000 -970,178 485,000 -101,000 588,000 -408,800 -147,000 158,000 398,000 1,326,446 -1,816,000 600,000 -110,000 191,000 241,000 204,000 525,000 294,000 382,000 259,000 183,000 -1,012,000 -97,000 46,000 168,000  61,000 -321,000 239,000 35,000 296,000 606,000 -250,000  -121,000 -1,045,000 -1,721,000 -1,278,000 -135,000 11,000 23,000 -60,000 79,000 -4,000 -108,000 -20,000 70,000 -29,000 74,000 -29,000 74,000 356,000 -56,000  -74,000 -66,000 104,000  4,000        
          net cash from operating activities
        30,248,000 86,594,000 59,195,000 56,561,000 4,856,000 87,143,000 25,826,000 40,259,000 34,239,000 158,477,000 -37,305,000 72,486,000 7,944,000  57,918,000 49,913,000 34,480,000 45,604,000 82,261,000 84,907,000 14,937,000 83,809,000 55,106,000 14,312,000 124,763,000 -139,864,314 61,070,000 45,307,000 33,659,000  27,835,000 33,440,000 50,787,000 -105,557,186 36,403,000 54,688,000 14,632,000 39,653,000 37,586,000 36,285,000 38,069,000 36,193,000 36,622,000 32,892,000 31,026,000 31,440,000   34,192,000  30,674,000 42,204,000 36,160,000 28,387,000 31,426,000 41,167,000 22,981,000  41,151,000 30,495,000 32,258,000 34,704,000 35,488,000 34,742,000 41,808,000 6,159,000 43,817,000 14,036,000 54,907,000 15,642,000 40,119,000 11,653,000 47,912,000 13,115,000 20,826,000 11,835,000 39,666,000 3,602,000 37,595,000 14,964,000 43,120,000 8,802,000 46,771,000 24,625,000 34,452,000 24,763,000 34,400,000 9,252,000 36,460,000 34,778,000 
          capital expenditures
        -39,323,000 -50,164,000 -63,871,000 -55,166,000 -33,180,000 -53,417,000 -42,326,000 -30,076,000 -35,530,000 -28,365,000 -25,699,000 -32,215,000 -17,731,000  -29,892,000 -34,650,000 -18,793,000 -33,644,000 -40,406,000 -40,707,000 -37,043,000 -47,417,000 -33,843,000 -24,883,000 -24,848,000 69,982,544 -25,749,000 -19,891,000 -24,444,000  -18,137,000 -24,523,000 -21,844,000 65,260,143 -25,022,000 -23,278,000 -17,056,000 -45,485,000 -42,185,000 -24,539,000 -29,935,000 -25,336,000 -25,895,000 -18,355,000 -20,624,000 -21,150,000   -17,880,000  -32,010,000 -27,259,000 -30,017,000 -34,363,000 -35,053,000 -27,337,000 -13,021,000  -24,821,000 -24,624,000 -22,728,000 -36,272,000 -10,914,000 -10,195,000 -12,488,000 -14,885,000 -11,768,000 -10,355,000 -8,241,000 -9,883,000 -18,391,000 -18,025,000 -12,213,000 -17,560,000 -15,749,000 -21,479,000 -28,286,000 -21,634,000 -8,417,000 -24,984,000 -18,918,000 -6,434,000 -8,349,000 -12,246,000 
          free cash flows
        -9,075,000 36,430,000 -4,676,000 1,395,000 -28,324,000 33,726,000 -16,500,000 10,183,000 -1,291,000 130,112,000 -63,004,000 40,271,000 -9,787,000  28,026,000 15,263,000 15,687,000 11,960,000 41,855,000 44,200,000 -22,106,000 36,392,000 21,263,000 -10,571,000 99,915,000 -69,881,770 35,321,000 25,416,000 9,215,000  9,698,000 8,917,000 28,943,000 -40,297,043 11,381,000 31,410,000 -2,424,000 -5,832,000 -4,599,000 11,746,000 8,134,000 10,857,000 10,727,000 14,537,000 10,402,000 10,290,000   16,312,000  -1,336,000 14,945,000 6,143,000 -5,976,000 -3,627,000 13,830,000 9,960,000  16,330,000 5,871,000 9,530,000 -1,568,000 24,574,000 24,547,000 29,320,000 -8,726,000 32,049,000 3,681,000 46,666,000 15,642,000 30,236,000 -6,738,000 29,887,000 13,115,000 8,613,000 -5,725,000 23,917,000 3,602,000 16,116,000 -13,322,000 21,486,000 8,802,000 38,354,000 24,625,000 9,468,000 5,845,000 27,966,000 9,252,000 28,111,000 22,532,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                  
          purchase of property and equipment
        -39,323,000 -50,164,000 -63,871,000 -55,166,000 -33,180,000 -53,417,000 -42,326,000 -30,076,000 -35,530,000 -28,365,000 -25,699,000 -32,215,000 -17,731,000  -29,892,000 -34,650,000 -18,793,000 -33,644,000 -40,406,000 -40,707,000 -37,043,000 -47,417,000 -33,843,000 -24,883,000 -24,848,000 69,982,544 -25,749,000 -19,891,000 -24,444,000  -18,137,000 -24,523,000 -21,844,000 65,260,143 -25,022,000 -23,278,000 -17,056,000 -45,485,000 -42,185,000 -24,539,000 -29,935,000 -25,336,000 -25,895,000 -18,355,000 -20,624,000 -21,150,000 -22,221,000 -17,926,000 -17,880,000  -32,010,000 -27,259,000 -30,017,000 -34,363,000 -35,053,000 -27,337,000 -13,021,000  -24,821,000 -24,624,000 -22,728,000 -36,272,000 -10,914,000 -10,195,000 -12,488,000 -14,885,000 -11,768,000 -10,355,000 -8,241,000  -9,883,000 -18,391,000 -18,025,000  -12,213,000 -17,560,000 -15,749,000  -21,479,000 -28,286,000 -21,634,000  -8,417,000  -24,984,000 -18,918,000 -6,434,000  -8,349,000 -12,246,000 
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
        3,247,000 9,998,000 37,000 74,000 178,000 6,266,000 31,000 32,000 531,000 279,000 41,000 16,000  1,297,000 5,400,000 13,000 76,000 111,000 5,716,000 29,000 162,000 31,000 116,000 161,000 -1,484,755 169,000 1,236,000 84,000  792,000 313,000 8,000 -2,192,754 89,000 964,000 1,142,000 161,000 135,000 22,000 124,000 627,000 17,000 1,258,000 27,000 326,000 1,130,000 116,000 2,042,000  240,000 3,078,000 308,000 2,217,000 21,000 285,000 19,000  1,330,000 204,000 374,000 58,000 33,000 1,912,000 10,000 709,000 24,000 42,000 216,000 82,000 15,000 17,000 210,000 83,000 5,170,000 6,063,000 58,000 600,000 1,990,000 77,000 29,000 15,000 248,000 6,057,000 61,000 2,968,000 98,000 1,552,000 6,699,000 
          purchase of marketable securities
        -11,087,000 -6,446,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -14,610,000 -28,441,000 -51,522,000 -20,861,000 -62,814,000 -20,410,000 -34,869,000 -21,742,000 -35,958,000  -96,595,000 -144,546,000 -25,965,000 -96,813,000 -6,070,000 -3,220,000 -10,165,000 -12,530,000 -5,065,000 -31,115,000 -2,079,000 9,206,380 -5,015,000 -245,000 -3,960,000  -2,670,000 -586,000 11,241,388 -4,466,000 -4,209,000 -2,579,000 -11,581,000 -27,993,000 -1,284,000 -5,145,000 -12,672,000 -3,605,000 -9,907,000 -11,980,000 -4,925,000 -2,610,000 -603,000  -2,750,000 -5,820,000 -2,000,000 -2,855,000 -1,100,000 -5,650,000 -4,185,000  -6,120,000 -22,315,000 -27,730,000                  -21,023,000      -15,700,000 -10,850,000 -21,076,000  -22,575,000 -11,755,000 
          proceeds from the sale and maturities of marketable securities
        5,906,000 32,406,000 7,840,000 43,931,000 36,924,000 64,695,000 56,795,000 47,374,000 26,798,000 20,793,000 31,668,000 16,685,000 10,372,000  150,659,000 110,984,000 25,481,000 7,405,000 3,645,000 2,505,000 6,125,000 4,040,000 1,015,000                                                                    
          acquisition of business
         21,000 -7,468,000                                                                                   
          change in serp investment
        49,000 -1,376,000 22,000 1,073,000 157,000 -391,000 362,000 -264,000 -1,192,000 -907,000 24,000 -323,000 86,000  42,000 -908,000 359,000 -498,000 309,000 -875,000 -922,000 -522,000 11,000 -586,000 -91,000 3,194,886 277,000 -760,000 -2,716,000  -117,000 -481,000 -933,000 2,449,678 -401,000 -566,000 -1,486,000 -505,000 -306,000 -501,000 -763,000 783,000 647,000 -515,000 -873,000 -288,000 1,435,000 -709,000 -807,000                                          
          net cash from investing activities
        -41,208,000 -15,740,000 -58,043,000 -13,435,000 -18,103,000 -37,432,000 -30,426,000 -3,796,000 -73,125,000 -29,406,000 -28,596,000 -37,577,000 -43,221,000  24,615,000 -63,720,000 -18,828,000 -123,517,000 -42,559,000 -36,581,000 -41,993,000 -56,267,000 -38,019,000 -55,593,000 -25,016,000 76,137,731 -27,796,000 -17,110,000 -31,341,000  -16,076,000 -23,051,000 -23,343,000 63,525,604 -25,896,000 -22,409,000 -15,318,000 -53,816,000 -91,362,000 -24,362,000 -17,194,000 -26,380,000 -36,578,000 -18,057,000 -28,830,000 -25,629,000   -17,172,000  -30,696,000 -22,246,000 -25,102,000 -33,201,000 -35,776,000 -23,585,000 -15,074,000  -25,868,000 -40,289,000 -45,210,000 -47,539,000 -7,250,000 -7,748,000 -10,927,000 -14,314,000 -47,546,000 -10,313,000 -5,828,000  -8,657,000 -18,570,000 -18,014,000  -7,043,000 2,284,000 -15,691,000  -40,512,000 -28,209,000 -20,595,000  -8,169,000  369,000 -17,268,000 -24,475,000  -29,308,000 -17,302,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                  
          dividends paid
        -8,413,000 -8,413,000 -8,413,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000  -8,608,000 -8,607,000 -8,608,000 -8,607,000 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000 24,982,646 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000  -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 24,176,722 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000  -8,071,000 -8,068,000 -8,070,000 -8,070,000 -8,070,000 -8,068,000 -8,070,000  -7,801,000 -7,800,000 -7,801,000 -7,799,000 -7,801,000 -7,801,000 -7,800,000 -7,801,000 -7,800,000 -7,810,000 -7,820,000  -7,820,000 -7,820,000 -7,821,000  -7,828,000 -7,826,000 -7,828,000  -7,836,000 -7,836,000 -7,836,000  -7,569,000  -34,666,000 -7,595,000 -7,599,000  -7,613,000 -7,345,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -8,413,000 -8,413,000 -8,413,000 -149,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000 -9,146,000 -9,145,000  -8,608,000 -8,607,000 -8,608,000 -8,607,000 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000 24,982,646 -8,339,000 -8,338,000 -8,339,000  -8,070,000 -25,981,000 -25,146,000 36,537,234 -7,935,000 -26,992,000 -1,672,000 16,268,000 32,069,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000 -8,070,000 -8,069,000   -8,070,000  -8,071,000 -8,068,000 -8,070,000 -8,070,000 -8,070,000 -8,068,000 -8,070,000  -7,801,000 -7,800,000 -7,801,000 -7,801,000 -7,801,000 -7,801,000 -7,800,000 -7,801,000 -8,085,000 -8,661,000 -8,657,000  -7,886,000 -7,821,000 -7,817,000  -7,989,000 -7,811,000 -8,077,000  -7,860,000 -7,849,000 -7,823,000  -7,562,000  -34,808,000 -9,099,000 -8,085,000  -7,646,000 -17,393,000 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -19,373,000 62,441,000 -7,261,000 -106,020,000 -22,392,000 40,565,000 -13,745,000 27,317,000 -48,031,000 119,926,000 -75,047,000 25,763,000 -44,422,000  73,925,000 -22,414,000 7,044,000 -86,520,000 31,363,000 39,988,000 -35,395,000 19,204,000 8,748,000 -49,619,000 91,408,000 -38,743,937 24,935,000 19,859,000 -6,021,000    2,298,000 -5,494,348 2,572,000 5,287,000 -2,358,000   3,854,000 12,805,000 1,744,000 -8,026,000 6,766,000 -5,874,000 -2,258,000 3,518,000 -5,189,000 8,950,000             -20,636,000 20,437,000 19,193,000 23,081,000 -15,956,000 -11,814,000 -4,938,000 40,422,000  23,576,000 -14,738,000 22,081,000    15,898,000   -21,094,000 14,702,000  31,040,000        
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        117,091,000 190,323,000 184,217,000 157,997,000  86,048,000 136,612,000 66,871,000 -37,770,192 37,808,000  47,917,000 -14,638,347 14,653,000 17,596,000 22,986,000 17,965,000  21,439,000 37,392,000  109,140,000 67,065,000 59,351,000 41,187,000 27,545,000            
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        97,718,000 62,441,000 -7,261,000 -106,020,000 167,931,000 40,566,000 -13,745,000 27,317,000 136,185,000 119,926,000 -75,047,000 25,763,000 113,575,000  73,925,000 -22,414,000 93,092,000 -86,520,000 31,363,000 39,988,000 101,217,000 19,204,000 8,748,000 -49,619,000 158,279,000 -76,514,129 24,935,000 19,859,000 31,787,000  3,689,000 -15,592,000 50,215,000  2,572,000 5,287,000 12,295,000  -21,707,000 3,854,000 30,401,000  -8,026,000 6,766,000 17,112,000  3,518,000 -5,189,000 26,915,000  -8,093,000 11,890,000 24,427,000  -12,420,000 9,514,000 37,229,000  7,482,000 -17,594,000 88,387,000  20,437,000 19,193,000 90,146,000  -11,814,000 -4,938,000 99,773,000  23,576,000 -14,738,000 63,268,000  5,794,000 6,308,000 43,443,000  -10,777,000 -21,094,000 84,002,000  89,274,000        
          loss on equity securities
                                                                                                  
          purchase of intangible assets
         -158,000 -34,000   -3,832,000 -419,000 -1,046,000 -23,000 -6,000  -896,000 -48,000 -43,000 -148,000 -17,000 -168,000 41,000 556,511 -18,000 -540,000  -1,878,000 -162,000 -1,500,000 1,410,435 -147,000 -27,000 -1,240,000 -871,000 -969,000 -179,000 -549,000 -763,000 -440,000 -802,000 -644,000 -354,000 -713,000 -382,000 -30,000  -215,000 -473,000 -10,000 -205,000 -144,000 -90,000             1,000                    
          share purchase
                                                                                                
          see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. in the first twenty-six weeks of 2024, there was 16.5 million cash paid for income taxes compared to 10.5 million in 2023 for the same period. cash paid for interest related to long-term debt was 28 thousand and 17 thousand in the first twenty-six weeks of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
                                                                                                  
          see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. in the first thirteen weeks of 2024, there was 1.3 million cash paid for income taxes compared to 179 thousand in 2023 for the same period. cash paid for interest related to long-term debt was 16 thousand and 8 thousand in the first thirteen weeks of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
                                                                                                  
          proceeds from sale of intangible assets
                      125,000                                                                         
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. in the first thirty-nine weeks of 2023, there was 26.4 million cash paid for income taxes compared to 21.7 million in 2022 for the same period. cash paid for interest related to long-term debt was 25 thousand and 24 thousand in the first thirty-nine weeks of 2023 and 2022, respectively.
                                                                                                  
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. in the first twenty-six weeks of 2023, there was 10.5 million cash paid for income taxes compared to 13.7 million in 2022 for the same period. cash paid for interest related to long-term debt was 17 thousand and 16 thousand in the first twenty-six weeks of 2023 and 2022, respectively.
                                                                                                  
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. in the first thirteen weeks of 2023, there was 179 thousand cash paid for income taxes compared to 233 thousand in 2022 for the same period. cash paid for interest related to long-term debt was 8 thousand and 8 thousand in the first thirteen weeks of 2023 and 2022, respectively.
                                                                                                  
          center store
                                                                                                  
          fresh
                                                                                                  
          pharmacy services
                                                                                                  
          fuel
                                                                                                  
          consolidated net sales
                                                                                                  
          square feet
                                                                                                  
          55,000 to 70,000
                                                                                                  
          45,000 to 54,999
                                                                                                  
          35,000 to 44,999
                                                                                                  
          25,000 to 34,999
                                                                                                  
          under 25,000
                                                                                                  
          total
                                                                                                  
          beginning store count
                                                                                                  
          new stores
                                                                                                  
          opened relocated stores
                                                                                                  
          closed stores
                                                                                                  
          closed relocated stores
                                                                                                  
          ending store count
                                                                                                  
          total square feet (000’s), at year-end
                                                                                                  
          additions/major remodels
                                                                                                  
          name
                                                                                                  
          jonathan h. weis
                                                                                                  
          kurt a. schertle
                                                                                                  
          wayne s. bailey
                                                                                                  
          scott f. frost
                                                                                                  
          david w. gose ii
                                                                                                  
          harold g. graber
                                                                                                  
          richard a. gunn
                                                                                                  
          james e. marcil
                                                                                                  
          quarter
                                                                                                  
          first
                                                                                                  
          second
                                                                                                  
          third
                                                                                                  
          fourth
                                                                                                  
          weis markets, inc.
                                                                                                  
          s&p 500
                                                                                                  
          peer group
                                                                                                  
          (dollars in thousands, except shares,
                                                                                                  
          per share amounts and store information)
                                                                                                  
          net sales
                                                                                                  
          costs and expenses
                                                                                                  
          income from operations
                                                                                                  
          investment income and interest expense
                                                                                                  
          gain on bargain purchase
                                                                                                  
          income before benefit from income taxes
                                                                                                  
          benefit from income taxes
                                                                                                  
          retained earnings, beginning of year
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income tax reform adjustment
                                                                                                  
          cash dividends
                                                                                                  
          retained earnings, end of year
                                                                                                  
          weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted
                                                                                                  
          cash dividends per share
                                                                                                  
          basic and diluted earnings per share
                                                                                                  
          working capital
                                                                                                  
          total assets
                                                                                                  
          shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
          number of grocery stores
                                                                                                  
          analysis of consolidated statements of income
                                                                                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 30, 2017,
                                                                                                  
          december 31, 2016 and december 26, 2015
                                                                                                  
          cost of sales, including warehousing and distribution expenses
                                                                                                  
          gross profit on sales
                                                                                                  
          gross profit margin
                                                                                                  
          operating, general and administrative expenses
                                                                                                  
          o, g & a, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          operating margin
                                                                                                  
          investment income and interest expense, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          gain on bargain purchase, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          income before benefit from income taxes, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          effective income tax rate
                                                                                                  
          net income, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          net sales, excluding fuel sales
                                                                                                  
          net sales, adjusted for the additional week in 2016
                                                                                                  
          net sales, adjusted for the additional week in 2016, excluding fuel sales
                                                                                                  
          comparable store sales, adjusted for the additional week in 2016
                                                                                                  
          comparable store sales, adjusting for the additional week in 2016, excluding fuel sales
                                                                                                  
          a breakdown of the material increases (decreases) as a percent of sales in "operating, general and administrative expenses" is as follows:
                                                                                                  
          employee-related expenses
                                                                                                  
          rent expense
                                                                                                  
          acquisition-related expenses
                                                                                                  
          net cash provided by:
                                                                                                  
          operating activities
                                                                                                  
          investing activities
                                                                                                  
          financing activities
                                                                                                  
          operating leases
                                                                                                  
          long-term debt
                                                                                                  
          december 30, 2017
                                                                                                  
          rate sensitive assets:
                                                                                                  
          fixed interest rate securities
                                                                                                  
          average interest rate
                                                                                                  
          december 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
          assets
                                                                                                  
          current:
                                                                                                  
          cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                  
          marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          serp investment
                                                                                                  
          accounts receivable
                                                                                                  
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                                  
          income taxes recoverable
                                             155,000 -1,780,000 1,666,000 -1,666,000 612,000         39,000 1,187,000  2,712,000         7,318,000 1,470,000 -4,105,000 3,391,000  -3,333,000       1,729,000  1,435,000      
          total current assets
                                                                                                  
          property and equipment
                                                                                                  
          goodwill
                                                                                                  
          intangible and other assets
                                                                                                  
          liabilities
                                                                                                  
          accounts payable
                                                                                                  
          accrued expenses
                                                                                                  
          accrued self-insurance
                                                                                                  
          deferred revenue
                                                                                                  
          total current liabilities
                                                                                                  
          postretirement benefit obligations
                                                                                                  
          total liabilities
                                                                                                  
          common stock, no par value, 100,800,000 shares authorized, 33,047,807 shares issued,
                                                                                                  
          26,898,443 shares outstanding
                                                                                                  
          retained earnings
                                                                                                  
          accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                                  
          treasury stock at cost, 6,149,364 shares
                                                                                                  
          total shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
          total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
          weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income by component, net of tax:
                                                                                                  
          available-for-sale marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          unrealized holding gains arising during period
                                                                                                  
          accumulated change in effective tax rate
                                                                                                  
          reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                                  
          comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 27, 2014
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive loss, net of
                                                                                                  
          reclassification adjustments and tax
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 26, 2015
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income, net of
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 30, 2017
                                                                                                  
          (gain) loss on disposition of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          impairment of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          (gain) loss on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          gain on sale of intangible assets
                                                         -250,000                                      
          gain on acquisition of business
                                                                                                
          proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
                                1,800,000 -4,569,015 1,790,000 2,550,000 235,000  2,115,000 1,800,000 1,000,000 -7,393,558 1,600,000 3,907,000 1,895,000 500,000   1,350,000 1,251,000   1,800,000 500,000           3,490,000 3,650,000 1,230,000 920,000 3,631,000 535,000 1,210,000 2,197,000    -1,000   3,747,000     18,904,000 35,132,000   11,691,000 
          proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
                                 -748,820     3,819,000 2,000 512,000 -7,249,728 2,451,000 800,000 4,006,000 20,050,000 27,303,000 15,213,000 2,104,000 514,000 3,362,000 3,191,000 6,017,000 435,000 1,110,000 106,000  4,039,000 7,328,000 6,617,000 2,005,000 500,000 15,233,000 2,203,000  253,000 2,917,000 3,644,000 341,000                          
          proceeds from (payments on) long-term debt
                                        -17,076,000 12,360,512                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                  
          liquor licenses
                                                                                                  
          lease acquisitions
                                                                                                  
          customer lists
                                                                                                  
          additions
                                                                                                  
          payments
                                                                                                  
          adjustments
                                                                                                  
          amortized
                                                                                                  
          available-for-sale:
                                                                                                  
          level 1
                                                                                                  
          equity securities
                                                                                                  
          level 2
                                                                                                  
          municipal bonds
                                                                                                  
          december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
          due within one year
                                                                                                  
          due after one year through five years
                                                                                                  
          due after five years through ten years
                                                                                                  
          lifo
                                                                                                  
          average cost
                                                                                                  
          useful life
                                                                                                  
          land
                                                                                                  
          buildings and improvements
                                                                                                  
          equipment
                                                                                                  
          leasehold improvements
                                                                                                  
          total, at cost
                                                                                                  
          less accumulated depreciation and amortization
                                                                                                  
          minimum annual rentals
                                                                                                  
          contingent rentals
                                                                                                  
          lease or sublease income
                                                                                                  
          2018
                                                                                                  
          2019
                                                                                                  
          2020
                                                                                                  
          2021
                                                                                                  
          2022
                                                                                                  
          thereafter
                                                                                                  
          retirement savings plan
                                                                                                  
          deferred compensation plan
                                                                                                  
          supplemental executive retirement plan
                                                                                                  
          deferred compensation plan for pharmacists
                                                                                                  
          accumulated other comprehensive income balance as of december 26, 2015
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income before reclassifications
                                                                                                  
          amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                                  
          net current period other comprehensive loss
                                                                                                  
          accumulated other comprehensive income balance as of december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
          net current period other comprehensive income
                                                                                                  
          accumulated other comprehensive income balance as of december 30, 2017
                                                                                                  
          location
                                                                                                  
          unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          total amount reclassified, net of tax
                                                                                                  
          federal
                                                                                                  
          state
                                                                                                  
          deferred:
                                                                                                  
          income taxes at federal statutory rate
                                                                                                  
          state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
                                                                                                  
          deferred tax on gain on bargain purchase
                                                                                                  
          nondeductible employee-related expenses
                                                                                                  
          2017 tax reform
                                                                                                  
          deferred tax assets:
                                                                                                  
          compensated absences
                                                                                                  
          employment incentives
                                                                                                  
          employee benefit plans
                                                                                                  
          general liability insurance
                                                                                                  
          net operating income carryforwards
                                                                                                  
          total deferred tax assets
                                                                                                  
          deferred tax liabilities:
                                                                                                  
          unrealized gains on marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          nondeductible accruals and other
                                                                                                  
          depreciation
                                             17,629,000 16,386,000 16,248,000 16,233,000 15,892,000 15,320,000 15,319,000 15,303,000 15,241,000 15,354,000 14,236,000 14,173,000  12,990,000 12,449,000 12,063,000 11,322,000 11,082,000 10,928,000 10,821,000  13,809,000 12,805,000 12,121,000 12,694,000 12,183,000 12,042,000 11,648,000 12,761,000 12,139,000 11,348,000 10,953,000 12,363,000 11,995,000 11,635,000 11,060,000 12,326,000 12,037,000 11,863,000 11,285,000 12,132,000 11,440,000 10,993,000 10,435,000 11,418,000 10,569,000 10,948,000 10,368,000 9,880,000 9,418,000 10,405,000 10,112,000 10,485,000 
          total deferred tax liabilities
                                                                                                  
          net deferred tax liability
                                                                                                  
          unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year
                                                                                                  
          increases based on tax positions related to the current year
                                                                                                  
          additions for tax positions of prior year
                                                                                                  
          reductions for tax positions of prior years
                                                                                                  
          settlements
                                                                                                  
          expiration of the statute of limitations for assessment of taxes
                                                                                                  
          unrecognized tax benefits at end of year
                                                                                                  
          intangibles - favorable leasehold interest
                                                                                                  
          total fair value of assets acquired
                                                                                                  
          38 food lion, llc stores
                                                                                                  
          other - unfavorable leasehold interest
                                                                                                  
          deferred tax liability
                                                                                                  
          total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed
                                                                                                  
          store sales
                                                                                                  
          financial statements
                                                                                                  
          consolidated balance sheets
                                                                                                  
          consolidated statements of income
                                                                                                  
          consolidated statements of comprehensive income
                                                                                                  
          consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
          consolidated statements of cash flows
                                                                                                  
          notes to consolidated financial statements
                                                                                                  
          report of independent registered public accounting firm
                                                                                                  
          exhibit no.
                                                                                                  
          3-a
                                                                                                  
          3-b
                                                                                                  
          10-a
                                                                                                  
          10-b
                                                                                                  
          10-c
                                                                                                  
          10-d
                                                                                                  
          10-e
                                                                                                  
          10-f
                                                                                                  
          10-g
                                                                                                  
          10-h
                                                                                                  
          10-i
                                                                                                  
          21
                                                                                                  
          31.1
                                                                                                  
          31.2
                                                                                                  
          32
                                                                                                  
          col. a
                                                                                                  
          balance at
                                                                                                  
          beginning
                                                                                                  
          description
                                                                                                  
          fiscal year ended december 30, 2017:
                                                                                                  
          deducted from asset accounts:
                                                                                                  
          allowance for uncollectible accounts
                                                                                                  
          fiscal year ended december 31, 2016:
                                                                                                  
          fiscal year ended december 26, 2015:
                                                                                                  
          date:
                                                                                                  
          date
                                                                                                  
          title of each class common stock, no par value securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the act: none
                                                                                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 31, 2016,
                                                                                                  
          december 26, 2015 and december 27, 2014
                                                                                                  
          effective tax rate
                                                                                                  
          employee related expense
                                                                                                  
          acquisition-related expense
                                                                                                  
          employee related expenses
                                                                                                  
          store advertising expense
                                                                                                  
          utility expense
                                                                                                  
          analysis of investment income
                                                                                                  
          bond income
                                                                                                  
          equity income
                                                                                                  
          investment income
                                                                                                  
          reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 28, 2013
                                                                                                  
          amortization
                                             3,035,000 2,825,000 2,371,000 2,135,000 2,135,000 2,005,000 2,144,000 1,996,000 2,128,000 1,851,000 1,962,000 1,924,000  1,810,000 1,798,000 1,713,000 1,813,000 1,671,000 1,515,000 1,499,000  1,552,000 1,534,000 1,611,000 1,655,000 1,556,000 1,731,000 1,549,000 1,548,000 1,540,000 1,554,000 1,565,000 1,662,000 3,314,000 1,514,000 1,488,000 1,652,000 1,901,000 1,912,000 1,866,000 1,528,000 1,530,000 1,499,000 1,463,000 1,472,000 1,780,000 1,426,000 1,573,000 1,362,000 1,360,000 1,335,000 1,314,000 1,340,000 
          gain on disposition of fixed assets
                                            -796,000     -28,000 245,000   -99,000 -724,000              -2,000          4,000                    
          gain on sale of marketable securities
                                             1,000 -169,000 -269,000 -12,000   -17,000 -5,000 -41,000  -365,000 -1,322,000 -47,000 -5,000 -705,000 -3,000  -253,000 -397,000 -622,000 -223,000              -431,000          
          income taxes payable
                                               -6,701,000 11,107,000  -3,522,000 1,170,000 5,666,000 -533,000 -1,050,000 -4,057,000 4,012,000  -5,835,000 -524,000 5,000,000 -10,898,000 170,000 -113,000 12,200,000  -330,000 -5,468,000 5,933,000 -32,857,000 9,483,000 13,025,000 9,865,000 -469,000 953,000 -7,350,000 6,612,000      -8,462,000 7,145,000  -275,000 -8,043,000 6,671,000 421,000 10,311,000  -7,399,000 5,444,000  -3,791,000  
          proceeds from long-term debt
                                            6,398,000 24,337,000                                                     
          december 26, 2015
                                                                                                  
          due after ten years
                                                                                                  
          2017
                                                                                                  
          accumulated other comprehensive income balance as of december 27, 2014
                                                                                                  
          sales
                                                                                                  
          fiscal year ended december 27, 2014:
                                                                                                  
          date 03/16/2017
                                                                                                  
          chairman,
                                                                                                  
          president and chief executive officer
                                                                                                  
          and director
                                                                                                  
          senior vice president, chief financial officer
                                                                                                  
          and treasurer
                                                                                                  
          senior vice president of real estate and development and secretary
                                                                                                  
          dennis g. hatchell
                                                                                                  
          director
                                                                                                  
          edward j. lauth iii
                                                                                                  
          gerrald b. silverman
                                                                                                  
          jeanette r. rogers
                                                                                                  
          vice president corporate controller
                                                                                                  
          (gain) on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          robert f. weis
                                                                                                  
          investment and other income
                                                                                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 27, 2014,
                                                                                                  
          december 28, 2013 and december 29, 2012
                                                                                                  
          operating, general and administratives expenses
                                                                                                  
          investment income, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          other income
                                                                                                  
          other income, percent of net sales
                                                                                                  
          payments due by period
                                                                                                  
          expected maturity dates
                                                                                                  
          december 27, 2014
                                                                                                  
          payments on long-term debt
                                                                                                 
          unrealized (gain) in serp
                                                                                                  
          loss on sale of marketable securities
                                 54,949     54,000 -4,960                                                         
          unrealized loss in value of investment securities
                                                                                                  
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                      3,689,000                          -163,000                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 28, 2013,
                                                                                                  
          december 29, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                                  
          december 28, 2013
                                                                                                  
          acquisitions
                                                                                                  
          december 27, 2014 and december 28, 2013
                                                                                                  
          gain on sale intangible assets
                                                                                                  
          accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                                  
          proceeds from the sale of intangible assets
                                                                                                 
          net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                  
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                                  
          net cash used in investing activities
                                                                                                  
          net cash used in financing activities
                                                                                                  
          loss on disposition/impairment of fixed assets
                                                        -1,809,000                                          
          [ ]
                                                                                                  
          pennsylvania
                                                                                                  
          1000 s. second street p. o. box 471 sunbury, pennsylvania
                                                                                                  
          title of each class common stock, no par value
                                                                                                  
          large accelerated filer [ ]
                                                                                                  
          non-accelerated filer [ ]
                                                                                                  
          form 10-k
                                                                                                  
          part i
                                                                                                  
          part ii
                                                                                                  
          part iii
                                                                                                  
          part iv
                                                                                                  
          signatures
                                                                                                  
          exhibit 21 subsidiaries of the registrant
                                                                                                  
          exhibit 23 consent of grant thornton llp
                                                                                                  
          exhibit 31.1 rule 13a-14(a) certification - ceo
                                                                                                  
          exhibit 31.2 rule 13a-14(a) certification - cfo
                                                                                                  
          exhibit 32 certification pursuant to 18 u.s.c. section 1350
                                                                                                  
          year
                                                                                                  
          2008
                                                                                                  
          2007
                                                                                                  
          2006
                                                                                                  
          2005
                                                                                                  
          2004
                                                                                                  
          maryland
                                                                                                  
          new jersey
                                                                                                  
          new york
                                                                                                  
          west virginia
                                                                                                  
          55,000 to 67,000
                                                                                                  
          relocations
                                                                                                  
          relocated stores
                                                                                                  
          total square feet (000's), at year-end
                                                                                                  
          weis markets
                                                                                                  
          less cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes
                                                                                                  
          shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  
          number of pet supply stores
                                                                                                  
          •
                                                                                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 27, 2008
                                                                                                  
          december 29, 2007 and december 30, 2006
                                                                                                  
          december 27, 2008
                                                                                                  
          december 27, 2008 and december 29, 2007
                                                                                                  
          prepaid expenses
                                                                                                  
          common stock, no par value, 100,800,000 shares authorized,
                                                                                                  
          33,047,807 and 33,044,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                                  
          treasury stock at cost, 6,081,908 and 6,077,311 shares, respectively
                                                                                                  
          total shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  
          total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 27, 2008,
                                                                                                  
          weighted-average shares outstanding, basic
                                                                                                  
          consolidated statements of shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  
          common stock
                                                                                                  
          shares
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 31, 2005
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive income, net of reclassification adjustments and tax
                                                                                                  
          comprehensive income
                                                                                                  
          shares issued for options
                                                                                                  
          treasury stock purchased
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 30, 2006
                                                                                                  
          cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 29, 2007
                                                                                                  
          other comprehensive loss, net of reclassification adjustments and tax
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 27, 2008
                                                                                                  
          gain on disposition / impairment of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                                     5,000,000 1,010,000         
          increase in intangible and other assets
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                             114,000 5,000 14,000 927,000 27,000 267,000 3,000 38,000 8,000 175,000 124,000 7,000 110,000 99,000 19,000 72,000 12,000 
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                         -285,000 -851,000 -837,000  -180,000 -1,000 -1,000  -1,088,000 -12,000 -516,000  -62,000 -21,000 -162,000    -241,000 -1,504,000 -505,000   -48,000 
          pennsylvania state and municipal bonds
                                                                                                  
          december 29, 2007
                                                                                                  
          due within one year through five years
                                                                                                  
          see additional disclosures regarding marketable securities in notes 1(g) and 11.
                                                                                                  
          2009
                                                                                                  
          2010
                                                                                                  
          2011
                                                                                                  
          2012
                                                                                                  
          2013
                                                                                                  
          profit-sharing plan
                                                                                                  
          employee stock bonus plan
                                                                                                  
          supplemental retirement plan
                                                                                                  
          pharmacist deferred compensation plan
                                                                                                  
          benefit obligations at beginning of year
                                                                                                  
          interest cost
                                                                                                  
          benefit payments
                                                                                                  
          actuarial gain
                                                                                                  
          weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations:
                                                                                                  
          discount rate
                                                                                                  
          amount of recognized gain
                                                                                                  
          2014 - 2018
                                                                                                  
          balance, december 31, 2005
                                                                                                  
          exercised
                                                                                                  
          expired
                                                                                                  
          balance, december 30, 2006
                                                                                                  
          forfeited
                                                                                                  
          balance, december 29, 2007
                                                                                                  
          balance, december 27, 2008
                                                                                                  
          unrealized gain on marketable securities
                                                                                                  
          current deferred liability - net
                                                                                                  
          noncurrent deferred liability - net
                                                                                                  
          additions for tax positions of prior years
                                                                                                  
          unrealized holding
                                                                                                  
          (dollars in thousands,
                                                                                                  
          except per share amounts)
                                                                                                  
          23
                                                                                                  
          schedule ii - valuation and qualifying accounts
                                                                                                  
          year ended december 27, 2008:
                                                                                                  
          year ended december 29, 2007:
                                                                                                  
          year ended december 30, 2006:
                                                                                                  
          deductions are uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries.
                                                                                                  
          date 03/12/2009
                                                                                                  
          state of incorporation
                                                                                                  
          albany public markets, inc.
                                                                                                  
          dutch valley food company, inc.
                                                                                                  
          king's supermarkets, inc.
                                                                                                  
          martin's farm market, inc.
                                                                                                  
          shamrock wholesale distributors, inc.
                                                                                                  
          superpetz, llc
                                                                                                  
          weis transportation, inc.
                                                                                                  
          wmk financing, inc.
                                                                                                  
          the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the company and its subsidiaries.
                                                                                                  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                  
          (gain) loss on disposition / impairment of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                            2,988,000                     -14,358,000 5,794,000                
          december 31, 2011 and december 25, 2010
                                                                                                  
          december 25, 2010 and december 26, 2009
                                                                                                  
          loss on disposition / impairment of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          2003
                                                                                                  
          2002
                                                                                                  
          55,000 to 66,000
                                                                                                  
          sold
                                                                                                  
          december 30, 2006
                                                                                                  
          december 30, 2006 and december 31, 2005
                                                                                                  
          payable to employee benefit plans
                                                                                                  
          33,009,046 and 33,002,357 shares issued, respectively
                                                                                                  
          treasury stock at cost, 6,016,291 and 5,982,461 shares, respectively
                                                                                                  
          for the fiscal years ended december 30, 2006,
                                                                                                  
          december 31, 2005 and december 25, 2004
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 27, 2003
                                                                                                  
          balance at december 25, 2004
                                                                                                  
          loss on impairment / disposition of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          december 31, 2005
                                                                                                  
          2012 - 2016
                                                                                                  
          balance, december 27, 2003
                                                                                                  
          balance, december 25, 2004
                                                                                                  
          resolution and accrual of audit contingencies
                                                                                                  
          unrealized holding gains
                                                                                                  
          year ended december 31, 2005:
                                                                                                  
          year ended december 25, 2004:
                                                                                                  
          date 03/09/2007
                                                                                                  
          4.
                                                                                                  
          5.
                                                                                                  
          net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                  7,482,000 -17,594,000 -20,753,000                              
          december 26, 2009 and december 27, 2008
                                                                                                  
          loss (gain) on disposition / impairment of fixed assets
                                                                                                  
          purchase of intangible asset
                                                                                -199,000                  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                                        69,300,000  58,234,000        
          payment of deferred financing fees
                                                                                                  
          payments of long-term debt
                                                                                                  
          gain on sale of fixed assets
                                                                                            -57,000      
          net increase (decrease) in cash
                                                                                              1,840,000    
          cash at beginning of period
                                                                                            3,452,000  
          cash at end of period
                                                                                            13,000 -1,604,000 5,292,000  -494,000 83,000 
          decrease in intangible and other assets
                                                                                             69,000 67,000    
          net increase in cash
                                                                                                 83,000 
          loss on sale of fixed assets
                                                                                              -1,510,000 214,000 899,000 -2,797,000 
          (increase) decrease in intangible and other assets
                                                                                               59,000 64,000  
          proceeds (payments) of long-term debt
                                                                                                  
          purchase and cancellation of stock
                                                                                                  
          cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                  
          cash at end of year
                                                                                                  
          decrease in inventories
                                                                                                 -1,374,000 
          decrease in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
                                                                                                 -4,700,000 
          decrease in income taxes recoverable
                                                                                                  
          increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                                                  
          increase in income taxes payable
                                                                                                  
          decrease in deferred income taxes
                                                                                                  
          proceeds from (payments of) long-term debt
                                                                                                 -10,000,000 
          increase in income taxes recoverable
                                                                                                  
          decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                                                  
          increase in deferred income taxes