LEASES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2022

Lease expense, supplemental cash flow information, and other information related to leases were as follows:


	Third Quarter Ended
(thousands)	September 25, 2022		September 26, 2021
Operating lease cost	$	12,801	$	10,760

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases	$	12,673	$	10,440

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	10,297	$	12,573


	Nine Months Ended
(thousands)	September 25, 2022		September 26, 2021
Operating lease cost	$	37,528	$	30,697

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases	$	36,909	$	29,945

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	40,029	$	52,564

Balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:


(thousands, except lease term and discount rate)	September 25, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	164,725	$	158,183
Liabilities
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	$	43,352	$	40,301
Long-term operating lease liabilities	124,289		120,161
Total lease liabilities	$	167,641	$	160,462


Weighted average remaining lease term, operating leases (in years)	5.2		5.1
Weighted average discount rate, operating leases	4.1	%	3.8	%

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows at September 25, 2022:


(thousands)
2022 (excluding the nine months ended September 25, 2022)	$	12,678
2023	47,805
2024	39,505
2025	29,934
2026	21,242
Thereafter	36,903
Total lease payments	188,067
Less imputed interest	(20,426)
Total	$	167,641