Leases - Lease Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 25, 2022
Assets
Finance lease assets, net	$ 31,740	$ 24,941
Operating lease assets, net	164,158	172,425
Total lease assets	195,898	197,366
Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	9,029	6,850
Current operating lease liabilities	24,076	23,418
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	24,144	19,022
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	151,050	160,905
Total lease liabilities	$ 208,299	$ 210,195

Total operating and financing lease assets.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as noncurrent.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of right-of-use asset from finance lease.

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