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4.ClosedStoreandRestructuringLiabilities
TheCompanycontinuallyreviewstheoperatingperformanceofitsexistingstorelocationsandclosescertainlocations
identifiedasunderperforming.Closinganunderperforminglocationdoesnotresultintheeliminationoftheoperations
andassociatedcashflowsfromtheCompany’songoingoperations,astheCompanytransfersthoseoperationstoanother
locationinthelocalmarket.TheCompanymaintainsclosedstoreliabilitiesthatincludeliabilitiesfortheseexitactivities
andliabilitiesassumedthroughpastacquisitionsthataresimilarinnaturebutrecordedbytheacquiredcompaniespriorto
acquisition.TheCompanyalsomaintainsrestructuringliabilitiesrecordedthroughpurchaseaccountingthatreflectcosts
oftheplantointegratetheacquiredoperationsintotheCompany’sbusiness.Theseintegrationplansrelatetotheopera-
tionsacquiredinthefiscal1998mergerwithWesternAutoSupplyCompany,orWestern,andthefiscal2001acquisition
ofDiscount.Thefollowingtablepresentsasummaryoftheactivityforbothoftheseliabilities:
Severance Relocation
Other
ExitCosts Total
ClosedStoreLiabilities,December29,2001..................................................................................... $ — $ — $9,643 $ 9,643
Newprovisions.................................................................................................................................. — — 3,808 3,808
Changeinestimates.......................................................................................................................... — — 725 725
Reservesutilized............................................................................................................................... — — (5,284) (5,284)
ClosedStoreLiabilities,December28,2002.................................................................................... — — 8,892 8,892
NewProvisions.................................................................................................................................. — — 1,190 1,190
Changeinestimates.......................................................................................................................... — — 1,522 1,522
Reservesutilized............................................................................................................................... — — (5,197) (5,197)
ClosedStoreLiabilities,January3,2004.......................................................................................... — — 6,407 6,407
NewProvisions.................................................................................................................................. — — 1,141 1,141
Changeinestimates.......................................................................................................................... — — 580 580
Reservesutilized............................................................................................................................... — — (3,541) (3,541)
ClosedStoreLiabilities,January1,2005........................................................................................... $ — $ — $4,587 $4,587
RestructuringLiabilities,December29,2001................................................................................... 8,455 611 4,903 13,969
Purchaseaccountingadjustments..................................................................................................... (3,129) (219) (1,039) (4,387)
Reservesutilized............................................................................................................................... (3,674) (367) (1,238) (5,279)
RestructuringLiabilities,December28,2002................................................................................... 1,652 25 2,626 4,303
Changeinestimates.......................................................................................................................... — — (1,178) (1,178)
Reservesutilized............................................................................................................................... (1,598) (25) (452) (2,075)
RestructuringLiabilities,January3,2004......................................................................................... 54 — 996 1,050
Changeinestimates.......................................................................................................................... — — (86) (86)
Reservesutilized............................................................................................................................... (54) — (486) (540)
RestructuringLiabilities,January1,2005.......................................................................................... $ — $ — $ 424 $ 424
TotalClosedStoreandRestructuringLiabilitiesatJanuary1,2005.................................................. $ — $ — $ 5,011 $ 5,011
New provisions established for closed store liabilities
includethepresentvalueoftheremainingleaseobligations
and management’s estimate of future costs of insurance,
property tax and common area maintenance reduced by
thepresentvalueofestimatedrevenuesfromsubleasesand
lease buyouts and are established by a charge to selling,
generalandadministrativecostsintheaccompanyingcon-
solidatedstatementsofoperationsatthetimethefacilities
actuallyclose.TheCompanycurrentlyusesdiscountrates
rangingfrom4.5%to7.8%forestimatingtheseliabilities.
Fromtimetotimetheseestimatesrequirerevisionsthat
affect the amount of the recorded liability. The above
changeinestimatesrelateprimarilytochangesinassump-
tions associated with the revenue from subleases. The
effectofchangesinestimatesfortheclosedstoreliabilities
isnettedwithnewprovisionsandincludedinselling,gen-
eral and administrative expenses in the accompanying
consolidatedstatementsofoperations.