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Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 02, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
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Commitments and Contingencies
 
We are involved in various legal and environmental matters, which arise in the normal course of business. Although the final outcome of these matters cannot be determined, based on the facts presently known, we believe that the final resolution of these matters will
not
have a material adverse effect on our financial position or future results of operations.
 
We lease land and buildings that are used in the operation of our Company-owned retail stores as well as in the operation of certain of our licensee-owned stores, and we lease land and buildings at various locations throughout the continental United States for warehousing and distribution hubs used in our retail and logistical services segments. We also lease tractors and trailers used in our logistical services segment, and local delivery trucks used in our retail segment. Our real estate lease terms range from
one
to
15
years and generally have renewal options of between
five
and
15
years. Some store leases contain contingent rental provisions based upon sales volume. Our transportation equipment leases have terms ranging from
two
to
seven
years with fixed monthly rental payments plus variable charges based upon mileage. The following schedule shows future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases with terms in excess of
one
year as of
March 2, 2019:
 
   
Retail Stores
   
Warehousing
& Distribution
Centers
   
Transportation
Equipment
   
All Other
   
Total
 
                                         
Remainder of fiscal 2019
  $
18,162
    $
3,697
    $
3,242
    $
1,302
    $
26,403
 
Fiscal 2020
   
23,378
     
4,442
     
4,206
     
1,637
     
33,663
 
Fiscal 2021
   
20,674
     
3,833
     
3,051
     
970
     
28,528
 
Fiscal 2022
   
18,166
     
3,539
     
2,151
     
487
     
24,343
 
Fiscal 2023
   
15,964
     
2,108
     
1,272
     
-
     
19,344
 
Fiscal 2024
   
12,096
     
532
     
974
     
-
     
13,602
 
Thereafter
   
37,870
     
-
     
356
     
-
     
38,226
 
Total future minimum lease payments
  $
146,310
    $
18,151
    $
15,252
    $
4,396
    $
184,109
 
 
In connection with our long-term real estate leases, our liability for accrued straight-line rent expense was
$6,227
and
$5,844
at
March 2, 2019
and
November 24, 2018,
respectively, and is included in other current liabilities and accrued expenses in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Improvement allowances received from lessors at the inception of a lease are deferred and amortized over the term of the lease. The unamortized balance of such amounts was
$7,519
and
$6,716
at
March 2, 2019
and
November 24, 2018,
respectively, with the non-current portion of
$6,410
and
$5,715,
respectively, included in other long term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and the remaining current portion included in other current liabilities and accrued expenses. At
March 2, 2019
and
November 24, 2018
prepaid rent of
$2,893
and
$245,
respectively, was included in other current assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
 
We also have guaranteed certain lease obligations of licensee operators. Lease guarantees range from
one
to
ten
years. We were contingently liable under licensee lease obligation guarantees in the amount of
$1,953
and
$2,021
at
March 2, 2019
and
November 24, 2018,
respectively.
 
In the event of default by an independent dealer under the guaranteed lease, we believe that the risk of loss is mitigated through a combination of options that include, but are
not
limited to, arranging for a replacement dealer or liquidating the collateral (primarily inventory). The proceeds of the above options are expected to cover the estimated amount of our future payments under the guarantee obligations, net of recorded reserves. The fair value of lease guarantees (an estimate of the cost to the Company to perform on these guarantees) at
March 2, 2019
and
November 24, 2018
was
not
material.