Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2018	Jun. 18, 2017	Jun. 17, 2018		Jun. 18, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 77,408	$ 65,741	$ 166,235		$ 128,210
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	12,240	10,275	23,310		19,773
Losses on sale/disposal of assets	154	163	519		345
Amortization of debt issuance costs			5,469		2,714
Provision for deferred income taxes			1,484		3,581
Non-cash compensation expense	5,379	4,413	11,443		9,633
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation			(15,318)		(16,906)
Other			111		204
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			(50,165)		(32,468)
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted			11,624		(2,316)
Net cash provided by operating activities			154,712		112,770
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(37,290)		(25,230)
Proceeds from sale of assets			323		26
Maturities of advertising fund investments, restricted			29,007
Purchases of advertising fund investments, restricted			(35,152)
Other			(672)		493
Net cash used in investing activities			(43,784)		(24,711)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			905,000
Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations			(586,133)		(9,766)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			5,206		3,884
Purchases of common stock	(219,000)		(320,067)		(12,721)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting			(2,318)		(4,911)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents			(23,538)		(22,280)
Cash paid for financing costs			(8,207)
Net cash used in financing activities			(30,057)		(45,794)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(132)		36
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents			80,739		42,301
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			35,768	[1]	42,815
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			191,762	[1]	126,496
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period			27,316		25,091
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period			254,846		194,402
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	157,788	52,243	157,788		52,243
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	144,970	161,685	144,970		161,685
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	32,827	22,775	32,827		22,775
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 335,585	$ 236,703	$ 335,585		$ 236,703

[1] Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.