Property And Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

(4) Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment consists of the following:


	December 26, 2010			December 25, 2011
Land	$	1,471		$	1,471
Building and building improvements		25,223			25,237
Equipment		29,603			30,771
Computer equipment		9,069			9,344
Furniture and fixtures		16,038			17,372
Automobiles		27			27
Leasehold improvements		113,653			116,082
Construction-in-progress		1,450			3,623

		196,534			203,927
Less accumulated depreciation		(91,383	)		(104,773	)

	$	105,151		$	99,154

During the fiscal year 2010, the Company recorded a loss on impairment of long-lived assets held for use in the amount of $0.8 million related to two Company-owned Ruth's Chris Steak House restaurants. During the fiscal year 2009, the Company recorded a loss on impairment of long-lived assets held for use in the amount of $1.1 million. On December 15, 2009, the Company completed the sale of the home office building in Heathrow, Florida. The sale generated net proceeds of approximately $9.7 million, which were used to reduce borrowings under the credit facility. The Company recorded a loss of $0.8 million related to the sale, which is included in the caption loss on disposal of property and equipment, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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