Goodwill and other intangible assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The changes and carrying amounts of goodwill by reporting unit were as follows (in thousands):



	Dunkin’ Donuts U.S.							Dunkin’ Donuts International			Baskin-Robbins International				Total
	Goodwill			Accumulated impairment charges		Net Balance		Goodwill	Accumulated impairment charges	Net Balance	Goodwill	Accumulated impairment charges		Net Balance	Goodwill		Accumulated impairment charges		Net Balance
Balances at December 26, 2015	$	1,149,910		(270,441	)	879,469		10,119	—	10,119	24,037	(24,037	)	—	1,184,066		(294,478	)	889,588
Goodwill disposed	(1,331		)	—		(1,331	)	—	—	—	—	—		—	(1,331	)	—		(1,331	)
Effects of foreign currency adjustments	—			—		—		15	—	15	—	—		—	15		—		15
Balances at December 31, 2016	1,148,579			(270,441	)	878,138		10,134	—	10,134	24,037	(24,037	)	—	1,182,750		(294,478	)	888,272
Effects of foreign currency adjustments	—			—		—		36	—	36	—	—		—	36		—		36
Balances at December 30, 2017	$	1,148,579		(270,441	)	878,138		10,170	—	10,170	24,037	(24,037	)	—	1,182,786		(294,478	)	888,308

The goodwill disposed of during fiscal year 2016 is related to the sale of certain company-operated points of distribution.

Other intangible assets at December 30, 2017 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Weighted average amortization period (years)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Definite-lived intangibles:
Franchise rights	20	$	358,228	(211,892	)	146,336
Favorable operating leases acquired	18	58,101		(38,250	)	19,851
Indefinite-lived intangible:
Trade names	N/A	1,190,970		—		1,190,970
		$	1,607,299	(250,142	)	1,357,157

Other intangible assets at December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Weighted average amortization period (years)	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization		Net carrying amount
Definite-lived intangibles:
Franchise rights	20	$	358,166	(193,940	)	164,226
Favorable operating leases acquired	18	59,948		(36,424	)	23,524
Indefinite-lived intangible:
Trade names	N/A	1,190,970		—		1,190,970
		$	1,609,084	(230,364	)	1,378,720

The change in the gross carrying amount of favorable operating leases from December 31, 2016 to December 30, 2017 is primarily due to the impairment of favorable operating leases acquired resulting from lease terminations.

Total estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets for fiscal years 2018 through 2022 is as follows (in thousands):



Fiscal year:
2018	$	21,180
2019	20,674
2020	20,240
2021	19,857
2022	19,569

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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