Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 13, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock Compensation Cost

The following table details our total share-based compensation cost, as well as where the costs were expensed (in thousands):

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	12 Weeks Ended				24 Weeks Ended
	June 13, 2017		June 14, 2016		June 13, 2017		June 14, 2016
Restaurant operating expenses	$	61	$	103	$	134	$	197
General and administrative costs	731		632		1,193		1,189
Total stock compensation cost	$	792	$	735	$	1,327	$	1,386

Summary Of Restricted Stock Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity:

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	24 Weeks Ended June 13, 2017
	Shares		Weighted average grant date fair value		Aggregate intrinsic value ($000's)
Outstanding at beginning of period	345,519		$	17.51
Granted	279,900		17.34
Vested	(49,081	)	17.41
Forfeited	(64,950	)	17.34
Outstanding at end of period	511,388		$	17.42	$	8,515

Summary Of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity:

	24 Weeks Ended June 13, 2017
	Shares		Weighted average exercise price		Weighted average remaining contractual term	Aggregate intrinsic value ($000's)
Outstanding at beginning of period	927,675		$	18.33
Exercised	(52,327	)	13.00
Forfeited	(122,125	)	21.22
Outstanding at end of period	753,223		$	18.23	5.8 years	$	981
Options exercisable at end of period	648,348		$	17.73	5.7 years	$	981

Summary Of Non-Vested Shares - Stock Options

A summary of changes in and the status of non-vested stock options is presented below:

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	24 Weeks Ended
	June 13, 2017
	Shares		Weighted average grant-date fair value
Non-vested stock options at beginning of period	151,625		$	8.44
Vested	(10,500	)	7.85
Forfeited	(36,250	)	8.51
Non-vested stock options at end of period	104,875		$	8.48