LONG-TERM LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Leases, Operating [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of the Company's Rental Expense

The Company's rent expense, which is recorded within cost of sales on the consolidated statements of income, was as follows:

	Year ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Company-owned and franchised retail stores:
Rent on operating leases	$	197,114		$	189,369		$	174,756
Sublease income	(43,569		)	(41,696		)	(37,680		)
Landlord related taxes	21,854			21,247			19,552
Common operating expenses	38,663			37,284			34,978
Percent rent	20,775			22,185			23,943
Total company-owned and franchised retail stores	234,837			228,389			215,549
Truck fleet	—			—			4,491
Other	16,495			15,606			13,484
Total rent expense	$	251,332		$	243,995		$	233,524

Schedule of Minimum Future Obligations for Non-Cancelable Operating Leases

Minimum future obligations for non-cancelable operating leases, excluding optional renewal periods, with initial or remaining terms of at least one year in effect at December 31, 2015 were as follows for the years ending December 31.

	Company-Owned Retail Stores		Franchise Retail Stores		Sublease Income			Other		Total
	(in thousands)
2016	$	143,706	$	31,209	$	(31,209	)	$	5,226	$	148,932
2017	118,617		25,608		(25,608		)	4,480		123,097
2018	89,722		18,689		(18,689		)	2,431		92,153
2019	63,664		12,325		(12,325		)	1,853		65,517
2020	43,968		7,019		(7,019		)	1,669		45,637
Thereafter	96,341		8,876		(8,876		)	10,647		106,988
Total future obligations	$	556,018	$	103,726	$	(103,726	)	$	26,306	$	582,324