LONG-TERM LEASE OBLIGATIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

The Company's rent expense, which is recorded within cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, was as follows:



	Year ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Company-owned and franchise stores:
Rent on operating leases	$	193,398	$	193,830	$	187,346
Landlord related taxes	27,872		27,747		25,765
Common operating expenses	45,866		45,375		44,184
Percent and contingent rent	17,870		19,435		21,109
Total company-owned and franchise stores	285,006		286,387		278,404
Other	22,446		19,905		16,568
Total rent expense	$	307,452	$	306,292	$	294,972

Minimum Future Obligations for Non-Cancelable Operating Leases

Minimum future rent obligations for non-cancelable operating leases, excluding optional renewal periods, were as follows for the years ending December 31 and exclude landlord related taxes, common operating expenses, and percent and contingent rent.



	Company-Owned and Franchise Stores		Sublease Income from Franchisees			Other *		Rent on Operating Leases, net of Sublease Revenue
	(in thousands)
2018	$	176,770	$	(31,936	)	$	4,984	$	149,818
2019	139,772		(25,382		)	4,314		118,704
2020	107,685		(19,611		)	3,836		91,910
2021	81,289		(13,115		)	2,618		70,792
2022	53,743		(6,947		)	1,638		48,434
Thereafter	92,234		(7,744		)	8,548		93,038
Total future obligations	$	651,493	$	(104,735	)	$	25,938	$	572,696

* Includes various leases for warehouses, vehicles, and various equipment at our facility