Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Below are costs and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of major classes of property, in thousands.

	September 24, 2014			December 25, 2013
Land	$	12,323		$	13,186
Buildings and improvements		86,985			78,181
Other property and equipment		48,813			46,079
Construction in progress		5,449			815
		153,570			138,261
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(73,764	)		(69,620	)
	$	79,806		$	68,641

Depreciation expense was $2.9 million and $2.6 million and $8.3 million and $7.6 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2014, and September 25, 2013, respectively. The gross value of assets under capital leases was $1.8 million at September 24, 2014, and $1.9 million at December 25, 2013, and corresponding accumulated depreciation was $1.7 million for both periods. For the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2014, capital expenditures totaled $8.6 million, including $2.2 million for restaurant remodeling, $5.0 million for new restaurant expenditures, and $1.4 million for other corporate capital requirements. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2014, capital expenditures totaled $19.0 million, including $7.6 million for restaurant remodeling, $8.1 million for new restaurant expenditures, and $3.3 million for other corporate capital requirements.