Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The costs and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of major classes of property are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land	$	12,323		$	12,323
Buildings and improvements		99,150			92,834
Other property and equipment		53,342			49,890
Construction in progress		10,080			2,353
		174,895			157,400
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(81,884	)		(75,310	)
	$	93,011		$	82,090

Depreciation expense was $3.3 million and $2.9 million and $9.6 million and $8.3 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2015, and September 24, 2014, respectively. The gross value of assets under capital leases for buildings and improvements was $1,559,200 and $1,800,800 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for assets under capital leases was $1,461,000 and $1,673,000 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. For the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2015, capital expenditures totaled $10.8 million, including $1.7 million for restaurant remodeling and $6.9 million for new restaurant expenditures. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2015, capital expenditures totaled $21.1 million, including $5.9 million for restaurant remodeling and $10.6 million for new restaurant expenditures.