Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2015

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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

	December 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Land	$	12,323		$	12,323
Buildings and improvements		111,349			92,834
Other property and equipment		58,525			49,890
Construction in progress		4,717			2,353
		186,914			157,400
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(84,493	)		(75,310	)
	$	102,421		$	82,090

Depreciation expense was $13.1 million, $11.5 million and $10.2 million for the years ended December 30, 2015, December 31, 2014, and December 25, 2013, respectively. Gross value of assets under capital leases for buildings and improvements was $1,559,200 and $1,800,800 at December 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for assets under capital leases was $1,470,000 and $1,673,000 for the years ended December 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 30, 2015, capital expenditures related to restaurant remodeling and new restaurant expenditures totaled $23.7 million, which consisted of $6.3 million and $17.4 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, capital expenditures related to restaurant remodeling and new restaurant expenditures totaled $23.7 million, which consisted of $7.4 million and $16.3 million, respectively.