Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2016

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 28, 2016			December 30, 2015
Land	$	12,323		$	12,323
Buildings and improvements		121,875			111,349
Other property and equipment		64,065			58,525
Construction in progress		12,803			4,717
		211,066			186,914
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(93,807	)		(84,493	)
	$	117,259		$	102,421

Depreciation expense was $4.1 million and $3.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively, and $11.8 million and $9.6 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively. The gross value of assets under capital leases for buildings and improvements was $1.6 million at September 28, 2016 and December 30, 2015. Accumulated depreciation for assets under capital leases was $1.5 million as of September 28, 2016 and December 30, 2015. For the thirteen weeks ended September 28, 2016, capital expenditures totaled $12.1 million, including $0.1 million for restaurant remodeling and $10.8 million for new restaurant expenditures. For the thirty-nine weeks ended September 28, 2016, capital expenditures totaled $26.5 million, including $1.6 million for restaurant remodeling and $20.8 million for new restaurant expenditures. Capital expenditures for the quarter and year-to-date periods exclude unpaid purchases of property and equipment.