Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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

	March 29, 2017			December 28, 2016
Land	$	12,323		$	12,323
Buildings and improvements	134,217			125,159
Other property and equipment	68,116			65,831
Construction in progress	8,941			11,539
	223,597			214,852
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(100,081		)	(96,382		)
	$	123,516		$	118,470

Depreciation expense was $4.3 million and $3.8 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2017 and March 30, 2016, respectively. The gross value of assets under capital leases for buildings and improvements was $1.6 million at March 29, 2017 and December 28, 2016. Accumulated depreciation for assets under capital leases was $1.5 million as of March 29, 2017 and December 28, 2016. For the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2017, capital expenditures totaled $11.6 million, including $1.4 million for restaurant remodeling and $9.5 million for new restaurant expenditures. For the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2016, capital expenditures totaled $5.9 million, including $1.5 million for restaurant remodeling and $2.9 million for new restaurant expenditures. Capital expenditures for these periods exclude unpaid purchases of property and equipment.