Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 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 are as follows (in thousands):

	December 27, 2017			December 28, 2016
Land	$	12,323		$	12,323
Buildings and improvements	124,056			125,159
Other property and equipment	64,712			65,831
Construction in progress	8,225			11,539
	209,316			214,852
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(106,522		)	(96,382		)
	$	102,794		$	118,470

Depreciation expense was $18.1 million, $16.1 million and $13.1 million for the years ended December 27, 2017,  December 28, 2016, and December 30, 2015, respectively. The gross value of assets under capital leases for buildings and improvements was $1.6 million at December 27, 2017 and December 28, 2016. Accumulated depreciation for assets under capital leases was $1.5 million for the years ended December 27, 2017 and December 28, 2016.

Based on the Company’s review of its long-lived assets for impairment, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $32.6 million, $8.4 million, and $0.2 million for the years ended December 27, 2017, December 28, 2016, and December 30, 2015, respectively.