Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 26, 2018

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 26, 2018			December 27, 2017
Land	$	12,323		$	12,323
Buildings and improvements	156,806			124,056
Other property and equipment	76,061			64,712
Construction in progress	2,989			8,225
	248,179			209,316
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(144,034		)	(106,522		)
	$	104,145		$	102,794

Depreciation expense was $17.8 million, $18.1 million and $16.1 million for the years ended December 26, 2018, December 27, 2017, and December 28, 2016, respectively.

Based on the Company’s review of its long-lived assets for impairment, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $5.1 million, $32.6 million and $8.4 million for the years ended December 26, 2018, December 27, 2017, and December 28, 2016, respectively.