Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

Property and Equipment, net

Major classes of property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 27, 2016			December 29, 2015
Leasehold improvements	$	753,827		$	683,296
Machinery and equipment	365,207			338,500
Computer hardware and software	252,950			192,521
Furniture and fixtures	170,692			159,653
Construction in progress	66,290			97,416
Smallwares	33,910			29,056
Land	5,601			1,604
	1,648,477			1,502,046
Less: accumulated depreciation	(845,718		)	(725,798		)
Property and equipment, net	$	802,759		$	776,248

The Company recorded depreciation expense related to these assets of $145.7 million, $126.7 million, and $115.4 million during fiscal 2016, fiscal 2015, and fiscal 2014, respectively.