Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2016

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 27, 2016		December 29, 2015
Unredeemed gift cards, net	$	134,291	$	123,363
Compensation and related employment taxes	77,742		64,882
Insurance	41,720		37,208
Capital expenditures	39,679		53,914
Taxes, other than income tax	23,269		20,206
Advertising	13,362		5,242
Occupancy costs	9,694		8,594
Fresh dough and other product operations	9,594		10,854
Deferred revenue	6,642		5,690
Utilities	5,057		4,581
Loyalty program	3,239		2,653
Other	44,348		22,277
Total	$	408,637	$	359,464