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12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2016

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	For the fiscal year ended
	December 27, 2016			December 29, 2015			December 30, 2014
Revenues:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	2,433,945		$	2,358,794		$	2,230,370
Franchise operations	155,271			138,563			123,686
Fresh dough and other product operations	407,644			382,110			370,004
Intercompany sales eliminations	(201,495		)	(197,887		)	(194,865		)
Total revenues	$	2,795,365		$	2,681,580		$	2,529,195
Segment profit:
Company bakery-cafe operations (1)	$	398,058		$	366,905		$	400,261
Franchise operations	150,123			133,449			117,770
Fresh dough and other product operations	27,564			23,517			22,872
Total segment profit	$	575,745		$	523,871		$	540,903
Depreciation and amortization	$	154,355		$	135,398		$	124,109
Unallocated general and administrative expenses	174,728			137,790			132,144
Pre-opening expenses	6,899			9,089			8,707
Interest expense	8,884			3,830			1,824
Other (income) expense, net	1,380			1,192			(3,175		)
Income before income taxes	$	229,499		$	236,572		$	277,294
Depreciation and amortization:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	115,579		$	105,535		$	103,239
Fresh dough and other product operations	9,768			9,367			8,613
Corporate administration	29,008			20,496			12,257
Total depreciation and amortization	$	154,355		$	135,398		$	124,109
Capital expenditures:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	147,191		$	174,633		$	167,856
Fresh dough and other product operations	13,793			12,175			12,178
Corporate administration	39,079			37,124			44,183
Total capital expenditures	$	200,063		$	223,932		$	224,217

(1) Includes refranchising losses of $9.1 million and $17.1 million for the fiscal years ended December 27, 2016 and December 29, 2015, respectively.

	December 27, 2016		December 29, 2015
Segment assets:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	942,653	$	953,717
Franchise operations	18,301		13,049
Fresh dough and other product operations	87,199		75,634
Total segment assets	$	1,048,153	$	1,042,400
Unallocated cash and cash equivalents	$	105,529	$	241,886
Unallocated trade and other accounts receivable	6,691		2,968
Unallocated property and equipment	117,178		107,333
Unallocated deposits and other	5,285		6,660
Other unallocated assets	18,775		39,592
Total assets	$	1,301,611	$	1,440,839