Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Schedule of minimum rent commitments [Table Text Block]

Minimum rent commitments under capital and non-cancelable operating leases at December 28, 2014 were as follows:



Fiscal year ending:	Capital			Operating
January 3, 2016	$	1,812		$	53,867
January 1, 2017	1,812			52,216
December 31, 2017	1,812			50,136
December 30, 2018	1,818			48,127
December 29, 2019	1,819			45,906
Thereafter	1,500			391,238
Total minimum lease payments	10,573			$	641,490
Less amount representing interest	(1,879		)
Total obligations under capital leases	8,694
Less current portion	(1,272		)
Long-term obligations under capital leases	$	7,422

Schedule of rent expense [Table Text Block]

Total rent expense on operating leases, including contingent rent on both operating and capital leases, was as follows:



	Year ended
	December 28, 2014		December 29, 2013		December 30, 2012
Minimum rent on real property	$	45,371	$	43,650	$	34,758
Contingent rent on real property	3,494		3,548		3,125
Restaurant rent expense	48,865		47,198		37,883
Administrative and equipment rent	264		225		174
	$	49,129	$	47,423	$	38,057

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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