Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax benefit to the tax provision (benefit) applied to income from continuing operations for the years ended December 28, 2014, December 29, 2013, and December 30, 2012 was as follows:

	Year ended
	December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
Statutory federal income tax benefit	$	(9,223	)	$	(8,371	)	$	(10,118	)
State income taxes (benefit), net of federal benefit	(749		)	(656		)	(688		)
Stock-based compensation expense	—			—			(657		)
Change in valuation allowances	24,326			624			2,063
Employment tax credits	(2,291		)	(2,298		)	(353		)
Miscellaneous	(298		)	304			(340		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	11,765		$	(10,397	)	$	(10,093	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 were as follows:

	December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Deferred income tax assets:
Deferred income on sale-leaseback of certain real estate	$	5,857		$	6,523
Lease financing obligations	227			212
Postretirement benefit obligations	1,244			1,363
Stock-based compensation expense	273			290
Property and equipment depreciation	4,080			1,348
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	11,091			5,735
State net operating loss carryforwards	3,077			2,686
Goodwill and other intangibles, net	2,641			2,748
Occupancy costs	6,819			5,038
Tax credit carryforwards	9,498			5,721
Other	2,241			1,890
Accrued vacation benefits	2,020			1,939
Accrued workers compensation	992			1,013
Other accruals	1,059			785
Gross deferred income tax assets	51,119			37,291
Less: Valuation allowance	(27,423		)	(2,687		)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	23,696		$	34,604
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Accumulated other comprehensive income-postretirement benefits	$	(34	)	$	(444	)
Inventory and other reserves	(246		)	(272		)
Franchise rights	(23,416		)	(23,868		)
Total deferred income tax liabilities	$	(23,696	)	$	(24,584	)
Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets as:
Deferred income taxes - current asset	$	1,642		$	3,196
Deferred income taxes - noncurrent asset (liability)	(1,642		)	6,824
Carrying value of net deferred income tax assets	$	—		$	10,020

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

The provision (benefit) for income taxes on income from continuing operations was comprised of the following:

	Year ended
	December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013			December 30, 2012
Current:
Federal	$	—		$	(4,325	)	$	(772	)
State	217			212			78
	217			(4,113		)	(694		)
Deferred:
Federal	(11,330		)	(5,561		)	(10,055		)
State	(1,448		)	(1,347		)	(1,407		)
	(12,778		)	(6,908		)	(11,462		)
Valuation allowance	24,326			624			2,063
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	11,765		$	(10,397	)	$	(10,093	)