Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Other Lease Charges

The Company reviews its long-lived assets, principally property and equipment, for impairment at the restaurant level. If an indicator of impairment exists for any of its assets, an estimate of the undiscounted future cash flows over the life of the primary asset for each restaurant is compared to that long-lived asset’s carrying value. If the carrying value is greater than the undiscounted cash flow, the Company then determines the fair value of the asset and if an asset is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured by the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value. For closed restaurant locations, the Company reviews the future minimum lease payments and related ancillary costs from the date of the restaurant closure to the end of the remaining lease term and records a lease charge for the lease liabilities to be incurred, net of any estimated sublease recoveries.

The Company determines the fair value of restaurant equipment, for those restaurants reviewed for impairment, based on current economic conditions and the Company’s history of using these assets in the operation of its business. These fair value asset measurements rely on significant unobservable inputs and are considered Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

During the three months ended July 2, 2017, the Company recorded impairment and other lease charges of $0.4 million which included $0.2 million of capital expenditures at previously impaired restaurants and $0.2 million of other lease charges associated with changes in estimates of future costs related to closed restaurants. During the six months ended July 2, 2017, the Company recorded impairment and other lease charges of $1.0 million, which included $0.4 million of capital expenditures at previously impaired restaurants, $0.2 million of asset impairment charges at three underperforming restaurants and $0.4 million of other lease charges primarily due to three restaurants closed during the first quarter.

During the three months and six months ended July 3, 2016, the Company recorded asset impairment charges of $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, primarily from capital expenditures at previously impaired restaurants. During the three months ended July 3, 2016, the Company reduced other lease charges by $0.2 million due to favorable lease terminations for three previously closed restaurant properties.

The following table presents the activity in the accrual for closed restaurant locations:



	Six Months Ended			Year Ended
	July 2, 2017			January 1, 2017
Balance, beginning of the period	$	1,513		$	2,088
Provisions for restaurant closures	179			59
Changes in estimates of accrued costs	118			(89		)
Payments, net	(387		)	(691		)
Other adjustments, including the effect of discounting future obligations	382			146
Balance, end of the period	$	1,805		$	1,513

Changes in estimates of accrued costs primarily relate to revisions or terminations of certain closed restaurant leases, changes in assumptions for sublease income and other costs.