Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment at December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 consisted of the following: 

	December 31, 2017			January 1, 2017
Land	$	8,659		$	8,112
Owned buildings	9,950			9,174
Leasehold improvements	301,091			265,008
Equipment	227,284			203,412
Assets subject to capital leases	16,874			16,948
	563,858			502,654
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(289,760		)	(254,807		)
	$	274,098		$	247,847

Assets subject to capital leases primarily pertain to buildings leased for certain restaurant locations and certain leases of restaurant equipment and had accumulated amortization at December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 of $12,245 and $11,008, respectively. Depreciation expense for all property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2017, January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016 was $45,700, $39,918 and $33,878, respectively.