Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of minimum rent commitments [Table Text Block]

Minimum rent commitments under capital and non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2017 were as follows :



Fiscal year ending:	Capital			Operating
December 30, 2018	$	2,166		$	68,336
December 29, 2019	2,159			67,207
January 3, 2021	1,433			65,709
January 2, 2022	329			64,958
January 1, 2023	177			64,559
Thereafter	183			600,901
Total minimum lease payments	6,447			$	931,670
Less amount representing interest	(766		)
Total obligations under capital leases	5,681
Less current portion	(1,808		)
Long-term obligations under capital leases	$	3,873

Schedule of rent expense [Table Text Block]

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



	Year ended
	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017		January 3, 2016
Minimum rent on real property	$	68,329	$	59,076	$	53,085
Contingent rent on real property	7,619		5,738		5,011
Restaurant rent expense	75,948		64,814		58,096
Administrative and equipment rent	328		267		276
	$	76,276	$	65,081	$	58,372

- 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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