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Property
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property
Property
 
Property, net consisted of the following:
 
 
December 27, 2017
 
December 28, 2016
 
(In thousands)
Land
$
32,506

 
$
29,914

Buildings and leasehold improvements
243,872

 
243,323

Other property and equipment
67,786

 
79,804

Total property owned
344,164

 
353,041

Less accumulated depreciation
227,959

 
241,132

Property owned, net
116,205

 
111,909

Buildings, vehicles and other equipment held under capital leases
39,017

 
35,246

Less accumulated amortization
15,366

 
14,053

Property held under capital leases, net
23,651

 
21,193

Total property, net
$
139,856

 
$
133,102


  
 The following table reflects the property assets, included in the table above, which were leased to franchisees:
 
 
December 27, 2017
 
December 28, 2016
 
(In thousands)
Land
$
15,490

 
$
16,192

Buildings and leasehold improvements
54,948

 
59,896

Total property owned, leased to franchisees
70,438

 
76,088

Less accumulated depreciation
48,225

 
52,020

Property owned, leased to franchisees, net
22,213

 
24,068

Buildings held under capital leases, leased to franchisees
6,060

 
5,656

Less accumulated amortization
3,300

 
3,408

Property held under capital leases, leased to franchisees, net
2,760

 
2,248

Total property leased to franchisees, net
$
24,973

 
$
26,316


 
Depreciation expense, including amortization of property under capital leases, for 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $21.2 million, $20.6 million and $20.0 million, respectively. Substantially all owned property is pledged as collateral for our Credit Facility. See Note 10.