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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Leases [Abstract] |
Future minimum commitments and amounts to be received as lessor or sublessor under non-cancelable leases | Future minimum commitments and amounts to be received as lessor or sublessor under non-cancelable leases are set forth below:
|  | Commitments |  | Lease Receivables
|  | Capital |  | Operating |  | Direct Financing |  | Operating
2013 |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 678 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 57 |
2014 |  | 18 |  |  | 634 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 52 |
2015 |  | 19 |  |  | 592 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 49 |
2016 |  | 19 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 45 |
2017 |  | 17 |  |  | 500 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 41 |
Thereafter |  | 189 |  |  | 2,714 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 185 |
|  | $ | 280 |  |  | $ | 5,674 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 429 |
Details of rental expense and income | The details of rental expense and income are set forth below:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Rental expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 625 |  |  | $ | 565 |
Contingent |  | 290 |  |  | 233 |  |  | 158 |
|  | $ | 1,011 |  |  | $ | 858 |  |  | $ | 723 |
Rental income |  | $ | 77 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 44 |

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