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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
(5) | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Commitments As of January 3, 2016, the future minimum rental commitments for all non-cancelable leases are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Operating Leases |  |  | Capital Leases |  |  | Total |
2016 |  | $ | 50,939 |  |  | $ | 831 |  |  | $ | 51,770 |
2017 |  |  | 47,340 |  |  |  | 823 |  |  |  | 48,163 |
2018 |  |  | 43,356 |  |  |  | 826 |  |  |  | 44,182 |
2019 |  |  | 34,746 |  |  |  | 828 |  |  |  | 35,574 |
2020 |  |  | 28,368 |  |  |  | 831 |  |  |  | 29,199 |
Thereafter |  |  | 72,696 |  |  |  | 6,012 |  |  |  | 78,708 |
Total future minimum rental commitments |  | $ | 277,445 |  |  |  | 10,151 |  |  | $ | 287,596 |
Less – amounts representing interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,155 | ) |  |  |  |
Total principal payable on capital leases |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,996 |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings and Related Matters The Company is a party to lawsuits, revenue agent reviews by taxing authorities and legal proceedings, of which the majority involve workers’ compensation, employment practices liability, general liability and automobile and franchisee claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records legal fees associated with loss contingencies when they are probable and reasonably estimable. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. Included in the ordinary course litigation matters referenced above, the Company is party to two employment practice cases and two casualty cases. We have established legal and insurance accruals for losses relating to these cases which we believe are reasonable based upon our assessment of the current facts and circumstances. However, it is reasonably possible that our ultimate losses could exceed the amounts recorded by $2.0 million. The remaining cases referenced above could be decided unfavorably to us and could require us to pay damages or make other expenditures in amounts or a range of amounts that cannot be estimated with accuracy. In management’s opinion, these matters, individually and in the aggregate, should not have a significant adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, and the established accruals adequately provide for the estimated resolution of such claims. On September 11, 2012, Domino’s Pizza LLC was named as a defendant in a lawsuit along with MAC Pizza Management, Inc., a large franchisee, and Joshua Balka, the franchisee’s delivery driver, filed by Raghurami Reddy, the plaintiff. The case involved a traffic accident in which the franchisee’s delivery driver collided with another vehicle, where the driver of the other vehicle sustained head injuries and the passenger of the other vehicle sustained fatal injuries. The jury delivered a $32.0 million judgment for the plaintiff where the Company was found to be 60% liable. The Company denied liability and filed an appeal of the verdict on a variety of grounds. In the first quarter of 2015, the appellate court reversed the trial court’s decision and dismissed the claims against the Company. The plaintiff has filed a writ of review with the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. The Company filed opposition to the writ of review and the matter is currently pending before the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. The Company continues to deny liability in this matter and assert that the claims were appropriately dismissed by the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas.

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