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Commitments and Contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | 14. Commitments and Contingencies Rental expense incurred for noncancellable operating leases was $7.6 million, $7.1 million and $5.9 million during 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. See Note 6 and Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding leased property under capital leases. The Company leases office and warehouse space, machinery and other equipment under noncancellable operating lease agreements which expire at various dates through 2030. These leases generally contain scheduled rent increases or escalation clauses, renewal options, or in some cases, purchase options. The Company leases certain warehouse space and other equipment under capital lease agreements which expire at various dates through 2026. These leases contain scheduled rent increases or escalation clauses. Amortization of assets recorded under capital leases is included in depreciation expense. The following is a summary of future minimum lease payments for all capital leases and noncancellable operating leases as of December 28, 2014.
In Thousands |  | Capital Leases |  |  | Operating Leases |  |  | Total |
2015 |  | $ | 10,783 |  |  | $ | 5,665 |  |  | $ | 16,448 |
2016 |  |  | 10,323 |  |  |  | 5,919 |  |  |  | 16,242 |
2017 |  |  | 10,292 |  |  |  | 5,047 |  |  |  | 15,339 |
2018 |  |  | 10,138 |  |  |  | 4,374 |  |  |  | 14,512 |
2019 |  |  | 9,860 |  |  |  | 4,209 |  |  |  | 14,069 |
Thereafter |  |  | 24,847 |  |  |  | 28,485 |  |  |  | 53,332 |
Total minimum lease payments |  |  | 76,243 |  |  | $ | 53,699 |  |  | $ | 129,942 |
Less: Amounts representing interest |  |  | 17,193 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Present value of minimum lease payments |  |  | 59,050 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: Current portion of obligations under capital leases |  |  | 6,446 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term portion of obligations under capital leases |  | $ | 52,604 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future minimum lease payments for noncancellable operating leases in the preceding table include renewal options the Company has determined to be reasonably assured. The Company is a member of South Atlantic Canners, Inc. (“SAC”), a manufacturing cooperative from which it is obligated to purchase 17.5 million cases of finished product on an annual basis through June 2024. The Company is also a member of Southeastern Container (“Southeastern”), a plastic bottle manufacturing cooperative, from which it is obligated to purchase at least 80% of its requirements of plastic bottles for certain designated territories. See Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information concerning SAC and Southeastern. The Company guarantees a portion of SAC’s and Southeastern’s debt. The amounts guaranteed were $30.9 million and $29.3 million as of December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013, respectively. The Company holds no assets as collateral against these guarantees, the fair value of which was immaterial. The guarantees relate to debt of SAC and Southeastern, which resulted primarily from the purchase of production equipment and facilities. These guarantees expire at various times through 2023. The members of both cooperatives consist solely of Coca-Cola bottlers. The Company does not anticipate either of these cooperatives will fail to fulfill their commitments. The Company further believes each of these cooperatives has sufficient assets, including production equipment, facilities and working capital, and the ability to adjust selling prices of its products to adequately mitigate the risk of material loss from the Company’s guarantees. In the event either of these cooperatives fail to fulfill their commitments under the related debt, the Company would be responsible for payments to the lenders up to the level of the guarantees. If these cooperatives had borrowed up to their aggregate borrowing capacity, the Company’s maximum exposure under these guarantees on December 28, 2014 would have been $23.9 million for SAC and $25.3 million for Southeastern and the Company’s maximum total exposure, including its equity investment, would have been $28.1 million for SAC and $43.7 million for Southeastern. The Company has been purchasing plastic bottles from Southeastern and finished products from SAC for more than ten years and has never had to pay against these guarantees. The Company has an equity ownership in each of the entities in addition to the guarantees of certain indebtedness and records its investment in each under the equity method. As of December 28, 2014, SAC had total assets of approximately $40 million and total debt of approximately $21 million. SAC had total revenues for 2014 of approximately $181 million. As of December 28, 2014, Southeastern had total assets of approximately $308 million and total debt of approximately $123 million. Southeastern had total revenue for 2014 of approximately $665 million. The Company has standby letters of credit, primarily related to its property and casualty insurance programs. On December 28, 2014, these letters of credit totaled $23.4 million. The Company participates in long-term marketing contractual arrangements with certain prestige properties, athletic venues and other locations. The future payments related to these contractual arrangements as of December 28, 2014 amounted to $41.4 million and expire at various dates through 2023. The Company is involved in various claims and legal proceedings which have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Although it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these claims and legal proceedings, management believes the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company. No material amount of loss in excess of recorded amounts is believed to be reasonably possible as a result of these claims and legal proceedings. The Company is subject to audit by tax authorities in jurisdictions where it conducts business. These audits may result in assessments that are subsequently resolved with the authorities or potentially through the courts. Management believes the Company has adequately provided for any assessments that are likely to result from these audits; however, final assessments, if any, could be different than the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

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