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Prepaid Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Prepaid Expenses |
Schedule of prepaid expenses | Prepaid expenses consisted of (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2013 |  | January 1, 2013 |
Gift card costs |  | $ | 16,401 |  | $ | 13,159 |
Rent |  | 13,902 |  | 13,572 |
Other |  | 12,292 |  | 13,156 |
Total |  | $ | 42,595 |  | $ | 39,887 |

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