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Prepaid Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2017

Prepaid Expenses

Schedule of prepaid expenses

Prepaid expenses consisted of (in thousands):

		January 3, 2017			December 29, 2015
Gift card costs		$	23,786		$	23,362
Rent		16,072			5,236
Other		12,580			13,378
Total		$	52,438		$	41,976

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Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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