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Other Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2018
Other Receivables |
Schedule of other receivables | Other receivables consisted of (in thousands):
|  | January 2, 2018 |  | January 3, 2017 |
Gift card distributors |  | $ | 40,973 |  | $ | 42,719 |
Landlord construction contributions |  | 9,053 |  | 4,807 |
Other |  | 17,492 |  | 17,066 |
Total |  | $ | 67,518 |  | $ | 64,592 |

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