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Prepaid Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2018

Prepaid Expenses

Schedule of prepaid expenses

Prepaid expenses consisted of (in thousands):

		January 2, 2018			January 3, 2017
Gift card costs		$	23,814		$	23,786
Rent		12,300			16,072
Other		21,552			12,580
Total		$	57,666		$	52,438

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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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