Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2019
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders' Equity	8. Stockholders’ Equity On April 25, 2019, our Board of Directors (“Board”) approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share that was paid on May 29, 2019 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2019. Future decisions to pay or to increase or decrease dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will be dependent on our operating performance, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, limitations on cash distributions pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Facility and applicable law, and such other factors that our Board considers relevant. (See Note 6 for further discussion of the Facility.) Under authorization by our Board to repurchase up to 56.0 million shares of our common stock, we have cumulatively repurchased 52.6 million shares at a total cost of $1,681.3 million through July 2, 2019, including 0.6 million shares at a cost of $28.1 million repurchased during the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in treasury stock. Our share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may be repurchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and prices considered appropriate by us. We make the determination to repurchase shares based on several factors, including an evaluation of current and future capital needs associated with new restaurant development, current and forecasted cash flows, including dividend payments, growth capital contributions to North Italia^® and Flower Child^® and pending acquisitions, a review of our capital structure and cost of capital, our share price and current market conditions. (See Note 12 for future discussion of our pending acquisitions.) The timing and number of shares repurchased are also subject to legal constraints and financial covenants under the Facility that limit share repurchases based on a defined ratio. (See Note 6 for further discussion of our long-term debt.) Our objectives regarding share repurchases are to offset the dilution to our shares outstanding that results from equity compensation grants and to supplement our earnings per share growth.

Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2019

8. Stockholders’ Equity

On April 25, 2019, our Board of Directors (“Board”) approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share that was paid on May 29, 2019 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on May 16, 2019. Future decisions to pay or to increase or decrease dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will be dependent on our operating performance, financial condition, capital expenditure requirements, limitations on cash distributions pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Facility and applicable law, and such other factors that our Board considers relevant. (See Note 6 for further discussion of the Facility.)

Under authorization by our Board to repurchase up to 56.0 million shares of our common stock, we have cumulatively repurchased 52.6 million shares at a total cost of $1,681.3 million through July 2, 2019, including 0.6 million shares at a cost of $28.1 million repurchased during the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Repurchased common stock is reflected as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in treasury stock.

Our share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date, does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time. Shares may be repurchased in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and prices considered appropriate by us. We make the determination to repurchase shares based on several factors, including an evaluation of current and future capital needs associated with new restaurant development, current and forecasted cash flows, including dividend payments, growth capital contributions to North Italia^® and Flower Child^® and pending acquisitions, a review of our capital structure and cost of capital, our share price and current market conditions. (See Note 12 for future discussion of our pending acquisitions.) The timing and number of shares repurchased are also subject to legal constraints and financial covenants under the Facility that limit share repurchases based on a defined ratio. (See Note 6 for further discussion of our long-term debt.) Our objectives regarding share repurchases are to offset the dilution to our shares outstanding that results from equity compensation grants and to supplement our earnings per share growth.