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Leases Future Minimum Rental Receipts for Non-cancelable Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jan. 03, 2021 | Dec. 29, 2019
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Direct Financing Lease, Net Investment in Leases |  |
Net investment in unguaranteed residual assets | $ 215 |
Subleases, sales-type and direct financing |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Fiscal Year Maturity |  |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, next twelve months | 31,128 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year two | 31,953 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year three | 32,994 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year four | 34,965 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year five | 33,844 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due after year five | 440,802 |
Total future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | 605,686 |
Unearned interest on total minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | (348,692) |
Present value of minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | 256,994 |
Owned properties, sales-type and direct financing |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Fiscal Year Maturity |  |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, next twelve months | 3,573 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year two | 2,037 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year three | 2,081 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year four | 2,089 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due year five | 2,196 |
Future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts, due after year five | 21,231 |
Total future minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | 33,207 |
Unearned interest on total minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | (16,015) |
Present value of minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | 17,192 |
Subleases, operating |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity |  |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, next twelve months | 110,920 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year two | 111,605 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year three | 112,498 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year four | 112,541 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year five | 111,953 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due after year five | 1,115,693 |
Total future minimum operating lease receipts | 1,675,210 |
Owned properties, operating |  |
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity |  |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, next twelve months | 54,543 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year two | 56,017 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year three | 56,220 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year four | 57,311 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due year five | 57,904 |
Future minimum operating lease receipts, due after year five | 743,814 |
Total future minimum operating lease receipts | 1,025,809 |
Accounts and notes receivable, net |  |
Lessor, Lease, Description |  |
Future rental receipts, deferred base rent payments | 5,226 |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Fiscal Year Maturity |  |
Present value of minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | 5,965 | $ 3,146
Net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Lease Receivable, Fiscal Year Maturity |  |
Present value of minimum sales-type and direct financing lease receipts | $ 268,221 |

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