Operating lease agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments required under existing operating leases with initial terms of one year or more are:



	Restaurant		Other		Total (i)
2019	$	137,049	$	6,427	$	143,476
2020	122,163		6,090		128,253
2021	106,503		4,685		111,188
2022	91,112		2,335		93,447
2023	77,830		2,206		80,036
Thereafter	409,694		9,771		419,465
Total minimum payment	$	944,351	$	31,514	$	975,865

(i) For sites that have lease escalations tied to an index, future minimum payments reflect the current index adjustments through December 31, 2018. In addition, future minimum payments exclude renewal options provided by government’s regulation that have not yet been exercised.

Schedule Of Details Of Rent Expense

The following table provides detail of rent expense for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016:



	2018		2017		2016
Company-operated restaurants (i)	$	139,279	$	148,505	$	131,142
Franchised restaurants (ii)	45,565		54,711		43,311
Total rent expense	$	184,844	$	203,216	$	174,453


(i)	Included within “Occupancy and other operating expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.


(ii)	Included within “Franchised restaurants – occupancy expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.

Schedule Of Rent Expense

The following table provides a breakdown detail of rent expense between minimum and contingent rentals for fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016:



	2018		2017		2016
Minimum rentals	$	136,328	$	138,496	$	122,726
Contingent rentals based on sales	48,516		64,720		51,727
Total rent expense	$	184,844	$	203,216	$	174,453