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Nature Of Operations And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 02, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Summary Of Number Of Restaurants | The following table summarizes the number of restaurants as of the end of each fiscal year:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Jack in the Box: |  |  |  |  |  |
Company-operated |  | 417 |  | 413 |  | 431
Franchise |  | 1,838 |  | 1,836 |  | 1,819
Total system |  | 2,255 |  | 2,249 |  | 2,250
Qdoba: |  |  |  |  |  |
Company-operated |  | 367 |  | 322 |  | 310
Franchise |  | 332 |  | 339 |  | 328
Total system |  | 699 |  | 661 |  | 638
The following table summarizes the number of restaurants sold to franchisees, the number of restaurants developed by franchisees, and the related fees and gains (losses) recognized in each fiscal year (dollars in thousands):
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Restaurants sold to franchisees |  | 1 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 37 |
New restaurants opened by franchisees: |  |  |  |  |  |
Jack in the Box |  | 12 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 11 |
Qdoba |  | 18 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |
Initial franchise fees |  | $ | 955 |  |  | $ | 1,453 |  |  | $ | 1,886 |
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants (1) |  | $ | 1,439 |  |  | $ | 3,951 |  |  | $ | 10,536 |
Net assets sold (primarily property and equipment) |  | (195 | ) |  | (4,283 | ) |  | (5,558 | )
Goodwill related to the sale of company-operated restaurants |  | (15 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (170 | )
Other (2) |  | 1 |  |  | (2,760 | ) |  | (6,500 | )
Gains (losses) on the sale of company-operated restaurants |  | 1,230 |  |  | (3,139 | ) |  | (1,692 | )
Loss on anticipated sale of a Jack in the Box company-operated market (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,856 | )
Gains (losses) on the sale of company-operated restaurants |  | $ | 1,230 |  |  | $ | (3,139 | ) |  | $ | (3,548 | )
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(1) | Amounts in 2016, 2015 and 2014 include additional proceeds of $1.4 million, $1.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively, recognized upon the extension of the underlying franchise and lease agreements related to restaurants sold in a prior year.
(2) | Amounts in 2015 and 2014 primarily represent impairment and lease commitment charges related to restaurants closed in connection with the sale of the related markets, and charges for operating restaurant leases with lease commitments in excess of our sublease rental income.
(3) | In 2014, the loss on the anticipated sale of a Jack in the Box market relates to 25 company-operated restaurants of which we sold 20, and closed the remaining five, in fiscal 2015.
Summary Of Advertising Costs | The following table provides a summary of advertising costs in each fiscal year (in thousands):
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Jack in the Box |  | $ | 41,189 |  |  | $ | 41,895 |  |  | $ | 42,349 |
Qdoba |  | 20,488 |  |  | 17,687 |  |  | 18,215 |
Total |  | $ | 61,677 |  |  | $ | 59,582 |  |  | $ | 60,564 |

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