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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2012
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of minimum future lease commitments and amounts to be received as lessor or sublessor | Minimum future lease commitments and amounts to be received as lessor or sublessor under non-cancelable leases, including leases for both open and closed restaurants, at December 26, 2012 were as follows:
| Commitments |  | Lease Receipts
| Capital |  | Operating |  | Operating
| (In thousands)
2013 | $ | 7,364 |  |  | $ | 36,420 |  |  | $ | 36,563 |
2014 | 6,243 |  |  | 34,081 |  |  | 34,586 |
2015 | 4,578 |  |  | 29,432 |  |  | 31,244 |
2016 | 3,470 |  |  | 26,578 |  |  | 29,271 |
2017 | 2,909 |  |  | 23,936 |  |  | 27,260 |
Thereafter | 9,662 |  |  | 98,768 |  |  | 142,203 |
Total | 34,226 |  |  | $ | 249,215 |  |  | $ | 301,127 |
Less imputed interest | 14,092 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of capital lease obligations | $ | 20,134 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of net rental expense | Net rental expense was comprised of the following:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| December 26, 2012 |  | December 28, 2011 |  | December 29, 2010
| (In thousands)
Rental expense: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 38,326 |  |  | $ | 40,278 |  |  | $ | 42,575 |
Contingent rents | 5,762 |  |  | 5,575 |  |  | 4,374 |
Total rental expense | $ | 44,088 |  |  | $ | 45,853 |  |  | $ | 46,949 |
Rental income: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 37,363 |  |  | $ | 35,337 |  |  | $ | 35,882 |
Contingent rents | 3,871 |  |  | 2,812 |  |  | 2,660 |
Total rental income | $ | 41,234 |  |  | $ | 38,149 |  |  | $ | 38,542 |
Net rental expense: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 963 |  |  | $ | 4,941 |  |  | $ | 6,693 |
Contingent rents | 1,891 |  |  | 2,763 |  |  | 1,714 |
Net rental expense | $ | 2,854 |  |  | $ | 7,704 |  |  | $ | 8,407 |

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