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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies
 
We have guarantees related to certain franchisee leases and loans. Payments under these guarantees would result from the inability of a franchisee to fund required payments when due. Through December 31, 2014, no events had occurred that caused us to make payments under the guarantees. There were $9.8 million and $6.1 million of loans outstanding under these programs as of December 31, 2014 and December 25, 2013, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the maximum amounts payable under the lease guarantee and loan guarantees were $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. As a result of these guarantees, we have recorded liabilities of approximately $0.1 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 25, 2013, which are included as a component of other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and other nonoperating expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
There are various claims and pending legal actions against or indirectly involving us, incidental to and arising out of the ordinary course of the business. In the opinion of management, based upon information currently available, the ultimate liability with respect to these proceedings and claims will not materially affect the Company's consolidated results of operations or financial position.
 
We have amounts payable under purchase contracts for food and non-food products. Many of these agreements do not obligate us to purchase any specific volumes and include provisions that would allow us to cancel such agreements with appropriate notice. Our future commitments for both company and franchised restaurants at December 31, 2014 under these contracts consist of the following:
 
 
Purchase Obligations
 
(In thousands)
 Payments due by period:
 
Less than 1 year
$
185,045

1-2 years
20,577

3-4 years
—

5 years and thereafter
—

Total
$
205,622


 
For agreements with cancellation provisions, amounts included in the table above represent our estimate of purchase obligations during the periods presented if we were to cancel these contracts with appropriate notice. We would likely take delivery of goods under such circumstances.