Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 25, 2013	Dec. 26, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 32,725us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 24,572us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 22,309us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	21,218	21,501	22,304
Operating (gains), losses and other charges, net	1,270us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	7,071us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet	482us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Amortization of deferred financing costs	483us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	497us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	775us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Amortization of debt discount	0	0	137
(Gain) loss on early extinguishments of debt	(33)	2,226	8,290
(Gain) loss on interest rate hedges	(11)	42	61
Deferred income tax expense	13,215us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9,100us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	11,423us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Reversal of tax valuation allowance	(270)	(420)	(661)
Share-based compensation	5,846us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	4,852us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	3,496us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Decrease (increase) in assets:
Receivables	(1,119)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	116us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	(1,740)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
Inventories	(71)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	9us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	548us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Other current assets	(259)	984	2,820
Other assets	(2,118)	(2,110)	(3,172)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,561	(5,520)	(1,217)
Accrued salaries and vacations	2,648	(2,545)	2,279
Accrued taxes	871	101	(747)
Other accrued liabilities	114	(746)	(4,420)
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits	(1,159)	(2,688)	(3,763)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	74,911	57,042	59,204
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(22,076)	(16,818)	(14,164)
Acquisition of restaurants and real estate	0	(3,980)	(1,422)
Proceeds from disposition of property	64	1,582	15,555
Collections on notes receivable	2,289	4,779	1,970
Issuance of notes receivable	(1,566)	(2,033)	(5,440)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(21,289)	(16,470)	(3,501)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Revolver borrowings	32,200us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	124,200us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit	0us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
Revolver payments	(42,200)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	(28,950)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
Term loan borrowings	0	60,000	190,000
Long-term debt payments	(7,237)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	(176,729)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	(222,741)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Debt transaction costs	0us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	(366)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	(1,097)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Deferred financing costs	0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	(1,374)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	(1,809)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Purchase of treasury stock	(36,058)	(25,039)	(21,618)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	2,169	2,955	2,180
Tax withholding on share-based payments	(419)	(796)	(327)
Tax (expense) benefit for share-based compensation	(337)	(387)	1,010
Net bank overdrafts	(1,609)	(4,708)	(1,476)
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(53,491)	(51,194)	(55,878)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	131	(10,622)	(175)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	2,943	13,565	13,740
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 3,074	$ 2,943	$ 13,565

The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of cash acquired from the purchase and the cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth.

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