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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2015
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 30, 2015 were as follows:
| Commitments |  | Lease Receipts
| Capital |  | Operating |  | Operating
| (In thousands)
2016 | $ | 6,973 |  |  | $ | 30,157 |  |  | $ | 28,641 |
2017 | 6,540 |  |  | 27,564 |  |  | 26,683 |
2018 | 5,405 |  |  | 23,681 |  |  | 23,563 |
2019 | 4,673 |  |  | 19,649 |  |  | 19,617 |
2020 | 3,997 |  |  | 15,215 |  |  | 16,108 |
Thereafter | 16,658 |  |  | 54,514 |  |  | 84,836 |
Total | 44,246 |  |  | $ | 170,780 |  |  | $ | 199,448 |
Less imputed interest | 23,501 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of capital lease obligations | $ | 20,745 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of rental expense and income | Rental expense and income were comprised of the following:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| December 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 25, 2013
| (In thousands)
Rental expense: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 30,749 |  |  | $ | 33,402 |  |  | $ | 35,667 |
Contingent rents | 6,031 |  |  | 5,535 |  |  | 5,412 |
Total rental expense | $ | 36,780 |  |  | $ | 38,937 |  |  | $ | 41,079 |
Rental income: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 30,166 |  |  | $ | 33,926 |  |  | $ | 36,183 |
Contingent rents | 5,305 |  |  | 4,608 |  |  | 4,389 |
Total rental income | $ | 35,471 |  |  | $ | 38,534 |  |  | $ | 40,572 |

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