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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 28, 2016
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 and optional renewal periods that have been included in the lease term, at December 28, 2016 were as follows:
| Commitments |  | Lease Receipts
| Capital |  | Operating |  | Operating
| (In thousands)
2017 | $ | 8,628 |  |  | $ | 28,470 |  |  | $ | 27,357 |
2018 | 7,847 |  |  | 26,302 |  |  | 25,945 |
2019 | 7,245 |  |  | 23,176 |  |  | 22,835 |
2020 | 6,467 |  |  | 19,290 |  |  | 19,975 |
2021 | 5,849 |  |  | 16,348 |  |  | 17,898 |
Thereafter | 29,725 |  |  | 65,216 |  |  | 86,224 |
Total | 65,761 |  |  | $ | 178,802 |  |  | $ | 200,234 |
Less imputed interest | 38,670 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of capital lease obligations | $ | 27,091 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of rental expense and income | Rental expense and income were comprised of the following:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| December 28, 2016 |  | December 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| (In thousands)
Rental expense: |  |  |  |  |
Included as a component of occupancy: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 8,602 |  |  | $ | 8,998 |  |  | $ | 9,462 |
Contingent rents | 3,351 |  |  | 3,134 |  |  | 2,688 |
Included as a component of costs of franchise and license revenue: |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 19,883 |  |  | $ | 21,751 |  |  | $ | 23,940 |
Contingent rents | $ | 3,077 |  |  | $ | 2,897 |  |  | $ | 2,847 |
Total rental expense | $ | 34,913 |  |  | $ | 36,780 |  |  | $ | 38,937 |
Rental income (included as a component of franchise and license revenue): |  |  |  |  |
Base rents | $ | 28,183 |  |  | $ | 30,166 |  |  | $ | 33,926 |
Contingent rents | 5,337 |  |  | 5,305 |  |  | 4,608 |
Total rental income | $ | 33,520 |  |  | $ | 35,471 |  |  | $ | 38,534 |

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