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Leases - Lease Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 25, 2024 | Dec. 27, 2023 | Dec. 28, 2022
Finance lease costs: |  |  |
Amortization of right-of-use assets | $ 1,350 | $ 1,451 | $ 1,704
Interest on lease liabilities | 1,990 | 2,139 | 2,350
Sublease income: |  |  |
Total lease costs | 14,283 | 13,477 | 11,183
Occupancy |  |  |
Operating lease costs: |  |  |
Operating lease costs | 8,828 | 8,584 | 7,624
Variable lease costs: |  |  |
Variable lease costs | 4,716 | 4,789 | 3,988
Costs of franchise and license revenue |  |  |
Operating lease costs: |  |  |
Operating lease costs | 12,702 | 14,022 | 15,541
Variable lease costs: |  |  |
Variable lease costs | 5,979 | 6,232 | 6,596
General and administrative expenses |  |  |
Operating lease costs: |  |  |
Operating lease costs | 739 | 629 | 564
Variable lease costs: |  |  |
Variable lease costs | 333 | 271 | 255
Other operating expenses |  |  |
Operating lease costs: |  |  |
Operating lease costs | 459 | 257 | 0
Variable lease costs: |  |  |
Variable lease costs | 6 | 14 | 0
Restructuring charges and exit costs |  |  |
Operating lease costs: |  |  |
Operating lease costs | 125 | 175 | 201
Variable lease costs: |  |  |
Variable lease costs | 65 | 46 | 34
Sublease income: |  |  |
Sublease income | (192) | (166) | (229)
Franchise and license revenue |  |  |
Sublease income: |  |  |
Sublease income | $ (22,817) | $ (24,966) | $ (27,445)

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