Other Charges

6 Months Ended

Jul. 12, 2020

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other charges consist of the following (in thousands):


	Twelve Weeks Ended						Twenty-Eight Weeks Ended
	July 12, 2020		July 14, 2019		July 12, 2020		July 14, 2019
Goodwill impairment	$	—	$	—	$	95,414	$	—
Restaurant asset impairment	5,281		14,064		20,779		14,064
Restaurant closure and refranchising costs	7,602		1,001		9,008		1,305
Litigation contingencies	—		—		4,500		—
Board and stockholder matter costs	967		1,152		2,449		1,152
Severance and executive transition	—		370		881		2,364
COVID-19 related costs	651		—		849		—


Executive retention	—		260		—		360
Other charges	$	14,501	$	16,847	$	133,880	$	19,245

The Company recognized non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill and assets at 10 and 34 Company-owned restaurants during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended July 14, 2020 resulting from quantitative impairment analyses; see Note 2, COVID-19 Pandemic, for further discussion. Non-cash impairment charges resulting from restaurant closures are included within Restaurant closure and refranchising costs.

Restaurant closure and refranchising costs include the restaurant operating costs of the 35 Company-owned restaurants that remained temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Litigation contingencies include legal settlement costs related to two class action employment cases.

Severance and executive transition in 2020 primarily relates to severance costs associated with the reduction in force of restaurant support center Team Members.

COVID-19 related costs include the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment for restaurant Team Members and Guests