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ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND ESTIMATED LEASE TERMINATION AND OTHER CLOSING COSTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2017

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Asset Impairment, Estimated Lease Termination and Other Closing Costs [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)		July 2, 2017			July 3, 2016			July 2, 2017			July 3, 2016
Restaurant Optimization
Asset impairments, net		$	3,098		$	868		$	3,042		$	868
Lease termination charges(1)			353			—			1,535			—
Restaurant closure expenses			22			17			29			25
Software			—			171			—			171
Asset impairment, estimated lease termination and other closing costs		$	3,473		$	1,056		$	4,606		$	1,064

⁽¹⁾ Primarily related to Chicago-area refranchised restaurants, restaurants closed during the applicable time period and former Chicago field office. See Note 14 - Variable Interest Entities.

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Tabular disclosure for impairment of long-lived assets held and used by an entity which includes a description of the impaired long-lived asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, aggregate amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired long-lived asset is reported.

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