Properties (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Properties [Text Block]

Properties

	Year End
	2015			2014
Owned:
Land	$	379,982		$	383,356
Buildings and improvements	508,186			490,762
Office, restaurant and transportation equipment	308,274			384,660
Leasehold improvements	371,734			365,441
Leased:
Capital leases (a)	65,873			39,762
	1,634,049			1,663,981
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (b)	(406,105		)	(422,811		)
	$	1,227,944		$	1,241,170

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(a) These assets principally include buildings and improvements.

(b) Includes $9,827 and $9,798 of accumulated amortization related to capital leases at January 3, 2016 and December 28, 2014, respectively.

In connection with the reimaging of restaurants as part of our Image Activation program, we recorded $8,607 and $19,353 of accelerated depreciation and amortization during the years ended January 3, 2016 and December 28, 2014, respectively, on certain long-lived assets to reflect their use over shortened estimated useful lives.