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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2017
Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]  
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded impairment charges on long-lived assets as a result of (1) the Company’s decision to lease and/or sublease properties to franchisees in connection with the sale or anticipated sale of Company-operated restaurants, (2) the deterioration in operating performance of certain Company-operated restaurants and charges for capital improvements in restaurants impaired in prior years which did not subsequently recover and (3) closing Company-operated restaurants and classifying such surplus properties as held for sale. The Company may recognize additional impairment charges resulting from leasing or subleasing additional properties to franchisees in connection with sales of Company-operated restaurants to franchisees.

The following is a summary of impairment losses recorded, which represent the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the affected assets and are included in “Impairment of long-lived assets:”
 
 
Year Ended
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Restaurants leased or subleased to franchisees
 
$
14,010

 
$
19,214

 
$
11,993

Company-operated restaurants
 
1,918

 
3,132

 
5,146

Surplus properties
 
313

 
2,655

 
2,474

 
 
$
16,241

 
$
25,001

 
$
19,613