Closures and Impairments Expense, Including Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 05, 2012

Closures and Impairments Expense Including Goodwill [Abstract]

Closures and impairments expenses

Closures and impairment expenses include the following (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Property impairments	$	13,633		$	6,098		$	3,181
Closed restaurant lease reserves		3,841			(333	)		756
Other closing expense		1,869			437			859
Loss/(gain) on sale of surplus properties		(678	)		47			(1,020	)
	$	18,665		$	6,249		$	3,776

Future liabilities associated with closed properties

A rollforward of our future lease obligations associated with closed properties is as follows (in thousands):

	2012		2011
Beginning of year	$	2,660		$	4,969
Closing expense including rent and other lease charges		3,841			(333	)
Transfer of deferred escalating minimum rent balance		2,055			-
Lease obligations assumed with franchise acquisitions		-			396
Payments		(1,605	)		(2,372	)
Other adjustments		(138	)		-
End of year	$	6,813		$	2,660