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CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
CONTINGENCIES
In connection with the sale of restaurants to franchisees and brand divestitures we have, in certain cases, guaranteed lease payments. As of March 28, 2018 and June 28, 2017, we have outstanding lease guarantees or are secondarily liable for $62.6 million and $69.0 million, respectively. These amounts represent the maximum potential liability of future payments under the guarantees. These leases have been assigned to the buyers and expire at the end of the respective lease terms, which range from fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2027. In the event of default, the indemnity and default clauses in our assignment agreements govern our ability to pursue and recover damages incurred.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we were notified that Mac Acquisition LLC, the owner of Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurants, closed certain of its properties for which we have outstanding lease guarantees or are secondarily liable. Based on management’s belief that Mac Acquisition LLC would default on the leases for these closed locations, a liability was established based on an estimate of the obligation associated with these locations of approximately $1.1 million in fiscal 2017.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2018, Mac Acquisition LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections. Based on information obtained from the bankruptcy proceedings pertaining to our obligations under the Romano’s Macaroni Grill leases and related lease guarantees, during the thirty-nine week period ended March 28, 2018, total incremental charges recorded based on additional leases rejected in the bankruptcy proceedings were $1.9 million, including $0.5 million related to the thirteen week period ended March 28, 2018. Please refer to Note 4 - Other Gains and Charges for more details. We paid $1.0 million during the thirty-nine week period ended March 28, 2018 to settle the remaining obligations of five of these leases. We believe at March 28, 2018, that our current liability of $2.0 million, recorded in Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, is appropriate based on our analysis of the potential obligations. We do not expect additional leases to be rejected in bankruptcy proceedings. We will continue to monitor leases for which we have outstanding guarantees or are secondarily liable to assess the likelihood of any incremental losses. We have not been informed by landlords of Mac Acquisition LLC of any lease defaults other than those detailed in the bankruptcy filings. No other liabilities related to this matter have been recorded as of March 28, 2018.
The Mac Acquisition LLC lease obligations are based on Level 3 fair value measurements based on an estimate of the obligation associated with the lease locations, stated rent and other factors such as ability and probability of the landlord to mitigate damages by leasing to new tenants. Please refer to Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements for further details surrounding Level definitions.
We provide letters of credit to various insurers to collateralize obligations for outstanding claims. As of March 28, 2018, we had $31.0 million in undrawn standby letters of credit outstanding. All standby letters of credit are renewable between 12 to 24 months.
Evaluating contingencies related to litigation is a complex process involving subjective judgment on the potential outcome of future events, and the ultimate resolution of litigated claims may differ from our current analysis. Accordingly, we review the adequacy of accruals and disclosures pertaining to litigated matters each quarter in consultation with legal counsel, and we assess the probability and range of possible losses associated with contingencies for potential accrual in the consolidated financial statements.
We are engaged in various legal proceedings and have certain unresolved claims pending. Liabilities have been established based on our best estimates of our potential liability in certain of these matters. Based upon consultation with legal counsel, management is of the opinion that there are no matters pending or threatened which are expected to have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.