Debt Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of carrying value of outstanding debt

Our indebtedness primarily consisted of the repurchase option related to a sale-leaseback of a portion of our New York headquarters. Our total debt and capital lease obligations consisted of the following:



(In thousands)	December 31, 2017		December 25, 2016
Option to repurchase ownership interest in headquarters building in 2019:
Principal amount	$	250,000	$	250,000
Less unamortized discount based on imputed interest rate of 13.0%	6,596		9,801
Total option to repurchase ownership interest in headquarters building in 2019	243,404		240,199
Capital lease obligations	6,805		6,779
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	250,209	$	246,978

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

The aggregate face amount of maturities of debt over the next five years and thereafter is as follows:



(In thousands)	Amount
2018	$	—
2019	250,000
2020	—
2021	—
2022	—
Thereafter	—
Total face amount of maturities	250,000
Less: Unamortized debt costs and discount	(6,596		)
Carrying value of debt (excludes capital leases)	$	243,404

Schedule of components of interest expense, net

“Interest expense and other, net,” as shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:



(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 25, 2016			December 27, 2015
Interest expense	$	27,732		$	39,487		$	41,973
Amortization of debt costs and discount on debt	3,205			4,897			4,756
Capitalized interest	(1,257		)	(559		)	(338		)
Interest income and other expense, net	(9,897		)	(9,020		)	(7,341		)
Total interest expense and other, net	$	19,783		$	34,805		$	39,050