Impairment and other charges, net (Tables)

4 Months Ended

Jan. 22, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Impairment Disposition Of Property And Equipment, Restaurant Closing Costs And Resturcturing

Impairment and other charges, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of earnings is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	Sixteen Weeks Ended
	January 22, 2017		January 17, 2016
Restructuring costs	$	2,048	$	—
Costs of closed restaurants (primarily lease obligations) and other	1,997		560
Losses on disposition of property and equipment, net	699		651
Accelerated depreciation	313		446
	$	5,057	$	1,657

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of our restructuring costs (in thousands):

Facility closing costs	$	1,202
Employee severance and related costs	477
Other (1)	369
	$	2,048

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Restaurant Closing Costs

Total accrued severance costs related to our restructuring activities are included in accrued liabilities and changed as follows during 2017 (in thousands):

Balance as of October 2, 2016	$	4,198
Additions	477
Cash payments	(3,568		)
Balance as of January 22, 2017	$	1,107

Facility Closing [Member]

Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]

Restaurant Closing Costs

Restaurant closing costs — Costs of closed restaurants primarily consist of future lease commitments and expected ancillary costs, net of anticipated sublease rentals. Accrued restaurant closing costs, included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, changed as follows during 2017 (in thousands):

Balance as of October 2, 2016	$	7,231
Adjustments (1)	742
Interest expense	363
Cash payments	(1,122		)
Balance as of January 22, 2017 (2) (3)	$	7,214

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(1) Adjustments relate primarily to revisions of certain sublease and cost assumptions. Our estimates related to our future lease obligations, primarily the sublease income we anticipate, are subject to a high degree of judgment and may differ from actual sublease income due to changes in economic conditions, desirability of the sites and other factors.

(2) The weighted average remaining lease term related to these commitments is approximately four years.

(3) This balance excludes $2.6 million of restaurant closing costs that are included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, which were initially recorded as losses on the sale of company-operated restaurants upon sale to Jack in the Box franchisees in prior years.