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Discontinued Operations
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Qdoba — In December 2017, we entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Qdoba Purchase Agreement”) with the Buyer to sell all issued and outstanding shares of Qdoba. The Buyer completed the acquisition of Qdoba on March 21, 2018 (the “Qdoba Sale”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $298.5 million.
We also entered into a Transition Services Agreement with the Buyer pursuant to which the Buyer received certain services (the “Services”) to enable it to operate the Qdoba business after the closing of the Qdoba Sale. The Services included information technology, finance and accounting, human resources, supply chain and other corporate support services. Under the Agreement, the Services were provided at cost for a period of up to 12 months, with two 3-month extensions available for certain services. As of September 21, 2019, we are no longer providing transition services to Qdoba. In fiscal 2019 and 2018 we recorded $7.0 million and $7.9 million, respectively, related to the Services as a reduction of “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of earnings.
Further, in 2018, we entered into an Employee Agreement with the Buyer pursuant to which we continued to employ all Qdoba employees who work for the Buyer (the “Qdoba Employees”) from the date of closing of the Qdoba Sale through December 31, 2018. During the term of the Employee Agreement, we paid all wages and benefits of the Qdoba Employees and received reimbursement of these costs from the Buyer. From October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, we paid $35.4 million of Qdoba wages and benefits pursuant to the Employee Agreement.
As the Qdoba Sale represented a strategic shift that had a major effect on our operations and financial results, in accordance with the provisions of FASB authoritative guidance on the presentation of financial statements, Qdoba results are classified as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of earnings and our consolidated statements of cash flows for all periods presented.
The following table summarizes results of operations in periods that have included discontinued operations (in thousands, except per share data):
202020192018
Company restaurant sales$— $— $192,620 
Franchise revenues— — 9,337 
Company restaurant costs (excluding depreciation and amortization)— — (166,122)
Franchise costs (excluding depreciation and amortization)— — (2,338)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (1)244 174 (19,286)
Depreciation and amortization— — (5,012)
Impairment and other charges, net (1)270 (262)(2,305)
Interest expense, net (2)— — (4,787)
Operating earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes514 (88)2,107 
(Loss) gain on Qdoba Sale— (85)30,717 
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes514 (173)32,824 
Income tax (expense) benefit (3)(144)2,863 (15,726)
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes$370 $2,690 $17,098 
Net earnings per share from discontinued operations:
Basic$0.02 $0.10 $0.60 
Diluted$0.02 $0.10 $0.59 
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(1)In fiscal 2018, selling, general and administrative expenses include corporate costs directly in support of Qdoba operations. All other corporate costs were classified in continuing operations. Amounts in 2020 and 2019 include resolutions of certain contingencies that existed at the date of sale which were insignificant in nature.
(2)     Our credit facility required us to make a mandatory prepayment (“Qdoba Prepayment”) on our term loan upon the closing of the Qdoba Sale, which was $260.0 million. Interest expense associated with our credit facility was allocated to discontinued operations based on our estimate of the mandatory prepayment that was made upon closing of the Qdoba Sale.
(3)     In fiscal 2019, the Company entered into a bilateral California election with Quidditch Acquisition, Inc. to retroactively treat the divestment of Qdoba Restaurant Corporation on March 21, 2018 as a sale of assets instead of a stock sale for income tax purposes. This election reduced the Company’s fiscal year 2018 California tax liability on the divestment by $2.8 million.
Lease guarantees — While all operating leases held in the name of Qdoba were part of the Qdoba Sale, some of the leases remain guaranteed by the Company pursuant to one or more written guarantees (the “Guarantees”). In the event Qdoba fails to meet its payment and performance obligations under such guaranteed leases, we may be required to make rent and other payments to the landlord under the requirements of the Guarantees. Should we, as guarantor of the lease obligations, be required to make any lease payments due for the remaining term of the subject leases, the maximum amount we may be required to pay is approximately $29.8 million as of September 27, 2020. The lease terms extend for a maximum of approximately 15 more years as of September 27, 2020, and we would remain a guarantor of the leases in the event the leases are extended for any established renewal periods. In the event that we are obligated to make payments under the Guarantees, we believe the exposure is limited due to contractual protections and recourse available in the lease agreements, as well as the Qdoba Purchase Agreement, including a requirement of the landlord to mitigate damages by re-letting the properties in default, and indemnity from the Buyer. As of September 27, 2020, no amounts have been accrued relating to these guarantees as we do not believe any losses are probable.