Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

17. SEGMENT REPORTING

Reflecting the information currently being used in managing the Company as a two-branded restaurant operations business, our segments comprise results related to system restaurant operations for our Jack in the Box and Qdoba brands. This segment reporting structure reflects the Company's current management structure, internal reporting method and financial information used in deciding how to allocate Company resources. Based upon certain quantitative thresholds, both operating segments are considered reportable segments.

We measure and evaluate our segments based on segment earnings from operations. Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table (in thousands):

	2011			2010			2009
Revenues by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	1,445,105		$	1,731,130		$	2,025,755
Qdoba restaurant operations segment		217,234			168,424			143,206
Distribution operations		530,959			397,977			302,135
Consolidated revenues	$	2,193,298		$	2,297,531		$	2,471,096
Earnings from Operations by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	133,898		$	111,983		$	218,740
Qdoba restaurant operations segment		11,409			11,580			10,690
Distribution operations		(2,429	)		(1,653	)		1,838
FFE operations		(245	)		-			-
Consolidated earnings from operations	$	142,633		$	121,910		$	231,268
Total Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	100,142		$	80,855		$	133,353
Qdoba restaurant operations segment		24,236			13,572			19,189
Distribution operations		4,934			1,183			958
Consolidated expenditures for long-lived assets	$	129,312		$	95,610		$	153,500
Total Depreciation Expense by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	81,827		$	90,168		$	91,741
Qdoba restaurant operations segment		13,018			10,117			8,079
Distribution operations		690			753			724
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	95,535		$	101,038		$	100,544

Interest income and expense, income taxes and total assets are not reported for our segments, in accordance with our method of internal reporting.