5. Lease Termination and Impairment Charges

Lease termination and impairment charges consist of amounts as follows:

	Thirteen Week Period Ended				Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2017		August 27, 2016		September 2, 2017		August 27, 2016
Impairment charges	$	35	$	78	$	694	$	697
Lease termination charges	3,093		7,155		6,520		12,317

	$	3,128	$	7,233	$	7,214	$	13,014

Impairment Charges

These amounts include the write-down of long-lived assets at locations that were assessed for impairment because of management’s intention to relocate or close the location or because of changes in circumstances that indicated the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable.

Lease Termination Charges

As part of the Company’s ongoing business activities, the Company assesses stores and distribution centers for potential closure or relocation. Decisions to close or relocate stores or distribution centers in future periods would result in lease termination charges, lease exit costs and inventory liquidation charges, as well as impairment of assets at these locations. The following table reflects the closed store and distribution center charges that relate to new closures, changes in assumptions and interest accretion:

	Thirteen Week Period Ended						Twenty-Six Week Period Ended
	September 2, 2017			August 27, 2016			September 2, 2017			August 27, 2016
Balance—beginning of period	$	155,666		$	198,990		$	165,138		$	208,421
Provision for present value of noncancellable lease payments of closed stores	—			2,530			913			3,152
Changes in assumptions about future sublease income, terminations and changes in interest rates	201			1,096			(348		)	1,907
Interest accretion	2,907			3,618			6,002			7,396
Cash payments, net of sublease income	(14,763		)	(15,526		)	(27,694		)	(30,168		)

Balance—end of period	$	144,011		$	190,708		$	144,011		$	190,708