Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2011

Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

11. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

	December 25, 2011		December 26, 2010
	(in thousands)
Accrued insurance expenses	$	11,481	$	12,124
Accrued employee benefits		2,682		2,468
Accrued interest		336		1,998
Accrued utilities		2,471		2,675
Accrued legal		553		349
Accrued other expenses		4,913		4,700
	$	22,436	$	24,314

The amount for self-insured accrued insurance expenses shown above primarily includes liabilities for workers’ compensation, general liability, and liquor liability claims. Included in accrued employee benefits are liabilities associated with the Company’s self-insured health insurance programs. The total of the accrued self-insured health insurance liabilities at December 25, 2011 and December 26, 2010 was $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Included in accrued other expenses as of December 25, 2011, is $1.1 million of accrued exit and disposal costs relating to the future lease obligations of closed restaurants and the Bellingham, Massachusetts distribution center.