Operating Lease Commitments and Rent Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Lease Commitments and Rent Expense

8.  Operating Lease Commitments and Rent Expense

We lease certain equipment and operating facilities, including our primary operating facility which is leased from a partnership described in Note 9, Related Party Transactions, under non-cancelable operating leases. Approximate future minimum rental payments as of December 29, 2018 under these leases are summarized as follows:

(in thousands)
2019	$	5,489
2020		5,416
2021		4,972
2022		4,599
2023		3,013
Thereafter		24,297
Total	$	47,786

Rent expense, including payments for short-term equipment and storage rentals, was $6.9 million in fiscal 2018, $5.4 in fiscal 2017, and $4.2 million in fiscal 2016.