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NOTE 9 - OPERATING LEASES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 9 - OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases equipment and office space under long-term operating lease agreements. The future minimum lease payments on leases (with initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year) as of December 27, 2014 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years Ending
 
Amount
 
December 26, 2015
 
$
2,043
 
December 31, 2016
   
1,517
 
December 30, 2017
   
929
 
December 29, 2018
   
259
 
December 28, 2019 and after
   
65
 
Total minimum lease payments
 
$
4,813
 

Rent expense for the years ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 was $2.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively. Certain of our lease agreements may include items such as abated lease payments, capital improvement funding, step rent provisions and escalation clauses that affect the lease payment schedule and do not qualify as contingent rentals. These items have been included in the minimum lease payment amount on a straight-line basis over the minimum lease term. Any lease payments that are dependent on a factor related to the future use of the property have been excluded from the minimum lease payment amount and are recognized as incurred.