Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Leases

NOTE 7 - OPERATING LEASES

We lease 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 31, 2016 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Years Ending	Amount
December 30, 2017	$	1,944
December 29, 2018		993
December 28, 2019		458
December 26, 2020		—
December 25, 2021 and after		—
Total minimum lease payments	$	3,395

Rent expense was $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $2.5 million for the year ended December 26, 2015. 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.