Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases
LEASES
The Company leases land and buildings for its corporate office and all of its restaurants under various long-term operating lease agreements. The initial lease terms range from 10 years to 20 years and currently expire between 2016 and 2034. The leases include renewal options for 3 to 20 additional years. Some of the leases provide for base rent, plus additional rent based on gross sales, as defined in each lease agreement. The Company is also generally obligated to pay certain real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance (“CAM”) charges, and various other expenses related to properties.
Rent expense is paid to various landlords including several companies owned and controlled by the Company’s founders.
 At December 28, 2014, the future minimum rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases, for opened restaurants and those under development, including option periods that are reasonably assured of renewal are as follows:
 
 
Related Party
 
Unrelated Parties
 
Total
Fiscal year ending:
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
$
1,899

 
$
12,447

 
$
14,346

2016
 
1,921

 
13,665

 
15,586

2017
 
1,309

 
13,665

 
14,974

2018
 
1,322

 
13,574

 
14,896

2019
 
318

 
13,506

 
13,824

Thereafter
 
650

 
156,449

 
157,099

Total minimum lease payments
 
$
7,419

 
$
223,306

 
$
230,725


The above future minimum rental amounts exclude the amortization of deferred lease incentives, renewal options that are not reasonably assured of renewal, and contingent rent. The Company generally has escalating rents over the term of the leases and records rent expense on a straight-line basis.
Rent expense, excluding real estate taxes, CAM charges, insurance, deferred lease incentives and other expenses related to operating leases for the years ended December 28, 2014December 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012 consists of the following:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Minimum rent—related parties
 
$
1,969

 
$
1,930

 
$
1,879

Contingent rent—related parties
 
600

 
543

 
531

Total rent—related parties
 
2,569

 
2,473

 
2,410

Minimum rent—unrelated parties
 
9,888

 
7,945

 
5,968

Contingent rent—unrelated parties
 
291

 
237

 
272

Total rent—unrelated parties
 
10,179

 
8,182

 
6,240

Total minimum and contingent rent
 
$
12,748

 
$
10,655

 
$
8,650