Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

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Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2018
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 15 years and currently expire between 2021 and 2039. The leases typically include renewal options for 10 to 15 years, which are exercisable at the Company's option. 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 and one of its former executive officers.
Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases include renewal option periods for certain leases when such option periods are included for purposes of calculating straight ­line rents.
At December 30, 2018, future minimum rentals for each of the next five years and in total are as follows:
 
Unrelated Parties
 
Related Party
 
Total
Fiscal year ending:
 
 
 
 
 
2019
$
23,638

 
$
2,279

 
$
25,917

2020
25,184

 
2,286

 
27,470

2021
25,620

 
2,292

 
27,912

2022
25,463

 
1,439

 
26,902

2023
25,832

 
1,446

 
27,278

Thereafter
294,112

 
1,205

 
295,317

Total minimum lease payments
$
419,849

 
$
10,947

 
$
430,796


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 30, 2018, December 31, 2017 and December 25, 2016 consists of the following:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Minimum rent—unrelated parties
$
21,530

 
$
18,304

 
$
15,419

Contingent rent—unrelated parties
317

 
397

 
312

Total rent—unrelated parties
21,847

 
18,701

 
15,731

Minimum rent—related parties
2,276

 
2,215

 
1,988

Contingent rent—related parties
557

 
621

 
663

Total rent—related parties
2,833

 
2,836

 
2,651

Total minimum and contingent rent
$
24,680

 
$
21,537

 
$
18,382