Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Leases

v3.3.1.900
Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2015
Leases [Abstract]  
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 27, 2015, 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:
 
 
 
 
 
2016
$
1,921

 
$
15,339

 
$
17,260

2017
1,309

 
16,505

 
17,814

2018
1,322

 
16,413

 
17,735

2019
318

 
16,374

 
16,692

2020
325

 
16,394

 
16,719

Thereafter
325

 
192,358

 
192,683

Total minimum lease payments
$
5,520

 
$
273,383

 
$
278,903


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 27, 2015December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 consists of the following:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Minimum rent—related parties
$
1,901

 
$
1,969

 
$
1,930

Contingent rent—related parties
646

 
600

 
543

Total rent—related parties
2,547

 
2,569

 
2,473

Minimum rent—unrelated parties
12,401

 
9,888

 
7,945

Contingent rent—unrelated parties
355

 
291

 
237

Total rent—unrelated parties
12,756

 
10,179

 
8,182

Total minimum and contingent rent
$
15,303

 
$
12,748

 
$
10,655