Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Other Charges (Tables)

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Other Charges (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2021
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Summary of other charges
Other charges consist of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended
December 26, 2021 December 27, 2020 December 29, 2019
Restaurant closures and refranchising costs (gains) $ 6,276  $ 19,846  $ (1,187)
Asset impairment 7,052  26,940  15,094 
Litigation contingencies 1,330  6,440  — 
COVID-19 related costs 1,288  1,858  — 
Board and shareholder matter costs 128  2,504  3,261 
Goodwill impairment —  95,414  — 
Severance and executive transition —  881  3,450 
Executive retention —  —  980 
Other charges $ 16,074  $ 153,883  $ 21,598 
Schedule of COVID-19 Temporary restaurant closures
During 2020, the Company temporarily closed 35 restaurants due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During periods of temporary closure, restaurant operating and occupancy costs were included in Restaurant closures and refranchising costs. The table below shows the disposition of these restaurants:
(Restaurants)
Restaurants Temporarily closed in March, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: 35
Temporarily closed restaurants re-opened in 2020: 17
Temporarily closed restaurants permanently closed in 2020: 6
Restaurants temporarily closed as of December 27, 2020: 12
Temporarily closed restaurants re-opened in 2021: 1
Temporarily closed restaurants permanently closed in 2021: 10
Restaurants temporarily closed as of December 26, 2021(1):
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(1) The Company intends to re-open the remaining temporarily closed restaurant in the first fiscal quarter of 2022.