Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Other Charges

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Other Charges
 6 Months Ended
Jul. 09, 2017
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Other Charges
Other Charges
Other charges consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
Twelve Weeks Ended
 
Twenty-eight Weeks Ended
 
 
July 9, 2017
 
July 10, 2016
 
July 9, 2017
 
July 10, 2016
Asset impairment
 
$
1,584

 
$
3,860

 
$
1,584

 
$
4,685

Litigation contingencies
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,900

Other charges
 
$
1,584

 
$
3,860

 
$
1,584

 
$
8,585



During the second quarter of 2017, the Company determined that five Company-owned restaurants, including three restaurants nearing the end of their lease, were impaired and recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $1.6 million. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company determined that six Company-owned restaurants were impaired and recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $3.9 million. The Company recognized the impairment charges resulting from the continuing and projected future results of these restaurants, primarily through projected cash flows. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company relocated one restaurant and recognized a $0.8 million asset impairment charge due to the relocation.
In the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded $3.9 million of litigation contingencies for employment-related claims.