General | Accounting Policies - Refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements (including footnotes) for the transition period ended December 31, 2015, contained in the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K, for a description of the Company’s accounting policies. - The unaudited consolidated financial statements for the 39 weeks ended September 29, 2016 and September 24, 2015 have been prepared by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited interim financial information at September 29, 2016, and for all periods presented, have been made. The results of operations during the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year or other interim periods. However, the unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K for the transition period ended December 31, 2015. - Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment are provided using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or any related lease terms. Depreciation expense totaled $ 10,537,000 31,214,000 10,353,000 29,955,000 The Company periodically considers whether indicators of impairment of long-lived assets held for use are present. If such indicators are present, the Company determines whether the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to such assets is less than their carrying amounts. The Company recognizes any impairment losses based on the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over their fair value. For the purposes of determining fair value, defined as the amount at which an asset or group of assets could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, the Company utilizes currently available market valuations of similar assets in its respective industries, often expressed as a given multiple of operating cash flow. The Company evaluated the ongoing value of its property and equipment and other long-lived assets as of September 29, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and determined that there was no impact on the Company’s results of operations. During the 39 weeks ended September 24, 2015, the Company determined that indicators of impairment were evident at a specific hotel location and that the sum of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows attributable to this asset was less than its carrying amount. As such, the Company evaluated the ongoing value of this asset and determined that the fair value, measured using Level 3 pricing inputs (estimated cash flows including estimated sales proceeds), was less than its carrying value and recorded a $ 2,600,000 319,000 Accumulated Available Other Swap for Sale Pension Comprehensive Agreements Investments Obligation Loss (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 9 $ (11) $ (5,219) $ (5,221) Amortization of the net actuarial loss and prior service credit - - 163 163 Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (143) - - (143) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1) 134 - - 134 Net other comprehensive income (loss) (9) - 163 154 Balance at September 29, 2016 $ - $ (11) $ (5,056) $ (5,067) Accumulated Available Other Swap for Sale Pension Comprehensive Agreements Investments Obligation Loss (in thousands) Balance at December 25, 2014 $ 116 $ (11) $ (4,580) $ (4,475) Amortization of the net actuarial loss and prior service credit - - 199 199 Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (282) - (902) (1,184) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (1) 87 - - 87 Net other comprehensive loss (195) - (703) (898) Balance at September 24, 2015 $ (79) $ (11) $ (5,283) $ (5,373) (1) Amounts are included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of earnings. - Net earnings per share (EPS) of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock is computed using the two class method. Basic net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the effect of dilutive stock options using the treasury method. Convertible Class B Common Stock is reflected on an if-converted basis. The computation of the diluted net earnings per share of Common Stock assumes the conversion of Class B Common Stock, while the diluted net earnings per share of Class B Common Stock does not assume the conversion of those shares. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to cash dividends per share equal to 110 13 Weeks 13 Weeks 39 Weeks 39 Weeks Ended Ended Ended Ended September 29, September 24, September 29, September 24, 2016 2015 2016 2015 (in thousands, except per share data) Numerator: Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation $ 14,372 $ 10,871 $ 29,160 $ 23,125 Denominator: Denominator for basic EPS 27,574 27,588 27,522 27,523 Effect of dilutive employee stock options 427 310 343 318 Denominator for diluted EPS 28,001 27,898 27,865 27,841 Net earnings per share - basic: Common Stock $ 0.54 $ 0.41 $ 1.09 $ 0.87 Class B Common Stock $ 0.49 $ 0.37 $ 0.99 $ 0.78 Net earnings per share - diluted: Common Stock $ 0.51 $ 0.39 $ 1.05 $ 0.83 Class B Common Stock $ 0.48 $ 0.37 $ 0.98 $ 0.78 Total Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to The Marcus Noncontrolling Corporation Interests (in thousands) Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 363,352 $ 2,346 Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation 29,160 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (282) Distributions to noncontrolling interests (448) Cash dividends (9,016) Exercise of stock options 3,553 Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options (5,148) Share-based compensation 1,358 Other 39 Other comprehensive income, net of tax 154 Balance at September 29, 2016 $ 383,452 $ 1,616 Total Shareholders’ Equity Attributable to The Marcus Noncontrolling Corporation Interests (in thousands) Balance at December 25, 2014 $ 340,170 $ 2,727 Net earnings attributable to The Marcus Corporation 23,125 Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (453) Distributions to noncontrolling interests (505) Cash dividends (8,152) Exercise of stock options 2,158 Treasury stock transactions, except for stock options 17 Share-based compensation 1,171 Other 196 Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (898) Balance at September 24, 2015 $ 357,787 $ 1,769 - Certain financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements. Some are measured on a recurring basis while others are measured on a non-recurring basis. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value each time a financial statement is prepared. Financial assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis are those that are adjusted to fair value when a significant event occurs. A fair value measurement assumes that a transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in one of the following categories: Level 1 - Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments as of the reporting date. At September 29, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company’s $ 70,000 1,659,000 Level 2 - Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on pricing inputs that were either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. At September 29, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, the $ 88,000 16,000 Level 3 - Assets or liabilities for which fair value is based on valuation models with significant unobservable pricing inputs and which result in the use of management estimates. At September 29, 2016 and December 31, 2015, none of the Company’s fair value measurements were valued using Level 3 pricing inputs. 13 Weeks 13 Weeks 39 Weeks 39 Weeks Ended Ended Ended Ended September 29, September 24, September 29, September 24, 2016 2015 2016 2015 (in thousands) Service cost $ 216 $ 197 $ 648 $ 553 Interest cost 351 328 1,055 955 Net amortization of prior service cost and actuarial loss 91 90 273 256 Net periodic pension cost $ 658 $ 615 $ 1,976 $ 1,764 In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue From Contracts With Customers In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments The Company elected to early adopt ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation Sock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (Subtopic 835-30) 404,000 110,000 329,000 On January 1, 2016, the Company adopted ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis |