Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	(11) Subsequent Events Paycheck Protection Program Loan On April 10, 2020, Potbelly Sandwich Works, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, was granted a loan (the “Loan”) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $10.0 million, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act, which was enacted March 27, 2020. On April 28, 2020, the Company repaid the $10.0 million proceeds from the loan. Credit Facility On May 15, 2020, the Company entered in to an amendment to its Credit Agreement. See Note 7 for further details.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122774

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