Equity Incentive Plans	8 Months Ended
Sep. 12, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Equity Incentive Plans	10. Equity Incentive Plans The Company’s current equity incentive plan, named the Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Equity Incentive Plan”), benefits certain of the Company’s employees and members of the Company’s Board of Directors. In the three fiscal quarters of 2021, the Company granted non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units to certain employees and members of its Board of Directors under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. As a result of the changes to the characteristics and types of awards granted to date in 2021 under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company has included disclosure of the nature and terms of these awards granted in the three fiscal quarters of 2021, as well as the methods used to estimate their fair values below. The cost of all employee stock options, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of income based on the estimated fair value of the awards and is amortized over the requisite service period of each award. All non-cash compensation expense amounts are recorded in general and administrative expense. Stock Options Stock options granted in fiscal 2021 were granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant, expire ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over three years from the date of grant, generally subject to the holder’s continued employment. Additionally, all stock options granted become fully exercisable upon vesting. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements. Management estimated the fair value of each option grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing method. The risk-free interest rate is based on the estimated expected life and is estimated based on U.S. Treasury Bond rates as of the grant date. The expected life is based on several factors, including, among other things, the vesting term and contractual term as well as historical experience. The expected volatility is based principally on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price. Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements Restricted stock awards granted to members of the Company’s Board of Directors in fiscal 2021 were granted with a fair value equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and vest one year from the date of grant, generally subject to the director’s continued service. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements. Restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2021 were granted with a fair value equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. These restricted stock units are separated into two or three tranches and have time-based ratable vesting conditions with the last tranche of the award vesting three years from the grant date, generally subject to the holder’s continued employment. These awards generally also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements. Performance-based restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2021 were granted with a fair value equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, adjusted for the estimated fair value of the market condition included in the award. These performance-based restricted stock units may vest three years from the date of grant, generally subject to the holder’s continued employment, and have time and performance-based vesting conditions which provide for potential payouts of the target award amount between zero percent and two hundred percent, based on the Company’s three-year cumulative achievement as compared to the specified target performance conditions. The performance-based restricted stock units also include provisions for a potential modifier (upward or downward) based on the Company’s cumulative three-year common stock performance relative to that of a pre-established peer group. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting of the time-based vesting condition upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements. Management estimated the fair value of each performance-based restricted stock unit using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing method. The risk-free interest rate is based on the estimated expected life and is estimated based on U.S. Treasury Bond rates as of the grant date. The Monte-Carlo simulation also includes assumptions for expected volatility based principally on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price, as well as the correlation of the Company’s share price as compared to that of the pre-established peer group.

Equity Incentive Plans

8 Months Ended

Sep. 12, 2021

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

10. Equity Incentive Plans

The Company’s current equity incentive plan, named the Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2004 Equity Incentive Plan”), benefits certain of the Company’s employees and members of the Company’s Board of Directors. In the three fiscal quarters of 2021, the Company granted non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units to certain employees and members of its Board of Directors under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. As a result of the changes to the characteristics and types of awards granted to date in 2021 under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company has included disclosure of the nature and terms of these awards granted in the three fiscal quarters of 2021, as well as the methods used to estimate their fair values below.

The cost of all employee stock options, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of income based on the estimated fair value of the awards and is amortized over the requisite service period of each award. All non-cash compensation expense amounts are recorded in general and administrative expense.

Stock Options

Stock options granted in fiscal 2021 were granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant, expire ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over three years from the date of grant, generally subject to the holder’s continued employment. Additionally, all stock options granted become fully exercisable upon vesting. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements. Management estimated the fair value of each option grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing method. The risk-free interest rate is based on the estimated expected life and is estimated based on U.S. Treasury Bond rates as of the grant date. The expected life is based on several factors, including, among other things, the vesting term and contractual term as well as historical experience. The expected volatility is based principally on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price.

Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements

Restricted stock awards granted to members of the Company’s Board of Directors in fiscal 2021 were granted with a fair value equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date and vest one year from the date of grant, generally subject to the director’s continued service. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements.

Restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2021 were granted with a fair value equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. These restricted stock units are separated into two or three tranches and have time-based ratable vesting conditions with the last tranche of the award vesting three years from the grant date, generally subject to the holder’s continued employment. These awards generally also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements.

Performance-based restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2021 were granted with a fair value equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, adjusted for the estimated fair value of the market condition included in the award. These performance-based restricted stock units may vest three years from the date of grant, generally subject to the holder’s continued employment, and have time and performance-based vesting conditions which provide for potential payouts of the target award amount between zero percent and two hundred percent, based on the Company’s three-year cumulative achievement as compared to the specified target performance conditions. The performance-based restricted stock units also include provisions for a potential modifier (upward or downward) based on the Company’s cumulative three-year common stock performance relative to that of a pre-established peer group. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting of the time-based vesting condition upon the retirement eligibility of holders that have achieved specified service and age requirements. Management estimated the fair value of each performance-based restricted stock unit using a Monte-Carlo simulation pricing method. The risk-free interest rate is based on the estimated expected life and is estimated based on U.S. Treasury Bond rates as of the grant date. The Monte-Carlo simulation also includes assumptions for expected volatility based principally on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price, as well as the correlation of the Company’s share price as compared to that of the pre-established peer group.