CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 02, 2022	Jan. 03, 2021	Dec. 29, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 510,467	$ 491,296	$ 400,709
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	72,923	65,038	59,930
Loss on sale/disposal of assets	1,189	2,922	2,023
Amortization of debt issuance costs	7,509	5,526	4,748
Provision (Benefit) for deferred income taxes	1,988	14,424	(3,297)
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	28,670	24,244	20,265
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation	(18,911)	(60,364)	(25,735)
Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable	659	2,134	1,195
Unrealized gain on investments	(36,758)	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in accounts receivable	(8,107)	(33,334)	(20,900)
Changes in inventories, prepaid expenses and other	(9,420)	(24,959)	(6,741)
Changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	51,346	68,954	66,137
Changes in insurance reserves	6,216	5,544	5,322
Changes in operating lease assets and liabilities	1,210	2,592	3,302
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted	45,225	28,777	(10,008)
Net cash provided by operating activities	654,206	592,794	496,950
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(94,172)	(88,768)	(85,565)
Purchase of investments	(49,082)	(40,000)	0
Proceeds from sale of assets	16	174	12,258
Maturities of advertising fund investments, restricted	0	0	50,152
Purchases of franchise operations and other assets	0	0	(3,423)
Other	515	(333)	(1,276)
Net cash used in investing activities	(142,723)	(128,927)	(27,854)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	1,850,000	158,000	675,000
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	(910,212)	(202,058)	(92,085)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	19,682	30,970	13,064
Purchases of common stock	(1,320,902)	(304,590)	(699,007)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting	(6,820)	(6,803)	(5,951)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents	(139,399)	(121,925)	(105,715)
Cash paid for financing costs	(14,938)	0	(8,098)
Other	(244)	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(522,833)	(446,406)	(222,792)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(316)	761	201
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	(11,666)	18,222	246,505
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	168,821	190,615	25,438
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	217,453	209,269	166,993
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	115,872	84,040	44,988
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	502,146	483,924	237,419
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	148,160	168,821	190,615
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	180,579	217,453	209,269
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	161,741	115,872	84,040
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 490,480	$ 502,146	$ 483,924