Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2022	Jun. 20, 2021	Jun. 19, 2022	Jun. 20, 2021
Revenues:
Revenue	$ 1,065,182	$ 1,032,472	$ 2,076,331	$ 2,016,170
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	678,917	624,782	1,321,442	1,219,329
Operating margin	386,265	407,690	754,889	796,841
General and administrative	97,070	100,448	194,564	191,701
U.S. franchise advertising	111,081	116,340	217,670	227,700
Income from operations	178,114	190,902	342,655	377,440
Other Income	0	0	0	2,500
Interest income	219	68	268	90
Interest expense	(44,851)	(45,877)	(91,723)	(85,299)
Income before provision for income taxes	133,482	145,093	251,200	294,731
Provision for income taxes	30,989	28,474	57,743	60,351
Net income	$ 102,493	$ 116,619	$ 193,457	$ 234,380
Earnings per share:
Common stock - basic	$ 2.85	$ 3.10	$ 5.38	$ 6.14
Common stock - diluted	$ 2.82	$ 3.06	$ 5.32	$ 6.06
U.S. Stores [Member] | U.S. Company-owned stores [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue	$ 112,502	$ 116,589	$ 216,397	$ 229,333
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	94,065	88,019	181,440	173,761
U.S. Stores [Member] | U.S. franchise stores [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue	128,098	126,836	250,383	251,322
U.S. Stores [Member] | U.S. franchise advertising [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue	111,081	116,340	217,670	227,700
Supply Chain [Member] | Supply Chain Center [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue	646,586	602,962	1,256,133	1,171,300
Cost of sales:
Cost of sales	584,852	536,763	1,140,002	1,045,568
International Franchise [Member] | International franchise royalties and fees [Member]
Revenues:
Revenue	$ 66,915	$ 69,745	$ 135,748	$ 136,515