CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 19, 2022	Jun. 20, 2021	Jun. 19, 2022	Jun. 20, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$ 102,493	$ 116,619	$ 193,457	$ 234,380
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		18,117	17,176	37,093	33,641
Loss on sale/disposal of assets		253	295	448	456
Amortization of debt issuance costs				2,631	4,438
Provision for deferred income taxes				2,490	2,561
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense		8,473	8,296	15,738	13,500
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation				(174)	(4,264)
Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable				2,326	296
Unrealized gain on investments				0	(2,500)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities				(102,935)	(17,098)
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted				2,341	30,005
Net cash provided by operating activities				153,415	295,415
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures				(32,664)	(33,163)
Purchase of investments				0	(40,000)
Purchases of franchise operations and other assets				(6,814)	0
Other				(435)	293
Net cash used in investing activities				(39,913)	(72,870)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				0	1,850,000
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations				(27,528)	(882,547)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options				526	9,025
Purchases of common stock				(97,661)	(1,025,000)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting				(2,395)	(1,087)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents				(39,662)	(36,432)
Cash paid for financing costs				0	(14,938)
Other				0	(244)
Net cash used in financing activities				(166,720)	(101,223)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash				(635)	302
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents				(53,853)	121,624
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	[1]			148,160
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	[1]			180,579
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period				161,741	115,872
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period				490,480	502,146
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		114,353	292,095	114,353	292,095
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period		158,215	184,695	158,215	184,695
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period		164,059	146,980	164,059	146,980
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period		$ 436,627	$ 623,770	$ 436,627	$ 623,770

[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheet at January 2, 2022 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.