CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 18, 2023	Jun. 19, 2022	Jun. 18, 2023		Jun. 19, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 109,380	$ 102,493	$ 214,150		$ 193,457
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18,561	18,117	36,731		37,093
Refranchising loss			149		0
Loss on sale/disposal of assets	127	253	402		448
Amortization of debt issuance costs			2,578		2,631
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes			(7,596)		2,490
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	(9,527)	(8,473)	17,065		15,738
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation			(133)		(174)
Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable			1,166		2,326
Unrealized loss on investments			14,964		0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			(33,794)		(102,935)
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted			(3,391)		2,341
Net cash provided by operating activities			242,291		153,415
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(37,980)		(32,664)
Purchases of franchise operations and other assets			0		(6,814)
Other			(1,211)		(435)
Net cash used in investing activities			(39,191)		(39,913)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations			(27,186)		(27,528)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			1,051		526
Purchases of common stock			(120,847)		(97,661)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting			(3,068)		(2,395)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents			(42,930)		(39,662)
Net cash used in financing activities			(192,980)		(166,720)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			494		(635)
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents			10,614		(53,853)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			60,356	[1]	148,160
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			191,289	[1]	180,579
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period			143,559		161,741
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period			395,204		490,480
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	77,020	114,353	77,020		114,353
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	189,694	158,215	189,694		158,215
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	139,104	164,059	139,104		164,059
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 405,818	$ 436,627	$ 405,818		$ 436,627

[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheet at January 1, 2023 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.