CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2023	Sep. 11, 2022	Sep. 10, 2023		Sep. 11, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income (Loss)	$ 147,676	$ 100,504	$ 361,826		$ 293,961
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	18,268	18,933	54,999		56,026
Refranchising loss	0	0	149		0
Loss on sale/disposal of assets	145	27	547		475
Amortization of debt issuance costs			3,858		3,937
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes			(12,191)		5,912
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	9,442	5,852	26,507		21,590
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation			(2,973)		(907)
Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable			1,342		2,870
Unrealized loss on investments			(13,267)		0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			7,682		(49,288)
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted			(6,349)		(4,422)
Net cash provided by operating activities			422,130		330,154
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(59,271)		(50,508)
Purchases of franchise operations and other assets			0		(6,814)
Other			(743)		(1,375)
Net cash used in investing activities			(60,014)		(58,697)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt			0		120,000
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations			(41,349)		(41,441)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			5,806		1,296
Purchases of common stock			(210,847)		(293,739)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting			(5,240)		(10,691)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents			(85,564)		(79,689)
Net cash used in financing activities			(337,194)		(304,264)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			(304)		(611)
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents			24,618		(33,418)
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	80,879	114,776	80,879		114,776
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	202,307	184,564	202,307		184,564
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	136,636	157,722	136,636		157,722
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 419,822	$ 457,062	$ 419,822		$ 457,062

[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.