CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2025	Mar. 24, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income (Loss)	$ 149,651	$ 125,824
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	20,362	19,869
Refranchising loss	0	133
Loss on sale/disposal of assets	266	90
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,210	1,266
Benefit for deferred income taxes	(2,290)	(3,757)
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	10,381	11,338
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation	(1,569)	(8,104)
Benefit for losses on accounts and notes receivable	(57)	(8)
Unrealized (gain) loss on investments	(24,027)	18,699
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	34,244	(9,961)
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted	(9,095)	(31,925)
Net cash provided by operating activities	179,076	123,464
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(14,745)	(20,181)
Other	(1,225)	(1,305)
Net cash used in investing activities	(15,970)	(21,486)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	(646)	(13,525)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	7,529	10,774
Purchases of common stock	(50,000)	(25,000)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting	(8,158)	(6,700)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents	(617)	(343)
Net cash used in financing activities	(51,892)	(34,794)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	296	(672)
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	111,510	66,512
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	186,126	114,098
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	195,370	200,870
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	80,928	88,165
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	462,424	403,133
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	304,320	203,894
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	197,412	209,752
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	72,202	55,999
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 573,934	$ 469,645