CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2025	Jun. 16, 2024	Jun. 15, 2025	Jun. 16, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income (Loss)	$ 131,091	$ 141,978	$ 280,742	$ 267,802
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	20,351	20,349	40,713	40,218
Refranchising (gain) loss	(3,883)	25	(3,883)	158
Loss on sale/disposal of assets	346	237	612	327
Amortization of debt issuance costs			2,419	2,475
Benefit for deferred income taxes			(2,700)	(6,246)
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	10,975	10,686	21,356	22,024
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation			(2,343)	(20,238)
(Benefit) provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable			(4)	111
Unrealized and realized (gain) loss on investments, net			(8,053)	7,301
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			19,663	(31,660)
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted			18,338	(8,122)
Net cash provided by operating activities			366,860	274,150
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(35,231)	(43,683)
Sale of investments			44,085	0
Proceeds from sale of assets			8,458	73
Other			(2,517)	(1,350)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			14,795	(44,960)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations			(1,861)	(14,764)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			12,319	31,467
Purchases of common stock			(203,041)	(25,000)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting			(8,472)	(9,260)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents			(60,257)	(53,100)
Net cash used in financing activities			(261,312)	(70,657)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash			1,848	(990)
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents			122,191	157,543
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	272,859	283,699	272,859	283,699
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	211,734	197,019	211,734	197,019
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	100,022	79,958	100,022	79,958
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 584,615	$ 560,676	$ 584,615	$ 560,676