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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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Financial Information by Operating Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2014	Jun. 15, 2014	Mar. 23, 2014	Sep. 08, 2013	Jun. 16, 2013	Mar. 24, 2013	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 446,568us-gaap_Revenues	$ 450,463us-gaap_Revenues	$ 453,852us-gaap_Revenues	$ 404,050us-gaap_Revenues	$ 414,009us-gaap_Revenues	$ 417,617us-gaap_Revenues	$ 642,950us-gaap_Revenues	$ 566,547us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,993,833us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,802,223us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,678,439us-gaap_Revenues
Segment Income									397,629dpz_SegmentIncomeLoss	361,948dpz_SegmentIncomeLoss	323,915dpz_SegmentIncomeLoss
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS									345,361us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	313,811us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	282,331us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Capital Expenditures									71,790	40,387	29,267
Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									1,262,523	1,118,873	1,039,830
International Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									152,621	133,567	119,957
Operating Segments [Member] \| Domestic Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									578,689	549,783	518,652
Segment Income									202,794	188,180	176,042
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS									196,860	181,995	169,922
Capital Expenditures									15,614	9,884	7,357
Operating Segments [Member] \| Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									1,367,269	1,215,573	1,131,156
Segment Income									111,593	103,258	91,624
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS									102,409	94,665	83,289
Capital Expenditures									15,451	10,900	9,130
Operating Segments [Member] \| International Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									152,621	133,567	119,957
Segment Income									122,497	108,615	95,265
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS									122,626	108,704	95,838
Capital Expenditures									63	65	128
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									(104,746)	(96,700)	(91,326)
Segment Reconciling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Income									(39,255)	(38,105)	(39,016)
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS									(76,534)	(71,553)	(66,718)
Capital Expenditures									$ 40,662	$ 19,538	$ 12,652