CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2021	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 491,296	$ 400,709	$ 361,972
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	65,038	59,930	53,665
Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets	2,922	2,023	(4,737)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	5,526	4,748	8,033
Provision (Benefit) for deferred income taxes	14,424	(3,297)	(872)
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense	24,244	20,265	22,792
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation	(60,364)	(25,735)	(23,786)
Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable	2,134	1,195	899
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Changes in accounts receivable	(33,334)	(20,900)	(18,172)
Changes in inventories, prepaid expenses and other	(24,959)	(6,741)	(12,455)
Changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	68,954	66,137	10,010
Changes in insurance reserves	5,544	5,322	2,174
Changes in operating lease assets and liabilities	2,592	3,302
Changes in advertising fund assets and liabilities, restricted	28,777	(10,008)	(5,352)
Net cash provided by operating activities	592,794	496,950	394,171
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(88,768)	(85,565)	(119,888)
Purchase of investments (Note 9)	(40,000)
Proceeds from sale of assets	174	12,258	8,367
Maturities of advertising fund investments, restricted		50,152	94,007
Purchases of advertising fund investments, restricted			(70,152)
Purchases of franchise operations and other assets		(3,423)
Other	(333)	(1,276)	(591)
Net cash used in investing activities	(128,927)	(27,854)	(88,257)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	158,000	675,000	970,000
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	(202,058)	(92,085)	(604,088)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	30,970	13,064	9,832
Purchases of common stock	(304,590)	(699,007)	(591,212)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting	(6,803)	(5,951)	(6,962)
Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents	(121,925)	(105,715)	(92,166)
Cash paid for financing costs		(8,098)	(8,207)
Net cash used in financing activities	(446,406)	(222,792)	(322,803)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	761	201	(538)
Change in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	18,222	246,505	(17,427)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	190,615	25,438	35,768
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	209,269	166,993	191,762
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	84,040	44,988	27,316
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, beginning of period	483,924	237,419	254,846
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	168,821	190,615	25,438
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period	217,453	209,269	166,993
Cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	115,872	84,040	44,988
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents included in advertising fund assets, restricted, end of period	$ 502,146	$ 483,924	$ 237,419