Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2012	Sep. 24, 2013	Sep. 25, 2012	Sep. 24, 2013 Wendys [Member] BusinessUnit	Jul. 22, 2013 Wendys [Member] BusinessUnit	Oct. 10, 2013 Value Foods [Member]	Jul. 29, 2013 Value Foods [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue		$ 829,470,000	$ 825,876,000
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Franchise Rights		11,948,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Net Tangible Assets		6,166,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Assets, Receivables		1,200,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Liabilities, Other Liabilities		(132,000)
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount		1,728,000
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Other Assets		595,000
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price		21,505,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life		21 years
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)		25,545,000	16,345,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	8,000,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual		300,000
Number of Restaurants, Developed				1	22	1
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid					10,000,000		11,000,000
Business Acquisition, Improvement Requirement Agreement, Period				18 months
Cost of Facility Improvements				2,800,000
Account Receivable From Seller				1,200,000
Number of Restaurants, Required Improvements				12
Number of Restaurants to be Developed				5
Number of Restaurants Agreed Upon to be Developed, Period				5 years
Number of Restaurants, Under Development					2
Additional Purchase Price					3,200,000
Number of Restaurants					24		13
Annual Rent Acquisition Units		$ 2,778,000