Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2013	Sep. 25, 2012
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	$ 77,601	$ 56,834
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(35,844)	(28,504)
Purchase of the stock of the Company	0	(431,540)
Purchase of Wendy’s business assets, net of cash acquired	(21,505)	0
Purchase of Pizza Hut business assets, net of cash acquired	0	19,371
Investment in NPCQB	0
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	554	189
Net cash used in investing activities	(56,795)	(479,226)
Financing activities
Investment from parent	0
Retirement of predecessor entity debt	0	(372,700)
Proceeds from equity contributions, net of costs of $18,735	0	216,635
Issuance of debt	0	565,000
Debt issue costs	(89)	(32,012)
Payment on term bank facilities	0	(937)
Other	(2,936)	370
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(2,936)	376,356
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	17,870	(46,036)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	25,493	78,394
Ending cash and cash equivalents	43,363	32,358
Parent Guarantor: Holdings [Member]
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Capital expenditures
Purchase of the stock of the Company		(216,635)
Purchase of Wendy’s business assets, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets
Net cash used in investing activities		(216,635)
Financing activities
Retirement of predecessor entity debt
Proceeds from equity contributions, net of costs of $18,735		216,635
Issuance of debt
Debt issue costs
Payment on term bank facilities		0
Other
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		216,635
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
Ending cash and cash equivalents
Subsidiary Issuer: NPC [Member]
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	75,002	56,834
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(35,776)	(28,504)
Purchase of the stock of the Company		(431,540)
Purchase of Pizza Hut business assets, net of cash acquired		19,371
Investment in NPCQB	(21,557)
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	554	189
Net cash used in investing activities	(56,779)	(479,226)
Financing activities
Retirement of predecessor entity debt		(372,700)
Proceeds from equity contributions, net of costs of $18,735		216,635
Issuance of debt		565,000
Debt issue costs		(32,012)
Payment on term bank facilities		(937)
Other	(2,936)	370
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(2,936)	376,356
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	15,287	(46,036)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	25,493	78,394
Ending cash and cash equivalents	40,780	32,358
Subsidiary Co-Issuer: NPC Op Co A [Member]
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	2,599
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(68)
Purchase of the stock of the Company
Purchase of Wendy’s business assets, net of cash acquired	(21,505)
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,573)
Financing activities
Investment from parent	21,557
Retirement of predecessor entity debt
Proceeds from equity contributions, net of costs of $18,735
Issuance of debt
Debt issue costs
Payment on term bank facilities		0
Other		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	21,557
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	2,583
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
Ending cash and cash equivalents	2,583
Subsidiary Co-Issuer: NPC Op Co B [Member]
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Capital expenditures
Purchase of the stock of the Company
Purchase of Wendy’s business assets, net of cash acquired
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Retirement of predecessor entity debt
Proceeds from equity contributions, net of costs of $18,735
Issuance of debt
Debt issue costs
Payment on term bank facilities		0
Other		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
Ending cash and cash equivalents
Eliminations [Member]
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Capital expenditures
Purchase of the stock of the Company		216,635
Purchase of Wendy’s business assets, net of cash acquired
Investment in NPCQB	21,557
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets
Net cash used in investing activities	21,557	216,635
Financing activities
Investment from parent	(21,557)
Retirement of predecessor entity debt
Proceeds from equity contributions, net of costs of $18,735		(216,635)
Issuance of debt
Debt issue costs
Payment on term bank facilities		0
Other		0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(21,557)	(216,635)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
Ending cash and cash equivalents