Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 24, 2013
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	$ 57,725	$ 77,601
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(50,507)	(35,844)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	(56,803)	(21,505)
Investment in NPCQB	0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	19,429	0
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	2,888	554
Net cash used in investing activities	(84,993)	(56,795)
Financing activities
Investment from parent	0	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	(10,875)	(2,847)
Net payments on debt	(9,704)
Issuance of debt	40,000	0
Distribution to parent	0
Other	(553)	(2,936)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	18,868	(2,936)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(8,400)	17,870
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	20,035	25,493
Ending cash and cash equivalents	11,635	43,363
Parent Guarantor: Holdings
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	0
Investment in NPCQB	0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	0
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Financing activities
Investment from parent	0	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	0
Net payments on debt	0
Issuance of debt	0
Distribution to parent	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Subsidiary Issuer: NPC
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	40,752	75,002
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(45,697)	(35,776)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	0	0
Investment in NPCQB	(57,002)	(21,557)
Return of investment in NPCQB	31,886
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	0
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	2,843	554
Net cash used in investing activities	(67,970)	(56,779)
Financing activities
Investment from parent	0	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	(10,875)
Net payments on debt	(9,704)
Issuance of debt	40,000
Distribution to parent	0
Other	(553)	(2,936)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	18,868	(2,936)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(8,350)	15,287
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	19,170	25,493
Ending cash and cash equivalents	10,820	40,780
Subsidiary Co-Issuer: NPCQB
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	16,973	2,599
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(4,810)	(68)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	(56,803)	(21,505)
Investment in NPCQB	0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	19,429
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	45	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(42,139)	(21,573)
Financing activities
Investment from parent	57,002	21,557
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	0
Net payments on debt	0
Issuance of debt	0
Distribution to parent	(31,886)
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	25,116	21,557
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(50)	2,583
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	865	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents	815	2,583
Subsidiary Co-Issuer: NPC Op Co B
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	0	0
Investment in NPCQB	0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	0
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0
Financing activities
Investment from parent	0	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	0
Net payments on debt	0
Issuance of debt	0
Distribution to parent	0
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Eliminations
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	0	0
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	0	0
Investment in NPCQB	57,002	21,557
Return of investment in NPCQB	(31,886)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	0
Proceeds from sale or disposition of assets	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	25,116	21,557
Financing activities
Investment from parent	(57,002)	(21,557)
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	0
Net payments on debt	0
Issuance of debt	0
Distribution to parent	31,886
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(25,116)	(21,557)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0