Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

There were no changes in goodwill for the 39 weeks ended September 29, 2015.

The carrying value of the Company’s goodwill is included in the Pizza Hut and Wendy’s reporting units. The Company assesses goodwill, which is not subject to amortization, for impairment annually in its second quarter, and also at any other date when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying values of these assets may exceed their fair value. The Company based its goodwill impairment testing for the Wendy’s reporting unit on a qualitative assessment. As a result of negative comparable store sales in the Company’s Pizza Hut operations, the Company performed a quantitative assessment and estimated the fair value of the Pizza Hut reporting unit using the discounted expected future cash flows. As a result of the Company’s annual impairment testing in the second quarter, the Company determined that goodwill was not impaired.

Amortizable other intangible assets consist of franchise rights and leasehold interests. These intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lesser of their economic lives or the remaining life of the applicable agreement. Intangible assets subject to amortization are summarized below (in thousands):



	September 29, 2015
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Franchise rights	$	688,755		$	(63,646	)	$	625,109
Favorable leasehold interests	13,850			(4,096		)	9,754
Unfavorable leasehold interests	(17,105		)	7,642			(9,463		)
	$	685,500		$	(60,100	)	$	625,400



	December 30, 2014
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Franchise rights	$	688,695		$	(49,650	)	$	639,045
Favorable leasehold interests	14,479			(3,679		)	10,800
Unfavorable leasehold interests	(17,417		)	6,447			(10,970		)
	$	685,757		$	(46,882	)	$	638,875

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $4.5 million and $4.6 million for the 13-week periods ended September 29, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively and $13.5 million and $13.0 million for the 39-week periods ended September 29, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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