Description of Business (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2015 state BusinessUnit	Jul. 14, 2014 BusinessUnit	Dec. 31, 2013 BusinessUnit	Jul. 29, 2013 restaurant
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants acquired		56
Wendy's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | restaurant				13
Number of restaurants acquired		56
Pizza Hut
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates | state	28
Company's percentage of domestic Pizza Hut restaurant system	20.00%
Company's percentage of domestic Pizza Hut franchised restaurant system	21.00%
Pizza Hut | Entity Operated Units
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,251
Wendy's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of states in which entity operates | state	5
Wendy's | Entity Operated Units
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	144		91
Number of business combination transactions			3