Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2014	Dec. 29, 2015	Dec. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		$ 79,904	$ 70,478	$ 97,764
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		(56,210)	(66,067)	(51,031)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired		0	(56,841)	(55,922)
Investment in NPCQB			0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB		0	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		1,408	24,182	0
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback		0	(1,736)	0
Proceeds from disposition of assets		1,590	3,144	545
Net cash used in investing activities		(53,212)	(97,318)	(106,408)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility		59,000	184,250	7,000
Investment from parent			0	0
Distribution to parent		0	0	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers		0	(10,875)	(2,847)
Net payments on debt			(9,704)
Issuance of debt	$ 40,000	0	40,000	0
Payments on term bank facilities		(4,158)	(2,704)	0
Debt issue costs		(1,832)	(693)	(967)
Other		(48)	(553)	(3,814)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(6,038)	18,868	3,186
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		20,654	(7,972)	(5,458)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		12,063	20,035	25,493
Ending cash and cash equivalents		32,717	12,063	20,035
Parent Guarantor: Holdings
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		0	0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired			0	0
Investment in NPCQB			0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB		0	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		0	0
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback			0
Proceeds from disposition of assets		0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities		0	0	0
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility				0
Investment from parent			0	0
Distribution to parent		148	60	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers			0
Net payments on debt			0
Issuance of debt			0
Payments on term bank facilities		0
Debt issue costs		0
Other		(148)	(60)	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Subsidiary Issuer: NPC
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		58,703	48,402	91,857
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		(38,262)	(54,971)	(50,820)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired			0	0
Investment in NPCQB			(57,002)	(51,091)
Return of investment in NPCQB		4,096	33,718
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		1,408	0
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback			0
Proceeds from disposition of assets		733	3,093	545
Net cash used in investing activities		(32,025)	(75,162)	(101,366)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility				7,000
Investment from parent			0	0
Distribution to parent		(148)	(60)	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers			(10,875)
Net payments on debt			(9,704)
Issuance of debt			40,000
Payments on term bank facilities		(4,158)
Debt issue costs		(1,832)
Other		100	(493)	(3,814)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(6,038)	18,868	3,186
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		20,640	(7,892)	(6,323)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		11,278	19,170	25,493
Ending cash and cash equivalents		31,918	11,278	19,170
Subsidiary Co-Issuer: NPCQB
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		21,201	22,076	5,907
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		(17,948)	(11,096)	(211)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired			(56,841)	(55,922)
Investment in NPCQB			0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB		0	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		0	24,182
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback			(1,736)
Proceeds from disposition of assets		857	51	0
Net cash used in investing activities		(17,091)	(45,440)	(56,133)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility				0
Investment from parent			57,002	56,091
Distribution to parent		(4,096)	(33,718)	(5,000)
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers			0
Net payments on debt			0
Issuance of debt			0
Payments on term bank facilities		0
Debt issue costs		0
Other		0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(4,096)	23,284	51,091
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		14	(80)	865
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		785	865	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents		799	785	865
Subsidiary Co-Issuer: NPC Op Co B
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		0	0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired			0	0
Investment in NPCQB			0	0
Return of investment in NPCQB		0	0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		0	0
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback			0
Proceeds from disposition of assets		0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities		0	0	0
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility				0
Investment from parent			0	0
Distribution to parent		0	0	0
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers			0
Net payments on debt			0
Issuance of debt			0
Payments on term bank facilities		0
Debt issue costs		0
Other		0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		0	0	0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Eliminations
Operating activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities		0	0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		0	0	0
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired			0	0
Investment in NPCQB			57,002	51,091
Return of investment in NPCQB		(4,096)	(33,718)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		0	0
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback			0
Proceeds from disposition of assets		0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,096)	23,284	51,091
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility				0
Investment from parent			(57,002)	(56,091)
Distribution to parent		4,096	33,718	5,000
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers			0
Net payments on debt			0
Issuance of debt			0
Payments on term bank facilities		0
Debt issue costs		0
Other		0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		4,096	(23,284)	(51,091)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		0	0	0
Ending cash and cash equivalents		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0