Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 29, 2016	Dec. 29, 2015
Amortizable intangible assets
Accumulated Amortization	$ (73,001)	$ (68,307)
Net Book Value	617,064	620,518
Franchise rights
Amortizable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	690,065	688,825
Accumulated Amortization	(73,001)	(68,307)
Net Book Value	617,064	620,518
Favorable leasehold interests
Amortizable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	13,172	13,850
Accumulated Amortization	(4,010)	(4,354)
Net Book Value	9,162	9,496
Unfavorable leasehold interests
Amortizable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	(16,873)	(17,105)
Accumulated Amortization	8,403	8,139
Net Book Value	(8,470)	(8,966)
Amortizable Intangible Assets
Amortizable intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	686,364	685,570
Accumulated Amortization	(68,608)	(64,522)
Net Book Value	$ 617,756	$ 621,048

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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