(4) DFR Notes

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

DFR Notes [Abstract]

DFR Notes

DFR Notes

(The Wendy’s Company)

On June 9, 2010, pursuant to a March 2010 agreement between the Company and Deerfield Capital Corp. (“DFR”), we received cash proceeds of $31,330, including interest, in consideration for the repayment and cancellation of the series A senior notes (the “DFR Notes”) we received in December 2007 in connection with the sale of Deerfield & Company (the “Deerfield Sale”) to DFR. Additional information on the DFR Notes and the Deerfield Sale is discussed in the Form 10-K. The proceeds represented 64.1% of the $47,986 aggregate principal amount of the DFR Notes.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recognized an allowance for collectability of $21,227 to reduce the then carrying amount of the notes to $24,983. As a result, we recognized income of $4,909 during the nine months ended October 3, 2010, as the repayment proceeds exceeded the carrying value of the DFR Notes. This gain is included in “Investment income, net.”