Basis of Presentation Schedule of Prior Period Adjustments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
		Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014		Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014		Dec. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Accelerated Depreciation and Amortization		$ 2,475	$ 1,180		$ 6,578	$ 16,199
Future company-owned restaurant ownership percentage									5.00%
System optimization losses (gains), net		98	368	[1]	(14,751)	(74,027)	[1]
Reorganization and realignment costs		5,754	1,389	[2]	16,646	17,376	[2]
Impairment of long-lived assets		1,513	8,618		13,468	11,224		$ 19,613
Other operating (income) expense, net		$ 9,698	9,360		$ 25,202	18,120
Total of Income Statement Line Items Affected by Prior Period Reclassifications			19,735			(27,307)
Prior Period Reclassifications of Gain on Property Plant Equipment, Net	[3]		0			0
Prior Period Reclassification of System Optimization Measurement	[4]		0			0
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
System optimization losses (gains), net			0			0
Reorganization and realignment costs	[2]		7,520			(35,630)
Impairment of long-lived assets			3,408			3,740
Other operating (income) expense, net	[5]		8,807			4,583
Total of Income Statement Line Items Affected by Prior Period Reclassifications	[5]		19,735			(27,307)
System optimization gains, net [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Prior Period Reclassifications of Gain on Property Plant Equipment, Net	[3]		368			(74,027)
Prior Period Reclassification of System Optimization Measurement	[4]		0			0
Reorganization and realignment costs [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Prior Period Reclassifications of Gain on Property Plant Equipment, Net	[2],[3]		(921)			60,490
Prior Period Reclassification of System Optimization Measurement	[2],[4]		(5,210)			(7,484)
Impairment of long-lived assets [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Prior Period Reclassifications of Gain on Property Plant Equipment, Net	[3]		0			0
Prior Period Reclassification of System Optimization Measurement	[4]		5,210			7,484
Other operating (income) expense, net [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Prior Period Reclassifications of Gain on Property Plant Equipment, Net	[3]		553			13,537
Prior Period Reclassification of System Optimization Measurement	[4]		0			0
Term Loan, 2013 [Member] | Other Debt Obligations [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	[6]							$ 8,243
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Other operating (income) expense, net			$ (24)			$ (61)

[1] Reclassifications have been made to the prior year presentation to include sales of restaurants previously reported in “Other operating expense, net” to conform to the current year presentation. Reclassifications have also been made to reflect the Bakery’s gain on sales of other assets as discontinued operations. See Note 1 for further details.

[2] Previously titled “Facilities action charges (income), net.”

[3] Reclassified the gain on sales of restaurants, net, previously included in “Facilities action charges (income), net” and the gain on disposal of assets, net, which included sales of restaurants and other assets, and was previously reported in “Other operating expense, net” to a separate line in our condensed consolidated statements of operations, “System optimization losses (gains), net.”

[4] Reclassified impairment losses recorded in connection with the sale or anticipated sale of restaurants (“System Optimization Remeasurement”), previously included in “Facilities action charges (income), net” to “Impairment of long-lived assets.”

[5] “As Previously Reported,” reflects adjustments to reclassify the Bakery’s other operating income, net of $24 and $61 for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2014, respectively, from “Other operating expense, net” to “(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes.”

[6] During the second quarter of 2015, the Company early adopted an amendment requiring debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct reduction of the related debt liability rather than as an asset. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the reclassification of debt issuance costs of $8,243 from “Other assets” to “Long-term debt” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 28, 2014. See Note 1 and Note 16 for further information.