Cash and Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2024

Cash and Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

	Year End
	December 29, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash	$	131,300	$	150,136
Cash equivalents	319,212		365,901
	450,512		516,037
Restricted cash
Accounts held by trustee for the securitized financing facility	34,089		35,483
Other	392		365
	34,481		35,848
Advertising Funds (a)	18,615		36,931
	53,096		72,779
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	503,608	$	588,816

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(a)Included in “Advertising funds restricted assets.”

Schedule of Accounts and Notes Receivable

	Year End
	December 29, 2024						December 31, 2023
	Gross		Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		Net		Gross		Allowance for Doubtful Accounts		Net
Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable (a)	$	91,989	$	(5,153)	$	86,836	$	106,335	$	(1,538)	$	104,797
Notes receivable from franchisees (b) (c)	15,239		(2,149)		13,090		18,035		(1,149)		16,886
	$	107,228	$	(7,302)	$	99,926	$	124,370	$	(2,687)	$	121,683

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(a)Includes income tax refund receivables of $3,587 and $5,284 as of December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2023, included receivables of $17,460 related to expected contributions from applicable insurance for legal settlements. See Note 8 for further information on our legal reserves.

(b)Includes the current portion of sales-type and direct financing lease receivables of $9,377 and $10,779 as of December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. See Note 5 for further information.

(c)Includes notes receivable related to the Brazil JV of $5,837 and $6,837 as of December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As of December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had reserves of $2,149 and $1,149, respectively, on the loans outstanding related to the Brazil JV. See Note 7 for further information.

As of December 31, 2023, included a note receivable from a franchisee in Indonesia of $394. The note was repaid during 2024.

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The following is a rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts:

	Accounts Receivable		Notes Receivable		Total
2024
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	1,538	$	1,149	$	2,687
Provision for doubtful accounts	3,716		1,000		4,716
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries	(101)		—		(101)
Balance at December 29, 2024	$	5,153	$	2,149	$	7,302
2023
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	1,707	$	4,640	$	6,347
Provision for doubtful accounts	534		(414)		120
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries	(703)		(3,077)		(3,780)
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	1,538	$	1,149	$	2,687
2022
Balance at January 2, 2022	$	3,229	$	5,290	$	8,519
Provision for doubtful accounts	(565)		(350)		(915)
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries	(957)		(300)		(1,257)
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	1,707	$	4,640	$	6,347