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12 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2012

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	For the fiscal year ended
	December 25, 2012			December 27, 2011			December 28, 2010
Revenues:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	1,879,280		$	1,592,951		$	1,321,162
Franchise operations	102,076			92,793			86,195
Fresh dough and other product operations	312,308			275,096			252,045
Intercompany sales eliminations	(163,607		)	(138,808		)	(116,913		)
Total revenues	$	2,130,057		$	1,822,032		$	1,542,489
Segment profit:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	380,432		$	307,012		$	249,177
Franchise operations	95,420			86,148			80,397
Fresh dough and other product operations	17,695			20,021			24,146
Total segment profit	$	493,547		$	413,181		$	353,720
Depreciation and amortization	90,939			79,899			68,673
Unallocated general and administrative expenses	111,276			106,438			95,696
Pre-opening expenses	8,462			6,585			4,282
Interest expense	1,082			822			675
Other (income) expense, net	(1,208		)	(466		)	4,232
Income before income taxes	$	282,996		$	219,903		$	180,162
Depreciation and amortization:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	78,198		$	68,651		$	57,031
Fresh dough and other product operations	6,793			6,777			7,495
Corporate administration	5,948			4,471			4,147
Total depreciation and amortization	$	90,939		$	79,899		$	68,673
Capital expenditures:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	122,868		$	94,873		$	66,961
Fresh dough and other product operations	13,434			6,483			6,452
Corporate administration	16,026			6,576			8,813
Total capital expenditures	$	152,328		$	107,932		$	82,226

	December 25, 2012		December 27, 2011
Segment assets:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	807,681	$	682,246
Franchise operations	10,285		7,502
Fresh dough and other product operations	60,069		47,710
Total segment assets	$	878,035	$	737,458
Unallocated cash	297,327		222,826
Unallocated trade and other accounts receivable	1,592		3,359
Unallocated property and equipment	30,161		21,565
Unallocated deposits and other	5,054		4,234
Other unallocated assets	55,994		37,880
Total assets	$	1,268,163	$	1,027,322