Business Combinations and Divestitures (Details) (North Carolina Franchisee Acquisition [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2013
North Carolina Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Schedule of supplemental pro forma information
Bakery-cafe sales, net	$ 1,383,863
Net income	$ 122,153

The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463

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