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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

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

	For the fiscal year ended
	December 31, 2013			December 25, 2012			December 27, 2011
Revenues:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	2,108,908		$	1,879,280		$	1,592,951
Franchise operations	112,641			102,076			92,793
Fresh dough and other product operations	347,922			312,308			275,096
Intercompany sales eliminations	(184,469		)	(163,607		)	(138,808		)
Total revenues	$	2,385,002		$	2,130,057		$	1,822,032
Segment profit:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	413,474		$	380,432		$	307,012
Franchise operations	106,395			95,420			86,148
Fresh dough and other product operations	21,293			17,695			20,021
Total segment profit	$	541,162		$	493,547		$	413,181
Depreciation and amortization	106,523			90,939			79,899
Unallocated general and administrative expenses	117,089			111,276			106,438
Pre-opening expenses	7,794			8,462			6,585
Interest expense	1,053			1,082			822
Other (income) expense, net	(4,017		)	(1,208		)	(466		)
Income before income taxes	$	312,720		$	282,996		$	219,903
Depreciation and amortization:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	90,872		$	78,198		$	68,651
Fresh dough and other product operations	8,239			6,793			6,777
Corporate administration	7,412			5,948			4,471
Total depreciation and amortization	$	106,523		$	90,939		$	79,899
Capital expenditures:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	153,584		$	122,868		$	94,873
Fresh dough and other product operations	11,461			13,434			6,483
Corporate administration	26,965			16,026			6,576
Total capital expenditures	$	192,010		$	152,328		$	107,932

	December 31, 2013		December 25, 2012
Segment assets:
Company bakery-cafe operations	$	867,093	$	807,681
Franchise operations	10,156		10,285
Fresh dough and other product operations	62,854		60,069
Total segment assets	$	940,103	$	878,035
Unallocated cash and cash equivalents	125,245		297,327
Unallocated trade and other accounts receivable	2,281		1,592
Unallocated property and equipment	53,587		30,161
Unallocated deposits and other	3,865		5,054
Other unallocated assets	55,781		55,994
Total assets	$	1,180,862	$	1,268,163