Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized Financial Information Of Reportable Segments

	2014						2013			2012
	(New)			(Old)
Revenues by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations	$	1,127,243		$	1,127,243		$	1,179,295		$	1,252,028
Qdoba restaurant operations	356,888			356,888			310,572			257,267
Consolidated revenues	$	1,484,131		$	1,484,131		$	1,489,867		$	1,509,295
Earnings from Operations by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations	$	235,574		$	130,408		$	113,864		$	96,302
Qdoba restaurant operations	34,287			32,016			24,470			24,717
FFE operations (1)	—			(116		)	(129		)	(203		)
Shared services and unallocated costs	(104,005		)	—			—			—
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(3,548		)	—			—			—
Consolidated earnings from operations	162,308			162,308			138,205			120,816
Interest expense, net	15,678			15,678			15,251			18,874
Consolidated earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes	$	146,630		$	146,630		$	122,954		$	101,942
Total Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets by Segment (Including Discontinued Operations):
Jack in the Box restaurant operations	$	30,858		$	38,132		$	55,221		$	56,378
Qdoba restaurant operations	17,967			22,393			29,469			23,621
Shared services and unallocated costs	11,700			—			—			—
Distribution operations	—			—			—			201
Consolidated expenditures for long-lived assets	$	60,525		$	60,525		$	84,690		$	80,200
Total Depreciation Expense by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations	$	66,409		$	73,663		$	76,191		$	79,287
Qdoba restaurant operations	16,992			16,992			15,815			13,309
Shared services and unallocated costs	7,254			—			—			—
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	90,655		$	90,655		$	92,006		$	92,596