Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt at September 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012			January 1, 2012
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 11.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	150,000		$	—
Prior Carrols LLC Credit Facility - Revolving credit borrowings	—			4,000
Prior Carrols LLC Credit Facility- Term loan borrowings	—			63,375
Fiesta Restaurant Group 8.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	—			200,000
Capital leases	10,677			1,144
	160,677			268,519
Less: current portion	(1,047		)	(6,553		)
	$	159,630		$	261,966