Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2012

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

At December 30, 2012, principal payments required on long-term debt are as follows:

2013	$	1,062
2014	1,136
2015	1,213
2016	1,295
2017	1,384
Thereafter	154,205
	160,295

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

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

	December 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	10,295			1,144
	160,295			268,519
Less: current portion	(1,062		)	(6,553		)
	$	159,233		$	261,966