Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2014

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at March 30, 2014 and December 29, 2013 consisted of the following:

	March 30, 2014			December 29, 2013
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 11.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	150,000		$	150,000
Senior Credit Facility - Revolving credit borrowings	1,750			—
Capital leases	8,036			9,336
	159,786			159,336
Less: current portion	(1,033		)	(1,147		)
	$	158,753		$	158,189