Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 consisted of the following:

	December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 11.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	150,000		$	150,000
Capital leases (Note 8)	8,694			9,336
	158,694			159,336
Less: current portion	(1,272		)	(1,147		)
	$	157,422		$	158,189

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

At December 28, 2014, principal payments required on long-term debt, including capital leases, are as follows:

2015	$	1,272
2016	1,359
2017	1,451
2018	151,556
2019	1,663
Thereafter	1,393
	$	158,694