Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at March 29, 2015 and December 28, 2014 consisted of the following:

	March 29, 2015			December 28, 2014
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 11.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	150,000		$	150,000
Capital leases	8,384			8,694
	158,384			158,694
Less: current portion	(1,293		)	(1,272		)
	$	157,091		$	157,422