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Business Acquisition, Properties purchased, number

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Properties sold in sale-leaseback transactions

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Restaurants to be remodeled

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Date when the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Amount of cash inflow after closing and deferred financing costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in investing activities.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Acquisition (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Sep. 28, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants Acquired				123us-gaap_NumberOfBusinessesAcquired
Business acquisitions, purchase price				$ 52,200
Properties sold in sale-leaseback transactions	1	10
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	1,808		1,621
Restaurant sales	193,170us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet		151,453us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
2014 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	1,123	12,961
Restaurant sales	32,500
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			182,545
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)			(6,462)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted			$ (0.28)
April 30, 2014 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants Acquired					4
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition					Apr. 30, 2014
Business acquisitions, purchase price					681
June 30, 2014 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants Acquired						4
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition						Jun. 30, 2014
Business acquisitions, purchase price						3,819
Business acquisitions, properties purchased						1
July 22, 2014 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants Acquired						21
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition						Jul. 22, 2014
Business acquisitions, purchase price						8,609
October 8, 2014 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants Acquired		30
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition		Oct. 08, 2014
Business acquisitions, purchase price		20,330
Business acquisitions, properties purchased		12
November 4, 2014 Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants Acquired		64
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition		Nov. 04, 2014
Business acquisitions, purchase price		18,761
Restaurants to be remodeled		46