Long-Term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2015

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

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

	June 28, 2015			December 28, 2014
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	200,000		$	—
Carrols Restaurant Group 11.25% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	—			150,000
Capital leases	8,046			8,694
	208,046			158,694
Less: current portion	(1,311		)	(1,272		)
	$	206,735		$	157,422