Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at September 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014 consisted of the following:

	September 27, 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	7,726			8,694
	207,726			158,694
Less: current portion	(1,333		)	(1,272		)
	$	206,393		$	157,422