Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2017

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017 consisted of the following:

	April 2, 2017			January 1, 2017
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	200,000		$	200,000
Senior Credit Facility - Revolving credit borrowings	37,500			13,500
Capital leases	6,738			7,039
	244,238			220,539
Less: current portion	(1,663		)	(1,616		)
Less: deferred financing costs	(3,637		)	(3,815		)
	$	238,938		$	215,108