Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2017

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

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

	October 1, 2017			January 1, 2017
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	275,000		$	200,000
Senior Credit Facility - Revolving credit borrowings	—			13,500
Capital leases	6,071			7,039
	281,071			220,539
Less: current portion	(1,757		)	(1,616		)
Less: deferred financing costs	(5,018		)	(3,815		)
Add: bond premium	$	4,636		$	—
Total Long-term Debt	$	278,932		$	215,108