Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2018

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at April 1, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

	April 1, 2018			December 31, 2017
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	275,000		$	275,000
Senior Credit Facility - Revolving credit borrowings	4,500			—
Capital leases	5,242			5,681
	284,742			280,681
Less: current portion of capital leases	(1,842		)	(1,808		)
Less: deferred financing costs	(4,496		)	(4,770		)
Add: bond premium	$	4,194		$	4,416
Total Long-term Debt	$	282,598		$	278,519