Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2018

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

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

Long-term debt at December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

	December 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	275,000		$	275,000
Capital leases	3,941			5,681
	278,941			280,681
Less: current portion of capital leases	(1,948		)	(1,808		)
Less: deferred financing costs	(3,673		)	(4,770		)
Add: bond premium	3,503			4,416
Total Long-term Debt	$	276,823		$	278,519

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

At December 30, 2018, principal payments required on long-term debt, including capital leases, were as follows:

Fiscal year ending:
December 29, 2019	$	1,948
January 3, 2021	1,357
January 2, 2022	301
January 1, 2023	275,169
December 31, 2023	56
Thereafter	110
	$	278,941