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Acquisition Table of 2015 Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) restaurant	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired	10			1			17		44		4	278
Purchase Price									$ 38,102	$ 37,923	$ 48,088
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions									$ 8,424	4,257	$ 53,599
Land and building					$ 19,387					19,387
Acquisition-related costs	$ 400	$ 800	$ 100	$ 100	$ 100	$ 500	$ 500	$ 700
2016 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired											56
Purchase Price											$ 48,088
Properties purchased for sale-leaseback, number											15
Properties sold in sale-leaseback transactions									14
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions									$ 19,100
Revenue of acquired restaurants since acquisition										$ 70,800	$ 28,600