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Acquisition Table of Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands											3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Acquisition Table of Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 20, 2019 USD ($) restaurant	Jun. 11, 2019 USD ($) restaurant	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) restaurant	Oct. 02, 2018 USD ($) restaurant	Sep. 05, 2018 USD ($) restaurant	Aug. 21, 2018 USD ($) restaurant	Feb. 13, 2018 USD ($) restaurant	Nov. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 restaurant	Dec. 30, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) restaurant	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired											233	10	1	44
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired														$ (130,646)	$ (38,102)	$ (37,923)
Gain on bargain purchase							$ (230)							$ 0	$ (230)	$ 0
2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant														234
2018 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant														44
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired														$ (38,102)
2017 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired								4	17	43					64
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired								$ (1,202)	$ (16,355)	$ (20,366)					$ (37,923)
NEW YORK \| 2019 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant	1	13	220											234
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired	$ (1,108)	$ (15,788)	$ (259,083)											$ (275,979)
NEW YORK \| 2018 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant							1
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired							$ 0
MICHIGAN \| 2018 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant						2
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired						$ (1,666)
WEST VIRGINIA \| 2018 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant					31
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired					$ (25,930)
South Carolina And Georgia \| 2018 Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant				10
Acquisition of restaurants, net of cash acquired				$ (10,506)
Franchise Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on bargain purchase							$ (290)
Burger King Corporate [Member] \| Cambridge Holdings, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant											165
Popeyes Franchises [Member] \| Cambridge Holdings, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Restaurants Acquired \| restaurant											55