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Transactions with Related Parties (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Transactions with Related Parties (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020 USD ($) Rate shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2020 USD ($) Rate shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) shares	May 01, 2019 state restaurant	Apr. 30, 2019 state restaurant
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Right of First Refusal, Number of States	20		20
Preferred stock, shares issued \| shares	100		100		100
Board of directors, number of members	2		2
Franchise agreement, term			20 years
Accounts payable to BKC	$ 21,000		$ 21,000		$ 14,000
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance Recovery	1,300		1,600	$ 100
Other Income	$ 2,003		$ 1,947	1,753
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded from Other Party				1,900
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, ownership percentage if converted \| Rate	15.20%		15.20%
Initial Franchise Fees			$ 50,000
Franchise Term			20 years
Property leases	239		239
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 6,300	$ 6,800	$ 13,000	13,600
Royalty Expense	15,900	15,600	31,000	28,000
Advertising Expense	$ 14,100	$ 14,400	$ 27,500	$ 25,800
BKC Subleases with third-party lessor [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property leases	107		107
Area Development And Remodeling Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Right of First Refusal, Number of States \| state						2	16
Initial Franchise Fees					$ 3,000
Right of first refusal, number of counties \| state							4
Right of first refusal, number of franchises \| restaurant							500
Franchise agreement, number of restaurants to be remodeled \| restaurant						80
Franchise Agreement, Number Of Restaurants To Be Built, Year Six			6 years
Royalty Agreement Terms [Member] \| Burger King Corporate [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Rate \| Rate			4.50%
Royalty Agreement Terms [Member] \| Popeyes [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Rate \| Rate			5.00%
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Rate \| Rate	4.00%