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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Transactions with Related Parties (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Transactions with Related Parties (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) Rate shares	Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) Rate shares	Sep. 29, 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	$ 14,300			$ 14,300		$ 14,000
Gain on Business Interruption Insurance Recovery	200			1,700	$ 100
Other Income	$ (515)			$ 1,432	1,773
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded from Other Party					1,900
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, ownership percentage if converted \| Rate	15.30%			15.30%
Initial Franchise Fees				$ 50
Franchise Term				20 years
Property leases	234			234
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 6,900			$ 19,900	20,600
Royalty Expense	17,800		$ 17,100	48,800	45,000
Advertising Expense	$ 15,600			$ 43,200	$ 41,400
BKC Subleases with third-party lessor [Member] \| Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property leases	103			103
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%