Subsequent Events (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Apr. 02, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent EventsOn April 11, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. appointed Deborah M. Derby as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 1, 2023 (the "Effective Date"). Ms. Derby succeeded Paulo A. Pena, the Company's former President and CEO who passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2022, and Anthony Hull, the Company's interim President and Chief Executive Officer, who continues to serve as the Company's Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company after the Effective Date. Ms. Derby, who has served as an independent member of the Company's Board of Directors since June 2018, will continue to serve as a director of the Company, but as of April 11, 2023 Ms. Derby no longer serves as a Chair or a member of any of the Board's committees.In May 2023, certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into an agreement and related documentation with BKC related to its Royal Reset program. Pursuant to this program, BKC will provide the Company with the use of certain restaurant technology equipment worth approximately $12.2 million in 2023, conditioned upon the Company completing certain repairs, replacements and improvements with respect to its restaurant assets at a cost of approximately $12.2 million by March 31, 2024.

Subsequent Events (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2023

Subsequent EventsOn April 11, 2023, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. appointed Deborah M. Derby as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 1, 2023 (the "Effective Date"). Ms. Derby succeeded Paulo A. Pena, the Company's former President and CEO who passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2022, and Anthony Hull, the Company's interim President and Chief Executive Officer, who continues to serve as the Company's Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company after the Effective Date. Ms. Derby, who has served as an independent member of the Company's Board of Directors since June 2018, will continue to serve as a director of the Company, but as of April 11, 2023 Ms. Derby no longer serves as a Chair or a member of any of the Board's committees.In May 2023, certain subsidiaries of the Company entered into an agreement and related documentation with BKC related to its Royal Reset program. Pursuant to this program, BKC will provide the Company with the use of certain restaurant technology equipment worth approximately $12.2 million in 2023, conditioned upon the Company completing certain repairs, replacements and improvements with respect to its restaurant assets at a cost of approximately $12.2 million by March 31, 2024.