Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Leases (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2021 USD ($) agreement lease	Dec. 29, 2020 USD ($)
Number of leases that have been executed but have not yet commenced \| lease	2
Renewal term of leases, Restaurant locations	5 years
Number of lease concession agreements that were treated as lease modifications \| agreement	3
Deferred rent payments \| $	$ 7.3	$ 7.6
Minimum
Initial term of leases, Restaurant locations	10 years
Percentage of revenue	2.00%
Maximum
Initial term of leases, Restaurant locations	20 years
Percentage of revenue	10.00%

Amount of rental payments deferred pursuant to COVID-19.

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Number of lease concession agreements that did not qualify for interpretive guidance accounting election and were treated as lease modifications, pursuant to COVID-19.

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The number of leases that have been executed but have not yet commenced.

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The contingent rent above the minimum base rent payments based on a percentage of revenues.

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Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918673-209980

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