Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest Arrangements

Papa John’s had two joint venture arrangements as of September 25, 2011 and September 26, 2010, which were as follows:

	Restaurants		Restaurants						Noncontrolling
	as of		as of		Restaurant	Papa John's			Interest
	Sept. 25, 2011		Sept. 26, 2010		Locations	Ownership *			Ownership *
Star Papa, LP		75		75	Texas		51	%		49	%
Colonel's Limited, LLC		52		52	Maryland and Virginia		70	%		30	%
*The ownership percentages were the same for both the 2011 and 2010 periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Schedule of Pre-Tax Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

The pre-tax income attributable to the joint ventures for the three and nine months ended September 25, 2011 and September 26, 2010 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 25,		Sept. 26,		Sept. 25,		Sept. 26,
(In thousands)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Papa John's International, Inc.	$	1,377	$	1,146	$	4,693	$	4,240
Noncontrolling interests		817		672		2,868		2,672
Total pre-tax income	$	2,194	$	1,818	$	7,561	$	6,912