Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 23, 2012

Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest Arrangements

Papa John’s had two subsidiaries in which there were noncontrolling interests as of September 23, 2012 and September 25, 2011, which were as follows:

	Restaurants as of Sept. 23, 2012		Restaurants as of Sept. 25, 2011		Restaurant Locations	Papa John's Ownership			Noncontrolling Interest Ownership
Star Papa, LP		76		75	Texas		51	% *		49	% *
Colonel's Limited, LLC		52		52	Maryland and Virginia		70	% *		30	% *

*The ownership percentages were the same for both the 2012 and 2011 periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Schedule of Pre-Tax Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

The income before income taxes attributable to these subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012 and September 25, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months				Nine Months
	Sept. 23,		Sept. 25,		Sept. 23,		Sept. 25,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Papa John's International, Inc.	$	1,259	$	1,377	$	5,157	$	4,693
Noncontrolling interests		794		817		3,292		2,868
Total income before income taxes	$	2,053	$	2,194	$	8,449	$	7,561