Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021	Dec. 27, 2020
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 2,102,103	$ 2,068,421	$ 1,813,234
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses	217,412	212,265	204,242
Depreciation and amortization	52,032	48,816	49,705
Total costs and expenses	1,981,008	1,900,180	1,722,981
Refranchising and impairment loss	(12,065)	0	0
Operating income	109,030	168,241	90,253
Net interest expense	(25,261)	(17,293)	(14,891)
Income before income taxes	83,769	150,948	75,362
Income tax expense	14,420	25,993	14,748
Net income before attribution to noncontrolling interests	69,349	124,955	60,614
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,577)	(4,939)	(2,682)
Net income attributable to the Company	67,772	120,016	57,932
Calculation of net income for earnings per share:
Net income attributable to the Company	67,772	120,016	57,932
Dividends on redemption of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	0	(109,852)	0
Dividends paid to participating securities	(306)	(6,091)	(14,059)
Net income attributable to participating securities	(104)	0	(2,136)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 67,362	$ 4,073	$ 41,737
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.90	$ 0.12	$ 1.29
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.89	$ 0.12	$ 1.28
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	35,497	35,007	32,421
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	35,717	35,337	32,717
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.54	$ 1.15	$ 0.90
Domestic Company-owned restaurants
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 708,389	$ 778,323	$ 700,757
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	585,307	621,871	563,799
North America franchising
Revenues:
Total revenues	137,399	129,310	96,732
North America commissaries
Revenues:
Total revenues	869,634	761,305	680,793
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	811,446	703,622	630,937
International
Revenues:
Total revenues	129,903	150,771	123,963
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	76,001	87,286	73,994
All others
Revenues:
Total revenues	256,778	248,712	210,989
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	$ 238,810	$ 226,320	$ 200,304