Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 25, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 25, 2023
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 507,894	$ 514,530	$ 1,021,810	$ 1,041,579
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses	57,714	50,324	116,173	102,268
Depreciation and amortization	17,594	15,690	35,268	30,411
Total costs and expenses	479,668	479,618	959,866	968,871
Operating income	28,226	34,912	61,944	72,708
Net interest expense	(10,896)	(11,275)	(21,959)	(20,296)
Income before income taxes	17,330	23,637	39,985	52,412
Income tax expense	4,794	5,778	12,535	12,007
Net income before attribution to noncontrolling interests	12,536	17,859	27,450	40,405
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(293)	(91)	(571)	(261)
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 12,243	$ 17,768	$ 26,879	$ 40,144
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.55	$ 0.82	$ 1.20
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.54	$ 0.82	$ 1.20
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	32,730	32,563	32,688	33,359
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	32,853	32,650	32,871	33,487
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.46	$ 0.42	$ 0.92	$ 0.84
Domestic Company-owned restaurants
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 173,207	$ 175,780	$ 349,431	$ 355,646
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	138,033	143,705	276,786	291,489
North America franchising
Revenues:
Total revenues	34,409	34,711	70,106	70,783
North America commissaries
Revenues:
Total revenues	198,197	206,980	401,484	419,546
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	182,299	190,468	367,498	386,883
International
Revenues:
Total revenues	39,701	34,608	80,409	66,071
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	27,077	20,435	55,423	37,746
Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	62,380	62,451	120,380	129,533
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	$ 56,951	$ 58,996	$ 108,718	$ 120,074