Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of net income attributable to joint ventures

Net income attributable to these joint ventures for the three months ended March 30, 2025 and March 31, 2024 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands)	March 30, 2025		March 31, 2024
Papa John’s International, Inc.	$	275	$	592
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	30		99
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests	91		179
Total net income	$	396	$	870

Schedule of details for joint venture arrangements

The following summarizes the redemption feature, location and related accounting within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these joint venture arrangements:

Type of Joint Venture Arrangement	Location within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	Recorded Value
Joint ventures with no redemption feature	Permanent equity	Carrying value
Joint ventures with option to require the Company to purchase the noncontrolling interest - not currently redeemable or redemption not probable	Temporary equity	Carrying value

Schedule of fair value measurements on a recurring basis

Our financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 30, 2025 and December 29, 2024 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements
(In thousands)	Carrying Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
March 30, 2025
Financial assets:
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (a)	$	25,165	$	25,165	$	—	$	—
Financial liabilities:
Interest rate swaps (b)	$	70	$	—	$	70	$	—
December 29, 2024
Financial assets:
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (a)	$	30,775	$	30,775	$	—	$	—
Financial liabilities:
Interest rate swaps (b)	$	161	$	—	$	161	$	—

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(a)Represents life insurance policies held in our non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which are classified as Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(b)The fair value of our interest rate swaps is based on the sum of all future net present value cash flows. The future cash flows are derived based on the terms of our interest rate swaps, as well as considering published discount factors, and projected Secured Overnight Financing Rates (“SOFR”).

The Company’s 3.875% senior notes are classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement since the Company

estimates the fair value by using recent trading transactions, and have the following estimated fair values and carrying values (excluding the impact of unamortized debt issuance costs) as of March 30, 2025 and December 29, 2024:

	March 30, 2025				December 29, 2024
(In thousands)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
3.875% Senior Notes	$	400,000	$	375,000	$	400,000	$	356,000

Schedule of changes of the allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable and notes receivable

The following table summarizes changes in our allowances for credit losses for accounts receivable and notes receivable:

(In thousands)	Accounts Receivable		Notes Receivable
Balance at December 29, 2024	$	8,468	$	15,238
Current period provision for expected credit losses, net	458		1,254
Write-offs charged against the allowance	(677)		—
Balance at March 30, 2025	$	8,249	$	16,492