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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Annual Rent Increase, Percentage

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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Renewal Term

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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Number Of Assets Sold

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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Number Of Renewal Options

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount, before tax, of (gain) loss recognized for the (reversal of write-down) write-down to fair value, less cost to sell, of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Represents the number of restaurants.

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This element represents the cash inflow during the period from the sale of a component of the entity.

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The cash inflow from the sale of an investment interest in a joint venture that the reporting entity has not previously accounted for using consolidation or the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale and leaseback transaction from transfer of asset accounted for as sale.

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Lease term for sale and leaseback transaction, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company before stock transaction.

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The number of franchises sold during the period when there are significant changes in franchisor-owned outlets or franchised outlets during the period.

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Divestitures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Divestitures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 18, 2025 USD ($) restaurant	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) franchise	Aug. 02, 2024 USD ($) asset renewal_option	Dec. 28, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2025 USD ($) restaurant	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($) restaurant	Sep. 28, 2025 USD ($) restaurant	Sep. 29, 2024 USD ($) restaurant	Dec. 28, 2025 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from dispositions and refranchising, net of cash transferred							$ 831	$ 49,012
Corporate Joint Venture
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percent of joint venture sold	70.00%
Number of restaurants \| restaurant					98	98	98	98
Proceeds from sale of joint venture	$ 35,000
Transaction costs					$ 500
Corporate Joint Venture \| Forecast \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of joint venture									$ 25,000
Corporate Joint Venture \| Forecast \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale				$ 15,000
Corporate Joint Venture \| Forecast \| Maximum \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale				$ 20,000
Corporate Joint Venture \| Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| restaurant	85
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase price for sale of assets		$ 2,600
Number of franchises sold \| franchise		15
Remeasurement loss on transfer to held for sale						$ 1,500		$ 5,500
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Domestic QC Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of QC centers sold in sale-leaseback \| asset			2
Purchase price for sale of assets			$ 46,700
Sale-leaseback lease term			17 years
Number of renewal options for sale-leaseback \| renewal_option			2
Sale-leaseback lease renewal term			5 years
Percentage annual increase in rent for sale-leaseback			2.75%
Gain on sale-leaseback						41,300
Proceeds from dispositions and refranchising, net of cash transferred						$ 46,700
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Domestic QC Centers \| Texas QC Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Annual rent payments for the first year of sale-leaseback			$ 2,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Domestic QC Centers \| Florida QC Center
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Annual rent payments for the first year of sale-leaseback			$ 1,000