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Supplemental Financial Information (Property and Equipment) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 334,900us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 273,857us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (129,327)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (106,243)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment, net 205,573us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 167,614us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Leasehold Improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross 208,678us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
169,953us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross 114,148us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ndls_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentMember
92,695us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ndls_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentMember
Construction in Progress [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property and equipment, gross $ 12,074us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
$ 11,209us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember