(7) Pledged Assets

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Pledged Assets [Abstract]

Pledged Assets

Pledged Assets

The following is a summary of assets pledged as collateral for certain debt:

	Year End 2011
	Wendy’s Restaurants		Corporate		The Wendy’s Company
Cash and cash equivalents	$	307,167	$	—	$	307,167
Accounts and notes receivable (including long-term)	74,249		—		74,249
Inventories	11,766		—		11,766
Properties	315,696		—		315,696
Goodwill	828,413		—		828,413
Other intangible assets	1,203,930		—		1,203,930
Investments	19,000		—		19,000
Other assets	17,663		8,776		26,439
	$	2,777,884	$	8,776	$	2,786,660

	Year End 2010
	Wendy’s Restaurants		Corporate		The Wendy’s Company
Cash and cash equivalents	$	172,921	$	—	$	172,921
Accounts and notes receivable (including long-term)	92,336		—		92,336
Inventories	21,558		—		21,558
Properties	497,420		9,183		506,603
Goodwill	841,156		—		841,156
Other intangible assets	1,233,530		—		1,233,530
Other assets	24,309		13		24,322
	$	2,883,230	$	9,196	$	2,892,426