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(19) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Impairment of Long Lived Assets [Abstract]

Details of impairment of long-lived assets by asset



	2011		2010		2009
Impairment of company-owned restaurants:
Properties	$	10,120	$	21,201	$	21,263
Intangible assets	2,763		5,125		2,180
Total Wendy’s Restaurants	12,883		26,326		23,443
Aircraft	—		—		2,176
Total The Wendy’s Company	$	12,883	$	26,326	$	25,619

- Definition

Tabular disclosure for impairment of long-lived assets held and used by an entity which includes a description of the impaired long-lived asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, aggregate amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired long-lived asset is reported.

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