(14) Legal, Environmental and Other Matters	6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2012
Legal and Environmental Matters [Abstract]
Legal, Environmental and Other Matters	Legal, Environmental and Other Matters We are involved in litigation and claims incidental to our current and prior businesses. We provide reserves for such litigation and claims when payment is probable and reasonably estimable. As of July 1, 2012, the Company had reserves for continuing operations for all of its legal and environmental matters aggregating $2,351. We cannot estimate the aggregate possible range of loss due to most proceedings being in preliminary stages, with various motions either yet to be submitted or pending, discovery yet to occur, and significant factual matters unresolved. In addition, most cases seek an indeterminate amount of damages and many involve multiple parties. Predicting the outcomes of settlement discussions or judicial or arbitral decisions is thus inherently difficult. Based on currently available information, including legal defenses available to us, and given the aforementioned reserves and our insurance coverage, we do not believe that the outcome of these legal and environmental matters will have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company had previously described a dispute between Wendy’s and Tim Hortons Inc. in the Form 10-K and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 1, 2012. There have been no material developments on this matter.

Legal, Environmental and Other Matters

We are involved in litigation and claims incidental to our current and prior businesses. We provide reserves for such litigation and claims when payment is probable and reasonably estimable. As of July 1, 2012, the Company had reserves for continuing operations for all of its legal and environmental matters aggregating $2,351. We cannot estimate the aggregate possible range of loss due to most proceedings being in preliminary stages, with various motions either yet to be submitted or pending, discovery yet to occur, and significant factual matters unresolved. In addition, most cases seek an indeterminate amount of damages and many involve multiple parties. Predicting the outcomes of settlement discussions or judicial or arbitral decisions is thus inherently difficult. Based on currently available information, including legal defenses available to us, and given the aforementioned reserves and our insurance coverage, we do not believe that the outcome of these legal and environmental matters will have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The Company had previously described a dispute between Wendy’s and Tim Hortons Inc. in the Form 10-K and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 1, 2012. There have been no material developments on this matter.