Cash and Receivables Accounts and Notes Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 30, 2012		Jan. 01, 2012		Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Gross, Current	$ 65,132		$ 70,963
Accounts, Notes, Loans And Financing Receivable, Gross, Current	67,485		72,402
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	(6,321)		(4,053)		(7,321)	(6,540)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Current	61,164		68,349
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent	(2,881)		(963)		(3,778)	(22,566)
Franchisees [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Gross, Current	56,494		57,965
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Current	2,353	[1]	1,439	[1]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Noncurrent	10,227	[1],[2]	13,393	[1],[2]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Noncurrent	(2,881)	[2]	(963)	[2]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Noncurrent	7,346	[2]	12,430	[2]
Other Receivables [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Gross, Current	8,638		12,998
Fully Reserved [Member] | Breakfast expansion [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Current	1,687	[2]
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Noncurrent	$ 1,857	[1],[2]

[1] Includes $1,687 and $1,857 of loans to franchisees for the purchase of equipment utilized in the breakfast program which are included in current and non-current notes receivable, respectively, as of December 30, 2012. The Company has provided a full allowance for doubtful accounts on the amounts owed as of December 30, 2012 (see Note 17 for further information).

[2] Included in “Deferred costs and other assets.”