Investments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified															12 Months Ended									1 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012	Dec. 30, 2012 Japan JV [Member]		Jan. 01, 2012 Japan JV [Member]		Jan. 02, 2011 Japan JV [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 TimWen [Member]		Jan. 01, 2012 TimWen [Member]		Jan. 02, 2011 TimWen [Member]		Jan. 03, 2010 TimWen [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Jurlique International Pty Ltd [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 Jurlique International Pty Ltd [Member]	Dec. 28, 2008 Jurlique International Pty Ltd [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Other Cost Investment [Member]	Jan. 01, 2012 Other Cost Investment [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others [Member] Japan JV [Member]	Dec. 30, 2012 Additional Guarantees Expected [Member] Japan JV [Member]	Jul. 31, 2011 Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc [Member]
Schedule of Investments
Equity investments			$ (1,750)	[1],[2]	$ 77	[1]	$ 0	$ 89,370	[3]	$ 91,742	[3]	$ 98,631	[3]	$ 97,476
Cost investments															19,000	19,000	0	325	8,500	4,913	8,127
Long-term Investments, Net of Negative Equity Investments	111,533
Investments	113,283	119,271
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			49.00%					50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity								54,088		55,805
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage of Majority Owners			51.00%
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted																						3,000	3,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Business, Percentage of Buyer Stock Received																								18.50%
Noncash or Part Noncash Divestiture, Amount of Consideration Received																								19,000
Proceeds from Dividends Received															$ 4,625

[1] Included in “Other liabilities” in 2012 and in “Investments” in 2011.

[2] In 2012, our equity investment in the Japan JV was included in “Other liabilities;” Wendy’s has provided certain guarantees and the partners have agreed on a plan to finance anticipated future cash requirements of the Japan JV as further described below.

[3] Included in “Investments.”