(Loss) Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings (Loss) used to Calculate Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share [Table Text Block]

(Loss) income amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company used to calculate basic and diluted (loss) income per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2013			September 30, 2012			September 29, 2013		September 30, 2012
Amounts attributable to The Wendy’s Company:
(Loss) income from continuing operations	$	(1,939	)	$	(26,692	)	$	12,418	$	(19,835	)
Net income from discontinued operations	—			530			—		530
Net (loss) income	$	(1,939	)	$	(26,162	)	$	12,418	$	(19,305	)

Number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted income per share

The weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted (loss) income per share were as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 29, 2013	September 30, 2012	September 29, 2013	September 30, 2012
Common stock:
Weighted average basic shares outstanding	392,579	390,406	392,750	390,028
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares	—	—	5,351	—
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding	392,579	390,406	398,101	390,028