Income Taxes Income Taxes Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012		Jan. 01, 2012
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Income tax benefit (provision) at the U.S. Federal statutory rate	$ (20,668)		$ 4,594		$ (8,554)
State income tax benefit (provision), net of U.S. Federal income tax effect	(1,370)		11,364		(2,848)
Valuation allowances	10,504	[1]	(3,655)		597
Job tax credits, net	4,384		970		1,914
Foreign and U.S. tax effects of foreign operations	2,886	[2]	347		1,147
Dividends received deduction	1,424	[3]	1,133	[3]	0
Income Tax Reconciliation, Prior Year Adjustment	0		7,620	[4]	0
Non-deductible goodwill	(9,875)	[5]	0		0
Non-deductible expenses and other, net	(1,439)		(1,290)		1,216
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes	(14,154)		21,083		(6,528)
Effects of Tax Depreciation In States That Do Not Follow Federal Law [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Income Tax Reconciliation, Prior Year Adjustment			3,300
One-Time Federal Employment Tax Credit [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Income Tax Reconciliation, Prior Year Adjustment			2,220
Correction to Certain Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Income Tax Reconciliation, Prior Year Adjustment			2,100
Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Proceeds from Dividends Received	40,145		4,625
System Optimization [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Non-deductible goodwill	(7,471)	[5]
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | System Optimization [Member]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes	$ (5,122)

[1] Includes changes for deferred tax assets generated or utilized during the current year and changes in our judgment regarding the likelihood of the utilization of deferred tax assets, primarily state net operating loss carryforwards that existed at the beginning of the year.

[2] 2013 includes reversal of deferred taxes on investments in foreign subsidiaries now considered permanently invested outside of the U.S.

[3] We received dividends of $40,145 and $4,625 during 2013 and 2012, respectively, from our investment in Arby’s. See Note 6 for further information.

[4] Corrections in 2012 related to tax matters in prior years for the effects of tax depreciation in states that do not follow federal law of $3,300, the effects of a one-time federal employment tax credit in 2011 of $2,220 and a correction to certain deferred tax assets and liabilities of $2,100. See Note 26 for further information.

[5] Substantially all of the goodwill included in the gain on sales of restaurants, as noted below, and the impairment of international goodwill was non-deductible for tax purposes. See Notes 2 and 8 for further information.