Corrections to PY statements Correction to Prior Year Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013		Sep. 29, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jul. 01, 2012		Apr. 01, 2012		Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2012
Depreciation and amortization																	$ 182,359	$ 146,976	$ 122,992
Costs and Expenses																	2,352,268	2,382,495	2,294,237
Operating profit	28,878	[1]	26,810	[1]	56,990	[1]	22,464	[1]	32,257	[2]	31,183	[2]	38,391	[2]	20,916	[2]	135,142	122,747	137,121
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest																	59,052	(13,125)	24,440
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes																	(14,154)	21,083	(6,528)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	32,925	[1]	(2,162)	[1]	12,002	[1]	2,133	[1]	25,409	[2],[3]	(26,692)	[2],[3]	(5,493)	[2]	14,734	[2]	44,898	7,958	17,912
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes																	0	(442)	(8,799)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	(266)		0		0		0		979		530	[3]	0		0		(266)	1,509	(8,037)
Net income																	44,632	9,467	9,875
Net income (loss) attributable to The Wendy's Company	33,069	[1]	(1,939)	[1]	12,224	[1]	2,133	[1]	26,388	[2],[3]	(26,162)	[2],[3]	(5,493)	[2]	12,350	[2]	45,487	7,083	9,875
Basic and diluted income per share attributable to The Wendy's Company
Continuing operations									$ 0.07	[2],[3],[4]	$ (0.07)	[2],[3],[4]	$ (0.01)	[2],[4]	$ 0.03	[2],[4]
Net income (loss)									$ 0.07	[2],[3],[4]	$ (0.07)	[2],[3],[4]	$ (0.01)	[2],[4]	$ 0.03	[2],[4]
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Depreciation and amortization																		146,976	122,992
Costs and Expenses																		2,382,495	2,294,237
Operating profit																		122,747	137,121
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest																		(13,125)	24,440
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes																		21,083	(6,528)
Income (loss) from continuing operations																		7,958	17,912
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes																		(442)	(8,799)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations																		1,509	(8,037)
Net income																		9,467	9,875
Net income (loss) attributable to The Wendy's Company																		7,083	9,875
Basic and diluted income per share attributable to The Wendy's Company
Continuing operations																		$ 0.02	$ 0.04
Net income (loss)																		$ 0.02	$ 0.02
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Depreciation and amortization																		142,976	126,458
Costs and Expenses																		2,378,495	2,297,703
Operating profit																		126,747	133,655
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest																		(9,125)	20,974
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes																		11,943	(1,897)
Income (loss) from continuing operations																		2,818	19,077
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes																		(1,022)	(8,219)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations																		929	(7,457)
Net income																		3,747	11,620
Net income (loss) attributable to The Wendy's Company																		1,363	11,620
Basic and diluted income per share attributable to The Wendy's Company
Continuing operations																		$ 0.00	$ 0.05
Net income (loss)																		$ 0.00	$ 0.03
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Depreciation and amortization																		(4,000)	3,466
Costs and Expenses																		(4,000)	3,466
Operating profit																		4,000	(3,466)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest																		4,000	(3,466)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes																		(9,140)	4,631
Income (loss) from continuing operations																		(5,140)	1,165
Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes																		(580)	580
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations																		(580)	580
Net income																		(5,720)	1,745
Net income (loss) attributable to The Wendy's Company																		$ (5,720)	$ 1,745
Basic and diluted income per share attributable to The Wendy's Company
Continuing operations																		$ (0.01)	$ 0.00
Net income (loss)																		$ (0.01)	$ 0.00

[1] The Company’s consolidated statements of operations were materially impacted by facilities action charges, net, impairment of long-lived assets, impairment of goodwill and losses on early extinguishment of debt. The pre-tax impact of facilities action charges (income), net for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2013 was $3,038, $6,377, $22,275 and $(20,834), respectively (see Note 2 for additional information). The pre-tax impact of impairment of long-lived assets during the third and fourth quarters of 2013 was $5,327 and $10,552, respectively, (see Note 15 for additional information) and the pre-tax impact of impairment of goodwill during the fourth quarter of 2013 was $9,397 (see Note 8 for additional information). The pre-tax impact of losses on the early extinguishment of debt during the second and fourth quarters of 2013 was $21,019 and $7,544, respectively (see Note 10 for additional information).

[2] The Company’s consolidated statements of operations were materially impacted by facilities action charges, net, impairment of long-lived assets and losses on early extinguishment of debt. The pre-tax impact of facilities action charges, net for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2012 was $6,143, $9,988, $11,430 and $13,470, respectively (see Note 2 for additional information). The pre-tax impact of impairment of long-lived assets during the first, second and fourth quarters of 2012 was $4,511, $3,270 and $13,316, respectively (see Note 15 for additional information). The pre-tax impact of losses on the early extinguishment of debt during the second and third quarters of 2012 was $25,195 and $49,881, respectively (see Note 10 for additional information). Additionally, the Company’s consolidated statements of operations were materially affected during the first quarter of 2012 by a $27,407 gain on the sale of our investment in Jurlique. As a result of the sale, we have reflected net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $2,384 (see Note 6 for additional information).

[3] (Loss) income from continuing operations was materially affected during the third and fourth quarters of 2012 by corrections related to prior years’ tax matters which had an effect of increasing our benefit from income taxes by $2,181 and $5,439, respectively. Income from discontinued operations was also affected during the third quarter of 2012 by such corrections which had an effect of increasing our benefit from income taxes by $580. See Notes 12, 17 and 26 for additional information.

[4] Basic and diluted income (loss) per share are being presented together since diluted income (loss) per share was the same as basic income (loss) per share for all periods presented (see Note 4 for additional information).