Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Goodwill activity for 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

	Year End
	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	876,201		$	870,431
Restaurant dispositions	(20,578		)	(3,103		)
Restaurant acquisitions	—			7,982
Impairment	(9,397		)	—
Currency translation adjustment and other, net	(3,682		)	891
Balance at end of year	$	842,544		$	876,201

Schedule Of Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the components of other intangible assets:

	Year End 2013							Year End 2012
	Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Cost		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Indefinite-lived:
Trademarks	$	903,000	$	—		$	903,000	$	903,000	$	—		$	903,000
Definite-lived:
Franchise agreements	352,339		(88,281		)	264,058		353,778		(71,795		)	281,983
Favorable leases	140,619		(41,625		)	98,994		103,914		(30,369		)	73,545
Reacquired rights under franchise agreements (a)	23,065		(21,219		)	1,846		23,065		(779		)	22,286
Computer software	68,665		(30,783		)	37,882		45,005		(24,282		)	20,723
	$	1,487,688	$	(181,908	)	$	1,305,780	$	1,428,762	$	(127,225	)	$	1,301,537

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(a) Includes $16,907 of accelerated amortization during the year ended December 29, 2013 on previously acquired franchise rights in territories expected to be sold as part of our system optimization initiative.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Aggregate amortization expense:
Actual for fiscal year (a):
2011	$	33,181
2012	32,713
2013	55,516
Estimate for fiscal year:
2014	$	37,116
2015	33,257
2016	31,102
2017	29,815
2018	28,231
Thereafter	243,259

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(a) Includes $792, $1,757, and $2,763 of impairment charges related to other intangible assets in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Also, 2013 includes $1,678 of System Optimization Remeasurement and $16,907 of accelerated amortization on previously acquired franchise rights in territories expected to be sold as a part of our system optimization initiative.