Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) of The Wendy’s Company (“The Wendy’s Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and therefore, do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of March 30, 2014 and the results of our operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended March 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full 2014 fiscal year. These Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for The Wendy’s Company and notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 (the “Form 10-K”). The principal subsidiary of the Company is Wendy’s International, LLC (“Wendy’s”) and its subsidiaries (formerly known as Wendy’s International, Inc.). The Company manages and internally reports its business geographically. The operation and franchising of Wendy’s^®restaurants in North America (defined as the U.S. and Canada) comprises virtually all of our current operations and represents a single reportable segment. The revenues and operating results of Wendy’s restaurants outside of North America are not material. We report on a fiscal year consisting of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. All three month periods presented herein contain 13 weeks. All references to years and quarters relate to fiscal periods rather than calendar periods. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year presentation to conform to the current year presentation. In connection with the reimaging of restaurants as part of our Image Activation program, we have recorded $9,558 and $14,508 of accelerated depreciation and amortization during the three months ended March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively, on certain long-lived assets to reflect their use over shortened estimated useful lives. We describe the circumstances under which we record accelerated depreciation and amortization for properties in our Form 10-K.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) of The Wendy’s Company (“The Wendy’s Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and therefore, do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of March 30, 2014 and the results of our operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended March 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full 2014 fiscal year. These Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for The Wendy’s Company and notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 (the “Form 10-K”).

The principal subsidiary of the Company is Wendy’s International, LLC (“Wendy’s”) and its subsidiaries (formerly known as Wendy’s International, Inc.). The Company manages and internally reports its business geographically. The operation and franchising of Wendy’s^®restaurants in North America (defined as the U.S. and Canada) comprises virtually all of our current operations and represents a single reportable segment. The revenues and operating results of Wendy’s restaurants outside of North America are not material.

We report on a fiscal year consisting of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. All three month periods presented herein contain 13 weeks. All references to years and quarters relate to fiscal periods rather than calendar periods.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year presentation to conform to the current year presentation.

In connection with the reimaging of restaurants as part of our Image Activation program, we have recorded $9,558 and $14,508 of accelerated depreciation and amortization during the three months ended March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively, on certain long-lived assets to reflect their use over shortened estimated useful lives. We describe the circumstances under which we record accelerated depreciation and amortization for properties in our Form 10-K.