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Income Taxes Income Taxes Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance   $ 25,715us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 23,897us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 28,848us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]   18,762us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate    
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]        
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Beginning Balance 23,897us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 23,897us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 28,848us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 30,614us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Tax positions of prior years, additions   2,678us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 3,579us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 3,410us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Tax positions of prior years, reductions   (582)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (4,914)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (2,964)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Settlements, reductions   0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (2,416)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (1,327)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Lapse of statute of limitations, reductions   (278)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (1,200)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (885)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance   25,715us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 23,897us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 28,848us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification 6,214us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementOrChangeInAccountingPrincipleEffectOfAdoptionQuantification      
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease), due to Amended State Tax Returns   2,627wen_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseduetoAmendedStateTaxReturns    
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Upper Bound   5,836us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound    
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Expense   315us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense (835)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense (584)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Expense   (330)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense (672)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense (204)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesExpense
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued   2,949us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 2,634us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties Accrued   $ 657us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued $ 987us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued