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Share-Based Compensation Performance Shares (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Weighted average grant date fair value, dividend equivalent units issued $ 0.00wen_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsDividendEquivalentUnitsIssuedinPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue [1]    
Performance Shares [Member]      
Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Total fair value, vested in period     0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
Performance Condition Award [Member]      
Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Non-vested, beginning of period 531us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Granted 454us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
  0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
Dividend equivalent units issued 22wen_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsDividendEquivalentUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
[1]    
Vested (11)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Forfeited (63)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Non-vested, end of period 933us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
531us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
 
Weighted average grant date fair value, non-vested, beginning of period $ 7.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted $ 9.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, dividend equivalent units issued $ 0.00wen_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsDividendEquivalentUnitsIssuedinPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
[1]    
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested $ 7.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited $ 8.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, non-vested, end of period $ 8.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
$ 7.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
 
Total fair value, vested in period 104us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
1,767us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_PerformanceConditionAwardMember
 
Market Condition Performance Award [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Risk-free interest rate     0.41%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
Expected life in years     2 years 11 months 26 days
Expected volatility     34.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
Expected dividend yield     0.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
[2]
Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Non-vested, beginning of period 1,522us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Granted 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
 
Dividend equivalent units issued 23wen_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsDividendEquivalentUnitsIssued
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
[1]    
Vested (706)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
[3]    
Forfeited (171)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Non-vested, end of period 668us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
1,522us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
 
Weighted average grant date fair value, non-vested, beginning of period $ 6.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, dividend equivalent units issued $ 0.00wen_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsDividendEquivalentUnitsIssuedinPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
[1]    
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested $ 6.96us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited $ 6.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Weighted average grant date fair value, non-vested, end of period $ 6.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
$ 6.52us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
 
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period Incremental Above Target 54wen_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsVestedinPeriodIncrementalAboveTarget
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
   
Total fair value, vested in period $ 6,382us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
$ 289us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= wen_MarketConditionPerformanceAwardMember
 
Minimum [Member]      
Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Performance Shares Vesting Range, Percentage of Target 0.00%wen_PerformanceSharesVestingRangePercentageofTarget
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum [Member]      
Share-based Compensation, Performance Shares, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]      
Performance Shares Vesting Range, Percentage of Target 200.00%wen_PerformanceSharesVestingRangePercentageofTarget
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
[1] Dividend equivalent units are issued in lieu of cash dividends for non-vested performance shares. There is no weighted average fair value associated with dividend equivalent units.
[2] The Monte Carlo method assumes a reinvestment of dividends.
[3] Excludes the vesting of an additional 54 shares, which resulted from the performance of market condition awards exceeding Target.