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Transactions with Related Parties Other Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 24, 2014
stores
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
investment
Dec. 30, 2012
Mar. 30, 2014
Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Proceeds from Divestiture of Business, Percentage of Buyer Stock Received   18.50%wen_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessPercentageOfBuyerStockReceived
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= wen_ArbysRestaurantGroupIncMember		      
Arizona Restaurant Company [Domain]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Significant Changes, Franchises Sold 40us-gaap_SignificantChangesFranchisesSold
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		        
Related party ownership percentage of franchisee 10.00%wen_Relatedpartyownershippercentageoffranchisee
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		        
Related Party Transaction, Purchase Price of Assets Sold to Related Party $ 21,000wen_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasePriceofAssetsSoldtoRelatedParty
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		        
Number of restaurants to be developed 5wen_Numberofrestaurantstobedeveloped
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		        
Number of Restaurants to be Remodeled 7wen_NumberofRestaurantstobeRemodeled
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		        
Related Party Transaction, Other Revenues from Transactions with Related Party   4,677us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionOtherRevenuesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		      
Due to Related Parties, Current   27us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain		      
280 BT [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Related Party Transactions, Number of Remaining Co-Investments     1wen_RelatedPartyTransactionsNumberofRemainingCoInvestments
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= wen_A280BtMember		    
Related Party Transaction, Distribution from Related Party Investment     0wen_RelatedPartyTransactionDistributionfromRelatedPartyInvestment
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= wen_A280BtMember		 0wen_RelatedPartyTransactionDistributionfromRelatedPartyInvestment
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= wen_A280BtMember		  
280 BT Wendy's [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Investment Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage         80.10%wen_InvestmentSubsidiaryOwnershipPercentage
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= wen_A280BTWendysMember
Related Party Transaction, Distribution from Related Party Investment         22wen_RelatedPartyTransactionDistributionfromRelatedPartyInvestment
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= wen_A280BTWendysMember
280 BT - Former Management [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Investment Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage         11.20%wen_InvestmentSubsidiaryOwnershipPercentage
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= wen_A280BTFormerManagementMember
Related Party Transaction, Distribution from Related Party Investment         5wen_RelatedPartyTransactionDistributionfromRelatedPartyInvestment
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= wen_A280BTFormerManagementMember
280 BT, Investors [Member]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Investment Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage         8.70%wen_InvestmentSubsidiaryOwnershipPercentage
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= wen_A280BtInvestorsMember
Accounts And Notes Receivable [Member] | Arizona Restaurant Company [Domain]          
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]          
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties, Current   $ 384us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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= wen_AccountsAndNotesReceivableMember
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= wen_ArizonaRestaurantCompanyDomain