Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 267,276	$ 580,152
Accounts and notes receivable	73,358	62,885
Inventories	8,807us-gaap_InventoryNet	10,226us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	73,692	81,759
Deferred income tax benefit	73,661us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	120,206us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Advertising funds restricted assets	65,308wen_AdvertisingFundsRestrictedAssets	67,183wen_AdvertisingFundsRestrictedAssets
Total current assets	562,102us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	922,411us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Properties	1,271,238us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,165,487us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	822,562us-gaap_Goodwill	842,544us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets	1,351,365	1,305,780
Investments	74,054us-gaap_LongTermInvestments	83,197us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Other assets	64,521us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	43,621us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	4,145,842us-gaap_Assets	4,363,040us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	53,777	38,543
Accounts payable	80,463us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	83,700us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	140,676us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	160,100us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	65,308	67,183
Total current liabilities	340,224us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	349,526us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	1,394,366	1,425,285
Deferred income taxes	493,843	482,499
Other liabilities	199,833us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	176,244us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value; 1,500,000 shares authorized; 470,424 shares issued	47,042us-gaap_CommonStockValue	47,042us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	2,826,965us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	2,794,445us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated deficit	(445,917)	(492,215)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost	(679,220)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(409,449)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(31,294)	(10,337)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,717,576	1,929,486
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,145,842	$ 4,363,040

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