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Facilities Action (Income) Charges, Net System Optimization Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 2 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2014
stores
Dec. 28, 2014
stores
Dec. 28, 2014
stores
Dec. 29, 2013
stores
Feb. 18, 2015
stores
Jul. 31, 2013
stores
System Optimization [Member]            
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]            
Number of Restaurants Classified as Assets Held for Sale   102wen_NumberOfRestaurantsClassifiedAsAssetsHeldForSale
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102wen_NumberOfRestaurantsClassifiedAsAssetsHeldForSale
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= wen_SystemOptimizationMember
181wen_NumberOfRestaurantsClassifiedAsAssetsHeldForSale
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= wen_SystemOptimizationMember
   
Significant Changes, Franchises Sold 174us-gaap_SignificantChangesFranchisesSold
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29us-gaap_SignificantChangesFranchisesSold
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203us-gaap_SignificantChangesFranchisesSold
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= wen_SystemOptimizationMember
244us-gaap_SignificantChangesFranchisesSold
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Proceeds from sales of restaurants     $ 107,833us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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$ 130,154us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Significant Changes, Planned Franchises to Sell           425wen_SignificantChangesPlannedFranchisestoSell
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= wen_SystemOptimizationMember
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] | System Optimization [Member]            
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]            
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Long Lived Assets   24,416us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
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24,416us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
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= wen_SystemOptimizationMember
29,630us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
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= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= wen_SystemOptimizationMember
   
Subsequent Event [Member]            
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]            
Significant Changes, Planned Franchises to Sell         500wen_SignificantChangesPlannedFranchisestoSell
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= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Future company-owned restaurant ownership percentage         5.00%wen_Futurecompanyownedrestaurantownershippercentage
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Subsequent Event [Member] | System Optimization [Member]            
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]            
Significant Changes, Franchises Sold         9us-gaap_SignificantChangesFranchisesSold
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Proceeds from sales of restaurants         $ 3,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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