Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 202,862	$ 267,276
Accounts and notes receivable	76,387	73,358
Inventories	7,941us-gaap_InventoryNet	8,807us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	83,151	73,692
Deferred income tax benefit	89,209us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	73,661us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Advertising funds restricted assets	78,872wen_AdvertisingFundsRestrictedAssets	65,308wen_AdvertisingFundsRestrictedAssets
Total current assets	538,422us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	562,102us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Properties	1,288,009us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,271,238us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	818,789us-gaap_Goodwill	822,562us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets	1,345,478	1,351,365
Investments	70,242us-gaap_LongTermInvestments	74,054us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Other assets	72,895us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	64,521us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	4,133,835us-gaap_Assets	4,145,842us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	57,571	53,777
Accounts payable	72,271us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	80,463us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	123,890us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	140,676us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	78,872	65,308
Total current liabilities	332,604us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	340,224us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt	1,392,309	1,394,366
Deferred income taxes	489,134	493,843
Other liabilities	203,928us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	199,833us-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	2,857,133us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	2,826,965us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated deficit	(438,612)	(445,917)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost; 105,128 and 104,614 shares, respectively	(698,345)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(679,220)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(51,358)	(31,294)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,715,860us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,717,576us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,133,835	$ 4,145,842

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