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System Optimization Losses (Gains), Net System Optimization Restaurant Assets Held-for-sale (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 29, 2015
stores
Dec. 28, 2014
stores
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]    
Number of Restaurants Classified as Assets Held for Sale 84wen_NumberOfRestaurantsClassifiedAsAssetsHeldForSale 106wen_NumberOfRestaurantsClassifiedAsAssetsHeldForSale [1]
Restaurant assets held for sale [Member]    
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]    
Assets held for sale 19,972us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= wen_RestaurantassetsheldforsaleMember		 25,266us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= wen_RestaurantassetsheldforsaleMember		 [1]
Other assets held for sale [Member]    
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]    
Assets held for sale 10,230us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= wen_OtherassetsheldforsaleMember		 13,469us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationLongLivedAssets
/ us-gaap_LongLivedAssetsHeldForSaleByAssetTypeAxis
= wen_OtherassetsheldforsaleMember		 [1]
[1] Reclassifications have been made to the prior year presentation to include restaurants previously excluded from our system optimization initiative to conform to the current year presentation. See Note 1 for further details.