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Investments TIMWEN (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Investment in Joint Venture [Roll Forward]    
Equity in earnings for the period, net of amortization of purchase price adjustment $ 2,042wen_EquityInEarningsForPeriodNetOfAmortizationOfPurchasePriceAdjustments $ 2,156wen_EquityInEarningsForPeriodNetOfAmortizationOfPurchasePriceAdjustments
Distributions received (2,378)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions (3,164)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
Foreign currency translation adjustment included in “Other comprehensive loss, net” (17,395)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (7,220)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
TimWen [Member]    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= wen_TimwenMember
 
Investment in Joint Venture [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of period 69,790us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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= wen_TimwenMember
79,810us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
Equity in earnings for the period 2,625us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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= wen_TimwenMember
2,815us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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= wen_TimwenMember
Amortization of purchase price adjustments (583)wen_AmortizationOfPurchasePriceAdjustment
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= wen_TimwenMember
[1] (659)wen_AmortizationOfPurchasePriceAdjustment
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= wen_TimwenMember
[1]
Equity in earnings for the period, net of amortization of purchase price adjustment 2,042wen_EquityInEarningsForPeriodNetOfAmortizationOfPurchasePriceAdjustments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
2,156wen_EquityInEarningsForPeriodNetOfAmortizationOfPurchasePriceAdjustments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
Distributions received (2,378)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
(3,164)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
Foreign currency translation adjustment included in “Other comprehensive loss, net” (5,476)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
(2,548)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= wen_TimwenMember
Balance at end of period $ 63,978us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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= wen_TimwenMember
$ 76,254us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
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= wen_TimwenMember
Purchase price adjustment, amortization period 21wen_EquityMethodInvestmentPurchasePriceAdjustmentAmortizationPeriod
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= wen_TimwenMember
 
[1] Based upon an average original aggregate life of 21 years.