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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]      
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use $ 1,179us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse   $ 17,139us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of 758us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf 332us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf 2,474us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf
Impairment of long-lived assets 1,937us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 2,529us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 19,613us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Restaurants leased or subleased to franchisees      
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]      
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use 705us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
/ us-gaap_ImpairedLongLivedAssetsHeldAndUsedByTypeAxis
= wen_PropertiesandOtherIntangibleAssetsFranchiseeLeasedSubleasedAssetsMember
2,197us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
/ us-gaap_ImpairedLongLivedAssetsHeldAndUsedByTypeAxis
= wen_PropertiesandOtherIntangibleAssetsFranchiseeLeasedSubleasedAssetsMember
 
Company-owned restaurants      
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]      
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use $ 474us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
/ us-gaap_ImpairedLongLivedAssetsHeldAndUsedByTypeAxis
= wen_PropertiesandOtherIntangibleAssetsOperatingRestaurantsMember
$ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
/ us-gaap_ImpairedLongLivedAssetsHeldAndUsedByTypeAxis
= wen_PropertiesandOtherIntangibleAssetsOperatingRestaurantsMember