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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations 30.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 39.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
State Income Tax Benefit from Tax Examination $ 1,872wen_StateIncomeTaxBenefitfromTaxExamination  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Settlements with Taxing Authorities 3,686us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities  
Significant (Increase) Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Upper Bound $ 2,153us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound