Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets by Type [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of impairment losses recorded, which represent the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the affected assets and are included in “Impairment of long-lived assets.”

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014		September 27, 2015		September 28, 2014
Restaurants leased or subleased to franchisees	$	1,235	$	5,460	$	9,491	$	7,734
Company-owned restaurants	219		2,027		2,766		2,027
Surplus properties	59		1,131		1,211		1,463
	$	1,513	$	8,618	$	13,468	$	11,224