Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2016

Impairment of long-lived assets [Member]

Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [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.”

	Year Ended
	2015		2014		2013
Restaurants leased or subleased to franchisees	$	19,214	$	11,993	$	20,506
Company-owned restaurants	3,132		5,146		9,094
Surplus properties	2,655		2,474		1,458
Aircraft	—		—		5,327
	$	25,001	$	19,613	$	36,385