Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 23, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Mar. 25, 2012	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Mar. 27, 2011 Variable interest entities Distribution subsidiary, PJ Food Service, Inc. ("PJFS")	Dec. 29, 2013 Operating segments Domestic company owned restaurants segment	Dec. 30, 2012 Operating segments Domestic company owned restaurants segment	Dec. 25, 2011 Operating segments Domestic company owned restaurants segment	Dec. 29, 2013 Operating segments Domestic commissaries	Dec. 30, 2012 Operating segments Domestic commissaries	Dec. 25, 2011 Operating segments Domestic commissaries	Dec. 29, 2013 Operating segments North America franchising	Dec. 30, 2012 Operating segments North America franchising	Dec. 25, 2011 Operating segments North America franchising	Dec. 29, 2013 Operating segments International	Dec. 30, 2012 Operating segments International	Dec. 25, 2011 Operating segments International	Dec. 29, 2013 Operating segments All others	Dec. 30, 2012 Operating segments All others	Dec. 25, 2011 Operating segments All others	Dec. 29, 2013 Elimination	Dec. 30, 2012 Elimination	Dec. 25, 2011 Elimination	Dec. 29, 2013 Elimination Domestic commissaries	Dec. 30, 2012 Elimination Domestic commissaries	Dec. 25, 2011 Elimination Domestic commissaries	Dec. 29, 2013 Elimination North America franchising	Dec. 30, 2012 Elimination North America franchising	Dec. 25, 2011 Elimination North America franchising	Dec. 29, 2013 Elimination International	Dec. 30, 2012 Elimination International	Dec. 25, 2011 Elimination International	Dec. 25, 2011 Elimination Variable interest entities	Dec. 29, 2013 Elimination All others	Dec. 30, 2012 Elimination All others	Dec. 25, 2011 Elimination All others	Dec. 29, 2013 Unallocated corporate	Dec. 30, 2012 Unallocated corporate	Dec. 25, 2011 Unallocated corporate
Segment Information
Revenue from external customers	$ 387,890,000	$ 346,342,000	$ 349,186,000	$ 355,604,000	$ 367,284,000	$ 325,514,000	$ 318,579,000	$ 331,276,000	$ 1,439,022,000	$ 1,342,653,000	$ 1,217,882,000		$ 635,317,000	$ 592,203,000	$ 525,841,000	$ 578,870,000	$ 545,924,000	$ 508,155,000	$ 82,873,000	$ 80,373,000	$ 74,416,000	$ 88,640,000	$ 72,930,000	$ 58,558,000	$ 53,322,000	$ 51,223,000	$ 50,912,000	$ 208,455,000	$ 185,314,000	$ 189,386,000	$ 191,756,000	$ 171,212,000	$ 151,423,000	$ 2,222,000	$ 2,267,000	$ 2,163,000	$ 280,000	$ 229,000	$ 215,000	$ 25,117,000	$ 14,197,000	$ 11,606,000	$ 10,468,000
Depreciation and amortization									35,105,000	32,798,000	32,681,000		13,284,000	13,242,000	12,965,000	5,690,000	4,738,000	4,633,000				3,966,000	2,824,000	2,398,000	5,320,000	4,801,000	4,663,000																	6,845,000	7,193,000	8,022,000
Income (loss) before income taxes									106,109,000	98,395,000	84,791,000		34,590,000	38,114,000	28,980,000	37,804,000	34,317,000	30,532,000	70,201,000	69,332,000	66,222,000	2,803,000	3,063,000	(165,000)	3,490,000	2,889,000	(441,000)	(1,754,000)	(362,000)	(610,000)														(41,025,000)	(48,958,000)	(39,727,000)
Property and equipment, gross	526,786,000				487,964,000				526,786,000	487,964,000			195,526,000	184,322,000	176,506,000	104,509,000	101,082,000	85,714,000				27,225,000	22,389,000	17,413,000	41,064,000	37,221,000	33,984,000																	158,462,000	142,950,000	132,098,000
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(314,689,000)				(291,303,000)				(314,689,000)	(291,303,000)	(263,805,000)
Net property and equipment	212,097,000				196,661,000				212,097,000	196,661,000	181,910,000
Expenditures for property and equipment									50,750,000	42,628,000	29,319,000		13,149,000	9,319,000	14,094,000	9,791,000	14,314,000	5,612,000				3,754,000	4,865,000	1,733,000	4,689,000	3,342,000	1,792,000																	19,367,000	10,788,000	6,088,000
Cost of cheese purchased												$ 25,100,000