Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	Mar. 30, 2014 Restaurant	Mar. 31, 2013 Restaurant
Star Papa, LP
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	80	78
Papa John's Ownership	51.00%	51.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	49.00%	49.00%
Colonel's Limited, LLC
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	52	52
Papa John's Ownership	70.00%	70.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	30.00%	30.00%
PJ Minnesota, LLC
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	34	30
Papa John's Ownership	80.00%	80.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	20.00%	20.00%
PJ Denver, LLC
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants	25	23
Papa John's Ownership	60.00%	60.00%
Noncontrolling Interest Ownership	40.00%	40.00%