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Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
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Dec. 29, 2013
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Dec. 30, 2012
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Significant accounting policies      
Period in arrears to consolidate operations   1 month  
Number of weeks in fiscal year 52pzza_NumberOfWeeksInFiscalYear 52pzza_NumberOfWeeksInFiscalYear 53pzza_NumberOfWeeksInFiscalYear
Minimum      
Significant accounting policies      
Amortization term of equipment incentives 2 years    
Maximum      
Significant accounting policies      
Amortization term of equipment incentives 3 years    
International      
Significant accounting policies      
Incremental change in revenues due to change in consolidation policy   2,100,000pzza_IncrementalRevenuesFromChangeInConsolidationPolicy
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pzza_InternationalMember
 
Incremental change in loss before income taxes due to change in consolidation policy   215,000pzza_IncrementalChangeInLossBeforeIncomeTaxesDueToChangeInConsolidationPolicy
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= pzza_InternationalMember