Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans	18. Employee Benefit Plans We have established the Papa John’s International, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), as a defined contribution benefit plan, in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 401(k) Plan is open to employees who meet certain eligibility requirements and allows participating employees to defer receipt of a portion of their compensation and contribute such amount to one or more investment funds. At our discretion, we contributed a matching payment of 1.5% in 2011 and 2.1% in 2009 (no match in 2010) of a participating employee’s earnings, which is subject to vesting based on an employee’s length of service with us. Costs of the 401(k) Plan recognized in 2011 and 2009 were $550,000 and $800,000, respectively (none in 2010). In addition, we maintain a non-qualified deferred compensation plan available to certain employees and directors. Under this plan, the participants may defer a certain amount of their compensation, which is credited to the participants’ accounts. The participant-directed investments associated with this plan are included in other long-term assets ($11.4 million and $12.5 million at December 25, 2011 and December 26, 2010, respectively) and the associated liabilities ($10.8 million and $10.5 million at December 25, 2011 and December 26, 2010, respectively) are included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Most administrative costs of the 401(k) Plan and the non-qualified deferred compensation plan are paid by the Company and are not significant. PJUK, the Company’s United Kingdom subsidiary, provided a pension plan that was frozen in 1999. There are approximately 20 participants in the PJUK pension plan. The Company recorded expense of $268,000, $258,000 and $260,000 associated with the pension plan for the fiscal years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The pension plan was fully funded at December 25, 2011.

18. Employee Benefit Plans

We have established the Papa John’s International, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), as a defined contribution benefit plan, in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 401(k) Plan is open to employees who meet certain eligibility requirements and allows participating employees to defer receipt of a portion of their compensation and contribute such amount to one or more investment funds. At our discretion, we contributed a matching payment of 1.5% in 2011 and 2.1% in 2009 (no match in 2010) of a participating employee’s earnings, which is subject to vesting based on an employee’s length of service with us. Costs of the 401(k) Plan recognized in 2011 and 2009 were $550,000 and $800,000, respectively (none in 2010).

In addition, we maintain a non-qualified deferred compensation plan available to certain employees and directors. Under this plan, the participants may defer a certain amount of their compensation, which is credited to the participants’ accounts. The participant-directed investments associated with this plan are included in other long-term assets ($11.4 million and $12.5 million at December 25, 2011 and December 26, 2010, respectively) and the associated liabilities ($10.8 million and $10.5 million at December 25, 2011 and December 26, 2010, respectively) are included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Most administrative costs of the 401(k) Plan and the non-qualified deferred compensation plan are paid by the Company and are not significant.

PJUK, the Company’s United Kingdom subsidiary, provided a pension plan that was frozen in 1999. There are approximately 20 participants in the PJUK pension plan. The Company recorded expense of $268,000, $258,000 and $260,000 associated with the pension plan for the fiscal years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The pension plan was fully funded at December 25, 2011.