Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015
Total revenues	$ 428,595	$ 432,284
General and administrative expenses	40,247	43,749
Depreciation and amortization	9,744	10,041
Total costs and expenses	385,697	394,639
Operating income	42,898	37,645
Net interest (expense) income	(1,489)	(1,209)
Income before income taxes	41,409	36,436
Income tax expense	13,358	12,197
Net income before attribution to noncontrolling interests	28,051	24,239
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,869)	(2,003)
Net income attributable to the Company	26,182	22,236
Calculation of income for earnings per share:
Net income attributable to the Company	26,182	22,236
Change in noncontrolling interest redemption value	220	70
Net income attributable to participating securities	(110)	(100)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 26,292	$ 22,206
Basic earnings per common share	$ 0.69	$ 0.56
Diluted earnings per common share	$ 0.69	$ 0.55
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	37,931	39,827
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	38,297	40,510
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.175	$ 0.14
International
Total revenues	$ 27,455	$ 25,426
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	17,590	15,478
Domestic market | Domestic Company-owned restaurants
Total revenues	205,679	197,287
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	161,310	155,032
Domestic market | North America franchising
Total revenues	26,476	25,624
Domestic market | Domestic commissary and other
Total revenues	168,985	183,947
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	$ 156,806	$ 170,339