Papa John's Marketing Fund, Inc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 29, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 36,376	$ 27,911
Accounts receivable, net	77,607	80,921
Income tax receivable	4,101	4,024
Total current assets	185,193	181,546
Deferred income taxes	1,694	1,839
Total assets	718,268	730,721
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	33,745	29,141
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	121,835	120,566
Current deferred revenue	6,250	5,624
Debt	20,623	20,000
Total current liabilities	215,651	207,945
Deferred revenue	12,694	14,722
Total liabilities	786,713	790,459
Papa John's Marketing Fund Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,677	4,569
Accounts receivable, net	10,408	11,196
Income tax receivable	103	103
Prepaid expenses	649	1,316
Total current assets	14,837	17,184
Deferred income taxes	419	410
Total assets	15,256	17,594
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	755	764
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	12,478	14,287
Current deferred revenue	3,914	3,252
Debt	623
Total current liabilities	17,770	18,303
Deferred revenue	513	2,094
Total liabilities	$ 18,283	$ 20,397