Papa John's Marketing Fund, Inc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 27, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 140,050	$ 27,911
Accounts receivable, net	69,332	70,462
Income tax receivable	1,903	4,024
Total current assets	279,938	181,546
Deferred income taxes	7,454	1,839
Total assets	816,675	730,721
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	32,288	29,141
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	153,171	108,517
Current deferred revenue	17,916	17,673
Debt	20,000	20,000
Total current liabilities	260,491	207,945
Deferred revenue	13,471	14,722
Total liabilities	830,822	790,459
Papa John's Marketing Fund Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	18,672	4,569
Accounts receivable, net	11,468	11,196
Income tax receivable	111	103
Prepaid expenses	1,278	1,316
Total current assets	31,529	17,184
Deferred income taxes	547	410
Total assets	32,076	17,594
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		764
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	31,408	14,287
Current deferred revenue	2,855	3,252
Total current liabilities	34,263	18,303
Deferred revenue	1,805	2,094
Total liabilities	$ 36,068	$ 20,397