Papa John's Marketing Fund, Inc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 27, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 130,204	$ 27,911
Accounts receivable, net	90,135	70,462
Income tax receivable	1,273	4,024
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	43,212	43,830
Total current assets	306,407	181,546
Deferred income taxes, net	10,800	1,839
Total assets	872,770	730,721
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	37,370	29,141
Income and other taxes payable	10,263	7,599
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	174,563	108,517
Current deferred revenue	19,590	17,673
Total current liabilities	288,869	207,945
Deferred revenue	13,664	14,722
Total liabilities	881,334	790,459
Papa John's Marketing Fund Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	9,394	4,569
Accounts receivable, net	23,711	11,196
Income tax receivable	192	103
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,914	1,316
Total current assets	35,211	17,184
Deferred income taxes, net	588	410
Total assets	35,799	17,594
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	5,429	764
Income and other taxes payable	2
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	32,578	14,287
Current deferred revenue	3,938	3,252
Total current liabilities	41,947	18,303
Deferred revenue	2,419	2,094
Total liabilities	$ 44,366	$ 20,397