Papa John's Marketing Fund, Inc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 28, 2021	Dec. 27, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 171,272	$ 130,204
Accounts receivable, net	76,008	90,135
Income tax receivable	707	1,273
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,355	43,212
Total current assets	331,581	306,407
Deferred income taxes	6,890	10,800
Total assets	918,285	872,770
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	32,020	37,370
Income and other taxes payable	25,308	10,263
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	165,767	174,563
Current deferred revenue	19,807	19,590
Total current liabilities	291,723	288,869
Deferred revenue	13,391	13,664
Total liabilities	900,322	881,334
Papa John's Marketing Fund Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	23,922	9,394
Accounts receivable, net	13,003	23,711
Income tax receivable	192	192
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,261	1,914
Total current assets	38,378	35,211
Deferred income taxes	553	588
Total assets	38,931	35,799
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	260	5,429
Income and other taxes payable	2	2
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	37,445	32,578
Current deferred revenue	3,272	3,938
Total current liabilities	40,979	41,947
Deferred revenue	2,002	2,419
Total liabilities	$ 42,981	$ 44,366