Papa John's Marketing Fund, Inc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 26, 2021	Dec. 27, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 105,813	$ 130,204
Accounts receivable, net	79,534	90,135
Income tax receivable	599	1,273
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	39,249	43,212
Total current assets	271,760	306,407
Deferred income taxes	13,926	10,800
Total assets	889,954	872,770
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	42,384	37,370
Income and other taxes payable	26,221	10,263
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	201,528	174,563
Current deferred revenue	20,617	19,590
Total current liabilities	318,119	288,869
Deferred revenue	12,471	13,664
Total liabilities	1,019,469	881,334
Papa John's Marketing Fund Inc.
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	32,629	9,394
Accounts receivable, net	13,078	23,711
Income tax receivable	191	192
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,802	1,914
Total current assets	47,700	35,211
Deferred income taxes	595	588
Total assets	48,295	35,799
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	9,810	5,429
Income and other taxes payable	2	2
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	39,663	32,578
Current deferred revenue	3,235	3,938
Total current liabilities	52,710	41,947
Deferred revenue	1,881	2,419
Total liabilities	$ 54,591	$ 44,366