Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2021	Dec. 27, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 2,068,421	$ 1,813,234	$ 1,619,248
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses	212,265	204,242	223,460
Depreciation and amortization	48,816	49,705	47,281
Total costs and expenses	1,900,180	1,722,981	1,599,452
Refranchising gains			4,739
Operating income	168,241	90,253	24,535
Investment income	1,912	2,131	1,104
Interest expense	(19,205)	(17,022)	(20,593)
Income before income taxes	150,948	75,362	5,046
Income tax expense (benefit)	25,993	14,748	(611)
Net income before attribution to noncontrolling interests	124,955	60,614	5,657
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4,939)	(2,682)	(791)
Net income attributable to the Company	120,016	57,932	4,866
Calculation of net income (loss) for earnings (loss) per share:
Net income attributable to the Company	120,016	57,932	4,866
Dividends on redemption of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	(109,852)
Dividends paid to participating securities	(6,091)	(14,059)	(12,499)
Net income attributable to participating securities		(2,136)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders	$ 4,073	$ 41,737	$ (7,633)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share (in dollar per share)	$ 0.12	$ 1.29	$ (0.24)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollar per share)	$ 0.12	$ 1.28	$ (0.24)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	35,007	32,421	31,632
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	35,337	32,717	31,632
Dividends declared per common share (in dollar per share)	$ 1.15	$ 0.90	$ 0.90
Domestic company owned restaurants segment
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 778,323	$ 700,757	$ 652,053
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	621,871	563,799	526,237
Refranchising gains			4,700
North America franchising
Revenues:
Total revenues	129,310	96,732	71,828
North America commissaries
Revenues:
Total revenues	761,305	680,793	612,652
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	703,622	630,937	569,180
International
Revenues:
Total revenues	150,771	123,963	102,924
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	87,286	73,994	57,702
Other segment
Revenues:
Total revenues	248,712	210,989	179,791
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	$ 226,320	$ 200,304	$ 175,592