Significant Accounting Policies - Noncontrolling Interests and Foreign Currency Translation (Details)	Dec. 26, 2021 entity restaurant	Dec. 27, 2020 restaurant entity
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of joint ventures having noncontrolling interests \| entity	4	4
Joint ventures
Noncontrolling Interests
Number of Restaurants \| restaurant	188	188

Represents the number of joint ventures, which includes noncontrolling interests.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	pzza_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant