The amount of donation for every pizza sold in Canada.

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- Definition

The amount of donation for every pizza sold in the United States of America.

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Represents the period of related party agreement.

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Represents the period of extension of agreement.

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Represents the restricted stock units issued in shares to related party.

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- Definition

The cash outflow from advancing money to an affiliate (an entity that is related but not strictly controlled by the entity).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related Party Transactions - Franchisees (Details)		12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions - Franchisees (Details)	Jun. 11, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2021 CAD ($)
Related party transactions
Related Party Restricted Stock Units Shares Issued \| shares	87,136
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
Related party transactions
Cash payments	$ 4,125,000
Period of related party agreement	3 years
Period of extension of agreement		1 year	1 year
Papa John's Foundation for Building Community
Related party transactions
The amount of donation for every pizza sold in the United States of America		$ 1
The amount of donation for every pizza sold in Canada.			$ 1