Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2021	Dec. 27, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Segment Information
Revenues	$ 2,068,421	$ 1,813,234	$ 1,619,248
Depreciation and amortization	48,816	49,705	47,281
Operating income	168,241	90,253	24,535
Refranchising gains (losses), net			4,739
Property and equipment, gross	750,094	692,515
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(526,238)	(491,620)	(464,665)
Property and equipment, net	223,856	200,895	211,741
Expenditures for property and equipment	68,559	35,652	37,711
Expenditures for property and equipment primarily driven by investment in growth, including technology and development initiatives	32,900
Domestic company owned restaurants segment
Segment Information
Revenues	778,323	700,757	652,053
Refranchising gains (losses), net			4,700
North America franchising
Segment Information
Revenues	129,310	96,732	71,828
North America commissaries
Segment Information
Revenues	761,305	680,793	612,652
International
Segment Information
Revenues	150,771	123,963	102,924
All others
Segment Information
Revenues	248,712	210,989	179,791
Operating segments
Segment Information
Revenues	2,068,421	1,813,234	1,619,248
Operating segments | Domestic company owned restaurants segment
Segment Information
Revenues	778,323	700,757	652,053
Depreciation and amortization	11,728	11,905	12,883
Operating income	49,628	37,049	33,957
Property and equipment, gross	241,050	228,077	221,420
Expenditures for property and equipment	16,108	12,848	8,811
Operating segments | North America franchising
Segment Information
Revenues	129,310	96,732	71,828
Operating income	120,949	89,801	64,362
Operating segments | North America commissaries
Segment Information
Revenues	761,305	680,793	612,652
Depreciation and amortization	11,974	9,660	8,131
Operating income	39,873	33,185	30,690
Property and equipment, gross	149,218	145,282	142,946
Expenditures for property and equipment	4,007	4,447	3,773
Operating segments | International
Segment Information
Revenues	184,099	150,939	126,077
Depreciation and amortization	2,326	1,975	1,722
Operating income	34,896	24,034	18,738
Property and equipment, gross	14,642	13,604	16,031
Expenditures for property and equipment	1,979	1,065	1,143
Operating segments | All others
Segment Information
Revenues	215,384	184,013	156,638
Depreciation and amortization	9,928	10,254	10,738
Operating income	17,704	7,043	(1,966)
Property and equipment, gross	109,052	91,724	84,167
Expenditures for property and equipment	18,645	11,700	11,541
Elimination
Segment Information
Revenues	(294,938)	(279,196)	(278,332)
Operating income	(695)	(790)	(966)
Elimination | North America franchising
Segment Information
Revenues	(4,179)	(3,229)	(2,782)
Elimination | North America commissaries
Segment Information
Revenues	(215,393)	(192,332)	(187,073)
Elimination | International
Segment Information
Revenues			(191)
Elimination | All others
Segment Information
Revenues	(75,366)	(83,635)	(88,286)
Unallocated corporate
Segment Information
Depreciation and amortization	12,860	15,911	13,807
Operating income	(94,114)	(100,069)	(120,280)
Property and equipment, gross	236,132	213,828	211,842
Expenditures for property and equipment	$ 27,820	$ 5,592	$ 12,443