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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- Definition

Related party restricted stock units that are expected to be vested.

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

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Percentage of related party restricted stock units that are expected to be vested.

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- Definition

The amount of royalty fee payable per each co-branded pizza sold.

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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 (Details)					36 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Mar. 15, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jul. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2021 CAD ($)	Mar. 15, 2019 shares	Mar. 14, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2022 USD ($)
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash payments						$ 4,100,000
Period of related party agreement	3 years			3 years
Related party restricted stock units granted (in shares) \| shares	55,898			87,136
Royalty fee payable per each co-branded pizza sold	$ 0.20
Period of extension of related party agreement	1 year
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal \| Vest on April 12, 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party restricted stock units vesting percentage	33.00%
Related party restricted stock units vesting number (in shares) \| shares	18,632
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal \| Vest on March 15, 2024
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party restricted stock units vesting percentage	33.00%
Related party restricted stock units vesting number (in shares) \| shares	18,632
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal \| Vest on March 15, 2025
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party restricted stock units vesting percentage	33.00%
Related party restricted stock units vesting number (in shares) \| shares	18,634
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal \| Forecast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash payments					$ 5,600,000
Papa John's Foundation for Building Community
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Donation for every pizza sold in the United States		$ 1
Donation for every pizza sold in Canada			$ 1