Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2023	Sep. 25, 2022
Operating activities
Net income before attribution to noncontrolling interests	$ 56,356	$ 45,621
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for allowance for credit losses on accounts and notes receivable	1,348	18,576
Depreciation and amortization	46,815	38,012
Refranchising and impairment loss	0	12,065
Deferred income taxes	3,481	519
Stock-based compensation expense	13,224	14,246
Other	331	(466)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(11,643)	(19,584)
Income tax receivable	7,617	(1,146)
Inventories	3,875	(8,185)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(2,104)	2,065
Other assets and liabilities	2,057	(4,919)
Accounts payable	15,237	16,188
Income and other taxes payable	1,087	(1,789)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(6,579)	(32,404)
Deferred revenue	(4,166)	(2,246)
Net cash provided by operating activities	126,936	76,553
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(50,905)	(48,424)
Notes issued	(7,310)	(2,248)
Repayments of notes issued	5,759	8,125
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(5,599)	(1,346)
Proceeds from refranchising, net of cash transferred	0	13,588
Other	401	76
Net cash used in investing activities	(57,654)	(30,229)
Financing activities
Net proceeds of revolving credit facilities	185,789	66,999
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	1,816	2,730
Acquisition of Company common stock	(210,348)	(95,000)
Dividends paid to common stockholders	(43,641)	(39,949)
Tax payments for equity award issuances	(6,279)	(9,426)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(651)	(1,090)
Other	(5,825)	(3,480)
Net cash used in financing activities	(79,139)	(79,216)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(24)	(1,100)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(9,881)	(33,992)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	47,373	70,610
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 37,492	$ 36,618