Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 25, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 2,135,713	$ 2,102,103	$ 2,068,421
Costs and expenses:
General and administrative expenses	210,357	217,412	212,265
Depreciation and amortization	64,090	52,032	48,816
Total costs and expenses	1,988,571	1,981,008	1,900,180
Refranchising and impairment loss	0	(12,065)	0
Operating income	147,142	109,030	168,241
Net interest expense	(43,469)	(25,261)	(17,293)
Income before income taxes	103,673	83,769	150,948
Income tax expense	20,874	14,420	25,993
Net income before attribution to noncontrolling interests	82,799	69,349	124,955
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(701)	(1,577)	(4,939)
Net income attributable to the Company	82,098	67,772	120,016
Calculation of net income for earnings per share:
Net income attributable to the Company	82,098	67,772	120,016
Dividends on redemption of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	0	0	(109,852)
Dividends paid to participating securities	0	(306)	(6,091)
Net income attributable to participating securities	0	(104)	0
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 82,098	$ 67,362	$ 4,073
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.49	$ 1.90	$ 0.12
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.48	$ 1.89	$ 0.12
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	32,931	35,497	35,007
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	33,159	35,717	35,337
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.76	$ 1.54	$ 1.15
Domestic Company-owned restaurants
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 726,362	$ 708,389	$ 778,323
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	587,889	585,307	621,871
North America franchising
Revenues:
Total revenues	144,550	137,399	129,310
North America commissaries
Revenues:
Total revenues	852,361	869,634	761,305
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	787,554	811,446	703,622
International
Revenues:
Total revenues	157,187	129,903	150,771
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	103,198	76,001	87,286
All others
Revenues:
Total revenues	255,253	256,778	248,712
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):	$ 235,483	$ 238,810	$ 226,320