Related Party Transactions (Details)						12 Months Ended					24 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 15, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jul. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2021 CAD ($)	Mar. 15, 2019 shares	Dec. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares		Dec. 25, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2025 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares							2,523,000		1,343,000	594,000
Price for shares repurchased (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 83.10		$ 93.07	$ 121.96
Aggregate cost of shares purchased							$ 212,444,000	[1]	$ 125,000,000	$ 72,499,000
Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash payments							$ 125,000						$ 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
Vest on April 12, 2023 | Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
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
Vest on March 15, 2024 | Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
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
Vest on March 15, 2025 | Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
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
Forecast | Mr. Shaquille O'Neal
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash payments						$ 250,000					$ 375,000	$ 5,600,000
Related Party | 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
Related Party | Starboard Value LP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares	2,176,928
Price for shares repurchased (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 82.52
Aggregate cost of shares purchased	$ 179,600,000

[1] Acquisition of Company common stock for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes $2,804 of transaction costs directly attributable to share repurchases, including a 1% excise tax incurred under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.