Basis Of Presentation And Description Of Business (Description of Business) (Details)	Nov. 05, 2012 Restaurant
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	3,292
Company-operated [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	893
Domestic franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,937
International franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	462
Carl's Jr. [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,349
Carl's Jr. [Member] | Company-operated [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	423
Carl's Jr. [Member] | Company-operated [Member] | Green Burrito [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	264
Carl's Jr. [Member] | Domestic franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	700
Carl's Jr. [Member] | International franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	226
Hardee's [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,936
Hardee's [Member] | Company-operated [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	470
Hardee's [Member] | Company-operated [Member] | Red Burrito [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	265
Hardee's [Member] | Domestic franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,230
Hardee's [Member] | International franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	236
Other Restaurants [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	7
Other Restaurants [Member] | Company-operated [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	0
Other Restaurants [Member] | Domestic franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	7
Other Restaurants [Member] | International franchised [Member]
Restaurants [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	0