Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Oct. 02, 2011		Jan. 02, 2011
Current Assets
Restricted cash and investments, current	$ 41,033	[1]	$ 41,150	[1]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	2,410		1,308
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Restricted cash and investments	53,274		49,492
Property and equipment, net	1,673,851		1,511,292
Current Liabilities
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	51,204		41,574
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other non-recourse debt, including current portion	162,033		191,394
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	30,000,000		30,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	90,000,000		90,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	85,180,188		84,506,772
Common stock, shares outstanding	62,612,179		64,432,459
Treasury stock, shares	22,568,009		20,074,313
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Current Assets
Restricted cash and investments, current	34,048		34,049
Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Restricted cash and investments	30,078		33,266
Property and equipment, net	163,801		167,209
Current Liabilities
Current portion of capital lease obligations, long-term debt and non-recourse debt	20,770		19,365
Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other non-recourse debt, including current portion	$ 109,001		$ 132,078

[1] Variable interest entities or "VIEs"