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The Wendy's Company
(NASDAQ:WEN) 

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The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company. It operates through three segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-serv...

Founded: 1884
Full Time Employees: 14,400 (Dec 2020)
CEO: Todd A. Penegor  
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants

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At a glance:
  • Steady Same-Store Sales with Value-Led Traffic Focus: Wendy’s performance is driven by its ability to balance price, promotions, and menu innovation to sustain comparable sales while protecting traffic through value platforms.
  • Margin Sensitivity to Commodities, Labor, and Discounting: Restaurant-level margins and earnings can fluctuate with beef and other commodity costs, wage inflation, and the level of promotional intensity required to compete in QSR.
  • Franchise Model Supports Cash Generation, but Royalty Health Matters: As a largely franchised system, Wendy’s benefits from royalty and rental income and lower capital intensity, but results depend on franchisee unit economics and financial stability.
  • Unit Growth and Modernization as Key Medium-Term Catalysts: New restaurant development, remodels, and digital-friendly formats (e.g., pickup lanes, delivery optimization) are central to growth, with execution and build costs as watch items.
  • Digital, Delivery, and Loyalty Continue to Shape Mix and Profitability: Growth in mobile ordering, loyalty engagement, and delivery can lift sales and data-driven marketing effectiveness, but delivery fees and channel mix can pressure margins if not managed.
Bull Thesis:
  • Robust Franchise Model & Stable Royalty Revenue: Wendy's operates a highly franchised model (over 99%), which provides a stable, high-margin revenue stream through royalties and franchise fees. This asset-light approach reduces capital expenditure requirements and provides predictable cash flow, allowing for consistent shareholder returns.
  • Digital Transformation & Delivery Channel Growth: Continued investment in digital initiatives, including mobile ordering, loyalty programs, and strategic partnerships with third-party delivery services, is driving increased customer convenience, higher average checks, and incremental sales growth. This enhances customer engagement and expands reach.
  • Menu Innovation & Breakfast Segment Momentum: Wendy's has demonstrated success with menu innovation, including its popular breakfast offerings which continue to gain market share, and limited-time offers that drive customer traffic and average check. This ability to refresh its menu keeps the brand relevant and competitive.
  • Consistent Shareholder Returns: The company has a history of returning capital to shareholders through consistent dividend payments and share repurchase programs. The stable cash flow from its franchise model supports these initiatives, making it attractive to income-focused investors.
Bear Thesis:
  • Intense Competition & Market Saturation: The fast-food industry is highly competitive and largely saturated, particularly in the U.S. Wendy's faces fierce competition from larger rivals like McDonald's and Burger King, as well as emerging QSRs and regional players, making significant market share gains challenging.
  • Rising Operating Costs for Franchisees: Franchisees are facing increasing pressure from rising input costs (food, packaging) and labor inflation. While Wendy's is asset-light, the financial health of its franchisees is crucial for royalty growth, new store development, and remodels. Squeezed franchisee margins could impact future system-wide growth.
  • Consumer Spending Sensitivity & Economic Headwinds: In an uncertain economic environment with high inflation, consumers may reduce discretionary spending on fast food. While QSRs are generally resilient, a prolonged economic downturn or significant changes in consumer behavior could negatively impact traffic and average check.
  • Challenges in International Expansion: While international markets offer growth potential, expanding globally comes with significant challenges, including navigating diverse consumer preferences, regulatory environments, supply chain complexities, and intense local competition, which can slow growth and increase costs.
Main Competitors:
  • McDonald's Corporation ($MCD) (Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, McNuggets), Competes directly across all key metrics: market share, menu variety (burgers, chicken, breakfast), value offerings, drive-thru speed, global presence, and brand recognition. They often set industry trends in marketing and operations.
  • Restaurant Brands International (Burger King) ($QSR) (Whopper, Impossible Whopper, Chicken Fries), As a direct competitor in the fast-food burger segment, Burger King competes on menu innovation, value promotions, drive-thru convenience, and brand loyalty, often targeting similar demographics with its flame-grilled differentiation.
  • Chick-fil-A, Inc. (Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, Waffle Fries), While primarily chicken-focused, Chick-fil-A is a formidable competitor for lunch and dinner occasions due to its strong brand loyalty, perceived higher quality, exceptional customer service, and efficient operations, drawing customers away from traditional burger chains.
  • Yum! Brands, Inc. (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut) ($YUM) (KFC Fried Chicken, Taco Bell Tacos, Pizza Hut Pizza), Competes by offering diverse quick-service options across different cuisine types (chicken, Mexican, pizza), capturing a broad range of consumer preferences and meal occasions, often with strong value propositions and convenience.
  • Shake Shack Inc. ($SHAK) (ShackBurger, Crinkle-Cut Fries, Shakes), Represents the 'better burger' fast-casual segment, competing with Wendy's for customers seeking higher-quality ingredients, a more premium dining experience, and a slightly elevated menu, often at a higher price point.
Moat:
Wendy's operates in a highly competitive and fragmented quick-service restaurant (QSR) market. Its primary moat lies in its long-standing brand recognition, its 'fresh, never frozen' beef positioning (differentiating it from many competitors), and its iconic menu items like the Frosty and square patties. However, competition is fierce, coming from direct burger rivals, chicken-focused chains, broader QSR players offering diverse cuisines, and the growing fast-casual segment. Competitors vie for market share through price wars, menu innovation, convenience (drive-thru, delivery), quality perception, and customer experience, requiring Wendy's to continuously adapt and differentiate.
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    Unit: USD2026-03-29 2025-12-28 2025-09-28 2025-06-29 2025-03-30 2024-12-29 2024-09-29 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-10-01 2023-07-02 2023-04-02 2023-01-01 2022-10-02 2022-07-03 2022-04-03 2022-01-02 2021-10-03 2021-07-04 2021-04-04 2021-01-03 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-29 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-30 2018-09-30 2018-07-01 2018-04-01 2017-12-31 2017-10-01 2017-07-02 2017-04-02 2017-01-01 2016-10-02 2016-07-03 2016-04-03 2016-01-03 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-28 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-29 2013-09-29 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-30 2012-09-30 2012-07-01 2012-04-01 2011-10-02 2011-07-03 2011-04-03 2011-01-02 2010-10-03 2010-10-02 2010-07-04 2010-05-13 2010-04-04 2010-03-04 2010-01-03 2009-12-28 2009-11-05 2009-09-27 2009-08-06 2009-06-28 2009-05-07 2009-03-29 2009-03-13 2008-11-06 2008-09-30 2008-08-05 2008-07-01 2008-05-09 2008-04-01 2008-02-29 2008-01-01 2007-11-09 2007-10-01 
                                                                                          
      revenues:
                                                                                          
      sales
    225,497,000 230,808,000 233,154,000 232,853,000 219,510,000 232,824,000 230,403,000 237,355,000 225,323,000 226,725,000 234,721,000 240,688,000 227,949,000 227,655,000 228,786,000 230,869,000 209,275,000 180,414,000 171,078,000 193,525,000 189,057,000 199,803,000 191,946,000 164,217,000 166,798,000 176,761,000 181,977,000 181,050,000 167,697,000 165,261,000 165,323,000 167,344,000 153,649,000 154,888,000 158,843,000 160,859,000 148,212,000 173,547,000 228,644,000 259,235,000 259,332,000 337,170,000 359,015,000 385,048,000 371,867,000 403,754,000 409,059,000 424,804,000 432,630,000 505,929,000 558,029,000  530,673,000 553,943,000 558,335,000 566,116,000 519,929,000 534,525,000 544,237,000 756,496,000 748,449,000 765,988,000 765,988,000 782,683,000 748,197,000 748,197,000   -733,185,000 806,038,000 806,038,000 816,195,000 816,195,000 773,243 773,243,000 801,731,000 287,641,000 287,641,000 291,340,000 291,340,000 281,579,000 281,579,000     
      yoy
    2.73% -0.87% 1.19% -1.90% -2.58% 2.69% -1.84% -1.38% -1.15% -0.41% 2.59% 4.25% 8.92% 26.18% 33.73% 19.30% 10.69% -9.70% -10.87% 17.85% 13.34% 13.04% 5.48% -9.30% -0.54% 6.96% 10.07% 8.19% 9.14% 6.70% 4.08% 4.03% 3.67% -10.75% -30.53% -37.95% -42.85% -48.53% -36.31% -32.67% -30.26% -16.49% -12.23% -9.36% -14.05% -20.20% -26.70%  -18.48% -8.67% -0.05%  2.07% 3.63% 2.59% -25.17% -30.53% -30.22% -28.95% -3.35% 0.03% 2.38%   -202.05% -7.18%   -189.83% 104141.23% 4.24% 1.80% 183.75% -99.73% 165.41% 175.19% 2.15% 2.15%         
      qoq
    -2.30% -1.01% 0.13% 6.08% -5.72% 1.05% -2.93% 5.34% -0.62% -3.41% -2.48% 5.59% 0.13% -0.49% -0.90% 10.32% 16.00% 5.46% -11.60% 2.36% -5.38% 4.09% 16.89% -1.55% -5.64% -2.87% 0.51% 7.96% 1.47% -0.04% -1.21% 8.91% -0.80% -2.49% -1.25% 8.53% -14.60% -24.10% -11.80% -0.04% -23.09% -6.08% -6.76% 3.54% -7.90% -1.30% -3.71% -1.81% -14.49% -9.34%   -4.20% -0.79% -1.37% 8.88% -2.73% -1.78% -28.06% 1.08% -2.29% 0.00% -2.13% 4.61% 0.00%    -190.96% 0.00% -1.24% 0.00% 105454.79% -99.90% -3.55% 178.73% 0.00% -1.27% 0.00% 3.47% 0.00%      
      franchise royalty revenue and fees
    147,895,000 149,273,000 152,010,000 156,300,000 145,148,000 167,964,000 153,868,000 157,670,000 146,500,000 148,261,000 149,345,000 153,048,000 141,677,000 144,090,000 141,733,000 143,436,000 128,976,000 138,502,000 138,755,000 136,661,000 122,830,000 123,104,000 116,820,000 103,120,000 101,705,000 108,766,000 109,155,000 109,125,000 101,953,000 100,364,000 103,212,000 107,559,000 97,908,000 104,383,000 98,882,000 112,548,000 94,690,000                                                  
      franchise rental income
    58,904,000 59,546,000 57,339,000 60,411,000 58,454,000 58,555,000 59,314,000 60,638,000 57,986,000 56,761,000 57,567,000 58,033,000 57,807,000 59,521,000 58,463,000 58,610,000 57,871,000 54,465,000 62,446,000 60,868,000 58,876,000 59,214,000 58,721,000 56,857,000 57,856,000 56,134,000 59,918,000 58,561,000 58,452,000 51,187,000 50,474,000 51,529,000 50,107,000 49,976,000 50,275,000 46,935,000 42,917,000                                                  
      advertising funds revenue
    108,341,000 103,347,000 107,013,000 111,365,000 100,360,000 114,930,000 123,154,000 115,064,000 104,944,000 108,904,000 108,922,000 109,796,000 101,374,000 105,244,000 103,587,000 104,868,000 92,521,000 99,822,000 97,976,000 102,283,000 89,440,000 92,196,000 84,755,000 78,112,000 78,601,000 85,530,000 86,830,000 86,612,000 80,481,000 81,008,000 81,541,000 84,570,000 78,900,000                                                      
      revenues: - sum
    540,637,000 542,974,000 549,516,000 560,929,000 523,472,000 574,273,000 566,739,000 570,727,000 534,753,000 540,651,000 550,555,000 561,565,000 528,807,000 536,510,000 532,569,000 537,783,000 488,643,000 473,203,000 470,255,000 493,337,000 460,203,000 474,317,000 452,242,000 402,306,000 404,960,000 427,191,000 437,880,000 435,348,000 408,583,000 397,820,000 400,550,000 411,002,000 380,564,000 309,247,000 308,000,000 320,342,000 285,819,000 309,901,000 364,012,000 382,718,000 378,787,000 464,365,000 464,629,000 489,534,000 466,246,000 501,951,000 512,489,000 523,427,000 523,196,000 592,405,000 640,779,000  603,682,000 629,879,000 636,308,000 645,868,000 593,187,000 611,416,000 622,459,000 847,824,000   861,214,000 877,021,000 837,447,000    669,973,000 903,221,000  912,687,000    231,559,750 310,371,000  313,014,000  302,854,000   235,770,000 324,213,000  
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                          
      cost of sales
    201,049,000 202,775,000 204,259,000 196,521,000 188,169,000 195,574,000 195,638,000 199,886,000 192,113,000 197,425,000 199,522,000 201,010,000 196,536,000 194,663,000 196,168,000 197,285,000 185,053,000 154,240,000 146,436,000 154,154,000 156,850,000 164,737,000 159,545,000 140,626,000 149,999,000 151,434,000 152,425,000 151,092,000 142,579,000 138,867,000 139,348,000 138,154,000 132,219,000 127,793,000 132,387,000 129,360,000 123,407,000 140,865,000 186,546,000 202,554,000 214,736,000 272,316,000 291,524,000 315,122,000 303,272,000 335,019,000 343,807,000 347,780,000 374,190,000 436,437,000 469,177,000  460,828,000 464,276,000 478,425,000 483,080,000 455,467,000 458,000,000 464,798,000 659,788,000 643,192,000 667,063,000 667,063,000 659,084,000 641,422,000 641,422,000   -630,941,000 684,071,000 684,071,000 686,462,000 686,462,000 675,942 675,942,000 759,891,000 222,206,000 222,206,000 220,527,000 220,527,000 212,910,000 212,910,000     
      gross profit
    24,448,000 28,033,000 28,895,000 36,332,000 31,341,000 37,250,000 34,765,000 37,469,000 33,210,000 29,300,000 35,199,000 39,678,000 31,413,000 32,992,000 32,618,000 33,584,000 24,222,000 26,174,000 24,642,000 39,371,000 32,207,000 35,066,000 32,401,000 23,591,000 16,799,000 25,327,000 29,552,000 29,958,000 25,118,000 26,394,000 25,975,000 29,190,000 21,430,000 27,095,000 26,456,000 31,499,000 24,805,000 32,682,000 42,098,000 56,681,000 44,596,000 64,854,000 67,491,000 69,926,000 68,595,000 68,735,000 65,252,000 77,024,000 58,440,000 69,492,000 88,852,000  69,845,000 89,667,000 79,910,000 83,036,000 64,462,000 76,525,000 79,439,000 96,708,000 105,257,000 98,925,000 98,925,000 123,599,000 106,775,000 106,775,000   -1,364,126,000 121,967,000 121,967,000 129,733,000 129,733,000 97,301 97,301,000 41,840,000 65,435,000 65,435,000 70,813,000 70,813,000 68,669,000 68,669,000     
      yoy
    -21.99% -24.74% -16.88% -3.03% -5.63% 27.13% -1.23% -5.57% 5.72% -11.19% 7.91% 18.15% 29.69% 26.05% 32.37% -14.70% -24.79% -25.36% -23.95% 66.89% 91.72% 38.45% 9.64% -21.25% -33.12% -4.04% 13.77% 2.63% 17.21% -2.59% -1.82% -7.33% -13.61% -17.10% -37.16% -44.43% -44.38% -49.61% -37.62% -18.94% -34.99% -5.65% 3.43% -9.22% 17.38% -1.09% -26.56%  -16.33% -22.50% 11.19%  8.35% 17.17% 0.59% -14.14% -38.76% -22.64% -19.70% -21.76% -1.42% -7.35%   -107.83% -12.46%   -1151.49% 125250.20% 25.35% 210.07% 98.26% -99.85% 37.41% -40.91% -4.71% -4.71%         
      qoq
    -12.79% -2.98% -20.47% 15.92% -15.86% 7.15% -7.22% 12.82% 13.34% -16.76% -11.29% 26.31% -4.79% 1.15% -2.88% 38.65% -7.46% 6.22% -37.41% 22.24% -8.15% 8.23% 37.34% 40.43% -33.67% -14.30% -1.36% 19.27% -4.83% 1.61% -11.01% 36.21% -20.91% 2.42% -16.01% 26.99% -24.10% -22.37% -25.73% 27.10% -31.24% -3.91% -3.48% 1.94% -0.20% 5.34% -15.28% 31.80% -15.90% -21.79%   -22.11% 12.21% -3.76% 28.81% -15.76% -3.67% -17.86% -8.12% 6.40% 0.00% -19.96% 15.76% 0.00%    -1218.44% 0.00% -5.99% 0.00% 133231.62% -99.90% 132.55% -36.06% 0.00% -7.59% 0.00% 3.12% 0.00%      
      gross margin %
    10.84% 12.15% 12.39% 15.60% 14.28% 16.00% 15.09% 15.79% 14.74% 12.92% 15.00% 16.49% 13.78% 14.49% 14.26% 14.55% 11.57% 14.51% 14.40% 20.34% 17.04% 17.55% 16.88% 14.37% 10.07% 14.33% 16.24% 16.55% 14.98% 15.97% 15.71% 17.44% 13.95% 17.49% 16.66% 19.58% 16.74% 18.83% 18.41% 21.86% 17.20% 19.23% 18.80% 18.16% 18.45% 17.02% 15.95% 18.13% 13.51% 13.74% 15.92% NaN% 13.16% 16.19% 14.31% 14.67% 12.40% 14.32% 14.60% 12.78% 14.06% 12.91% 12.91% 15.79% 14.27% 14.27%   186.05% 15.13% 15.13% 15.89% 15.89% 12.58% 12.58% 5.22% 22.75% 22.75% 24.31% 24.31% 24.39% 24.39%  NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      franchise support and other costs
    21,991,000 29,791,000 17,519,000 17,069,000 16,596,000 20,677,000 16,047,000 16,222,000 14,742,000 15,390,000 14,806,000 13,787,000 13,260,000 12,280,000 12,728,000 9,912,000 11,816,000 15,820,000 10,509,000 8,885,000 7,686,000 7,037,000 5,960,000 5,454,000 8,013,000 23,863,000 9,739,000 4,066,000 6,018,000 6,650,000 5,349,000 7,031,000 6,173,000                                                      
      franchise rental expense
    30,176,000 31,501,000 30,941,000 32,630,000 30,701,000 31,041,000 32,237,000 32,390,000 31,778,000 30,470,000 31,876,000 32,396,000 30,629,000 31,384,000 31,687,000 32,076,000 28,936,000 31,353,000 34,424,000 34,068,000 32,566,000 32,589,000 32,426,000 31,297,000 29,301,000 31,087,000 32,364,000 28,027,000 32,451,000 21,275,000 22,260,000 24,306,000 23,263,000 23,174,000 24,076,000 21,897,000 18,868,000                                                  
      advertising funds expense
    108,615,000 101,969,000 107,681,000 111,374,000 101,528,000 120,213,000 129,732,000 120,817,000 107,374,000 108,829,000 107,895,000 109,618,000 101,661,000 113,718,000 108,269,000 110,973,000 97,800,000 101,109,000 108,529,000 107,875,000 94,238,000 92,007,000 92,048,000 81,317,000 79,988,000 81,085,000 87,883,000 88,667,000 80,481,000 76,855,000 81,541,000 84,570,000 78,900,000                                                      
      general and administrative
    72,843,000 67,081,000 57,909,000 59,485,000 68,204,000 67,161,000 62,794,000 61,496,000 63,757,000 65,658,000 59,288,000 62,742,000 62,276,000 68,473,000 62,523,000 61,637,000 62,346,000 64,394,000 62,840,000 63,114,000 52,622,000 59,323,000 47,322,000 48,592,000 51,639,000 53,940,000 46,169,000 50,784,000 49,313,000 71,425,000 46,545,000 49,163,000 50,356,000 51,891,000 52,960,000 51,280,000 52,450,000 61,161,000 58,938,000 61,124,000 64,646,000 72,401,000 63,683,000 60,771,000 60,312,000 60,135,000 65,774,000 66,982,000 70,366,000 77,169,000 76,518,000  65,310,000 69,984,000 72,175,000 73,345,000 72,304,000 66,006,000 74,456,000 103,627,000 110,664,000 97,948,000 97,948,000 97,512,000 110,482,000 110,482,000   -71,815,000 97,909,000 97,909,000 112,746,000 112,746,000 109,878 109,878,000 125,610,000 36,075,000 36,075,000 42,122,000 42,122,000 44,911,000 44,911,000     
      depreciation and amortization
    40,575,000 40,290,000 38,393,000 36,990,000 36,549,000 33,228,000 36,996,000 37,492,000 35,518,000 34,531,000 34,288,000 33,498,000 33,472,000 32,503,000 34,252,000 33,428,000 33,231,000 32,297,000 30,940,000 30,761,000 31,542,000 34,049,000 32,966,000 34,714,000 31,046,000 33,718,000 33,306,000 31,484,000 33,185,000 34,230,000 29,070,000 33,427,000 32,152,000 33,997,000 31,216,000 31,309,000 29,165,000 30,248,000 29,362,000 30,749,000 32,345,000 33,751,000 36,420,000 39,335,000 36,880,000 41,563,000 36,274,000 39,495,000 42,021,000 47,518,000 44,325,000  51,797,000 36,840,000 41,878,000 35,947,000 32,311,000 30,816,000 29,842,000 43,125,000 44,724,000 46,178,000 46,178,000 44,944,000 46,326,000 46,326,000   -55,054,000 47,020,000 47,020,000 44,687,000 44,687,000 51,662 51,662,000 23,928,000 30,701,000 30,701,000 17,693,000 17,693,000 15,993,000 15,993,000     
      amortization of cloud computing arrangements
    4,762,000 5,198,000 5,226,000 4,056,000 4,167,000 4,064,000 3,576,000 3,519,000 3,542,000 5,086,000 3,844,000 2,266,000 1,582,000 1,506,000 888,000                                                                        
      system optimization losses
    -1,625,000    90,000   -280,000 127,000   6,000                -110,000 -12,000 -455,000 -486,000 -92,000 570,000 -673,000 106,000 41,050,000  -12,026,500 -37,756,000  -8,426,000 -3,687,750 98,000  813,000                                          
      reorganization and realignment costs
    -162,000 77,000 316,000 174,000 -692,000 49,000 354,000 2,452,000 5,673,000 1,100,000 611,000 681,000 6,808,000 70,000 8,000 156,000 464,000 1,167,000 345,000 2,102,000 4,934,000 5,834,000 3,375,000 2,911,000 3,910,000 12,194,000 403,000 3,570,000 798,000 2,377,000 941,000 3,124,000 2,626,000 1,806,000 2,888,000 17,699,000 181,000 2,217,000 2,129,000 2,487,000 3,250,000 5,264,000 5,754,000 6,279,000 4,613,000                                          
      impairment of long-lived assets
    2,572,000 6,731,000 2,257,000 1,686,000 1,421,000 6,840,000 178,000 689,000 2,006,000 888,000 59,000 78,000 376,000 3,738,000 206,000 1,860,000 616,000 420,000 566,000 630,000 635,000 3,310,000 23,000 117,000 4,587,000 5,315,000  198,000 1,486,000 2,541,000 347,000 1,603,000 206,000 2,293,000 1,041,000 253,000 510,000 3,250,000 361,000 5,525,000 7,105,000 11,533,000 1,513,000 10,018,000 1,937,000 7,245,000 3,408,000  332,000 10,552,000 5,327,000   13,316,000  3,270,000 4,511,000  365,000 9,612,000 28,053,000 27,409,000 27,409,000 2,414,000     7,777,000 15,528,000 15,528,000 8,700,000 8,700,000              
      other operating income
    -5,080,000 -5,752,000 -7,005,000 -2,929,000 -6,387,000 51,000 -5,068,000 -3,463,000 -3,033,000 -4,594,000 -3,117,000 -3,791,000 -2,266,000 -3,201,000 -11,843,000 -5,673,000 -2,966,000 -3,668,000 -3,092,000 -4,232,000 -3,476,000 -2,321,000 -2,748,000 -1,396,000 -1,932,000 -2,041,000 -2,392,000 -3,003,000 -3,982,000 -1,744,000 -1,713,000 -1,767,000 -1,163,000                                      146,000  572,000  1,527,000            
      costs and expenses: - sum
    475,716,000 478,957,000 457,467,000 456,669,000 440,346,000 478,252,000 472,064,000 471,220,000 453,597,000 454,022,000 448,952,000 452,291,000 444,329,000 452,493,000 434,434,000 441,502,000 413,762,000 396,306,000 390,060,000 366,591,000 377,081,000 395,750,000 370,894,000 341,645,000 356,228,000 390,474,000 358,857,000 354,775,000 342,317,000 352,021,000 323,202,000 339,519,000 325,302,000 242,660,000 246,343,000 294,548,000 225,099,000 230,686,000 257,924,000 317,070,000 314,958,000 348,053,000 408,690,000 425,226,000 413,976,000 450,234,000 465,566,000 459,573,000 434,182,000 563,527,000 613,969,000  581,218,000 597,622,000 605,125,000 607,477,000 572,271,000 579,026,000 575,025,000 817,184,000   840,869,000 804,358,000 811,114,000    638,157,250 846,399,000  856,180,000    226,534,250 306,574,000  304,766,000  294,797,000   245,276,750 302,269,000  
      operating profit
    64,921,000 64,017,000 92,049,000 104,260,000 83,126,000 96,021,000 94,675,000 99,507,000 81,156,000 86,629,000 101,603,000 109,274,000 84,478,000 84,017,000 98,135,000 96,281,000 74,881,000 76,897,000 80,195,000 126,746,000 83,122,000 78,567,000 81,348,000 60,661,000 48,732,000 36,717,000 79,023,000 80,573,000 66,266,000 45,799,000 77,348,000 71,483,000 55,262,000 66,587,000 61,657,000 25,794,000 60,720,000 79,215,000 106,088,000 65,648,000 63,829,000 116,312,000 55,939,000 64,308,000 52,270,000 51,717,000 46,923,000 63,854,000 89,014,000 28,878,000 26,810,000  22,464,000 32,257,000 31,183,000 38,391,000 20,916,000 32,390,000 47,434,000 30,640,000 13,047,000 20,345,000 20,345,000 72,663,000 26,333,000 26,333,000   -540,913,000 56,822,000 56,822,000 56,507,000 56,507,000 13,934 13,934,000 -433,752,000 3,797,000 3,797,000 8,248,000 8,248,000 8,057,000 8,057,000  57,927,000 21,944,000 21,944,000 
      yoy
    -21.90% -33.33% -2.77% 4.78% 2.43% 10.84% -6.82% -8.94% -3.93% 3.11% 3.53% 13.49% 12.82% 9.26% 22.37% -24.04% -9.91% -2.13% -1.42% 108.94% 70.57% 113.98% 2.94% -24.71% -26.46% -19.83% 2.17% 12.72% 19.91% -31.22% 25.45% 177.13% -8.99% -15.94% -41.88% -60.71% -4.87% -31.89% 89.65% 2.08% 22.11% 124.90% 19.21% 0.71% -41.28% 79.09% 75.02%  296.25% -10.48% -14.02%  7.40% -0.41% -34.26% 25.30% 60.31% 59.20% 133.15% -57.83% -50.45% -22.74%   -104.87% -53.66%   -1057.25% 407693.89% 307.79% -113.03% 1388.20% -99.63% 68.94% -5358.87% -52.87% -52.87%  -85.76% -63.28% -63.28%     
      qoq
    1.41% -30.45% -11.71% 25.42% -13.43% 1.42% -4.86% 22.61% -6.32% -14.74% -7.02% 29.35% 0.55% -14.39% 1.93% 28.58% -2.62% -4.11% -36.73% 52.48% 5.80% -3.42% 34.10% 24.48% 32.72% -53.54% -1.92% 21.59% 44.69% -40.79% 8.20% 29.35% -17.01% 8.00% 139.04% -57.52% -23.35% -25.33% 61.60% 2.85% -45.12% 107.93% -13.01% 23.03% 1.07% 10.22% -26.52% -28.27% 208.24% 7.71%   -30.36% 3.44% -18.78% 83.55% -35.42% -31.72% 54.81% 134.84% -35.87% 0.00% -72.00% 175.94% 0.00%    -1051.94% 0.00% 0.56% 0.00% 405433.23% -99.90% -103.21% -11523.54% 0.00% -53.96% 0.00% 2.37% 0.00%   163.98% 0.00%  
      operating margin %
    28.79% 27.74% 39.48% 44.78% 37.87% 41.24% 41.09% 41.92% 36.02% 38.21% 43.29% 45.40% 37.06% 36.91% 42.89% 41.70% 35.78% 42.62% 46.88% 65.49% 43.97% 39.32% 42.38% 36.94% 29.22% 20.77% 43.42% 44.50% 39.52% 27.71% 46.79% 42.72% 35.97% 42.99% 38.82% 16.04% 40.97% 45.64% 46.40% 25.32% 24.61% 34.50% 15.58% 16.70% 14.06% 12.81% 11.47% 15.03% 20.58% 5.71% 4.80% NaN% 4.23% 5.82% 5.58% 6.78% 4.02% 6.06% 8.72% 4.05% 1.74% 2.66% 2.66% 9.28% 3.52% 3.52%   73.78% 7.05% 7.05% 6.92% 6.92% 1.80% 1.80% -54.10% 1.32% 1.32% 2.83% 2.83% 2.86% 2.86%  Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      interest expense
    -34,106,000 -32,502,000 -31,543,000 -30,945,000 -31,477,000 -31,081,000 -31,270,000 -30,995,000 -30,535,000 -30,263,000 -30,957,000 -31,136,000 -31,705,000 -31,913,000 -31,916,000 -32,125,000 -26,365,000 -26,195,000 -26,000,000 -28,204,000 -28,786,000 -31,041,000 -29,086,000 -29,085,000 -28,525,000 -29,028,000 -27,930,000 -29,931,000 -29,082,000 -29,679,000 -29,625,000 -30,136,000 -30,178,000 -30,172,000 -29,977,000 -28,935,000 -28,975,000 -29,319,000 -28,731,000 -28,643,000 -28,109,000 -28,185,000 -27,938,000 -17,201,000 -12,757,000 -12,864,000 -13,204,000 -13,130,000 -12,994,000 -13,464,000 -15,620,000  -20,964,000 -20,801,000 -21,566,000 -28,002,000 -28,235,000 -28,384,000 -28,089,000 -34,328,000 -32,694,000 -33,868,000 -33,868,000 -34,389,000 -36,278,000 -36,278,000   22,662,000 -36,457,000 -36,457,000 -31,065,000 -31,065,000 -22,149 -22,149,000 -25,989,000 -13,585,000 -13,585,000 -13,944,000 -13,944,000 -13,491,000 -13,491,000  -15,167,000 -15,489,000 -15,489,000 
      investment loss
        -1,718,000                                                                                  
      other income
    3,350,000 2,320,000 2,730,000 2,585,000 4,986,000 5,542,000 6,246,000 6,300,000 6,836,000 7,024,000 7,637,000 7,573,000 7,336,000 6,048,000 2,910,000 1,238,000 207,000 220,000 171,000 161,000 129,000 336,000 181,000 -144,000 1,076,000 1,605,000 1,878,000 2,247,000 2,700,000 2,958,000 1,061,000 917,000 744,000 -1,491,000 -125,000 2,844,000 389,000 -47,000 498,000 276,000 262,000 81,000 214,000 272,000 239,000 -999,000 373,000 857,000 523,000     -1,499,000 900,000 640,000 1,524,000 301,000 189,000 323,000 808,000 268,000 268,000 1,428,000 1,278,000 1,278,000   -909,000 1,319,000 1,319,000 1,581,000 1,581,000  -2,597,000 1,673,000 1,062,000 1,062,000 1,224,000 1,224,000 -4,565,000 -4,565,000  -4,350,000 1,101,000 1,101,000 
      income before income taxes
    34,165,000 33,193,000 63,236,000 75,900,000 54,917,000 70,482,000 69,651,000 74,823,000 57,457,000 67,289,000 77,964,000 78,884,000 55,281,000 58,152,000 69,129,000 65,390,000 50,834,000 50,961,000 54,366,000 80,786,000 54,465,000 47,637,000 52,443,000 31,432,000 21,283,000 32,547,000 53,311,000 45,739,000 39,884,000 19,382,000 498,917,000 42,264,000 14,353,000 15,848,000 31,555,000 -297,000 32,134,000        39,752,000    76,543,000           -3,365,000    18,554,000        23,441,000 23,441,000              
      provision for income taxes
    -11,453,000 -6,712,000 -18,984,000 -20,790,000 -15,685,000 -22,985,000 -19,427,000 -20,180,000 -15,464,000 -20,351,000 -19,915,000 -19,252,000 -15,460,000 -16,877,000 -18,587,000 -17,239,000 -13,432,000 1,170,000 -13,195,000 -15,062,000 -13,099,000 -8,903,000 -12,690,000 -6,528,000 -6,842,000 -7,131,750 -7,184,000 -13,353,000  -28,562,500 -107,668,000 -12,388,000  -7,159,750 -17,298,000 -1,548,000 -9,793,000 -21,681,000 -28,965,000 -10,801,000 -10,619,000 -51,741,000 -19,892,000 -15,259,000 -12,245,000 -16,019,000 -11,262,000 -22,574,000           -8,308,000     -7,812,000                       
      net income
    22,712,000 26,481,000 44,252,000 55,110,000 39,232,000 47,497,000 50,224,000 54,643,000 41,993,000 46,938,000 58,049,000 59,632,000 39,821,000 41,275,000 50,542,000 48,151,000 37,402,000 52,131,000 41,171,000 65,724,000 41,366,000 38,734,000 39,753,000 24,904,000 14,441,000 26,533,000 46,127,000 32,386,000 31,894,000 18,831,000 391,249,000 29,876,000 20,159,000 159,276,000 14,257,000 -1,845,000 22,341,000 28,891,000 48,890,000 26,480,000 25,363,000 85,856,000 7,584,000 40,195,000 27,507,000 23,294,000 22,830,000 29,007,000 46,303,000 32,659,000 -2,162,000  2,133,000 26,388,000 -26,162,000 -5,493,000 14,734,000 -3,966,000 11,266,000 -1,409,000 -10,758,000 -909,000 -909,000 10,742,000 -3,400,000 -3,400,000   -498,397,000 14,688,000 14,688,000 14,892,000 14,892,000 -10,924 -10,924,000 -393,218,000 -12,147,000 -12,147,000 -6,905,000 -6,905,000 -67,471,000 -67,471,000  33,312,000 3,731,000 3,731,000 
      yoy
    -42.11% -44.25% -11.89% 0.85% -6.57% 1.19% -13.48% -8.37% 5.45% 13.72% 14.85% 23.84% 6.47% -20.82% 22.76% -26.74% -9.58% 34.59% 3.57% 163.91% 186.45% 45.98% -13.82% -23.10% -54.72% 40.90% -88.21% 8.40% 58.21% -88.18% 2644.26% -1719.30% -9.77% 451.30% -70.84% -106.97% -11.91% -66.35% 544.65% -34.12% -7.79% 268.58% -66.78% 38.57% -40.59% -28.68% -1155.97%  2070.79% 23.76% -91.74%  -85.52% -765.36% -332.22% 289.85% -236.96% 336.30% -1339.38% -113.12% 216.41% -73.26%   -99.32% -123.15%   -3446.74% -134556.24% -234.46% -103.79% -222.60% -99.91% 58.20% 5594.69% -82.00% -82.00%  -120.73% -1908.39% -1908.39%     
      qoq
    -14.23% -40.16% -19.70% 40.47% -17.40% -5.43% -8.09% 30.12% -10.54% -19.14% -2.65% 49.75% -3.52% -18.34% 4.97% 28.74% -28.25% 26.62% -37.36% 58.88% 6.80% -2.56% 59.62% 72.45% -45.57% -42.48% 42.43% 1.54% 69.37% -95.19% 1209.58% 48.20% -87.34% 1017.18% -872.74% -108.26% -22.67% -40.91% 84.63% 4.40% -70.46% 1032.07% -81.13% 46.13% 18.09% 2.03% -21.29% -37.35% 41.78% -1610.59%   -91.92% -200.86% 376.28% -137.28% -471.51% -135.20% -899.57% -86.90% 1083.50% 0.00% -108.46% -415.94% 0.00%    -3493.23% 0.00% -1.37% 0.00% -136423.69% -99.90% -97.22% 3137.16% 0.00% 75.92% 0.00% -89.77% 0.00%   792.84% 0.00%  
      net income margin %
    10.07% 11.47% 18.98% 23.67% 17.87% 20.40% 21.80% 23.02% 18.64% 20.70% 24.73% 24.78% 17.47% 18.13% 22.09% 20.86% 17.87% 28.90% 24.07% 33.96% 21.88% 19.39% 20.71% 15.17% 8.66% 15.01% 25.35% 17.89% 19.02% 11.39% 236.66% 17.85% 13.12% 102.83% 8.98% -1.15% 15.07% 16.65% 21.38% 10.21% 9.78% 25.46% 2.11% 10.44% 7.40% 5.77% 5.58% 6.83% 10.70% 6.46% -0.39% NaN% 0.40% 4.76% -4.69% -0.97% 2.83% -0.74% 2.07% -0.19% -1.44% -0.12% -0.12% 1.37% -0.45% -0.45%   67.98% 1.82% 1.82% 1.82% 1.82% -1.41% -1.41% -49.05% -4.22% -4.22% -2.37% -2.37% -23.96% -23.96%  Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      net income per share
                                                                                          
      basic
    0.12 0.14 0.23  0.2 0.23 0.25 0.27  0.23 0.28 0.28  0.19 0.24 0.23 0.17 0.24 0.19 0.3 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.11  0.12 0.2 0.14  0.08 1.65 0.13  0.035 0.06          0.08                                          
      diluted
    0.12 0.14 0.23  0.19 0.24 0.25 0.27  0.23 0.28 0.28  0.19 0.24 0.22 0.17 0.23 0.18 0.29 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.11  0.11 0.2 0.14  0.09 1.6 0.12  0.035 0.06          0.07                                          
      system optimization gains
     -704,000 -29,000 -387,000  -646,000 -420,000   -761,000 -120,000  -5,000 -2,641,000 -452,000 -152,000 -3,534,000 -826,000 -1,437,000 -30,766,000 -516,000 -815,000 -23,000 -1,987,000 -323,000 -290,500 -1,040,000          -1,407,000   -1,924,000    -15,654,000                                           
      investment income
           11,000  31,000  -6,827,000 -3,562,000   -4,000 2,111,000         24,599,000 340,000   304,000 450,133,000                           3,000 148,000  5,000 77,000 77,000 5,049,000 130,000 130,000   13,288,000 737,000 737,000   -1,794 -1,794,000 85,935,000 -1,376,000 -1,376,000 -9,199,000 -9,199,000 -65,922,000 -65,922,000  12,511,000 -1,083,000 -1,083,000 
      basic and diluted net income per share
       0.29     0.2    0.19            0.06    0.14    0.08   -0.01 0.09            0.12                 -0.01                     
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
             -396,250 -319,000  -1,266,000       -17,917,000      -1,346,000  -7,150,000     -11,475,000           -7,295,000      -7,544,000     -49,881,000 -25,195,000        -26,197,000                       
      benefit from income taxes
                                -7,990,000    5,806,000                -30,240,000 3,620,000 -15,625,000  2,904,000 6,616,000 12,672,000 8,673,000 -6,878,000 -1,766,000  1,956,000 8,076,000 12,269,000 12,269,000  5,137,000 5,137,000      -8,549,000  4,809 4,809,000    6,766,000 6,766,000       
      dividends per share
                                   0.085 0.085 0.053 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.045 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.041 0.055 0.055 0.06 0.038 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.033 0.05  0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02       0.015                       
      other operating expense
                                     2,379,000 1,669,000 1,700,000 1,925,000 9,050,250 18,344,000 16,555,000 1,302,000 12,046,000 9,698,000 9,355,000 6,149,000 -258,000 8,783,000 4,433,000 -8,694,000 3,288,000 -3,653,000  245,000 -264,000 1,217,000 1,847,000 1,535,000 365,000 525,000 1,032,000 1,052,000 2,271,000 2,271,000 404,000 1,283,000 1,283,000   -1,592,000 146,000  572,000  1,527             
      franchise revenues
                                         94,576,500 135,368,000 123,483,000 119,455,000 127,195,000 105,614,000 104,486,000 94,379,000 98,197,000 103,430,000 98,623,000 90,566,000 86,476,000 82,750,000  73,009,000 75,936,000 77,973,000 79,752,000 73,258,000 76,891,000 78,222,000 91,328,000 92,283,000 95,226,000 95,226,000 94,338,000 89,250,000 89,250,000   -123,946,000 97,183,000 97,183,000 96,492,000 96,492,000 90,741 90,741,000 94,791,000 22,730,000 22,730,000 21,674,000 21,674,000 21,275,000 21,275,000     
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                         50,572,000 77,855,000 37,281,000 35,982,000 23,426,500 28,215,000 40,084,000              4,310,000 19,682,000            22,421,000                
      income from continuing operations
                                         28,891,000 48,890,000 26,480,000 25,363,000 88,681,000 8,323,000 24,825,000      32,925,000 -2,162,000   25,409,000 -26,692,000 -5,493,000 14,734,000 2,544,000 11,374,000  -10,758,000 -909,000 -909,000        14,266,000       -13,366,000  -6,905,000  -67,471,000    3,731,000 
      discontinued operations:
                                                                                          
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                             1,323,000 -417,000 231,000          1,167,000 784,000   -1,441,000 3,672,000          1,795,000 422,000 422,000                
      gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                             -4,148,000 -322,000 15,139,000                                           
      net income from discontinued operations
                                             -2,825,000 -739,000 15,370,000          979,000 530,000    -108,000                            
      basic income per share:
                                                                                          
      continuing operations
                                         0.11 0.19 0.1 0.09 0.28 0.03 0.07      0.09    0.07 -0.07 -0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03                 -2.11 -0.14 -0.14         
      discontinued operations
                                               0.04              -0.02                   0.01 0.01         
      diluted income per share:
                                                                                          
      basic and diluted income per share:
                                                                0.003                          
      basic net income per share:
                                                                                          
      diluted net income per share:
                                                                                          
      facilities action charges (income)
                                                 -8,907,500 7,520,000 883,000                                       
      income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
                                                 40,554,000 34,092,000 51,581,000     -771,000                                  
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                     410,000 223,000                                    
      net income attributable to the wendy’s company
                                                 23,294,000 22,830,000 29,007,000  33,069,000 -1,939,000  2,133,000 26,388,000 -26,162,000 -5,493,000 12,350,000                              
      basic and diluted net income per share attributable to the wendy’s company
                                                 0.065 0.06 0.08     0.01                                  
      facilities action (income) charges
                                                    -44,033,000                                      
      facilities action charges
                                                     -20,834,000 22,275,000                                    
      investment income and other income
                                                     12,500 2,273,000                                    
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
                                                     29,305,000 13,463,000   18,793,000 -39,364,000 -14,166,000 21,612,000                              
      loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                         -188,000 -254,000   -5,069,000                             
      basic and diluted income per share attributable to the wendy’s company:
                                                                                          
      facilities relocation costs and other transactions
                                                        3,038,000                                  
      other expense, net and investment income
                                                        -2,271,000                                  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                            -2,384,000                              
      facilities relocation and other transition costs
                                                         6,560,500 11,285,000 9,426,000 5,531,000                              
      transaction related costs
                                                         329,750 145,000 562,000 612,000 23,839,000                             
      gain on sale of investment
                                                         6,851,750   27,407,000                              
      loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                                              -3,780,000                            
      net loss from discontinued operations
                                                             -6,510,000                             
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                                          
      dividends per share:
                                                             0.02 0.02 0.02 0.011 0.015 0.015                        
      retention program and other transaction related costs
                                                              5,039,000                            
      basic and diluted loss per share:
                                                                                          
      facilities relocation and corporate restructuring
                                                                        -4,986,000 1,725,000 1,725,000 3,013,000 3,013,000 4,161 4,161,000 3,101,000 -82,000 -82,000 -41,000 -41,000 935,000 935,000  4,163,000 1,807,000 1,807,000 
      other than temporary losses on investments
                                                                        -108,825,000   -789,000 -789,000 -3,127 -3,127,000            
      before income taxes
                                                                -790,250 -13,178,000 -13,178,000                        
      basic and diluted income per share
                                                                   0.03                       
      impairment of other long-lived assets
                                                                    11,601,000 11,601,000                     
      loss before income tax benefit
                                                                    -8,537,000                      
      basic and diluted net loss per share
                                                                    -0.01                      
      dividends declared per share
                                                                    0.015 0.015                     
      income before income tax benefit
                                                                     -8,537,000                     
      income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                        7,532,250 22,421,000                 
      (provision for) benefit from income taxes
                                                                        -2,973,750 -8,155,000      3,073,000 -2,938,000    8,464,000   6,096,250 -4,174,000  
      income (loss) from continuing operations
                                                                        4,558,500 14,266,000      -21,935,500 -13,366,000    -67,471,000   -4,270,500 3,731,000  
      continuing operations:
                                                                                          
      common stock
                                                                        0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03              
      class b common stock
                                                                                    -0.73 -0.73     
      net income:
                                                                                          
      dividends declared per share:
                                                                                          
      (benefit from) benefit from income taxes
                                                                          -8,155,000  -8,549,000     -2,938,000    8,464,000    -4,174,000 
      investment expense
                                                                           -2,793,000 -2,793,000              
      impairment of long-lived assets`
                                                                             6,880 6,880,000            
      other expense
                                                                             -2,597             
      loss before income taxes benefit
                                                                             -15,733             
      basic and diluted net loss per share:
                                                                                          
      class a common stock
                                                                             -0.02 -0.02      -0.73 -0.73     
      income before income taxes benefit
                                                                              -15,733,000            
      basic and diluted net income per share:
                                                                                          
      asset management and related fees
                                                                                       13,641,000 16,940,000 16,940,000 
      cost of services
                                                                                          
      advertising
                                                                               15,668,500 17,674,000 17,674,000 24,465,000 24,465,000 20,535,000 20,535,000     
      settlement of preexisting business relationships
                                                                               -121,750     -487,000 -487,000     
      income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                               -24,923,500 -10,102,000    -75,921,000   -9,658,750 6,473,000  
      minority interests in loss of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                               -85,000 -326,000       -708,000 1,432,000  
      income (loss) from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                               304,750 1,219,000          
      class a and class b common stock:
                                                                                          
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests
                                                                                 -10,102,000    -75,921,000    6,473,000 
      minority interests in (income) loss of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                 -326,000        1,432,000 
      income from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                                 1,219,000         
      loss from continuing operations before benefit from income taxes and minority interests
                                                                                  -13,671,000        
      minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                    -14,000 -14,000     
      loss from continuing operations
                                                                                  -6,905,000        
      loss from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                                                                          
      basic and diluted loss from continuing operations and net loss per share:
                                                                                          
      class a and class b common stock
                                                                                  -0.07 -0.07       
      income from continuing operations before benefit from income taxes and minority interests
                                                                                   -13,671,000       
      income from disposal of discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                                                                          
      basic and diluted income from continuing operations and net income per share:
                                                                                          
      net sales
                                                                                       282,870,000 285,496,000 285,496,000 
      royalties and franchise and related fees
                                                                                       15,713,750 21,777,000 21,777,000 
      cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
                                                                                       204,381,000 210,940,000 210,940,000 
      cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization
                                                                                       5,423,000 6,562,000 6,562,000 
      advertising and promotions
                                                                                       19,954,000 20,929,000 20,929,000 
      general and administrative, excluding depreciation and amortization
                                                                                       49,808,000 42,009,000 42,009,000 
      depreciation and amortization, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                                                       18,911,000 20,022,000 20,022,000 
      loss on settlement of unfavorable franchise rights
                                                                                          
      loss on early extinguishments of debt
                                                                                          
      gain on sale of unconsolidated business
                                                                                       639,500   
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
                                                                                          
      income from operations
                                                                                          
      loss on disposal
                                                                                       -37,250   
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                       -37,250   
      basic and diluted income from continuing operations and net income (loss) per share of class a common stock and class b common stock
                                                                                       -0.048 0.04  
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
                                                                                          
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                                          
      basic and diluted income from continuing operations and net income per share of class a common stock and class b common stock
                                                                                         0.04 
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        assets
                                                                                     
        current assets:
                                                                                     
        cash and cash equivalents
      298,740,000 300,833,000 291,408,000 281,226,000 335,259,000 450,512,000 482,224,000 465,489,000 498,333,000 516,037,000 598,025,000 635,433,000 676,469,000 745,889,000 731,801,000 700,813,000 741,216,000 249,438,000 571,502,000 568,139,000 316,488,000 306,989,000 313,187,000 338,002,000 294,890,000 300,195,000 439,421,000 426,216,000 414,168,000 431,405,000 634,751,000 194,939,000 187,709,000 171,447,000 186,629,000 204,543,000 193,235,000 198,240,000 308,784,000 266,180,000 312,923,000 327,216,000 175,700,000 1,197,567,000 202,862,000 267,276,000 342,446,000 371,660,000 384,695,000 580,152,000 513,431,000 453,361,000 428,684,000 453,361,000 453,592,000 435,100,000 418,410,000 488,817,000 492,448,000 500,061,000 512,508,000 520,514,000 520,514,000 508,380,000 507,284,000 507,284,000 591,719,000 591,719,000 122,434 90,090,000 19,093,000 90,090,000 26,032,000 19,093,000 59,026,000   134,572,000 134,572,000 
        restricted cash
      39,295,000 39,207,000 34,346,000 33,995,000 34,644,000 34,481,000 35,180,000 35,718,000 36,058,000 35,848,000 36,727,000 36,091,000 36,348,000 35,203,000 34,363,000 33,997,000 32,627,000 27,535,000 36,321,000 37,792,000 37,948,000 33,973,000 38,460,000 30,606,000 53,459,000 34,539,000 28,769,000 29,494,000 29,671,000 29,860,000 29,874,000 30,000,000 30,113,000 32,633,000 34,042,000 39,144,000 49,339,000 57,612,000 40,776,000 35,694,000 41,782,000                                       
        accounts and notes receivable
      125,055,000 117,333,000 128,460,000 115,084,000 102,474,000 99,926,000 111,413,000 117,671,000 125,546,000 121,683,000 138,064,000 142,590,000 136,343,000 116,426,000 142,447,000 115,367,000 118,151,000 119,540,000 100,265,000 103,257,000 100,312,000 109,891,000 100,125,000 134,519,000 80,999,000 117,461,000 105,017,000 101,083,000 110,567,000 109,805,000 100,148,000 95,121,000 109,874,000 114,390,000 115,390,000 106,649,000 90,324,000 98,825,000 109,835,000 115,304,000 87,999,000 104,854,000 77,078,000 70,515,000 76,387,000 73,358,000 69,084,000 72,055,000 63,192,000 62,885,000 62,620,000 61,164,000 61,761,000 61,164,000 65,135,000 72,976,000 72,074,000 71,712,000 70,962,000 84,623,000 84,258,000 88,521,000 88,521,000 96,625,000 86,727,000 86,727,000 88,004,000 88,004,000 93,904 97,258,000 27,892,000 97,258,000 21,489,000 27,892,000 28,197,000 27,358,000 27,358,000 27,788,000 27,788,000 
        inventories
      6,604,000 7,387,000 6,935,000 6,314,000 6,200,000 6,529,000 6,251,000 6,379,000 6,110,000 6,690,000 6,813,000 6,549,000 6,452,000 7,129,000 6,578,000 6,456,000 5,945,000 5,934,000 4,257,000 4,261,000 4,733,000 4,732,000 4,604,000 4,411,000 4,558,000 3,891,000 3,549,000 3,546,000 3,550,000 3,687,000 3,335,000 3,283,000 3,149,000 3,156,000 2,895,000 2,922,000 2,721,000 2,851,000 2,653,000 2,432,000 3,607,000 4,312,000 4,204,000 5,791,000 7,941,000 8,807,000 8,305,000 9,049,000 9,032,000 10,226,000 9,127,000 13,805,000 12,424,000 13,805,000 12,287,000 12,322,000 12,004,000 12,508,000 13,164,000 23,112,000 22,694,000 21,238,000 21,238,000 22,401,000 21,778,000 21,778,000 23,024,000 23,024,000 24,282 24,646,000 10,694,000 24,646,000 11,417,000 10,694,000 10,517,000 11,067,000 11,067,000 9,744,000 9,744,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      73,419,000 55,412,000 55,114,000 52,693,000 48,428,000 45,563,000 32,816,000 40,087,000 39,075,000 39,640,000 33,311,000 29,925,000 29,952,000 26,963,000 28,795,000 35,548,000 32,101,000 30,584,000 23,820,000 24,219,000 48,498,000 89,732,000 34,825,000 36,003,000 37,969,000 15,585,000 12,638,000 18,622,000 19,762,000 14,452,000 18,147,000 22,414,000 20,086,000 20,125,000 23,762,000 27,438,000 27,515,000 19,244,000 60,026,000 144,800,000 74,179,000 112,788,000 178,484,000 115,543,000 83,151,000 73,692,000 81,887,000 58,255,000 65,847,000 81,759,000 118,680,000 24,231,000 38,020,000 24,231,000 32,125,000 39,425,000 42,447,000 32,274,000 42,156,000 53,783,000 24,386,000 42,935,000 42,935,000 51,565,000 53,860,000 53,860,000 28,098,000 28,098,000 46,669 28,990,000 17,569,000 28,990,000 30,626,000 17,569,000 21,147,000 25,932,000 25,932,000 27,435,000 27,435,000 
        advertising funds restricted assets
      109,149,000 97,867,000 124,593,000 111,134,000 117,193,000 99,129,000 115,329,000 125,215,000 162,406,000 117,755,000 113,112,000 116,858,000 117,839,000 126,673,000 150,662,000 151,741,000 149,787,000 159,818,000 107,320,000 101,858,000 133,518,000 142,306,000 116,535,000 154,367,000 120,008,000 82,376,000 84,380,000 93,422,000 86,046,000 76,509,000 69,835,000 87,688,000 91,483,000 62,602,000 58,163,000 60,227,000 75,396,000 75,760,000 90,763,000 91,322,000 86,865,000 67,399,000 86,444,000 82,783,000 78,872,000 65,308,000 68,014,000 69,093,000 71,653,000 67,183,000 68,768,000 65,777,000 70,118,000 65,777,000 75,249,000 85,868,000 77,289,000 72,116,000 74,472,000 85,478,000 76,553,000 102,758,000 102,758,000 83,550,000 77,484,000 77,484,000 80,476,000 80,476,000            
        total current assets
      652,262,000 618,039,000 640,856,000 600,446,000 644,198,000 736,140,000 783,213,000 790,559,000 867,528,000 837,653,000 926,052,000 967,446,000 1,003,403,000 1,058,283,000 1,094,646,000 1,043,922,000 1,079,827,000 592,849,000 843,485,000 839,526,000 641,497,000 687,623,000 607,736,000 697,908,000 591,883,000 554,047,000 673,774,000 672,383,000 663,764,000 665,718,000 856,090,000 433,445,000 442,414,000 404,353,000 420,881,000 440,923,000 438,530,000 452,532,000 612,837,000 655,732,000 607,355,000 616,569,000 595,042,000 1,553,919,000 538,422,000 562,102,000 670,233,000 672,934,000 710,738,000 922,411,000 858,799,000 709,827,000 695,666,000 709,827,000 733,680,000 729,976,000 713,913,000 735,706,000 822,525,000 802,053,000 754,788,000 854,730,000 854,730,000 829,077,000 813,698,000 813,698,000 878,992,000 878,992,000 424,933 380,838,000 98,084,000 380,838,000 104,610,000 98,084,000 155,938,000 170,254,000 170,254,000 271,812,000 271,812,000 
        properties
      908,478,000 937,795,000 923,513,000 915,662,000 907,444,000 907,787,000 894,200,000 894,586,000 890,667,000 891,080,000 886,792,000 888,798,000 885,089,000 895,778,000 882,283,000 890,423,000 895,684,000 906,867,000 873,250,000 881,798,000 898,420,000 915,889,000 922,717,000 934,980,000 949,006,000 977,000,000 980,872,000 992,302,000 1,003,231,000 1,213,236,000 1,223,982,000 1,226,961,000 1,245,377,000 1,263,059,000 1,252,246,000 1,254,750,000 1,190,550,000 1,192,339,000 1,207,938,000 1,191,353,000 1,235,596,000 1,227,944,000 1,226,383,000 1,254,489,000 1,288,009,000 1,271,238,000 1,234,992,000 1,187,648,000 1,146,996,000 1,165,487,000 1,156,320,000 1,250,338,000 1,233,283,000 1,250,338,000 1,240,858,000 1,205,883,000 1,195,107,000 1,152,666,000 1,141,675,000 1,519,962,000 1,551,261,000 1,554,740,000 1,554,740,000 1,567,964,000 1,585,979,000 1,585,979,000 1,619,248,000 1,619,248,000 1,734,407 1,770,372,000 528,194,000 1,770,372,000 513,022,000 528,194,000 519,526,000 504,874,000 504,874,000 512,268,000 512,268,000 
        finance lease assets
      325,538,000 312,844,000 302,331,000 257,085,000 251,093,000 244,954,000 235,780,000 231,390,000 227,547,000 228,936,000 227,289,000 227,994,000 229,736,000 234,570,000 237,517,000 238,878,000 242,917,000 244,279,000 210,660,000 206,586,000 201,249,000 206,153,000 207,933,000 201,418,000 202,718,000 200,144,000 198,415,000 197,691,000 195,368,000                                                   
        operating lease assets
      611,376,000 642,589,000 660,709,000 667,970,000 661,077,000 679,777,000 686,286,000 687,253,000 696,944,000 705,615,000 718,387,000 728,362,000 741,258,000 754,498,000 765,688,000 783,645,000 793,727,000 812,620,000 783,986,000 791,924,000 806,614,000 821,480,000 827,123,000 839,276,000 839,068,000 857,199,000 871,108,000 895,280,000 919,283,000                                                   
        goodwill
      773,710,000 774,088,000 774,784,000 772,827,000 771,645,000 771,468,000 773,187,000 772,794,000 773,077,000 773,727,000 773,187,000 773,686,000 773,095,000 773,088,000 772,984,000 774,703,000 775,534,000 775,278,000 751,805,000 752,552,000 751,957,000 751,049,000 749,670,000 749,080,000 748,640,000 755,911,000 755,588,000 755,887,000 755,355,000 747,884,000 749,192,000 741,783,000 742,555,000 743,334,000 743,508,000 742,407,000 741,658,000 741,410,000 742,234,000 739,566,000 767,455,000 770,781,000 775,633,000 795,737,000 818,789,000 822,562,000 815,990,000 828,264,000 826,686,000 842,544,000 868,057,000 876,201,000 875,179,000 876,201,000 876,643,000 873,786,000 872,032,000 867,701,000 872,366,000 888,095,000 883,644,000 882,611,000 882,611,000 880,729,000 883,001,000 883,001,000 881,019,000 881,019,000 859,007 853,775,000 477,299,000 853,775,000 477,387,000 477,299,000 478,580,000 468,778,000 468,778,000 524,816,000 524,816,000 
        other intangible assets
      1,158,395,000 1,170,671,000 1,177,436,000 1,176,105,000 1,184,334,000 1,192,264,000 1,199,413,000 1,202,525,000 1,210,124,000 1,219,129,000 1,225,290,000 1,231,823,000 1,239,572,000 1,248,800,000 1,252,198,000 1,262,762,000 1,273,006,000 1,280,791,000 1,209,695,000 1,217,275,000 1,219,089,000 1,224,960,000 1,229,343,000 1,234,065,000 1,240,425,000 1,247,212,000 1,251,699,000 1,257,323,000 1,264,238,000 1,294,153,000 1,303,690,000 1,301,463,000 1,311,217,000 1,321,585,000 1,332,130,000 1,338,645,000 1,314,540,000 1,322,531,000 1,326,134,000 1,330,869,000 1,333,584,000 1,339,587,000 1,343,197,000 1,359,485,000 1,345,478,000 1,351,365,000 1,338,483,000 1,342,664,000 1,344,862,000 1,305,780,000 1,300,035,000 1,301,537,000 1,293,862,000 1,301,537,000 1,314,825,000 1,313,552,000 1,299,480,000 1,309,204,000 1,318,242,000 1,351,418,000 1,358,574,000 1,367,078,000 1,367,078,000 1,376,658,000 1,383,019,000 1,383,019,000 1,392,883,000 1,392,883,000 1,409,017 1,411,473,000 49,587,000 1,411,473,000 47,617,000 49,587,000 50,575,000 45,318,000 45,318,000 66,174,000 66,174,000 
        investments
      24,499,000 25,227,000 25,851,000 27,092,000 26,770,000 29,006,000 31,758,000 32,181,000 33,230,000 34,445,000 34,441,000 35,883,000 42,082,000 46,028,000 45,482,000 50,195,000 51,453,000 49,870,000 41,356,000 43,676,000 43,743,000 44,574,000 43,422,000 42,592,000 42,778,000 45,949,000 46,898,000 47,920,000 48,411,000 47,660,000 52,575,000 52,144,000 53,669,000 56,002,000 58,171,000 56,999,000 56,954,000 56,981,000 59,687,000 60,942,000 61,253,000 58,369,000 64,890,000 70,715,000 70,242,000 74,054,000 77,768,000 82,063,000 79,909,000 83,197,000 106,636,000 113,283,000 110,901,000 113,283,000 117,577,000 115,863,000 118,969,000 119,207,000 110,785,000 109,941,000 107,223,000 106,865,000 106,865,000 104,056,000 110,014,000 110,014,000 107,020,000 107,020,000 116,731 133,052,000 101,853,000 133,052,000 70,452,000 101,853,000 97,453,000 141,909,000 141,909,000 82,705,000 82,705,000 
        net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases
      279,671,000 284,891,000 283,929,000 286,678,000 285,936,000 288,048,000 285,711,000 291,493,000 306,908,000 313,664,000 313,969,000 315,944,000 314,763,000 317,337,000 310,576,000 312,376,000 302,783,000 299,707,000 305,242,000 302,694,000 269,750,000 268,221,000 259,588,000 258,798,000 258,816,000 256,606,000 250,602,000 241,584,000 236,426,000                                                   
        other assets
      190,693,000 190,417,000 186,766,000 190,283,000 186,985,000 185,399,000 183,675,000 185,384,000 183,745,000 178,577,000 185,041,000 183,817,000 179,030,000 170,962,000 163,615,000 158,677,000 148,168,000 139,130,000 137,468,000 130,843,000 124,351,000 120,057,000 115,492,000 112,239,000 108,382,000 100,461,000 107,264,000 103,523,000 99,585,000 96,907,000 95,754,000 95,545,000 85,006,000 79,516,000 69,688,000 61,870,000 210,093,000 173,521,000 165,594,000 156,758,000 145,067,000 95,470,000 75,637,000 72,200,000 72,895,000 64,521,000                                  
        total assets
      4,924,622,000 4,956,561,000 4,976,175,000 4,894,148,000 4,919,482,000 5,034,843,000 5,073,223,000 5,088,165,000 5,189,770,000 5,182,826,000 5,290,448,000 5,353,753,000 5,408,028,000 5,499,344,000 5,524,989,000 5,515,581,000 5,563,099,000 5,101,391,000 5,156,947,000 5,166,874,000 4,956,670,000 5,040,006,000 4,963,024,000 5,070,356,000 4,981,716,000 4,994,529,000 5,136,220,000 5,163,893,000 5,185,661,000 4,292,035,000 4,507,432,000 4,080,179,000 4,109,838,000 4,096,938,000 4,090,273,000 4,108,663,000 3,952,325,000 3,939,314,000 4,114,424,000 4,135,220,000 4,150,310,000 4,108,720,000 4,080,782,000 5,106,545,000 4,133,835,000 4,145,842,000 4,179,455,000 4,157,055,000 4,154,077,000 4,363,040,000 4,323,955,000 4,303,199,000 4,256,978,000 4,303,199,000 4,340,079,000 4,310,481,000 4,266,104,000 4,253,295,000 4,751,632,000 4,740,741,000 4,732,654,000 4,854,680,000 4,854,680,000 4,839,700,000 4,868,478,000 4,868,478,000 4,975,416,000 4,975,416,000 4,642,678 4,645,620,000  4,645,620,000        
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                     
        current liabilities:
                                                                                     
        current portion of long-term debt
      29,750,000 29,750,000 425,336,000 78,505,000 78,334,000 78,163,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 29,250,000 24,250,000 32,750,000 32,750,000 31,250,000 28,962,000 35,358,000 146,769,000 150,918,000 22,750,000 22,750,000 22,750,000 23,250,000 31,655,000 31,291,000 31,118,000 30,838,000 30,172,000 29,359,000 28,988,000 24,900,000 24,652,000 23,830,000 23,701,000 23,462,000 23,290,000 23,198,000 17,595,000 57,571,000 53,777,000 37,485,000 37,680,000 37,814,000 38,543,000 38,260,000 12,911,000 13,803,000 12,911,000 10,000,000 9,905,000 7,705,000 8,088,000 8,180,000 17,350,000 18,415,000 17,923,000 17,923,000 18,002,000 15,359,000 15,359,000 22,127,000 22,127,000 30,732 30,426,000 15,355,000 30,426,000 54,915,000 15,355,000 26,322,000 27,802,000 27,802,000 17,844,000 17,844,000 
        current portion of finance lease liabilities
      27,334,000 26,673,000 25,921,000 24,234,000 23,035,000 22,509,000 21,952,000 21,220,000 20,730,000 20,250,000 19,734,000 19,213,000 18,744,000 18,316,000 17,585,000 17,034,000 17,211,000 15,513,000 15,915,000 14,547,000 12,582,000 12,105,000 11,438,000 10,552,000 9,979,000 11,005,000 10,584,000 9,917,000 9,380,000                                                   
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
      52,318,000 51,119,000 51,223,000 51,293,000 50,348,000 50,068,000 50,578,000 49,931,000 49,848,000 49,353,000 49,155,000 49,161,000 48,754,000 48,120,000 47,481,000 47,482,000 47,178,000 47,315,000 45,541,000 45,269,000 45,498,000 45,346,000 44,677,000 44,246,000 43,670,000 43,775,000 43,474,000 43,321,000 43,657,000                                                   
        accounts payable
      23,596,000 30,450,000 27,195,000 26,645,000 24,856,000 28,455,000 29,047,000 25,767,000 26,175,000 27,370,000 41,693,000 38,640,000 45,338,000 43,996,000 34,667,000 36,156,000 33,152,000 41,163,000 26,506,000 32,430,000 29,325,000 31,063,000 18,014,000 20,597,000 22,537,000 22,701,000 23,793,000 17,315,000 16,356,000 21,741,000 24,061,000 21,321,000 19,315,000 22,764,000 25,776,000 23,963,000 21,852,000 27,635,000 39,722,000 38,192,000 36,369,000 53,681,000 60,691,000 67,346,000 72,271,000 80,463,000 96,812,000 74,036,000 60,397,000 83,700,000 89,743,000 70,826,000 55,406,000 70,826,000 83,270,000 53,081,000 54,007,000 69,599,000 70,964,000 68,745,000 81,361,000 88,515,000 88,515,000 79,246,000 77,691,000 77,691,000 103,454,000 103,454,000 108,861 139,340,000 48,225,000 139,340,000 52,684,000 48,225,000 53,585,000 54,297,000 54,297,000 52,018,000 52,018,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
      114,812,000 116,655,000 138,381,000 123,785,000 138,945,000 118,224,000 128,734,000 116,456,000 144,211,000 135,149,000 148,936,000 132,440,000 133,848,000 116,010,000 130,202,000 112,144,000 129,168,000 140,783,000 158,800,000 137,991,000 140,720,000 155,321,000 124,143,000 113,209,000 80,142,000 165,272,000 146,693,000 148,852,000 141,093,000 150,636,000 120,203,000 103,351,000 99,307,000 111,624,000 121,124,000 116,352,000 86,466,000 102,034,000 110,671,000 124,739,000 110,299,000 124,404,000 134,574,000 130,176,000 123,890,000 140,676,000 136,833,000 140,201,000 139,047,000 160,100,000 156,075,000 137,348,000 132,298,000 137,348,000 175,405,000 199,599,000 184,560,000 192,722,000 191,966,000 240,519,000 245,157,000 247,925,000 247,925,000 256,795,000 248,817,000 248,817,000 269,090,000 269,090,000 258,650 247,334,000 109,069,000 247,334,000 115,499,000 109,069,000 125,908,000 117,785,000 117,785,000 156,683,000 156,683,000 
        advertising funds restricted liabilities
      108,348,000 96,454,000 125,670,000 110,758,000 117,987,000 100,212,000 113,511,000 122,239,000 155,235,000 120,558,000 116,432,000 121,217,000 123,597,000 132,307,000 159,231,000 156,757,000 151,690,000 157,901,000 127,673,000 109,799,000 137,144,000 140,511,000 126,620,000 157,262,000 123,513,000 84,195,000 90,152,000 99,120,000 89,901,000 80,153,000 78,925,000 96,972,000 100,646,000 62,602,000 58,163,000 60,227,000 75,396,000 75,760,000 90,763,000 91,322,000 86,865,000 67,399,000 86,444,000 82,783,000 78,872,000 65,308,000 68,014,000 69,093,000 71,653,000 67,183,000 68,768,000 65,777,000 70,118,000 65,777,000 75,249,000 85,868,000 77,289,000 72,116,000 74,472,000 85,478,000 76,553,000 102,758,000 102,758,000 83,550,000 77,484,000 77,484,000 80,476,000 80,476,000            
        total current liabilities
      356,158,000 351,101,000 793,726,000 415,220,000 433,505,000 397,631,000 373,072,000 364,863,000 425,449,000 381,930,000 405,200,000 389,921,000 399,531,000 387,999,000 418,416,000 398,823,000 407,649,000 426,925,000 407,185,000 372,786,000 396,519,000 413,308,000 360,250,000 492,635,000 430,759,000 349,698,000 337,446,000 341,275,000 323,637,000 284,185,000 339,103,000 252,762,000 250,106,000 227,162,000 234,422,000 229,530,000 208,614,000 230,081,000 264,986,000 277,954,000 256,995,000 268,774,000 304,907,000 297,900,000 332,604,000 340,224,000 339,144,000 321,010,000 308,911,000 349,526,000 352,846,000 286,862,000 271,625,000 286,862,000 343,924,000 348,453,000 323,561,000 342,525,000 456,494,000 412,092,000 421,486,000 457,121,000 457,121,000 437,593,000 419,351,000 419,351,000 475,147,000 475,147,000 484,989 502,489,000 179,909,000 502,489,000 228,749,000 179,909,000 213,090,000 207,163,000 207,163,000 275,631,000 275,631,000 
        long-term debt
      2,724,896,000 2,730,502,000 2,298,622,000 2,650,907,000 2,656,519,000 2,662,130,000 2,716,486,000 2,721,927,000 2,727,371,000 2,732,814,000 2,768,226,000 2,781,096,000 2,786,493,000 2,822,196,000 2,827,493,000 2,832,790,000 2,836,838,000 2,356,416,000 2,360,763,000 2,373,610,000 2,205,652,000 2,218,163,000 2,226,243,000 2,238,705,000 2,244,930,000 2,257,561,000 2,270,866,000 2,274,967,000 2,301,563,000 2,752,783,000 2,759,766,000 2,771,660,000 2,777,183,000 2,724,230,000 2,696,520,000 2,699,760,000 2,527,819,000 2,487,630,000 2,491,992,000 2,485,414,000 2,478,581,000 2,402,823,000 2,379,934,000 2,379,782,000 1,392,309,000 1,394,366,000 1,409,066,000 1,416,411,000 1,423,756,000 1,425,285,000 1,433,662,000 1,444,651,000 1,441,742,000 1,444,651,000 1,447,328,000 1,384,373,000 1,344,687,000 1,348,707,000 1,346,640,000 1,526,674,000 1,553,987,000 1,559,634,000 1,559,634,000 1,556,623,000 1,501,853,000 1,501,853,000 1,500,784,000 1,500,784,000 1,078,494 1,081,151,000 729,955,000 1,081,151,000 666,240,000 729,955,000 728,235,000 711,531,000 711,531,000 720,357,000 720,357,000 
        long-term finance lease liabilities
      655,082,000 646,715,000 637,459,000 593,553,000 584,238,000 575,363,000 567,242,000 567,071,000 563,955,000 568,767,000 566,739,000 567,475,000 567,849,000 571,877,000 567,472,000 567,082,000 561,238,000 559,587,000 528,775,000 521,608,000 501,422,000 506,076,000 498,584,000 489,340,000 488,039,000 480,847,000 471,704,000 465,226,000 458,595,000                                                   
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      627,213,000 660,257,000 679,684,000 689,724,000 683,639,000 704,333,000 712,570,000 714,298,000 729,086,000 739,340,000 753,301,000 764,625,000 777,395,000 792,051,000 804,632,000 823,991,000 833,466,000 853,328,000 830,488,000 838,585,000 850,448,000 865,325,000 869,161,000 880,745,000 881,005,000 897,737,000 911,213,000 931,033,000 957,739,000                                                   
        deferred income taxes
      288,492,000 287,753,000 291,336,000 265,430,000 262,549,000 263,420,000 270,089,000 270,128,000 270,875,000 270,353,000 270,614,000 275,086,000 272,553,000 270,421,000 276,089,000 274,511,000 271,627,000 267,710,000 279,813,000 279,837,000 280,077,000 280,755,000 276,273,000 271,490,000 270,019,000 270,759,000 273,097,000 271,283,000 268,225,000 269,160,000 275,312,000 274,344,000 267,156,000 299,053,000 419,293,000 415,479,000 444,084,000 446,513,000 444,220,000 450,616,000 452,173,000 459,713,000 476,513,000 473,450,000 489,134,000 493,843,000 509,494,000 483,563,000 492,264,000 482,499,000 454,524,000 438,217,000 435,632,000 438,217,000 452,186,000 457,529,000 475,908,000 441,896,000 445,897,000 430,189,000 412,293,000 469,973,000 469,973,000 469,997,000 466,831,000 466,831,000 475,538,000 475,538,000 478,401 475,243,000  475,243,000        
        deferred franchise fees
      84,426,000 87,956,000 87,964,000 88,396,000 88,057,000 88,387,000 89,300,000 89,054,000 89,331,000 90,132,000 89,363,000 89,729,000 88,161,000 90,231,000 91,669,000 89,246,000 88,476,000 88,102,000 90,086,000 89,286,000 86,532,000 89,094,000 88,834,000 89,384,000 90,628,000 91,790,000 91,437,000 91,588,000 92,327,000 92,232,000 92,522,000 93,139,000 92,727,000                                               
        other liabilities
      72,804,000 74,894,000 78,191,000 78,030,000 80,736,000 84,227,000 84,611,000 87,071,000 90,049,000 89,711,000 94,441,000 94,706,000 96,489,000 98,849,000 101,839,000 106,275,000 109,270,000 112,918,000 117,083,000 120,806,000 115,355,000 117,689,000 122,144,000 124,074,000 125,261,000 129,778,000 130,866,000 140,473,000 142,881,000 245,226,000 257,411,000 257,735,000 259,669,000 273,290,000 277,443,000 276,845,000 246,959,000 247,354,000 234,651,000 228,072,000 228,972,000 224,496,000 213,971,000 216,987,000 203,928,000 199,833,000 193,036,000 191,705,000 205,992,000 176,244,000 161,614,000 147,614,000 136,500,000 147,614,000 111,834,000 107,429,000 108,600,000 109,677,000 110,658,000 164,928,000 170,254,000 171,550,000 171,550,000 175,630,000 177,883,000 177,883,000 174,413,000 174,413,000 181,997 186,587,000 78,000,000 186,587,000 78,653,000 78,000,000 78,070,000 75,180,000 75,180,000 82,531,000 82,531,000 
        total liabilities
      4,809,071,000 4,839,178,000 4,866,982,000 4,781,260,000 4,789,243,000 4,775,491,000 4,813,370,000 4,814,412,000 4,896,116,000 4,873,047,000 4,947,884,000 4,962,638,000 4,988,471,000 5,033,624,000 5,087,610,000 5,092,718,000 5,108,564,000 4,664,986,000 4,614,193,000 4,596,518,000 4,436,005,000 4,490,410,000 4,441,489,000 4,586,373,000 4,530,641,000 4,478,170,000 4,486,629,000 4,515,845,000 4,544,967,000 3,643,586,000 3,724,114,000 3,649,640,000 3,646,841,000 3,523,735,000 3,627,678,000 3,621,614,000 3,427,476,000 3,411,578,000 3,435,849,000 3,442,056,000 3,416,721,000 3,355,806,000 3,375,325,000 3,368,119,000                                    
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                     
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                     
        common stock
      47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042,000 47,042           
        additional paid-in capital
      2,989,355,000 2,986,150,000 2,981,420,000 2,988,265,000 2,984,865,000 2,982,102,000 2,967,927,000 2,964,479,000 2,962,241,000 2,960,035,000 2,950,916,000 2,945,754,000 2,941,138,000 2,937,885,000 2,930,388,000 2,926,739,000 2,922,042,000 2,898,633,000 2,911,552,000 2,907,274,000 2,901,460,000 2,899,276,000 2,896,767,000 2,892,699,000 2,889,836,000 2,874,001,000 2,885,404,000 2,883,484,000 2,880,663,000 2,884,696,000 2,883,298,000 2,883,167,000 2,878,804,000 2,885,955,000 2,883,504,000 2,882,494,000 2,876,440,000 2,878,589,000 2,875,203,000 2,874,434,000 2,873,246,000 2,874,752,000 2,876,188,000 2,879,506,000 2,857,133,000 2,826,965,000 2,827,965,000 2,828,926,000 2,826,224,000 2,794,445,000 2,788,479,000 2,782,765,000 2,783,154,000 2,782,765,000 2,783,162,000 2,781,266,000 2,779,947,000 2,781,497,000 2,776,948,000 2,774,276,000 2,771,126,000 2,768,404,000 2,768,404,000 2,766,425,000 2,764,347,000 2,764,347,000 2,761,433,000 2,761,433,000 2,757,223 2,752,987,000 290,199,000 2,752,987,000 291,331,000 290,199,000 292,742,000 291,122,000 291,122,000 289,480,000 289,480,000 
        retained earnings
      431,173,000 435,124,000 435,290,000 417,765,000 389,481,000 399,700,000 403,259,000 403,836,000 400,465,000 409,863,000 414,324,000 408,449,000 401,445,000 414,749,000 400,111,000 376,187,000 354,681,000 344,198,000 317,956,000 303,475,000 259,879,000 238,674,000 215,635,000 187,086,000 173,366,000 185,725,000 186,282,000 163,249,000 153,991,000 146,277,000 146,983,000                                        62,305,000  42,715,000 62,305,000 77,269,000 167,267,000 167,267,000 142,020,000 142,020,000 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 279,974 and 280,100 shares, respectively
      -3,285,255,000                                                                               
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -66,764,000 -63,968,000 -67,440,000 -62,536,000 -72,841,000 -74,753,000 -60,590,000 -64,972,000 -62,961,000 -58,375,000 -63,602,000 -59,069,000 -64,018,000 -64,176,000 -68,720,000 -54,537,000 -47,082,000 -48,200,000 -48,733,000 -44,074,000 -47,421,000 -49,641,000 -58,966,000 -62,186,000 -66,335,000 -53,828,000 -54,110,000 -51,813,000 -55,648,000 -61,673,000 -51,135,000 -56,450,000 -52,125,000 -46,198,000 -45,016,000 -54,247,000 -60,755,000 -63,241,000 -58,660,000 -55,735,000 -57,702,000 -70,823,000 -63,383,000 -46,433,000 -51,358,000 -31,294,000 -20,770,000 -11,442,000 -17,677,000               -7,211,000   -5,685,000 -5,685,000 -38,241 -43,253,000  -43,253,000        
        total stockholders’ equity
      115,551,000 117,383,000 109,193,000 112,888,000 130,239,000 259,352,000 259,853,000 273,753,000 293,654,000 309,779,000 342,564,000 391,115,000 419,557,000 465,720,000 437,379,000 422,863,000 454,535,000 436,405,000 542,754,000 570,356,000 520,665,000 549,596,000 521,535,000 483,983,000 451,075,000 516,359,000 649,591,000 648,048,000 640,694,000 648,449,000 783,318,000 430,539,000 462,997,000 573,203,000 462,595,000 487,049,000 524,849,000 527,736,000 678,575,000 693,164,000 733,589,000 752,914,000 705,457,000 1,738,426,000 1,715,860,000 1,717,576,000 1,728,715,000 1,744,366,000 1,723,154,000 1,929,486,000 1,923,722,000 1,985,855,000 1,971,479,000 1,985,855,000 1,971,744,000 1,993,574,000 2,007,341,000 1,997,353,000 2,127,422,000 2,167,113,000 2,163,174,000 2,174,587,000 2,174,587,000 2,168,484,000 2,261,246,000 2,261,246,000 2,336,339,000 2,336,339,000  2,383,291,000 349,674,000 2,383,291,000 334,235,000 349,674,000 363,586,000 448,874,000 448,874,000 428,509,000 428,509,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      4,924,622,000 4,956,561,000 4,976,175,000 4,894,148,000 4,919,482,000 5,034,843,000 5,073,223,000 5,088,165,000 5,189,770,000 5,182,826,000 5,290,448,000 5,353,753,000 5,408,028,000 5,499,344,000 5,524,989,000 5,515,581,000 5,563,099,000 5,101,391,000 5,156,947,000 5,166,874,000 4,956,670,000 5,040,006,000 4,963,024,000 5,070,356,000 4,981,716,000 4,994,529,000 5,136,220,000 5,163,893,000 5,185,661,000 4,292,035,000 4,507,432,000 4,080,179,000 4,109,838,000 4,096,938,000 4,090,273,000 4,108,663,000 3,952,325,000 3,939,314,000 4,114,424,000 4,135,220,000 4,150,310,000 4,108,720,000 4,080,782,000 5,106,545,000 4,133,835,000 4,145,842,000 4,179,455,000 4,157,055,000 4,154,077,000 4,363,040,000   4,256,978,000 4,303,199,000 4,340,079,000 4,310,481,000 4,266,104,000 4,253,295,000 4,751,632,000 4,740,741,000 4,732,654,000 4,854,680,000 4,854,680,000 4,839,700,000 4,868,478,000 4,868,478,000 4,975,416,000 4,975,416,000 4,642,678 4,645,620,000  4,645,620,000        
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 280,100 and 266,590 shares, respectively
       -3,286,965,000                                                                              
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 280,113 and 266,590 shares, respectively
        -3,287,119,000                                                                             
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 279,079 and 266,590 shares, respectively
         -3,277,648,000                                                                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 274,578 and 266,590 shares, respectively
          -3,218,308,000                                                                           
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 266,590 and 265,027 shares, respectively
           -3,094,739,000                                                                          
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 267,335 and 265,027 shares, respectively
            -3,097,785,000                                                                         
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 266,275 and 265,027 shares, respectively
             -3,076,632,000                                                                        
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 265,099 and 265,027 shares, respectively
              -3,053,133,000                                                                       
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 265,027 and 257,323 shares, respectively
               -3,048,786,000                                                                      
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 262,956 and 257,323 shares, respectively
                -3,006,116,000                                                                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 260,455 and 257,323 shares, respectively
                 -2,951,061,000                                                                    
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 258,723 and 257,323 shares, respectively
                  -2,906,050,000                                                                   
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 257,323 and 254,575 shares, respectively
                   -2,869,780,000                                                                  
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 257,479 and 254,575 shares, respectively
                    -2,871,442,000                                                                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 257,643 and 254,575 shares, respectively
                     -2,872,568,000                                                                
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 255,049 and 254,575 shares, respectively
                      -2,822,148,000                                                               
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 254,575 and 246,156 shares, respectively
                       -2,805,268,000                                                              
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 249,123 and 246,156 shares, respectively
                        -2,685,063,000                                                             
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 247,464 and 246,156 shares, respectively
                         -2,643,361,000                                                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 248,640 and 246,156 shares, respectively
                          -2,640,295,000                                                           
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 246,156 and 245,535 shares, respectively
                           -2,585,755,000                                                          
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 246,343 and 245,535 shares, respectively
                            -2,578,943,000                                                         
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 246,675 and 245,535 shares, respectively
                             -2,580,658,000                                                        
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 247,853 and 245,535 shares, respectively
                              -2,592,834,000                                                       
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 245,535 and 239,191 shares, respectively
                               -2,536,581,000                                                      
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 240,053 and 239,191 shares, respectively
                                -2,415,027,000                                                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 239,332 and 239,191 shares, respectively
                                 -2,393,914,000                                                    
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 239,480 and 239,191 shares, respectively
                                  -2,385,354,000                                                   
        net investment in direct financing leases
                                   226,477,000 226,149,000 228,838,000 229,600,000 229,089,000 213,649,000 213,069,000                                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 239,191 and 229,912 shares, respectively
                                   -2,367,893,000                                                  
        income taxes payable
                                    84,623,000                                                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 232,106 and 229,912 shares, respectively
                                    -2,242,870,000                                                 
        accumulated deficit
                                     -224,120,000 -233,700,000 -163,289,000 -305,703,000 -302,939,000 -283,916,000 -290,857,000 -303,703,000 -336,948,000 -347,486,000 -356,632,000 -426,054,000 -418,410,000 -438,612,000 -445,917,000 -449,103,000 -453,566,000 -464,228,000 -492,215,000 -505,657,000 -467,007,000 -480,592,000 -467,007,000 -477,742,000 -443,762,000 -430,457,000 -431,197,000 -419,390,000 -422,257,000 -412,464,000 -393,333,000 -393,333,000 -386,171,000 -390,544,000 -390,544,000 -380,480,000 -380,480,000            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 232,341 and 229,912 shares, respectively
                                     -2,219,100,000                                                
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 230,225 and 229,912 shares, respectively
                                      -2,177,024,000                                               
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 229,912 and 223,850 shares, respectively
                                       -2,150,307,000                                              
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 227,859 and 223,850 shares, respectively
                                        -2,117,232,000                                             
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 226,111 and 223,850 shares, respectively
                                         -2,085,301,000                                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 224,222 and 223,850 shares, respectively
                                          -2,053,962,000                                           
        common stock held in treasury, at cost
                                           -2,043,797,000    -1,741,425,000    -679,220,000    -409,449,000    -382,926,000  -392,246,000 -393,818,000 -394,257,000 -292,067,000 -246,568,000 -249,547,000 -249,755,000 -249,755,000 -251,601,000 -163,654,000 -163,654,000 -85,971,000 -85,971,000            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 211,531 and 198,109 shares, respectively
                                            -1,881,307,000                                         
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 207,115 and 198,109 shares, respectively
                                             -1,835,629,000                                        
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 202,028 and 198,109 shares, respectively
                                              -1,781,511,000                                       
        deferred income tax benefit
                                                73,132,000 81,720,000 89,209,000 73,661,000 100,497,000 92,822,000 116,319,000 120,206,000 86,173,000 91,489,000 84,659,000 91,489,000 95,292,000 84,285,000 91,689,000 58,279,000 62,998,000 54,996,000 34,389,000 78,764,000 78,764,000 66,556,000 66,565,000 66,565,000 66,557,000 66,557,000 40,073 37,923,000 20,487,000 37,923,000 15,046,000 20,487,000 20,514,000 24,921,000 24,921,000 26,540,000 26,540,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                66,325,000                     
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
                                                                418,855,000                     
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                110,912,000                     
        noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                245,711,000                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 197,090 and 104,614 shares, respectively
                                                -1,728,336,000                                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 106,336 and 104,614 shares, respectively
                                                 -723,279,000                                    
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 105,128 and 104,614 shares, respectively
                                                  -698,345,000                                   
        deferred costs and other assets
                                                    41,989,000 43,482,000 44,886,000 43,621,000 34,108,000 52,013,000 48,087,000 52,013,000 56,496,000 71,421,000 66,603,000 68,811,000 67,184,000 69,272,000 64,552,000 74,591,000 74,591,000 73,345,000 58,831,000 58,831,000 50,717,000 50,717,000 35,388 27,470,000 28,743,000 27,470,000 32,892,000 28,743,000 24,278,000 27,870,000 27,870,000   
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 104,483 and 77,637 shares
                                                    -676,419,000                                 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 103,466 and 77,637 shares
                                                     -666,594,000                                
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 103,736 and 77,637 shares
                                                      -668,207,000                               
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                       -10,337,000 -1,658,000 5,981,000 850,000 5,981,000 9,194,000 1,274,000 4,627,000 -5,732,000 14,889,000 14,620,000 7,017,000 2,229,000 2,229,000  4,055,000 4,055,000     1,041,000  4,004,000 1,041,000 1,033,000 -2,098,000 -2,098,000 4,458,000 4,458,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                     
        equity:
                                                                                     
        the wendy’s company stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                     
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 78,853 and 78,051 shares
                                                        -404,484,000                             
        noncontrolling interests
                                                        -2,413,000                             
        total equity
                                                        1,921,309,000 1,985,855,000                            
        total liabilities and equity
                                                        4,323,955,000 4,303,199,000                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 76,655 and 78,051 shares
                                                         -382,926,000                            
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 77,236 and 78,051 shares
                                                          -378,975,000                           
        deferred income
                                                            13,063,000 19,123,000 6,007,000 13,137,000 18,810,000 39,745,000 11,460,000 21,815,000 21,815,000 31,373,000 41,314,000 41,314,000 13,195,000 13,195,000 43,865 16,859,000 18,168,000 16,859,000 14,139,000 18,168,000 21,459,000 10,861,000 10,861,000 14,285,000 14,285,000 
        common stock held in treasury, at cost; 79,460 and 80,700 shares
                                                            -389,912,000                         
        notes receivable
                                                                  12,612,000 14,065,000 14,065,000 7,871,000 33,936,000 33,936,000 39,295,000 39,295,000 34,307 34,608,000  34,608,000 46,486,000       
        restricted cash equivalents
                                                                        1,114,000 1,114,000 15,050 20,792,000 4,075,000 20,792,000 3,958,000 4,075,000 18,077,000 45,295,000 45,295,000 39,544,000 39,544,000 
        advertising fund restricted assets
                                                                          82,521 81,139,000  81,139,000        
        advertising fund restricted liabilities
                                                                          82,521 81,139,000  81,139,000        
        liabilities related to discontinued operations
                                                                          4,225 4,250,000  4,250,000        
        retained deficit
                                                                          -375,498           
        common stock held in treasury
                                                                          -15,594 -15,944,000 -13,236,000 -15,944,000 -13,180,000 -13,236,000 -16,817,000 -16,774,000 -16,774,000 -16,806,000 -16,806,000 
        class a common stock
                                                                           47,042,000 2,955,000 47,042,000 2,955,000 2,955,000 2,955,000 2,955,000 2,955,000 2,955,000 2,955,000 
        shares issued: 470,424 and 29,551
                                                                                     
        class b common stock
                                                                            6,410,000  6,410,000 6,410,000 6,404,000 6,402,000 6,402,000 6,402,000 6,402,000 
        shares issued: none and 64,025
                                                                                     
        retained (deficit) earnings
                                                                           -357,541,000  -357,541,000        
        short-term investments
                                                                            2,349,000   2,349,000 16,537,000 2,608,000 2,608,000   
        notes receivable from related party
                                                                            46,397,000   46,397,000 46,308,000 46,219,000 46,219,000   
        current liabilities related to discontinued operations
                                                                            7,260,000  5,651,000 7,260,000      
        minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                            229,000  154,000 229,000 972,000 958,000 958,000 9,093,000 9,093,000 
        current liabilities relating to discontinued operations
                                                                                7,275,000 7,279,000 7,279,000 9,027,000 9,027,000 
        cash
                                                                                 78,116,000 78,116,000   
        investment settlements receivable
                                                                                 252,000 252,000 17,452,000 17,452,000 
        notes payable
                                                                                   3,896,000 3,896,000 
        deferred compensation payable to related parties
                                                                                   36,163,000 36,163,000 
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                     
        short-term investments not pledged as collateral
                                                                                   23,159,000 23,159,000 
        short-term investments pledged as collateral
                                                                                   5,122,000 5,122,000 
        other deferred costs and other assets
                                                                                   22,376,000 22,376,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-29 2025-12-28 2025-09-28 2025-06-29 2025-03-30 2024-12-29 2024-09-29 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-10-01 2023-07-02 2023-04-02 2023-01-01 2022-10-02 2022-07-03 2022-04-03 2022-01-02 2021-10-03 2021-07-04 2021-04-04 2021-01-03 2020-09-27 2020-06-28 2020-03-29 2019-12-29 2019-09-29 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-30 2018-09-30 2018-07-01 2018-04-01 2017-12-31 2017-10-01 2017-07-02 2017-04-02 2017-01-01 2016-10-02 2016-07-03 2016-04-03 2016-01-03 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-28 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-29 2013-03-31 2012-12-30 2012-09-30 2012-07-01 2012-04-01 2011-10-02 2011-07-03 2011-04-03 2011-01-02 2010-10-02 2010-07-04 2010-05-13 2010-04-04 2010-01-03 2009-09-27 2009-06-28 2009-05-07 2008-12-28 2008-09-30 2008-07-01 2008-05-09 2008-04-01 2008-02-29 
                                                                                 
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                 
          net income
        22,712,000 26,481,000 44,252,000 55,110,000 39,232,000 47,497,000 50,224,000 54,643,000 41,993,000 46,938,000 58,049,000 59,632,000 39,821,000 41,275,000 50,542,000 48,151,000 37,402,000 52,131,000 41,171,000 65,724,000 41,366,000 38,734,000 39,753,000 24,904,000 14,441,000 26,533,000 46,127,000 32,386,000 31,894,000 18,831,000 391,249,000 29,876,000 20,159,000 159,276,000 14,257,000 -1,845,000 22,341,000 28,891,000 48,890,000 26,480,000 25,363,000 85,856,000 7,584,000 40,195,000 27,507,000 23,294,000 22,830,000 29,007,000 46,303,000 32,659,000 2,133,000 26,388,000 -26,162,000 -5,493,000 14,734,000 -3,966,000   -10,758,000 -909,000   -3,400,000 -13,594,000 14,688,000     -6,905,000 -67,471,000 -67,471,000  
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                 
          depreciation and amortization
        40,575,000 40,290,000 38,393,000 36,990,000 36,549,000 33,228,000 36,996,000 37,492,000 35,518,000 34,531,000 34,288,000 33,498,000 33,472,000 32,503,000 34,252,000 33,428,000 33,231,000 32,297,000 30,940,000 30,761,000 31,542,000 34,049,000 32,966,000 34,714,000 31,046,000 33,718,000 33,306,000 31,484,000 33,185,000 34,230,000 29,070,000 33,427,000 32,152,000 33,997,000 31,216,000 31,309,000 29,165,000 30,248,000 29,362,000 31,404,000 33,290,000 35,024,000 39,909,000 41,919,000 36,880,000 41,595,000 36,274,000 39,495,000 42,496,000 61,295,000 52,382,000 42,117,000 42,499,000 36,606,000 32,952,000 30,816,000 39,144,000 43,125,000 44,724,000 46,178,000 44,944,000 46,326,000 46,326,000 46,882,000 47,020,000 96,297,338 51,662 23,928,000 30,701,000 17,693,000 15,993,000 15,993,000  
          amortization of cloud computing arrangements
        4,762,000 5,198,000 5,226,000 4,056,000 4,167,000 4,064,000 3,576,000 3,519,000 3,542,000 5,086,000 3,844,000 2,266,000 1,582,000 1,506,000                                                            
          share-based compensation
        5,246,000 4,803,000 -934,000 5,132,000 5,572,000 4,528,000 6,814,000 5,824,000 5,853,000 6,978,000 6,551,000 5,609,000 4,609,000 7,041,000 5,027,000 6,122,000 6,348,000 5,284,000 5,702,000 5,882,000 5,151,000 3,818,000 5,786,000 4,787,000 4,539,000 4,687,000 3,981,000 4,986,000 5,022,000 3,517,000 4,810,000 5,133,000 4,458,000 4,572,000 4,984,000 7,813,000 3,559,000 3,881,000 4,335,000 4,844,000 5,081,000 4,447,000 6,542,000 7,174,000 5,068,000 3,035,000 10,050,000 4,574,000 10,584,000 8,049,000 3,010,000 3,143,000                   1,586,000 1,586,000  
          impairment of long-lived assets
        2,572,000 6,731,000 2,257,000 1,686,000 1,421,000 6,840,000 178,000 689,000 2,006,000 888,000 59,000 78,000 376,000 3,738,000 206,000 1,860,000 616,000 420,000 566,000 630,000 635,000 3,310,000 23,000 117,000 4,587,000 5,315,000 198,000 1,486,000 2,541,000 347,000 1,603,000 206,000 2,293,000 1,041,000 253,000 510,000 3,250,000 361,000 5,525,000 7,105,000  1,513,000 10,018,000 1,937,000    332,000   13,316,000 3,270,000 4,511,000 208,000 9,612,000 28,053,000 27,409,000     15,528,000 15,573,120 6,880       
          deferred income tax
        956,000 -3,347,000 25,986,000 516,000 306,000 -5,064,000 -361,000 -707,000 603,000 -305,000 -4,756,000 1,952,000 2,302,000 -5,909,000 2,908,000 2,779,000 4,527,000 -13,756,000 2,112,000 -1,021,000 -1,116,000 4,388,000 3,958,000 1,172,000 748,000 -4,687,000 2,102,000 2,580,000 842,000 -5,041,000 981,000 7,291,000 -9,799,000 -120,275,000 3,441,000 -1,558,000 -938,000 2,811,000 -6,671,000 -1,988,000 -8,365,000 53,658,000 15,638,000 10,421,000 9,309,000 9,943,000 11,742,000 15,235,000 32,620,000 -6,439,000 2,593,000 -11,789,000                      
          non-cash rental expense
        10,925,000 10,784,000 13,264,000 11,056,000 10,350,000 9,931,000 10,853,000 10,146,000 10,974,000 9,931,000 11,172,000 10,540,000 9,012,000 7,751,000 9,480,000 9,810,000 6,874,000 12,175,000 8,346,000 9,923,000 10,152,000 8,970,000 7,716,000 6,033,000 6,218,000 9,480,000 7,203,000 3,701,000 7,818,000                                             
          change in operating lease liabilities
        -12,584,000 -12,348,000 -12,400,000 -12,351,000 -12,131,000 -12,450,000 -12,188,000 -12,161,000 -12,112,000 -11,893,000 -11,791,000 -11,810,000 -11,718,000 -11,441,000 -11,328,000 -11,298,000 -11,615,000 -11,386,000 -11,146,000 -11,467,000 -11,607,000 -11,366,000 -10,306,000 -8,622,000 -10,611,000 -10,430,000 -10,498,000 -10,487,000 -10,496,000                                             
          net (recognition) receipt of deferred vendor incentives
        -2,535,000            -1,197,000            -2,305,000                    -2,532,000          -58,000                   
          system optimization losses
        -1,625,000    90,000   -280,000 127,000                   -110,000 -12,000 -455,000 -486,000 -92,000 570,000 -673,000 106,000      -8,426,000    813,000                             
          distributions received from joint ventures, net of equity in earnings
        341,000  684,000 962,000 717,000  909,000 716,000 430,000  807,000 148,000 394,000  2,360,000 210,000 898,000  1,207,000 945,000 1,409,000  -75,000 1,082,000 180,000  827,000 1,684,000 415,000                                             
          long-term debt-related activities
        1,832,000 2,521,000 1,858,000 1,871,000 1,873,000 1,870,000 1,871,000 1,868,000 1,870,000 -1,990,000 1,976,000 1,915,000 3,419,000 2,016,000 2,015,000 2,014,000 1,717,000 1,715,000 1,715,000 19,651,000 1,677,000 1,857,000 1,725,000 1,585,000 1,556,000 2,931,000 1,587,000 8,976,000 1,823,000 1,813,000 1,824,000       3,015,000    3,103,000                                
          cloud computing arrangements expenditures
        -4,157,000 -7,050,000 -7,098,000 -6,918,000 -2,417,000 -8,232,000 -3,705,000 -4,013,000 -2,865,000 -7,748,000 -8,337,000 -10,174,000 -6,643,000 -7,535,000 -9,472,000 -8,557,000 -4,656,000                                                         
          changes in operating assets and liabilities and other
        -9,631,000  19,649,000 -34,373,000 -11,492,000  50,555,000 -49,209,000 3,464,000  39,153,000 -13,209,000 -22,449,000  1,173,000 -4,482,000 -58,537,000  40,172,000 -14,151,000 615,000  96,341,000 -23,887,000 -69,445,000  3,018,000 19,362,000 -17,989,000                                             
          net cash from operating activities
        59,389,000 69,280,000 129,255,000 60,593,000 85,415,000 68,626,000 141,218,000 45,476,000 99,987,000 75,891,000 128,021,000 88,529,000 52,975,000 77,265,000 84,444,000 77,213,000 20,982,000 69,099,000 117,922,000 72,921,000 85,830,000 78,602,000 175,197,000 49,931,000 -19,369,000 51,433,000 83,440,000 92,039,000 62,021,000 -5,434,000 81,241,000 79,710,000 68,711,000 74,897,000 56,160,000 81,931,000 38,652,000 50,611,000 29,839,000 53,684,000 47,274,000 93,851,000 65,515,000 31,374,000 21,740,000 72,180,000 101,587,000 66,268,000 14,741,000 77,156,000 32,604,000 65,784,000 56,101,000 83,674,000 -15,144,000 49,504,000 79,136,000 53,463,000   66,968,000 35,241,000 35,241,000           
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                 
          capital expenditures
        -11,881,000 -37,884,000 -24,993,000 -21,371,000 -17,679,000 -42,027,000 -17,896,000 -17,111,000 -17,354,000 -29,332,000 -25,525,000 -17,924,000 -12,240,000 -35,508,000 -19,095,000 -18,445,000 -12,496,000 -34,583,000 -19,332,000 -13,705,000 -10,364,000 -24,093,000 -15,474,000 -16,773,000 -12,629,000 -33,469,000 -15,500,000 -14,269,000 -11,215,000 -30,140,000 -15,819,000 -13,329,000 -10,569,000 -27,999,000 -21,594,000 -17,306,000 -14,811,000 -41,279,000 -40,249,000 -29,637,000 -38,858,000 -63,376,000 -57,698,000 -69,268,000 -61,280,000 -100,585,000 -83,365,000 -61,463,000 -53,058,000 -93,443,000 -39,977,000 -71,265,000 -42,246,000 -37,081,000 -46,998,000 -35,947,000 -27,398,000 -28,568,000   -25,587,000 -27,143,000 -27,143,000           
          free cash flows
        47,508,000 31,396,000 104,262,000 39,222,000 67,736,000 26,599,000 123,322,000 28,365,000 82,633,000 46,559,000 102,496,000 70,605,000 40,735,000 41,757,000 65,349,000 58,768,000 8,486,000 34,516,000 98,590,000 59,216,000 75,466,000 54,509,000 159,723,000 33,158,000 -31,998,000 17,964,000 67,940,000 77,770,000 50,806,000 -35,574,000 65,422,000 66,381,000 58,142,000 46,898,000 34,566,000 64,625,000 23,841,000 9,332,000 -10,410,000 24,047,000 8,416,000 30,475,000 7,817,000 -37,894,000 -39,540,000 -28,405,000 18,222,000 4,805,000 -38,317,000 -16,287,000 -7,373,000 -5,481,000 13,855,000 46,593,000 -62,142,000 13,557,000 51,738,000 24,895,000   41,381,000 8,098,000 8,098,000           
          franchise development fund
        -4,580,000 -15,314,000 -6,578,000 -10,705,000 -5,813,000 -20,206,000 -9,563,000 -6,736,000 -4,741,000 -6,004,000 -1,552,000 -177,000 -218,000 -1,121,000 -1,172,000 -357,000 -955,000                                                         
          dispositions
        2,796,000 2,925,000 130,000 1,300,000 55,000 1,724,000 2,621,000 575,000 26,000 1,835,000 -7,000 287,000 4,506,000 2,715,000 753,000 263,000 2,461,000 2,126,000 50,528,000 3,000 2,521,000 -750,000 4,125,000 195,000 1,410,000 798,000   360,000 1,049,000 1,463,000 351,000 1,458,000 2,078,000 76,330,000 1,650,000 88,324,000 128,771,000 3,893,000 41,185,000 158,031,000 7,660,000 32,414,000 6,283,000 41,494,000 3,688,000 7,747,000 108,457,000 105,057,000 2,104,000                       
          notes receivable
         1,949,000 127,000 1,256,000 2,455,000 490,000 1,225,000 110,000 423,000 268,000 2,304,000 141,000 296,000 296,000 214,000 397,000 -800,000 -175,000 313,000 -1,536,000 -1,084,000 -998,000 248,000 1,242,000 255,000 334,000 -872,000 -4,826,000 -1,949,000 -471,000 -1,754,000 -1,299,000 1,157,000 -2,112,000 -1,327,000                                 
          net cash from investing activities
        -13,665,000 -50,273,000 -48,295,000 -30,776,000 -21,488,000 -60,509,000 -24,838,000 -23,145,000 -20,813,000 -31,015,000 -26,587,000 -16,883,000 -12,061,000 -31,700,000 -17,284,000 -15,745,000 -13,047,000 -169,711,000 -16,910,000 37,037,000 -5,085,000 -27,251,000 -16,055,000 -12,823,000 -12,121,000 -9,229,000 -15,786,000 -14,027,000 -15,889,000 -28,538,000 414,084,000 -11,533,000 -11,102,000 -29,227,000 -16,552,000 -15,104,000 -6,428,000 29,650,000 84,612,000 -21,927,000 -228,000 98,972,000 -48,320,000 43,108,000 -58,380,000 -107,842,000 -82,109,000 -53,585,000 55,724,000 29,025,000 -37,595,000 -54,787,000 -52,456,000 -56,105,000 -26,037,000 67,153,000 -29,882,000 -31,168,000   7,820,000 -24,185,000 -24,185,000           
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                 
          proceeds from long-term debt
        15,100,000 452,000,000 8,500,000 15,000,000         500,000,000   153,315,000   4,028,000 2,642,000 928,167,000         19,000,000       225,000,000  494,313,000      497,500,000 161,000 161,000 51,501,000 2,230,000 553,774,549 1,451       
          repayments of long-term debt
        -22,538,000 -423,556,000 -7,312,000 -7,312,000 -15,813,000 -7,313,000 -7,312,000 -7,312,000 -7,313,000 -33,422,000 -14,846,000 -7,312,000 -39,122,000 -7,313,000 -7,312,000 -6,062,000 -6,063,000 -14,562,000 -14,562,000 -929,320,000 -11,900,000 -16,503,000 -150,688,000 -9,937,000 -14,334,000 -16,236,000 -5,688,000 -872,063,000 -5,813,000 -7,033,000 -11,406,000 -9,886,000 -871,747,000 -7,979,000 -6,645,000 -7,487,000 -6,159,000 -5,939,000 -6,027,000 -5,955,000 -6,696,000 -6,054,000 -19,114,000 -1,292,611,000 -9,444,000 -9,397,000 -9,497,000 -9,586,000 -9,900,000 -231,929,000 -6,506,000 -299,000 -441,188,000 -596,469,000 -6,354,000 -1,843,000 -4,557,000 -30,211,000  -4,580,000 -456,146,000 -10,216,000 -10,216,000  -16,025,000         
          repayments of finance lease liabilities
        -5,970,000 -6,482,000 -7,398,000 -5,428,000 -5,238,000 -4,983,000 -5,085,000 -4,871,000 -5,465,000 -4,641,000 -4,611,000 -7,938,000 -4,398,000 -3,901,000 -3,916,000 -5,419,000 -4,076,000 -4,619,000 -3,244,000 -3,118,000 -2,659,000 -2,533,000 -2,143,000 -1,740,000 -1,967,000 -1,657,000 -1,657,000 -1,640,000 -1,881,000                                             
          repurchases of common stock
         -14,250,000 -63,732,000 -122,784,000 -17,319,000 -25,808,000 -26,953,000 -7,295,000  -55,483,000 -50,203,000 -36,727,000     -41,998,000 -28,047,000 -55,611,000  -1,530,000 -45,137,000  -26,167,000 -19,852,000 -30,929,000 -129,610,000 -55,892,000 -44,935,000 -39,372,000 -36,166,000 -39,538,000 -34,501,000 -16,026,000 -175,764,000 -53,137,000 -60,456,000 -47,601,000 -20,313,000 -1,015,198,000 -26,243,000 -36,963,000 -9,976,000 -13,965,000 -14,000 -277,261,000       -115,281,000     -92,695,000 -80,842,000 -80,842,000 -47,683,000          
          dividends
        -26,648,000 -26,633,000 -26,711,000 -26,811,000 -49,432,000 -51,032,000 -50,785,000 -51,252,000 -51,374,000 -51,382,000 -52,156,000 -52,612,000 -53,103,000 -26,626,000 -26,607,000 -26,635,000 -26,911,000 -25,883,000 -26,684,000 -22,123,000 -20,156,000 -15,690,000 -11,202,000 -11,181,000 -26,793,000 -27,084,000 -23,087,000 -23,124,000 -23,069,000 -19,746,000 -20,141,000 -20,290,000 -20,355,000 -16,858,000 -17,017,000 -17,174,000 -17,273,000 -16,039,000 -15,641,000 -15,938,000 -16,214,000 -16,431,000 -15,225,000 -19,990,000 -20,199,000 -20,105,000 -18,364,000 -18,342,000 -18,306,000 -19,616,000 -15,703,000              -7,015,000         
          proceeds from stock option exercises
         199,000 1,444,000 273,000 28,208,000 2,553,000 1,166,000 932,000 5,554,000 1,266,000 4,966,000 2,881,000 2,197,000 709,000 368,000 1,591,000 2,799,000 1,271,000 24,961,000 972,000 7,821,000 3,675,000 10,143,000 1,722,000 4,259,000 4,909,000 13,964,000 5,196,000 2,929,000 29,102,000 3,812,000 9,385,000 2,465,000 4,034,000 1,926,000 4,459,000 9,150,000 3,927,000 3,022,000 3,674,000 5,533,000 2,731,000 2,564,000 17,124,000 5,534,000 1,454,000 653,000 23,147,000 21,420,000 3,564,000 5,280,000 982,000 388,000 1,156,000 2,005,000 438,000 2,902,000                
          payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation
        -423,000 -12,000 -1,473,000 -28,000 -1,326,000 -90,000 -1,750,000 -530,000 -2,115,000 -46,000 -1,119,000 -899,000 -1,809,000 -188,000 -1,076,000 -374,000 -1,530,000 -121,000 -1,193,000 -889,000 -2,308,000 -168,000 -1,705,000 -302,000 -3,402,000 -373,000 -1,490,000 -902,000 -6,055,000 -1,341,000 -1,195,000 -948,000 -8,321,000 -1,237,000 -1,528,000 -397,000 -2,559,000                                     
          net cash from financing activities
        -40,479,000 -14,354,000 -56,945,000 -93,367,000 -179,320,000 -52,529,000 -88,187,000 -89,752,000 -72,630,000 -131,078,000 -126,949,000 -113,998,000 -132,278,000 -35,831,000 -38,202,000 -90,095,000 452,802,000 -185,261,000 -86,410,000 120,591,000 -91,662,000 -42,579,000 -163,593,000 -15,139,000 63,404,000 -181,940,000 -53,180,000 -67,625,000 -62,551,000 -154,801,000 -55,673,000 -69,605,000 -25,683,000 -60,130,000 -61,023,000 -57,958,000 -37,973,000 -188,852,000 -70,426,000 -79,215,000 -66,042,000 -39,241,000 -1,032,721,000 918,854,000 -22,616,000 -36,560,000 -46,060,000 -27,766,000 -264,176,000 -37,564,000 -18,645,000 -10,711,000 13,331,000 -10,141,000 -16,608,000 -123,608,000 -50,032,000 -35,701,000   -72,172,000 -96,749,000 -96,749,000           
          net cash from operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        5,245,000 4,653,000 24,015,000 -63,550,000 -115,393,000 -44,412,000 28,193,000 -67,421,000 6,544,000 -86,202,000 -25,515,000 -42,352,000 -91,364,000 9,734,000 28,958,000 -28,627,000 460,737,000 -285,873,000 14,602,000 230,549,000 -10,917,000 8,772,000 -4,451,000 21,969,000 31,914,000 -139,736,000 14,474,000 10,387,000 -16,419,000 -188,773,000 439,652,000 -1,428,000 31,926,000 -14,460,000 -21,415,000 8,869,000 -5,749,000 -108,591,000 44,025,000 -47,458,000 -18,996,000 153,582,000 -1,015,526,000 993,336,000 -59,256,000 -72,222,000 -26,582,000 -15,083,000 -193,711,000 68,617,000 -23,636,000 286,000 16,976,000 17,428,000 -57,789,000 -6,951,000     2,616,000 -85,693,000 -85,693,000           
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        -886,000 1,004,000 -2,102,000 4,693,000 744,000 -6,509,000 1,695,000 -1,024,000 -2,274,000 2,141,000 -1,854,000 2,032,000 129,000 1,209,000 -4,748,000 -2,733,000 305,000 187,000 -2,106,000 1,460,000 823,000 3,045,000 1,417,000 1,954,000 -5,086,000 734,000 -1,111,000 1,982,000 1,884,000 -5,494,000 2,206,000 -1,919,000 -2,482,000 -722,000 3,501,000 2,439,000 744,000 -1,953,000 -1,421,000 715,000 4,703,000 -2,066,000 -6,341,000 1,369,000 -5,158,000 -2,948,000 -2,632,000 2,048,000 -1,746,000 -1,896,000 -1,041,000 -517,000 1,516,000 -738,000 968,000 -3,756,000 241,000 959,000 717,000 1,156,000 -1,520,000 1,258,000 1,258,000 1,054,000 968,000 703,112 -112       
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        4,359,000    -114,649,000    4,270,000 -84,061,000 -27,369,000 -40,320,000 -91,235,000 10,943,000 24,210,000 -31,360,000 461,042,000 -285,686,000 12,496,000 232,009,000 -10,094,000 11,817,000 -3,034,000 23,923,000 26,828,000 -139,002,000 13,363,000 12,369,000 -14,535,000 -194,267,000 441,858,000 -3,347,000 29,444,000                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        357,672,000 503,608,000 588,816,000 831,801,000 366,966,000 418,241,000 358,707,000 486,512,000 212,824,000                                         
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        362,031,000 5,657,000 21,913,000 -58,857,000 388,959,000 -50,921,000 29,888,000 -68,445,000 593,086,000 -84,061,000 -27,369,000 -40,320,000 740,566,000 10,943,000 24,210,000 -31,360,000 828,008,000 -285,686,000 12,496,000 232,009,000 408,147,000 11,817,000 -3,034,000 23,923,000 385,535,000 -139,002,000 13,363,000 12,369,000 471,977,000 -194,267,000 441,858,000 -3,347,000 242,268,000                                         
          net receipt (recognition) of deferred vendor incentives
                8,584,000            6,522,000                    12,810,000        16,800,000                         
          system optimization gains
         -704,000 -29,000       -761,000   -5,000 -2,641,000 -452,000 -152,000 -3,534,000 -826,000 -1,437,000 -30,766,000 -516,000 -815,000 -23,000 -1,987,000 -323,000            -1,407,000 -23,825,000 -37,756,000    98,000                               
          gain on sale of investments
                                 -24,366,000       -763,000 746,000                                       
          distributions received from timwen joint venture
                                     4,330,000 3,304,000 2,849,000 2,907,000 6,189,000 3,085,000 2,439,000 2,975,000 2,665,000 3,097,000 2,689,000 3,253,000 3,373,000 3,447,000 2,378,000 3,868,000 3,585,000 3,279,000 3,164,000 3,968,000 2,701,000                       
          equity in earnings in joint ventures
                                     -2,266,000 -2,162,000 -1,824,000 -1,824,000 -1,460,000 -2,327,000 -1,940,000 -1,846,000 -1,856,000 -2,220,000 -2,376,000 -1,899,000    -2,042,000 -2,517,000 -2,787,000 -2,716,000 -2,156,000 -2,742,000 -1,191,000 -888,000 -2,922,000 -2,780,000 -2,134,000 -2,717,000                  
          other
                                     582,000 5,689,000 -3,822,000 2,729,000 -689,000 -1,157,000 1,962,000 1,590,000 -57,000 2,498,000 -1,073,000 2,804,000 -4,625,000 -753,000 3,864,000 -2,804,000 -6,133,000 2,278,000 -1,260,000 -6,571,000 -8,113,000 -7,784,000 -2,789,000 4,135,000 343,000 1,404,000 1,626,000 -1,771,000 273,000 741,000 -2,207,000 -1,325,000 1,361,000 1,361,000 -6,073,000 2,464,000 -716,819 8,819 1,447,000 1,812,000 1,286,000 -1,770,000 -1,770,000 -1,955,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                 
          accounts and notes receivable
                                     1,844,000 3,067,000 5,381,000 2,934,000 -3,147,000 -4,636,000 -7,739,000 -1,818,000 -5,397,000 -3,240,000 -28,177,000 -1,843,000 -23,574,000 -14,170,000 -9,836,000 -5,040,000 3,311,000 3,576,000 -9,310,000 -340,000 1,817,000 1,858,000 552,000 6,562,000 -3,041,000 -74,000 -975,000 -7,917,000 2,342,000 2,241,000 45,000 -8,778,000 1,762,000 1,762,000   750,667 -3,667 -1,679,000 -706,000 721,000 -2,523,000 -2,523,000  
          inventories
                                     -352,000 68,000 -157,000 7,000 -261,000 27,000 -201,000 130,000 -92,000 -22,000 -283,000 431,000 -265,000 35,000 -723,000 891,000 -219,000 -275,000 44,000 1,156,000 -760,000 1,285,000 -1,526,000 235,000 -190,000 920,000 540,000 -380,000 -370,000 -1,430,000 1,208,000 -679,000 1,295,000 1,295,000   323,652 348 -204,000 -723,000 -177,000 964,000 964,000  
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                     4,070,000 3,645,000 -895,000 4,000 -2,207,000 835,000 -788,000 -1,328,000 682,000 680,000 -973,000 -3,665,000 1,121,000 -2,661,000 1,772,000 -5,641,000 5,913,000 -1,692,000 -1,140,000 -6,057,000 1,336,000 148,000 2,859,000 2,521,000 -4,082,000 -2,658,000 4,009,000 -3,471,000 -8,676,000 8,367,000 609,000 -2,162,000 -5,300,000 -5,300,000   -11,630,423 -15,577 8,656,000 -9,002,000 3,868,000 5,286,000 5,286,000  
          advertising funds restricted assets and liabilities
                                     5,076,000 2,145,000 -10,455,000 17,189,000                                         
          accounts payable
                                     414,000 -1,306,000 601,000 146,000 -733,000 2,927,000 -1,999,000 -2,485,000 -223,000 -4,528,000 -2,738,000 854,000 -16,999,000 -1,452,000 6,621,000 4,043,000 242,000 352,000 -687,000 -3,012,000 2,335,000 -2,409,000 -10,116,000 7,990,000 5,173,000 -12,313,000 -5,239,000 10,370,000 4,234,000 -6,822,000 5,033,000 -981,000 -13,025,000 -13,025,000           
          accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                                     -65,843,000 95,840,000 14,409,000 -20,443,000 1,943,000 7,090,000 17,129,000 -21,180,000 13,020,000 -190,000 24,865,000 -18,998,000 6,238,000 14,446,000 -4,355,000 -24,753,000 5,083,000 1,786,000 -8,174,000 -34,227,000 1,625,000 -22,172,000 383,000 -18,385,000 16,750,000 -41,654,000 3,981,000 24,491,000 -33,107,000 5,130,000 -5,205,000 12,874,000 -42,307,000 -42,307,000           
          acquisitions
                        -127,948,000 4,879,000     -5,052,000      -2,209,000 -1,232,000 -48,005,000 -3,614,000   -2,800,000                        
          proceeds from sale of investments
                                24,366,000 130,000    829,000                                       
          deferred financing costs
                     -23,000 -10,209,000       -17,340,000 -355,000 -329,000 -325,000 -415,000 -966,000 -150,000 -729,000 -138,000 -1,719,000 -2,724,000 -39,262,000 -112,000     -1,857,000  -55,000 91,000   -21,000   -67,000 -1,911,000    -423,000 -8,363,000        -3,353,000 
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
         5,657,000 21,913,000    29,888,000                                                                   
          net receipt of deferred vendor incentives
          -1,853,000 -2,757,000 11,178,000  -4,084,000    -2,874,000    -3,155,000 -2,672,000 7,711,000  -1,426,000    -2,667,000    -3,043,000 -2,721,000 8,033,000 -2,550,000 -2,215,000 -2,436,000 7,340,000  -2,530,000 -2,525,000 9,602,000  -4,120,000    -4,994,000    -4,722,000      -6,247,000   -5,888,000 -9,593,000 29,357,000                
          system optimization (gains)
                                                                                 
          payments for investments
                                     -1,000 -12,000 -317,000 -58,000 -59,000 -49,000 -64,000                                 
          repurchases of common stock, including accelerated share repurchase
                                                                                 
          supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                 
          capital expenditures included in accounts payable
                          -2,879,000 1,781,000 5,461,000  -1,293,000 -3,497,000 9,579,000                                                 
          finance leases
                          12,414,000 25,324,000 5,539,000  11,655,000 3,688,000 9,274,000                                                 
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period:
                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents
                          3,363,000 251,651,000 316,488,000  -24,815,000 43,112,000 294,890,000                                                 
          restricted cash
                          -1,471,000 -156,000 37,948,000  7,854,000 -22,853,000 53,459,000         -69,000 189,000 29,000 15,000 47,000 46,000 93,000 42,000 46,000 3,504,000                               
          restricted cash, included in advertising funds restricted assets
                          10,604,000 -19,486,000 53,711,000  13,927,000 3,664,000 37,186,000                                                 
          total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                          12,496,000 232,009,000 408,147,000  -3,034,000 23,923,000 385,535,000                                                 
          contingent consideration payment
                                     -169,000 -6,100,000                                         
          non-cash rental income
                                     -6,175,000 -4,629,000 -3,000,000 -3,239,000  -3,062,000 -2,558,000 -2,728,000                                     
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                        11,475,000                 7,544,000  49,881,000                     
          accretion of long-term debt
                                        313,000  310,000 309,000 308,000   304,000 304,000   300,000 300,000   296,000 296,000 661,000 1,929,000 1,913,000 1,912,000 2,138,000 2,010,000 1,974,000 2,033,000 2,130,000 2,003,000 1,998,000 8,300,000 2,715,000 2,715,000           
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                        1,427,000  1,980,000 1,974,000 2,000,000   1,900,000 1,869,000   974,000 615,000   627,000 566,000 594,000 762,000 764,000 759,000                 683,000 526,000 526,000  
          reclassification of unrealized losses on cash flow hedges
                                          723,000 724,000 723,000   724,000 723,000                                 
          non-cash rent expense
                                             -2,405,000 -2,577,000 -599,000 -1,962,000 572,000 185,000 818,000 1,789,000 -4,288,000 3,711,000 802,000 1,726,000 1,646,000 2,156,000 4,276,000 2,060,000 -765,000 1,639,000 2,055,000 2,307,000 1,807,000 2,182,000 2,207,000 2,066,000 2,879,000 2,879,000 2,711,000 2,988,000 6,913,804 5,196       
          gain on disposal of the bakery
                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of the bakery
                                                                                
          changes in restricted cash
                                         1,311,000 4,913,000 10,166,000 8,545,000 -16,883,000 -5,128,000 5,995,000 1,045,000 3,150,000                                
          change in restricted cash
                                                 -6,171,000      4,000,000                        
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                     -75,170,000 -29,214,000   66,721,000         -8,006,000 12,134,000 1,096,000 -84,435,000 -84,435,000 -52,927,000 28,645,000 525,878,656 32,344    -19,090,000 -19,090,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                         198,240,000 327,216,000 267,276,000 580,152,000 453,361,000 475,231,000 512,508,000  591,719,000 591,719,000  89,999,910 90,090  78,116,000 78,116,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                         -15,182,000 -17,914,000 11,308,000 193,235,000 -110,544,000 42,604,000 -46,743,000 312,923,000 151,516,000 -1,021,867,000 994,705,000 202,862,000 -75,170,000 -29,214,000 -13,035,000 384,695,000 66,721,000 428,684,000 -231,000 18,492,000 16,690,000 418,410,000 -10,707,000 -537,000 500,061,000  12,134,000 1,096,000 507,284,000 507,284,000  28,645,000 615,878,566 122,434  6,939,000 -39,933,000 59,026,000 59,026,000  
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                            -5,005,000    -14,293,000    -64,414,000    -195,457,000  -24,677,000 -231,000 18,492,000 16,690,000 -56,821,000 -10,707,000 -537,000 -12,447,000           6,939,000     
          excess tax benefits from share-based compensation
                                             -706,000 -602,000 -841,000 -933,000 257,000 -3,496,000 -19,396,000 -26,978,000 2,616,000 5,688,000 477,000 -18,144,000                         
          payments for termination of cash flow hedges
                                                                                 
          impairment
                                                     8,389,000 8,618,000                           
          gain on dispositions
                                                      340,000                           
          loss on sale of investments
                                                     -285,000                            
          investment activities
                                                               10,000   -79,000 50,000 31,661,000 526,000 526,000 1,385,000     34,050,000 43,000 112,000 112,000 18,518,000 
          premium payment on redemption of notes
                                                                                 
          proceeds from termination of interest rate swaps
                                                                                 
          gain on sales of investments
                                                                                 
          equity in earnings in joint venture
                                                  -2,423,000               -2,363,000    -1,850,000 -1,850,000           
          proceeds from sales of investments
                                                          151,000                       
          notes receivable from franchisees
                                                                                 
          gain on disposal of bakery
                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of bakery
                                                                                 
          payments for cost method investments
                                                   -2,000,000                             
          loss on dispositions
                                                         -42,002,000                        
          premium payments on redemptions/purchases of notes
                                                                                 
          distribution to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                 
          non-cash financing activities
                                                                                 
          system optimization remeasurement
                                                        2,197,000                         
          gain on sales of restaurants
                                                        -60,941,000                         
          gain on disposal of assets
                                                        -12,051,000                         
          franchise loans
                                                        292,000 -2,800,000 127,000 1,044,000                      
          sale of arby’s
                                                                                 
          loss on sale of investment
                                                                                 
          premium payment on redemption of senior notes
                                                                                 
          repurchase of common stock
                                                                                 
          net recognition of deferred vendor incentives
                                                          -4,797,000                       
          gain on sale of investment
                                                            -27,407,000                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                 
          loss on disposal of arby’s
                                                                                 
          operating investment adjustments
                                                                 -79,000 -4,997,000 -125,000 -125,000     27,098,000 2,401,000 9,445,000 66,413,000 66,413,000 -8,712,000 
          premium payments on redemption/purchase of notes
                                                                                 
          distributions received from joint venture
                                                            4,066,000 3,441,000 3,253,000 4,283,000 3,388,000 3,113,000 4,262,000 3,925,000 2,825,000 2,968,000 2,968,000 7,477,000         
          loss on disposal of arby's
                                                                                 
          restaurant acquisitions
                                                            -18,815,000 -19,185,000 -2,594,000                   
          proceeds from sale of arby's
                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                                            24,374,000                   
          proceeds from other dispositions
                                                                                 
          investment in joint venture
                                                                                 
          premium payment on redemption/purchase of senior notes
                                                                                 
          dividends paid
                                                            -7,809,000 -7,802,000 -7,795,000 -7,834,000 -8,376,000 -8,374,000 -8,361,000 -6,271,000 -6,336,000 -6,653,000 -6,653,000     -14,437,000 -8,056,000 -8,045,000 -8,045,000 -7,955,000 
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                            -3,667,000                   
          share-based compensation provision
                                                             2,567,000 2,597,000 7,096,000 3,419,000 3,241,000 3,185,000 3,868,000 3,132,000 3,519,000 3,519,000 3,640,000 3,894,000 7,755,629 4,371 5,197,000 1,169,000    1,700,000 
          deferred income tax provision
                                                             -9,359,000 5,773,000 1,270,000               -8,462,000 -8,462,000  
          franchise incentive loans
                                                             95,000 -1,096,000                   
          proceeds from dispositions
                                                                  1,266,000 283,000 1,619,000 2,492,000 2,492,000 1,496,000 1,706,000 7,673,754 6,246       
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
                                                                                 
          write-off and amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                              1,361,000 1,354,000 1,358,000 2,151,000    1,701,000 1,701,000 1,905,000 2,091,000 11,818,931 5,069 1,604,000      
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                                               436,000 665,000 903,000  4,010,000 976,000 2,600,000            
          proceeds from sale of arby’s
                                                                                 
          business acquisitions
                                                                                 
          net loss
                                                                 -1,409,000    -3,400,000     -10,924       
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                 
          deferred income tax benefit
                                                                 -2,900,000 -13,481,000 -12,245,000 4,493,000 -8,546,000 -8,546,000 -39,827,000 410,000 -705,191 -4,809 -91,810,000 1,849,000    14,095,000 
          business acquisition
                                                                 -2,900,000                
          net cash from operations before effect of exchange rate
                                                                                 
          changes on cash
                                                                 -13,406,000                
          cash flows from continuing operating activities:
                                                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from continuing operating activities:
                                                                                 
          net recognition of deferred vendor incentive
                                                                                 
          income from discontinued operations
                                                                       -1,124,000          
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                 
          net cash from continuing operating activities
                                                                  58,878,000     47,497,000 104,853,000 146,389,736 58,264 31,149,000 19,489,000 6,034,000 16,933,000 16,933,000 -19,366,000 
          cash flows from continuing investing activities:
                                                                                 
          cost of acquisitions, less cash acquired
                                                                       -1,693,000          
          increase in cash from merger with wendy’s
                                                                                 
          cost of merger with wendy’s
                                                                                 
          net cash from continuing investing activities
                                                                  -55,224,000     -38,785,000 -22,576,000 5,753,643 -11,643 157,911,000 14,376,000 -27,611,000 -27,745,000 -27,745,000 -18,210,000 
          cash flows from continuing financing activities:
                                                                                 
          repayments of notes payable and long-term debt
                                                                          -4,495 -88,570,000 -59,919,000     
          distributions to non-controlling interests
                                                                                 
          net cash from continuing financing activities
                                                                  -12,377,000     -59,563,000 -54,116,000 373,086,140 -14,140 -120,035,000 -26,275,000 -18,341,000 -8,274,000 -8,274,000 -18,297,000 
          net cash from continuing operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                       -50,851,000 28,161,000 525,229,519 32,481       
          net cash from continuing operations
                                                                  -8,006,000     -49,797,000 29,129,000 525,932,631 32,369 64,902,000 7,590,000 -39,918,000 -19,086,000 -19,086,000 -55,873,000 
          net cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
                                                                       -3,130,000 -484,000 -53,975 -25 -844,000 -651,000 -15,000 -4,000 -4,000  
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                 
          write off and amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                                   1,545,000              
          net receipt of deferred vendor incentive
                                                                   -9,580,000 -11,391,000 31,067,000 31,067,000  -6,516,000 19,502,632 29,368       
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                                      2,600,000           
          equity in earnings of joint venture
                                                                   -2,647,000              
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
                                                                                 
          net cash from continuing operations before effect of
                                                                                 
          exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                                 
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
          impairment of other long-lived assets
                                                                     11,601,000 11,601,000           
          net receipt (recognition) of vendor incentive
                                                                                 
          gain on sale of consolidated business
                                                                                 
          accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities
                                                                                 
          increase in cash from merger with wendy’s international, inc.
                                                                                 
          decrease in cash related to the sale of a consolidated business
                                                                                 
          non-cash operating investment adjustments
                                                                        68,000 2,600,259 4,741       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                                 
          cost of wendy’s merger
                                                                                 
          accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                                                                         -9,535,787 -23,213  8,057,000 -6,545,000 -10,911,000 -10,911,000  
          investing investment activities
                                                                         36,910,296 704       
          net distributions to minority interests
                                                                            -402,000     
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from continuing operating activities:
                                                                                 
          deferred financing costs incurred
                                                                          -11,148       
          minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                           326,000 14,000 14,000 -150,000 
          net (recognition) receipt of deferred vendor incentive
                                                                                 
          payment of withholding taxes relating to share-based compensation
                                                                                 
          (income) loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
          costs of the merger with wendy’s
                                                                                 
          increase in cash from the merger with wendy’s
                                                                                 
          cost of other business acquisitions, less cash acquired
                                                                                 
          distributions to minority interests
                                                                                 
          (income) income from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
          receipt of deferred vendor incentive, net of amount recognized
                                                                            -3,552,000 -4,235,000 11,530,000 11,530,000  
          straight-line rent accrual
                                                                            915,000 1,269,000 1,049,000 1,049,000 1,142,000 
          equity in undistributed losses of investees
                                                                              754,000   
          facilities relocation and corporate restructuring, net provision
                                                                            -271,000     
          unfavorable lease liability recognized
                                                                            -1,082,000 -1,160,000 -1,130,000 -1,130,000 -1,059,000 
          loss (income) from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
          payment of withholding taxes related to share-based compensation
                                                                            -151,000 -26,000 -26,000  
          cost of business acquisitions, less cash acquired
                                                                            -3,000 -51,000 -9,486,000 -9,486,000  
          capitalized wendy’s merger costs
                                                                                 
          proceeds from dispositions of assets
                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                            34,046,000 15,493,000 4,129,000 4,129,000  
          equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of investees
                                                                               754,000  
          write-off of deferred financing costs
                                                                             5,111,000 5,111,000  
          deferred compensation
                                                                                 
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                 
          cost of proposed business acquisition
                                                                             -3,793,000 -1,650,000 -1,650,000  
          proceeds from exercises of stock options
                                                                                -1,000 
          repayments of long-term debt and notes payable
                                                                              -4,358,000 -4,358,000  
          depreciation and amortization of properties
                                                                                15,218,000 
          amortization of other intangible assets and certain other items
                                                                                3,693,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount
                                                                                 
          write-off of previously unamortized deferred financing costs and original issue discount on early extinguishments of debt
                                                                                 
          deferred compensation provision
                                                                                 
          (gain) loss on sale of unconsolidated businesses
                                                                                 
          receipt (recognition) of deferred vendor incentive
                                                                                 
          deferred asset management fees recognized
                                                                                 
          charge for common stock issued to induce effective conversions of convertible notes
                                                                                 
          (increase) decrease in accounts and notes receivable
                                                                                 
          (increase) decrease in inventories
                                                                                 
          increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                 
          increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                                                                                 
          cost of business acquisitions less cash acquired of 7,606 and equity consideration of 149,392 in 2005
                                                                                 
          costs of potential business acquisition
                                                                                 
          collection of notes receivable
                                                                                 
          transfers from restricted cash equivalents collateralizing long-term debt
                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of term loan in connection with the rtm acquisition
                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of other long-term debt and notes payable
                                                                                 
          repayments of long-term debt in connection with the rtm acquisition
                                                                                 
          repayments of other long-term debt and notes payable
                                                                                 
          net contributions from (distributions to) minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                 
          net cash from discontinued operations:
                                                                                 
          operating activities
                                                                                -583,000 
          investing activities
                                                                                 
          net cash from discontinued operations: - sum
                                                                                 
          facilities relocation and corporate restructuring, net (payments) provision
                                                                                 
          amortization of deferred financing cost and original issue discount
                                                                                 
          write-off of previously unamortized deferred financing costs on early extinguishments of debt
                                                                                 
          deferred compensation (reversal) provision
                                                                                 
          gain on sale of unconsolidated business
                                                                                 
          equity in undistributed earnings of investees
                                                                                 
          accounts and notes receivables
                                                                                 
          accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                                                                                 
          net distributions to minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and a note payable
                                                                                 
          increase in accounts and notes receivable
                                                                                 
          increase in inventories
                                                                                 
          increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities