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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Apr. 01, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012
Information about Litigation Matters
Number Of Vendors Company Purchased Engines	1
Letters of Credit
Letter of credit outstanding outside of the Senior credit facility	$ 8,400,000	$ 18,300,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, Current	8,400,000		8,400,000	21,870,000
New Store Construction Projects [Member]
Construction Commitments
Property and construction commitments	5,400,000
DC Construction Projects [Member]
Construction Commitments
Property and construction commitments	7,600,000
SSC Construction Projects [Member]
Construction Commitments
Property and construction commitments	55,300,000
Letters Of Credit [Member]
Letters of Credit
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 46,000,000

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A document issued by a financial institution outside of our Credit Agreement which acts as a guarantee of payment to a beneficiary, or as the source of payment for a specific transaction (for example, wiring funds to a foreign exporter if and when specified merchandise is accepted pursuant to the terms of the letter of credit).

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. For a classified balance sheet represents the current portion only (the noncurrent portion has a separate concept); there is a separate and distinct element for unclassified presentations.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG)

-Number AAG-BRD

-Paragraph 80

-Subparagraph Exhibit 4-8, 3

-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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