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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2018 USD ($) item | Jan. 03, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2015 USD ($)
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |
Number of restaurant concepts for which section 401(k) is open to participation by staff members | item | 3 |  |
Minimum number of investment options available to participating plan members | item | 1 |  |
Maximum amount of eligible bonuses that may be deferred by participating staff members under the ESP (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Accrued liability for self-insured benefit plans | $ 8.8 | $ 7.8 |
401(k) Plan |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |
Expense recognized | 1.0 | 0.9 | $ 0.7
ESP |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |
Expense recognized | $ 1.0 | $ 1.0 | $ 0.9

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- Definition Number of restaurant concepts wherein participation in the 401(k) Plan is open to staff members. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 70 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942 + Details
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- Definition Carrying amount of accrued known and estimated losses incurred as of the balance sheet date for which no insurance coverage exists, and for which a claim has been made or is probable of being asserted, typically arising from workmen's compensation-type of incidents and personal injury to nonemployees from accidents on the entity's property that are expected to be paid within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). + References No definition available. + Details
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