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(17) Transaction Related and Other Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2012
Retention and Other Transaction Costs [Abstract] |
Details of Transaction Related and Other Costs |
Severance and stock compensation costs |  | $ | 28,680 |
Employee retention |  | 8,495 |
Bonus |  | 3,127 |
Other professional fees |  | 2,090 |
Relocation (a) |  | 1,670 |
Other |  | 415 |
Total Wendy’s Restaurants |  | 44,477 |
Other professional fees |  | 845 |
Employee retention |  | 159 |
Other |  | 230 |
Total The Wendy’s Company |  | $ | 45,711 |
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(a) | Relocation costs are expensed as incurred. However, payments of $1,500 incurred during the third quarter of 2011 due to the relocation of a corporate executive will be expensed over the three year period following this executive’s relocation in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

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