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(9) Properties (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2012
Properties [Abstract] |
Schedule of Properties |
|  | Year End 2011
|  | Wendy’s Restaurants |  | Corporate |  | The Wendy’s Company
Owned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  | $ | 401,950 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 401,950 |
Building and improvements |  | 384,798 |  |  | — |  |  | 384,798 |
Office, restaurant and transportation equipment |  | 352,595 |  |  | — |  |  | 352,595 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 320,202 |  |  | 3,499 |  |  | 323,701 |
Leased (a): |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized leases and other |  | 27,514 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,514 |
|  | 1,487,059 |  |  | 3,499 |  |  | 1,490,558 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (294,863 | ) |  | (3,495 | ) |  | (298,358 | )
|  | $ | 1,192,196 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 1,192,200 |
|  | Year End 2010
|  | Wendy’s Restaurants |  | Corporate |  | The Wendy’s Company
Owned: |  |  |  |  |  |
Land |  | $ | 467,715 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 467,715 |
Building and improvements |  | 426,958 |  |  | — |  |  | 426,958 |
Office, restaurant and transportation equipment |  | 454,768 |  |  | 24,434 |  | (b) | 479,202 |
Leasehold improvements |  | 393,904 |  |  | 3,499 |  |  | 397,403 |
Leased (a): |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized leases |  | 111,622 |  |  | — |  |  | 111,622 |
Sale-leaseback assets |  | 123,791 |  |  | — |  |  | 123,791 |
|  | 1,978,758 |  |  | 27,933 |  |  | 2,006,691 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (436,905 | ) |  | (18,525 | ) |  | (455,430 | )
|  | $ | 1,541,853 |  |  | $ | 9,408 |  |  | $ | 1,551,261 |
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(a) | These assets principally include buildings and improvements.
(b) | Includes a company-owned aircraft. This aircraft is classified as held-for-sale at January 1, 2012 and is included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets.”

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