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(17) Transaction Related and Other Costs (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2012 | Jan. 02, 2011 | Jan. 03, 2010 | Jan. 01, 2012 Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 02, 2011 Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 03, 2010 Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Executive terminations costs [Domain] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Executive severance, required payments [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Executive severance, vesting of stock awards [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Severance and stock compensation costs [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Employee retention [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Employee retention [Member] Corporate [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Bonus [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Oct. 02, 2011 Relocation [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Relocation [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Other professional fees [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Other professional fees [Member] Corporate [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Other [Member] Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Other [Member] Corporate [Member] | Jan. 01, 2012 Fiscal year 2012 [Member]
Transaction related and other costs | $ 45,711 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 44,477 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 20,806 | $ 14,481 | $ 6,325 | $ 28,680 | $ 8,495 | $ 159 | $ 3,127 |  | $ 1,670 | [1] | $ 2,090 | $ 845 | $ 415 | $ 230 |
Transaction related costs, expected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000
[1] | 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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