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(28) Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Business Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area |
|  | U.S. |  | Canada |  | Other International |  | Total
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wendy’s restaurants |  | $ | 2,161,382 |  |  | $ | 254,683 |  |  | $ | 15,394 |  |  | $ | 2,431,459 |
Corporate eliminations |  | (101 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (101 | )
Consolidated revenue |  | $ | 2,161,281 |  |  | $ | 254,683 |  |  | $ | 15,394 |  |  | $ | 2,431,358 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wendy’s restaurants |  | $ | 1,120,361 |  |  | $ | 59,379 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 1,179,765 |
Wendy’s Restaurants corporate |  | 12,431 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,431 |
Wendy’s Restaurants |  | 1,132,792 |  |  | 59,379 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 1,192,196 |
Corporate |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
The Wendy’s Company |  | $ | 1,132,796 |  |  | $ | 59,379 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 1,192,200 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wendy’s restaurants |  | $ | 2,117,062 |  |  | $ | 244,654 |  |  | $ | 13,785 |  |  | $ | 2,375,501 |
Corporate eliminations |  | (62 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (62 | )
Consolidated revenue |  | $ | 2,117,000 |  |  | $ | 244,654 |  |  | $ | 13,785 |  |  | $ | 2,375,439 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wendy’s restaurants |  | $ | 1,084,516 |  |  | $ | 61,172 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 1,145,707 |
Arby’s restaurants |  | 382,392 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 382,398 |
Wendy’s Restaurants corporate |  | 13,748 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,748 |
Wendy’s Restaurants |  | 1,480,656 |  |  | 61,178 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 1,541,853 |
Corporate |  | 9,408 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,408 |
The Wendy’s Company |  | $ | 1,490,064 |  |  | $ | 61,178 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 1,551,261 |
|  | U.S. |  | Canada |  | Other International |  | Total
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wendy’s restaurants |  | $ | 2,190,003 |  |  | $ | 233,359 |  |  | $ | 13,733 |  |  | $ | 2,437,095 |
Consolidated revenue |  | $ | 2,190,003 |  |  | $ | 233,359 |  |  | $ | 13,733 |  |  | $ | 2,437,095 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wendy’s restaurants |  | $ | 1,114,057 |  |  | $ | 63,393 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 1,177,482 |
Arby’s restaurants |  | 419,748 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 419,755 |
Wendy’s Restaurants corporate |  | 10,621 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,621 |
Wendy’s Restaurants |  | 1,544,426 |  |  | 63,400 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 1,607,858 |
Corporate |  | 11,390 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,390 |
The Wendy’s Company |  | $ | 1,555,816 |  |  | $ | 63,400 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 1,619,248 |

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