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(28) Geographic Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2012 | Oct. 02, 2011 | Jul. 03, 2011 | Apr. 03, 2011 | Jan. 02, 2011 | Oct. 03, 2010 | Jul. 04, 2010 | Apr. 04, 2010 | Jan. 01, 2012 | Jan. 02, 2011 | Jan. 03, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 615,018 | [1] | $ 611,416 | [1] | $ 622,459 | [1] | $ 582,465 | [1] | $ 582,583 | [2] | $ 600,708 | [2] | $ 607,434 | [3] | $ 584,714 | $ 2,431,358 | $ 2,375,439 | $ 2,437,095
Long-lived assets | 1,192,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,551,261 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,192,200 | 1,551,261 | 1,619,248
Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 615,018 | [1] | 611,416 | [1] | 622,459 | [1] | 582,465 | [1] | 582,583 | [2] | 600,708 | [2] | 607,434 |  | 584,714 | 2,431,358 | 2,375,439 | 2,437,095
Long-lived assets | 1,192,196 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,541,853 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,192,196 | 1,541,853 | 1,607,858
Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,431,459 | 2,375,501 | 2,437,095
Long-lived assets | 1,179,765 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,145,707 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,179,765 | 1,145,707 | 1,177,482
Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 12,431 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,748 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,431 | 13,748 | 10,621
Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (101) | (62) |
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,408 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 9,408 | 11,390
Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 382,398 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 382,398 | 419,755
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 1,132,796 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,490,064 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,132,796 | 1,490,064 | 1,555,816
UNITED STATES | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,161,281 | 2,117,000 | 2,190,003
Long-lived assets | 1,132,792 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,480,656 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,132,792 | 1,480,656 | 1,544,426
UNITED STATES | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,161,382 | 2,117,062 | 2,190,003
Long-lived assets | 1,120,361 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,084,516 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,120,361 | 1,084,516 | 1,114,057
UNITED STATES | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 12,431 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,748 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,431 | 13,748 | 10,621
UNITED STATES | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (101) | (62) |
UNITED STATES | Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,408 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 9,408 | 11,390
UNITED STATES | Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 382,392 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 382,392 | 419,748
CANADA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 59,379 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,178 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,379 | 61,178 | 63,400
CANADA | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 254,683 | 244,654 | 233,359
Long-lived assets | 59,379 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,178 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,379 | 61,178 | 63,400
CANADA | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 254,683 | 244,654 | 233,359
Long-lived assets | 59,379 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,172 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,379 | 61,172 | 63,393
CANADA | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
CANADA | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
CANADA | Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
CANADA | Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 7
Other International [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 19 | 32
Other International [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,394 | 13,785 | 13,733
Long-lived assets | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 19 | 32
Other International [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,394 | 13,785 | 13,733
Long-lived assets | 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 19 | 32
Other International [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other International [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate Elimination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other International [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other International [Member] | Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | The operating profit was materially affected by transaction related and other costs in each of the 2011 quarters and impairment of long-lived assets in the first and fourth quarters of 2011. The impact of transaction related and other costs on net income (loss) for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011 was $799, $2,933, $14,732 and $9,279, respectively, after income tax benefits of $480, $1,759, $8,839 and $5,656, respectively. The impact of the impairment of long-lived assets on net income for the first and fourth quarters of 2011 was $4,865 and $2,847, respectively, after income tax benefits of $3,032 and $1,774, respectively. In addition, The Wendy’s Company incurred transaction related and other costs in the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2011 of $379, $216, $167 and $9, respectively, net of income tax benefits of $226, $131, $101 and $5, respectively.
[2] | The operating profit was materially affected by impairment of long-lived assets in the third and fourth quarters of 2010. The impact of the impairment of long-lived assets on net income (loss) for the third and fourth quarters of 2010 was $12,908 and $3,037, respectively, after income tax benefits of $8,013 and $1,886, respectively.
[3] | Net income for The Wendy’s Company was affected by income recognized in the second quarter of 2010 on the repayment and cancellation of the DFR Notes of $3,044, after income tax expense of $1,865.

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