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(13) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2012
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial information for fair value disclosure |
| Year End 2011
| Wendy’s Restaurants |  | Corporate |  | The Wendy’s Company
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Amount: |  |  |  |  |
Non-current cost investments | $ | 22,832 |  |  | $ | 4,620 |  |  | $ | 27,452 |
Interest rate swaps | 11,695 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,695 |
Fair Value: |  |  |  |  |
Non-current cost investments (a) | $ | 25,794 |  |  | $ | 36,702 |  |  | $ | 62,496 |
Interest rate swaps (b) | 11,695 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,695 |
| Year End 2010
| Wendy’s Restaurants |  | Corporate |  | The Wendy’s Company
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |
Carrying Amount: |  |  |  |  |
Non-current cost investments | $ | 3,775 |  |  | $ | 4,817 |  |  | $ | 8,592 |
Interest rate swaps | 9,623 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,623 |
Fair Value: |  |  |  |  |
Non-current cost investments (a) | $ | 5,555 |  |  | $ | 14,540 |  |  | $ | 20,095 |
Interest rate swaps (b) | 9,623 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,623 |
| Year End
| 2011 |  | 2010
| Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes (c) | $ | 554,901 |  |  | $ | 621,500 |  |  | $ | 553,258 |  |  | $ | 620,370 |
Term Loan (c) | 466,062 |  |  | 466,940 |  |  | 495,226 |  |  | 505,000 |
6.20% senior notes (c) | 224,643 |  |  | 231,750 |  |  | 217,855 |  |  | 229,500 |
7% debentures (c) | 82,342 |  |  | 84,000 |  |  | 81,204 |  |  | 86,500 |
Capitalized lease obligations (d) | 15,222 |  |  | 16,431 |  |  | 86,670 |  |  | 91,015 |
Sale-leaseback obligations (d) | 1,466 |  |  | 1,692 |  |  | 121,884 |  |  | 128,171 |
Other | 1,060 |  |  | 1,072 |  |  | 3,634 |  |  | 3,806 |
Total Wendy’s Restaurants long-term debt, including current portion | 1,345,696 |  |  | 1,423,385 |  |  | 1,559,731 |  |  | 1,664,362 |
6.54% aircraft term loan (d) | 11,303 |  |  | 11,367 |  |  | 12,671 |  |  | 13,010 |
Total The Wendy’s Company long-term debt, including current portion | $ | 1,356,999 |  |  | $ | 1,434,752 |  |  | $ | 1,572,402 |  |  | $ | 1,677,372 |
Guarantees of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Franchisee loans obligations (e) | $ | 1,275 |  |  | $ | 1,275 |  |  | $ | 373 |  |  | $ | 373 |
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(a) | The fair value of our investment in Jurlique was based upon an agreement with a third party to purchase Jurlique. The fair value of our indirect investment in Arby’s is based on the fair value as determined in connection with its sale in July 2011. The fair value of the remaining investments was based entirely on statements of account received from investment managers or investees which were principally based on quoted market or broker/dealer prices. To the extent that some of these investments, including the underlying investments in investment limited partnerships, do not have available quoted market or broker/dealer prices, the Companies relied on valuations performed by the investment managers or investees in valuing those investments or third-party appraisals.
(b) | The fair values were based on information provided by the bank counterparties that is model-driven and whose inputs were observable or whose significant value drivers were observable.
(c) | The fair values were based on quoted market prices.
(d) | The fair values were determined by discounting the future scheduled principal payments using an interest rate assuming the same original issuance spread over a current U.S. Treasury bond yield for securities with similar durations.
(e) | Wendy’s provided loan guarantees to various lenders on behalf of franchisees entering into pooled debt facility arrangements for new store development and equipment financing. Wendy’s has accrued a liability for the fair value of these guarantees, the calculation for which was based upon a weighted average risk percentage established at the inception of each program adjusted for a history of defaults.
Financial assets and liabilities (other than cash and cash equivalents) measured at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  |  | Fair Value Measurements
| January 1, 2012 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Interest rate swaps (included in “Deferred costs and other assets”) | $ | 11,695 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,695 |  |  | $ | — |
Fair value of assets and liabilities (other than cash and cash equivalents) measure at fair value on a nonrecurring basis |
|  |  | Fair Value Measurements |  | 2011 Total Losses
| January 1, 2012 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Properties | $ | 575 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 575 |  |  | $ | 10,120 |
Other intangible assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,763 |
| $ | 575 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 575 |  |  | $ | 12,883 |
|  |  | Fair Value Measurements |  | 2010 Total Losses
| January 2, 2011 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |
Properties | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 21,201 |
Other intangible assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,125 |
| $ | 250 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 26,326 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Interest income: |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps (a) | $ | (5,611 | ) |  | $ | (7,880 | ) |  | $ | (2,865 | )
Total Wendy’s Restaurants | (5,611 | ) |  | (7,880 | ) |  | (2,865 | )
Investment income, net: |  |  |  |  |
Put and call option combinations on equity securities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (286 | )
Total The Wendy’s Company | $ | (5,611 | ) |  | $ | (7,880 | ) |  | $ | (3,151 | )
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(a) | 2010 includes a gain of $1,875 on the cancellation of four interest rate swaps discussed above.

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