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(4) Investments | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2012
Investments [Abstract] |
Investments | Investments Investment in Joint Venture with Tim Hortons Inc. Wendy’s is a partner in a Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture (“TimWen”) with Tim Hortons Inc. Wendy’s 50% share of the joint venture is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Our equity in earnings from TimWen is included in “Other operating expense, net.” Presented below is an unaudited summary of activity related to our portion of TimWen included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations:
| Three Months Ended
| April 1, 2012 |  | April 3, 2011
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 91,742 |  |  | $ | 98,631 |
Equity in earnings for the period | 2,991 |  |  | 2,926 |
Amortization of purchase price adjustments (a) | (780 | ) |  | (563 | )
| 2,211 |  |  | 2,363 |
Distributions received | (3,253 | ) |  | (3,113 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment included in “Other comprehensive income” | 2,135 |  |  | 3,465 |
Balance at end of period (b) | $ | 92,835 |  |  | $ | 101,346 |
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(a) | Based upon an original average aggregate life of 21 years.
(b) | Included in “Investments”.
Presented below is a summary of unaudited financial information of TimWen as of and for the three months ended April 1, 2012 and April 3, 2011, respectively, in Canadian dollars. The summary balance sheet financial information does not distinguish between current and long-term assets and liabilities.
| April 1, 2012 |  | April 3, 2011
Balance sheet information: |  |  |
Properties | C$ | 73,960 |  |  | C$ | 77,714 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,882 |  |  | 2,011 |
Accounts receivable | 4,490 |  |  | 3,775 |
Other | 2,620 |  |  | 2,980 |
| C$ | 82,952 |  |  | C$ | 86,480 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | C$ | 1,282 |  |  | C$ | 701 |
Other liabilities | 8,701 |  |  | 9,222 |
Partners’ equity | 72,969 |  |  | 76,557 |
| C$ | 82,952 |  |  | C$ | 86,480 |
| Three Months Ended
| April 1, 2012 |  | April 3, 2011
Income statement information: |  |  |
Revenues | C$ | 9,148 |  |  | C$ | 8,906 |
Income before income taxes and net income | 5,994 |  |  | 6,129 |
(The Wendy’s Company) Sale of Investment in Jurlique International Pty Ltd. On February 2, 2012, Jurl Holdings, LLC (“Jurl”), a 99.7% owned subsidiary, completed the sale of our investment in Jurlique International Pty Ltd. (“Jurlique”) for which we received proceeds of $27,287, which is net of $3,490 held in escrow and included in “Accounts and notes receivable.” In connection with the anticipated proceeds of the sale and in order to protect ourselves from a decrease in the Australian dollar through the closing date, we entered into a foreign currency related derivative transaction for an equivalent notional amount in U.S. dollars of the expected proceeds of $28,500 Australian dollars. We recorded a “Gain on sale of investment, net” of $27,407, which included a loss of $2,913 on the settlement of the derivative transaction discussed above. We have reflected net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $2,384, net of income tax benefit of $1,283, in the three months ended April 1, 2012 in connection with the equity and profit interests discussed below. The net assets and liabilities of the subsidiary that held the investment were not material to the consolidated financial statements. Therefore, the noncontrolling interest in those assets and liabilities was not previously reported separately. As a result of this sale and distributions to the minority shareholders, there are no remaining noncontrolling interests in this consolidated subsidiary. Prior to 2009 when our predecessor entity was a diversified company active in investments, we had provided our Chairman, who was also our then Chief Executive Officer, and our Vice Chairman, who was our then president and Chief Operating Officer (the “Former Executives”), and certain other former employees, equity and profits interests in Jurl. In connection with the gain on sale of Jurlique, we distributed, based on the related agreement, approximately $3,667 to Jurl’s minority shareholders, including approximately $2,296 to the Former Executives.

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