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(5) Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair Value of Financial Instruments 2 (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 01, 2012
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Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | $ 1,352,392 |
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,345,345 |
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,458,636 |
Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,451,596 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 555,339 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 623,195 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Term Loan | Secured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 464,960 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Term Loan | Secured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 469,021 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | 6.20% senior notes | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 225,300 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | 6.20% senior notes | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 251,903 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | 7% debentures | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 82,629 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | 7% debentures | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 90,300 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Financial Guarantee [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Guarantees | 759 | [1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Financial Guarantee [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Guarantees | 759 | [1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Capitalized lease obligations | Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 14,940 | [2]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Capitalized lease obligations | Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 15,024 | [2]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Sale-leaseback obligations | Secured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,470 | [2]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Sale-leaseback obligations | Secured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 1,448 | [2]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 707 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other | Unsecured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Wendy's Restaurants, LLC [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 705 |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | 6.54% aircraft term loan | Secured Debt [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | 7,047 | [2]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | 6.54% aircraft term loan | Secured Debt [Member] | Portion at Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt, including current portion | $ 7,040 | [2]
[1] | 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.
[2] | 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.

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- Definition This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents the amount of contractual guarantees to which the Company is obligated as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 45 -Paragraph 3, 8, 15 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12201-110248 + Details
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