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(11) Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingencies | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2012
Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] |
Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingecies | Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingencies Except as described below, the Companies did not have any significant changes to their guarantees, other commitments and contingencies as disclosed in the combined notes to our consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K. Japan Joint Venture Guarantee In 2012, Wendy’s Restaurants (1) provided a guarantee to certain lenders to the Japan JV for which our joint venture partners have agreed, should it become necessary, to reimburse and otherwise indemnify us for their 51% share of the guarantee and (2) agreed to reimburse and otherwise indemnify our joint venture partners for our 49% share of the guarantee by our joint venture partners of a line of credit granted by a different lender to the Japan JV to fund working capital requirements. Our portion of these contingent obligations totals approximately $4,200 (¥350,100) based upon current rates of exchange. The fair value of our guarantees is immaterial. The Companies anticipate that our share of any future guarantees, after the agreement of our joint venture partners, should it become necessary, to reimburse and otherwise indemnify us for their 51% share of such future guarantees, of up to an additional $3,300 may be necessary in 2012. Capital Expenditures Commitments As of April 1, 2012, the Companies have approximately $8,226 of outstanding commitments for capital expenditures expected to be paid in the second quarter of 2012.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties. + References No definition available. + Details
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