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(9) Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2012
Loss Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of income (loss) amounts attributable to parent used to calculate basic and diluted income (loss) per share |
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | April 1, 2012 |  | April 3, 2011
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | $ | 12,350 |  |  | $ | (296 | )
Loss from discontinued operations |  | — |  |  | (1,113 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to The Wendy’s Company |  | $ | 12,350 |  |  | $ | (1,409 | )
Number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted income per share |
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | April 1, 2012 |  | April 3, 2011
Common stock: |  |  |  |
Weighted average basic shares outstanding |  | 389,701 |  |  | 418,520 |
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares |  | 2,574 |  |  | — |
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding |  | 392,275 |  |  | 418,520 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the weighted average number of shares used in calculating basic net earnings per share (or unit) and diluted earnings per share (or unit). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 1 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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