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Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2021 | Sep. 27, 2020 | Jun. 28, 2020 | Mar. 29, 2020 | Dec. 29, 2019 | Sep. 29, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jan. 03, 2021 | Dec. 29, 2019 | Dec. 30, 2018
Quarterly Financial Data Table |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 474,317 | $ 452,242 | $ 402,306 | $ 404,960 | $ 427,191 | $ 437,880 | $ 435,348 | $ 408,583 | $ 1,733,825 | $ 1,709,002 | $ 1,589,936
Cost of sales | 164,737 | 159,545 | 140,626 | 149,999 | 151,434 | 152,425 | 151,092 | 142,579 | 614,907 | 597,530 | 548,588
Operating profit | 78,567 | 81,348 | 60,661 | 48,732 | 36,717 | 79,023 | 80,573 | 66,266 | 269,308 | 262,579 | 249,892
Net Income | $ 38,734 | $ 39,753 | $ 24,904 | $ 14,441 | $ 26,533 | $ 46,127 | $ 32,386 | $ 31,894 | $ 117,832 | $ 136,940 | $ 460,115
Basic income per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic income per share | $ 0.17 | $ 0.18 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.60 | $ 1.93
Diluted income per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Diluted income per share | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.52 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.88
Advertising funds deficit |  | $ 7,293 | $ 3,205 | $ 1,387 |  |  |  |  | $ (2,904) | $ (1,337) | $ (4,153)
Reorganization and realignment costs | $ 5,834 | $ 3,375 | $ 2,911 | $ 3,910 | $ 12,194 |  |  |  | 16,030 | 16,965 | 9,068
Investment income, net |  |  |  |  | 24,599 |  |  |  | (225) | 25,598 | 450,736
Franchise support and other costs |  |  |  |  | 16,400 |  |  |  | 26,464 | 43,686 | 25,203
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 1,346 |  | $ 7,150 |  | $ 0 | $ 8,496 | $ 11,475

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