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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 03, 2021 USD ($) number_of_restaurants numberOfMarkets | Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Jan. 07, 2021 numberOfMarkets | Nov. 18, 2020 numberOfMarkets
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 751,049 | $ 755,911 | $ 747,884 |  |
Number of Restaurants | number_of_restaurants |  | 6,828 |  |  |  |
Number of markets in which NPC operates | numberOfMarkets |  | 8 |  |  |  |
NPC consortium bid: number of markets to be purchased by franchisees | numberOfMarkets |  |  |  |  |  | 7
NPC consortium bid: number of markets to be purchased by company | numberOfMarkets |  |  |  |  |  | 1
NPC consortium bid deposit |  | $ 43,240 |  |  |  |
NPC Consortium bid payable |  | $ 38,361 | $ 0 |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
NPC asset purchase agreement: number of markets to be purchased by FRG | numberOfMarkets |  |  |  |  | 4 |
NPC asset purchase agreement: number of markets to be purchased by franchisees | numberOfMarkets |  |  |  |  | 4 |
NPC franchised restaurants |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Restaurants | number_of_restaurants |  | 393 |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Restaurants acquired from franchisees | number_of_restaurants |  | 0 | 5 | 16 |  |
Total consideration paid, net of cash received |  |  | $ 5,052 | $ 21,401 |  |
Properties |  |  | 666 | 4,363 |  |
Acquired franchise rights |  |  | 1,354 | 10,127 |  |
Finance lease assets |  |  | 5,350 | 5,360 |  |
Other assets |  |  | 0 | 621 |  |
Finance lease liabilities |  |  | (4,084) |  |  |
Finance lease liabilities |  |  |  | (3,135) |  |
Unfavorable leases |  |  | 0 | (733) |  |
Other |  |  | (2,316) | (2,240) |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  | 970 | 14,363 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 4,082 | $ 7,038 |  |
Business combination, provisional information, initial accounting incomplete, adjustment, intangibles | $ (2,989) |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, provisional information, initial accounting incomplete, adjustment, financial assets | $ 140 |  |  |  |  |

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