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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 04, 2021 USD ($) numberOfMarkets | Oct. 03, 2021 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Jan. 03, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 18, 2020 numberOfMarkets | Jul. 31, 2020 numberOfMarkets number_of_restaurants
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restaurants | number_of_restaurants |  | 6,891 |  |  |  |
Number of markets to be sold by NPC |  |  |  |  |  | 8
NPC Consortium Bid: Number of Markets to be Purchased by Franchisees |  |  |  |  | 7 |
NPC Consortium Bid: Number of Markets to be Purchased by Company |  |  |  |  | 1 |
NPC Consortium bid deposit | $ |  |  |  | $ 43,240 |  |
NPC Consortium bid payable | $ |  |  |  | $ 38,361 |  |
NPC Asset Purchase Agreement: Number of Markets to be Purchased by FRG | 4 |  |  |  |  |
NPC Asset Purchase Agreement: Number of Markets to be Purchased by Franchisees | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions | $ | $ 4,879 | $ 4,879 | $ 0 |  |  |
NPC Franchised Restaurants |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restaurants | number_of_restaurants |  |  |  |  |  | 393
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Restaurants acquired from franchisees | number_of_restaurants |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |

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