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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated | Revenues by segment are as follows:
| Year Ended
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Wendy’s U.S. | $ | 1,567,496 |  |  | $ | 1,431,382 |  |  | $ | 1,404,307 |
Wendy’s International | 86,369 |  |  | 65,642 |  |  | 68,198 |
Global Real Estate & Development | 243,133 |  |  | 236,801 |  |  | 236,497 |
Total revenues | $ | 1,896,998 |  |  | $ | 1,733,825 |  |  | $ | 1,709,002 |
Reconciliation of Profit from Segments to Consolidated | The following table reconciles profit by segment to the Company’s consolidated income before income taxes:
| Year Ended
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Wendy’s U.S. (a) | $ | 450,117 |  |  | $ | 393,314 |  |  | $ | 369,193 |
Wendy’s International | 27,386 |  |  | 20,119 |  |  | 20,246 |
Global Real Estate & Development | 106,113 |  |  | 100,731 |  |  | 107,116 |
Total segment profit | 583,616 |  |  | 514,164 |  |  | 496,555 |
Unallocated franchise support and other costs | (753) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Advertising funds surplus | 2,770 |  |  | 2,904 |  |  | 1,337 |
Unallocated general and administrative (b) | (116,273) |  |  | (94,256) |  |  | (81,230) |
Depreciation and amortization | (125,540) |  |  | (132,775) |  |  | (131,693) |
System optimization gains, net | 33,545 |  |  | 3,148 |  |  | 1,283 |
Reorganization and realignment costs | (8,548) |  |  | (16,030) |  |  | (16,965) |
Impairment of long-lived assets | (2,251) |  |  | (8,037) |  |  | (6,999) |
Unallocated other operating income, net | 394 |  |  | 190 |  |  | 291 |
Interest expense, net | (109,185) |  |  | (117,737) |  |  | (115,971) |
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | (17,917) |  |  | — |  |  | (8,496) |
Investment income (loss), net | 39 |  |  | (225) |  |  | 25,598 |
Other income, net | 681 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 7,771 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 240,578 |  |  | $ | 152,795 |  |  | $ | 171,481 |
_______________ (a)Includes advertising funds expense of $25,000 and $14,600 for 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to the Company funding of incremental advertising to support the breakfast daypart. (b)Includes corporate overhead costs, such as employee compensation and related benefits.
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated | Net income (loss) of our equity method investments for the Brazil JV and TimWen are included in segment profit for the Wendy’s International and Global Real Estate & Development segments, respectively. Net income (loss) of equity method investments by segment was as follows:
| Year Ended
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Wendy’s International | $ | — |  |  | $ | (417) |  |  | $ | (1,022) |
Global Real Estate & Development | 11,203 |  |  | 6,513 |  |  | 9,695 |
Total net income of equity method investments | $ | 11,203 |  |  | $ | 6,096 |  |  | $ | 8,673 |

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