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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 04, 2021 USD ($) numberOfMarkets | Jan. 01, 2023 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Jan. 02, 2022 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Jan. 03, 2021 USD ($) number_of_restaurants | Nov. 18, 2020 numberOfMarkets | Jul. 31, 2020 numberOfMarkets number_of_restaurants
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Restaurants | number_of_restaurants |  | 7,095 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 773,088 | $ 775,278 | $ 751,049 |  |
Number of markets to be sold by NPC | 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 |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  | $ 0 | $ 123,069 | $ 4,879 |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Restaurants acquired from franchisees | number_of_restaurants |  | 0 | 93 | 0 |  |
Total consideration paid, net of cash received |  |  | $ 127,948 |  |  |
Properties |  |  | 21,984 |  |  |
Acquired franchise rights |  |  | 81,239 |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  | 104,506 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 23,442 |  |  |
Business combination, provisional information, initial accounting incomplete, adjustment, financial assets |  | $ 260 |  |  |  |
Finance lease assets | Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease assets |  |  | 25,547 |  |  |
Operating lease assets | Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease assets |  |  | 44,282 |  |  |
Finance lease liabilities | Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  |  | (25,059) |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities |  |  | (43,478) |  |  |
Settlement of NPC-related deposits |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions | $ (4,879) |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities | Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  | $ (9) |  |  |
Restaurants under construction | Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Restaurants acquired from franchisees | number_of_restaurants |  |  | 2 |  |  |
NPC franchised restaurants |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Restaurants | number_of_restaurants |  |  |  |  |  | 393

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