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Litigation, Commitments and Contingencies - Perrin (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 12, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 28, 2015 USD ($) state plaintiff employee | Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters |  |  |  |
Legal settlement expense | $ |  |  | $ (898,000) | $ 12,278,000
Perrin v. Papa John's International, Inc. and Papa John's USA, Inc. |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters |  |  |  |
Approximate number of employees who opted into the class action | employee |  | 3,900 |  |
Potential class size (in number of employees) | employee |  | 28,800 |  |
States which are granted motion for class certification (in number of states) | state |  | 5 |  |
Plaintiffs added to case (in number of plaintiffs) | plaintiff |  | 15,000 |  |
Legal settlement expense | $ | $ (900,000) | $ 12,300,000 | $ (898,000) | $ 12,300,000

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