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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 12, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 28, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 26, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 27, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) entity | Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) entity | Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($) entity
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments, number | entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 5 | 5
Revenues |  |  | $ 467,606,000 | $ 431,709,000 | $ 434,778,000 | $ 449,266,000 | $ 439,619,000 | $ 422,442,000 | $ 422,964,000 | $ 428,595,000 | $ 1,783,359,000 | $ 1,713,620,000 | $ 1,637,375,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,668,000 | 40,987,000 | 40,307,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,342,000 | 158,809,000 | 119,147,000
Gain on refranchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,600,000 |
Impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,674,000 | 1,350,000 |
Legal settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (898,000) | 12,278,000
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | 640,499,000 |  |  |  | 617,357,000 |  |  |  | 640,499,000 | 617,357,000 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (406,168,000) |  |  |  | (386,884,000) |  |  |  | (406,168,000) | (386,884,000) | (361,518,000)
Net property and equipment |  |  | 234,331,000 |  |  |  | 230,473,000 |  |  |  | 234,331,000 | 230,473,000 | 214,044,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,593,000 | 55,554,000 | 38,972,000
China Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 | 1,400,000 |
Perrin v. Papa John's International, Inc. and Papa John's USA, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal settlement expense | $ (900,000) | $ 12,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (898,000) | 12,300,000
Domestic Company-owned restaurants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 816,718,000 | 815,931,000 | 756,307,000
North America franchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,729,000 | 102,980,000 | 96,056,000
International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,285,000 | 113,103,000 | 104,691,000
Operating segments | Domestic Company-owned restaurants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 816,718,000 | 815,931,000 | 756,307,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,484,000 | 16,028,000 | 14,841,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,548,000 | 75,136,000 | 56,452,000
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | 235,640,000 |  |  |  | 225,081,000 |  |  |  | 235,640,000 | 225,081,000 | 223,246,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,245,000 | 16,257,000 | 14,631,000
Operating segments | North America commissaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 673,712,000 | 623,883,000 | 615,610,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,897,000 | 6,027,000 | 6,205,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,844,000 | 46,325,000 | 44,721,000
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | 136,701,000 |  |  |  | 128,469,000 |  |  |  | 136,701,000 | 128,469,000 | 110,344,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,767,000 | 14,164,000 | 3,924,000
Operating segments | North America franchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,729,000 | 102,980,000 | 96,056,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,298,000 | 91,669,000 | 83,315,000
Operating segments | International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,285,000 | 113,103,000 | 104,691,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,018,000 | 2,188,000 | 2,935,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,888,000 | 11,408,000 | 10,891,000
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | 17,257,000 |  |  |  | 15,673,000 |  |  |  | 17,257,000 | 15,673,000 | 14,826,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,884,000 | 4,390,000 | 4,540,000
Operating segments | All others |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,915,000 | 57,723,000 | 64,711,000
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,276,000 | 3,830,000 | 4,829,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (179,000) | 1,467,000 | 845,000
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | 58,977,000 |  |  |  | 55,586,000 |  |  |  | 58,977,000 | 55,586,000 | 47,481,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,239,000 | 7,897,000 | 4,701,000
Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 265,029,000 | 256,444,000 | 241,870,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (958,000) | (2,405,000) | (1,181,000)
Elimination | North America commissaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 244,699,000 | 236,896,000 | 224,067,000
Elimination | North America franchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,342,000 | 2,869,000 | 2,690,000
Elimination | International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 273,000 | 269,000 | 292,000
Elimination | All others |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,715,000 | 16,410,000 | 14,821,000
Unallocated corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,993,000 | 12,914,000 | 11,497,000
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66,099,000) | (64,791,000) | (75,896,000)
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | $ 191,924,000 |  |  |  | $ 192,548,000 |  |  |  | 191,924,000 | 192,548,000 | 179,665,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,458,000 | $ 12,846,000 | $ 11,176,000

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