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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segments, number | segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Revenues | $ 373,981,000 | $ 364,007,000 | $ 407,959,000 | $ 427,369,000 | $ 467,606,000 | $ 431,709,000 | $ 434,778,000 | $ 449,266,000 | $ 1,573,316,000 | $ 1,783,359,000 | $ 1,713,620,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,403,000 | 43,668,000 | 40,987,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,891,000 | 140,342,000 | 158,809,000 |
Refranchising and impairment gains/(losses), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (289,000) | (1,674,000) | 10,222,000 |
Impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,674,000 | 1,350,000 |
Legal settlement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (898,000) |
Property and equipment, gross | 665,172,000 |  |  |  | 640,499,000 |  |  |  | 665,172,000 | 640,499,000 |  |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (438,278,000) |  |  |  | (406,168,000) |  |  |  | (438,278,000) | (406,168,000) | (386,884,000) |
Net property and equipment | 226,894,000 |  |  |  | 234,331,000 |  |  |  | 226,894,000 | 234,331,000 | 230,473,000 | $ 234,331,000
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,028,000 | 52,593,000 | 55,554,000 |
China Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000 | 1,400,000 |
Negative publicity and consumer sentiment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,700,000 |  |  |
Domestic company owned restaurants segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 692,380,000 | 816,718,000 | 815,931,000 |
Refranchising and impairment gains/(losses), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 |  | 11,600,000 |
North America franchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,293,000 | 106,729,000 | 102,980,000 |
North America franchising | Negative publicity and consumer sentiment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,400,000 |  |  |
International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110,349,000 | 114,021,000 | 100,904,000 |
All others |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,509,000 |  |  |
Operating segments | Domestic company owned restaurants segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 692,380,000 | 816,718,000 | 815,931,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,411,000 | 15,484,000 | 16,028,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,988,000 | 47,548,000 | 75,136,000 |
Property and equipment, gross | 236,526,000 |  |  |  | 235,640,000 |  |  |  | 236,526,000 | 235,640,000 | 225,081,000 |
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,568,000 | 15,245,000 | 16,257,000 |
Operating segments | North America commissaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 609,866,000 | 673,712,000 | 623,883,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,397,000 | 6,897,000 | 6,027,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,961,000 | 47,844,000 | 46,325,000 |
Transfer of expenses between unallocated corporate and segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,900,000 |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 140,309,000 |  |  |  | 136,701,000 |  |  |  | 140,309,000 | 136,701,000 | 128,469,000 |
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,994,000 | 14,767,000 | 14,164,000 |
Operating segments | North America franchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,293,000 | 106,729,000 | 102,980,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,732,000 | 96,298,000 | 91,669,000 |
Operating segments | International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,268,000 | 126,285,000 | 113,103,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,696,000 | 2,018,000 | 2,188,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,399,000 | 15,888,000 | 11,408,000 |
Property and equipment, gross | 17,218,000 |  |  |  | 17,257,000 |  |  |  | 17,218,000 | 17,257,000 | 15,673,000 |
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 986,000 | 1,884,000 | 4,390,000 |
Operating segments | All others |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,509,000 | 59,915,000 | 57,723,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,513,000 | 5,276,000 | 3,830,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,888,000) | (179,000) | 1,467,000 |
Transfer of expenses between unallocated corporate and segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | 71,880,000 |  |  |  | 58,977,000 |  |  |  | 71,880,000 | 58,977,000 | 55,586,000 |
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,438,000 | 8,239,000 | 7,897,000 |
Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (235,269,000) | (265,029,000) | (256,444,000) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,005,000) | (958,000) | (2,405,000) |
Elimination | North America commissaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (201,325,000) | (244,699,000) | (236,896,000) |
Elimination | North America franchising |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,965,000) | (3,342,000) | (2,869,000) |
Elimination | International |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (283,000) | (273,000) | (269,000) |
Elimination | All others |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30,696,000) | (16,715,000) | (16,410,000) |
Unallocated corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,386,000 | 13,993,000 | 12,914,000 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (118,296,000) | (66,099,000) | (64,791,000) |
Transfer of expenses between unallocated corporate and segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,200,000) |  |  |
Property and equipment, gross | $ 199,239,000 |  |  |  | $ 191,924,000 |  |  |  | 199,239,000 | 191,924,000 | 192,548,000 |
Expenditures for property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,042,000 | $ 12,458,000 | $ 12,846,000 |
Unallocated corporate | Negative publicity and consumer sentiment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35,300,000 |  |  |

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