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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Durling et al v. Papa John's International, Inc. | Jun. 27, 2021 USD ($) | Oct. 29, 2018 employee
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Approximate number of employees who opted into the class action | employee |  | 9,571
Expected future costs | $ | $ 0 |

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