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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of net income attributable to joint ventures | Net income attributable to these joint ventures for the three months ended March 30, 2025 and March 31, 2024 was as follows:
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended
(In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | March 30, 2025 |  | March 31, 2024
Papa John’s International, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 592 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 30 |  |  | 99 |
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 91 |  |  | 179 |
Total net income |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 396 |  |  | $ | 870 |
Schedule of details for joint venture arrangements | The following summarizes the redemption feature, location and related accounting within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these joint venture arrangements:
Type of Joint Venture Arrangement |  | Location within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |  | Recorded Value
Joint ventures with no redemption feature |  | Permanent equity |  | Carrying value
Joint ventures with option to require the Company to purchase the noncontrolling interest - not currently redeemable or redemption not probable |  | Temporary equity |  | Carrying value
Schedule of fair value measurements on a recurring basis | Our financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 30, 2025 and December 29, 2024 are as follows:
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements
(In thousands) |  | Carrying Value |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
March 30, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (a) |  | $ | 25,165 |  |  | $ | 25,165 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps (b) |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | — |
December 29, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (a) |  | $ | 30,775 |  |  | $ | 30,775 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps (b) |  | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 161 |  |  | $ | — |
___________________________________ (a)Represents life insurance policies held in our non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which are classified as Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (b)The fair value of our interest rate swaps is based on the sum of all future net present value cash flows. The future cash flows are derived based on the terms of our interest rate swaps, as well as considering published discount factors, and projected Secured Overnight Financing Rates (“SOFR”). The Company’s 3.875% senior notes are classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement since the Company estimates the fair value by using recent trading transactions, and have the following estimated fair values and carrying values (excluding the impact of unamortized debt issuance costs) as of March 30, 2025 and December 29, 2024:
|  | March 30, 2025 |  | December 29, 2024
(In thousands) |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
3.875% Senior Notes |  | $ | 400,000 |  |  | $ | 375,000 |  |  | $ | 400,000 |  |  | $ | 356,000 |
Schedule of changes of the allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable and notes receivable | The following table summarizes changes in our allowances for credit losses for accounts receivable and notes receivable:
(In thousands) |  | Accounts Receivable |  | Notes Receivable
Balance at December 29, 2024 |  | $ | 8,468 |  |  | $ | 15,238 |
Current period provision for expected credit losses, net |  | 458 |  |  | 1,254 |
Write-offs charged against the allowance |  | (677) |  |  | — |
Balance at March 30, 2025 |  | $ | 8,249 |  |  | $ | 16,492 |

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