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Related party transactions - Summary of Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Food and paper	$ (1,457,720)	$ (1,227,293)	$ (899,077)
Occupancy and other operating expenses	1,154,334	967,690	772,169
Related party | Axionlog Distribution B.V.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Food and paper	(319,232)	(256,704)	(187,959)
Occupancy and other operating expenses	9,590	7,193	5,108
Related party | Axionlog Distribution B.V. | Distribution fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Food and paper	(65,342)	(53,191)	(40,227)
Related party | Axionlog Distribution B.V. | Supplier purchases
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Food and paper	$ (253,890)	$ (203,513)	$ (147,732)

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Cost of raw products and paper items, such as cups, wrapping and lids, used in the course of preparing and serving restaurant menu items, freight, and non-product costs from outside vendors used in generating sales.

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Cost of rent for leases to third party owners of land and/or buildings of which company-operated restaurants are operated, as well as the depreciation of property and equipment (equipment, signs, seating, decor, leasehold improvements, buildings, etc.), and the amortization of initial fees paid for a restaurant opening, and the cost of advertising, promotion, operating supplies, utilities, cash collection fee, maintenance and repair, insurance, taxes and licenses, credit/debit card processing fees, etc.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 220
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-07(2)(c)(2)(i))
-Publisher FASB
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