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Acquisition of Franchisee	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisition of Franchisee	5. Acquisition of Franchisee On June 27, 2016, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of its franchisee for certain territories in South Florida, Weight Watchers of Greater Miami, Inc., for a purchase price of $3,250 (the “Miami Acquisition”). Payment was in the form of cash ($2,898) plus cash in reserves ($300) and assumed net liabilities of ($52). The total purchase price has been allocated to franchise rights acquired ($114), goodwill ($2,945) and customer relationship value ($191).  The acquisition of the franchisee has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, earnings of the acquired franchisee have been included in the consolidated operating results of the Company since the date of acquisition. The goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.

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The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2303972

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