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Franchise Rights Acquired, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Carrying Values of Finite-lived Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 285,674	$ 261,155
Accumulated Amortization	220,708	198,096
Capitalized software costs
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	139,198	131,420
Accumulated Amortization	118,068	109,170
Website development costs
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	112,402	95,718
Accumulated Amortization	80,744	67,656
Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	12,096	11,999
Accumulated Amortization	11,622	11,457
Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	14,041	14,093
Accumulated Amortization	5,569	5,238
Trademarks and other intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	277,737	253,230
Accumulated Amortization	216,003	193,521
Franchise Rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gross Carrying Amount	7,937	7,925
Accumulated Amortization	$ 4,705	$ 4,575

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