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Introduction and Basis of Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 25, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of changes in restaurant counts | Changes in restaurant counts are as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| December 25, 2019 |  | December 26, 2018 |  | December 27, 2017
Company restaurants, beginning of period | 173 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 169 |
Units opened | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Units acquired from franchisees | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 10 |
Units sold to franchisees | (105 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (4 | )
Units closed | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |
End of period | 68 |  |  | 173 |  |  | 178 |
Franchised and licensed restaurants, beginning of period | 1,536 |  |  | 1,557 |  |  | 1,564 |
Units opened | 30 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 36 |
Units purchased from Company | 105 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 4 |
Units acquired by Company | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (10 | )
Units closed | (36 | ) |  | (52 | ) |  | (37 | )
End of period | 1,635 |  |  | 1,536 |  |  | 1,557 |
Total restaurants, end of period | 1,703 |  |  | 1,709 |  |  | 1,735 |

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