Long-Term Debt Other Long-term Debt Disclosure (Details) - Line of Credit [Member] - Wendy's U.S. Advertising Fund [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jun. 28, 2026 |
Mar. 29, 2026 |
Jun. 28, 2026 |
Jul. 31, 2026 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 15,000 | $ 15,000 | ||
| Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate | 2.25% | |||
| Proceeds from Lines of Credit | 2,700 | |||
| Repayments of Lines of Credit | 2,700 | |||
| Line of Credit, Outstanding, Amount | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
| First Borrowing | ||||
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| Proceeds from Lines of Credit | $ 11,500 | |||
| Second Borrowing | ||||
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| Proceeds from Lines of Credit | 3,600 | |||
| First Repayment | ||||
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| Repayments of Lines of Credit | 11,500 | |||
| Second Repayment | ||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||
| Repayments of Lines of Credit | $ 3,600 | |||
| Subsequent Event | ||||
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| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 25,000 | |||
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- Definition Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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- Definition 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. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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