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Segment Information Reconciliation of Profit from Segments to Consolidated (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2026
Jun. 29, 2025
Jun. 28, 2026
Jun. 29, 2025
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Segment profit $ 79,284 $ 104,260 $ 144,205 $ 187,386
Unallocated franchise support and other costs (22,566) (17,069) (44,557) (33,665)
Advertising funds surplus 295 140 24 284
Unallocated general and administrative (66,161) (59,485) (139,004) (127,689)
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below) (38,061) (36,990) (78,636) (73,539)
Amortization of cloud computing arrangements (4,577) (4,056) (9,339) (8,223)
System optimization gains, net 667 387 2,292 297
Reorganization and realignment costs (10) (174) 152 518
Impairment of long-lived assets (3,120) (1,686) (5,692) (3,107)
Unallocated other operating income, net 5,734 2,929 10,814 9,316
Interest expense, net (33,850) (30,945) (67,956) (62,422)
Investment loss, net 0 0 0 (1,718)
Other income, net 3,133 2,585 6,483 7,571
Income before income taxes 48,567 75,900 $ 82,732 130,817
Number of Reportable Segments Disclosed by Definition Flag     segment  
Corporate and Other        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Unallocated franchise support and other costs (769) (658) $ (1,079) (1,245)
Unallocated general and administrative (35,149) (30,516) (72,012) (64,639)
Unallocated other operating income, net 148 144 141 4,274
Operating Segments        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Segment profit 159,860 177,669 308,354 332,766
Operating Segments | Wendy's U.S.        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Segment profit 120,474 137,159 230,337 258,136
Unallocated franchise support and other costs (17,275) (13,677) (35,531) (26,855)
Unallocated general and administrative (20,516) (19,619) (42,974) (42,043)
Operating Segments | Wendy's International        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Segment profit 11,923 13,226 22,502 22,670
Advertising funds surplus (753) 34 (756) (1,119)
Unallocated general and administrative (7,392) (6,700) (15,617) (13,137)
Operating Segments | Global Real Estate & Development        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Segment profit 27,463 27,284 55,515 51,960
Unallocated general and administrative $ (3,104) $ (2,650) $ (8,401) $ (7,870)