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Currency translation adjustment, net of tax

17,254

Other

(121)

125

Reclassification adjustment for losses on derivative instruments included in net income, net of tax

1,110

BALANCE at Jan. 03, 2010

$ 586

24,487

(1,341,961)

(305)

(3,801)

BALANCE, shares at Jan. 03, 2010

58,572,859

Net income

87,917

$ 87,917

Issuance of common stock, net, value

$ 9

4,539

Issuance of common stock, net, shares

927,620

Common stock effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes, value

$ (1)

(1,081)

Common stock effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes, shares

(93,501)

Purchase of common stock, value

$ (3)

(5,381)

Purchase of common stock, shares

(343,884)

Exercise of stock options, value

$ 10

9,440

Exercise of stock options, shares

1,075,967

Tax impact from equity-based compensation

2,100

Currency translation adjustment, net of tax

13,370

Other

(1,942)

(393)

Reclassification adjustment for losses on derivative instruments included in net income, net of tax

1,759

BALANCE at Jan. 02, 2011

$ 601

45,532

(1,254,044)

(698)

(2,042)

$ (1,210,651)

BALANCE, shares at Jan. 02, 2011

60,139,061

Net income

105,361

$ 105,361

Issuance of common stock, net, value

$ 4

563

Issuance of common stock, net, shares

403,362

Common stock effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes, value

$ (2)

(3,502)

Common stock effectively repurchased for required employee withholding taxes, shares

(160,165)

Purchase of common stock, value

$ (64)

(105,711)

(59,232)

Purchase of common stock, shares

(6,414,813)

Exercise of stock options, value

$ 38

33,486

Exercise of stock options, shares

3,773,763

Tax impact from equity-based compensation

15,589

Currency translation adjustment, net of tax

13,954

Other

$ 89

(1,222)

Reclassification adjustment for losses on derivative instruments included in net income, net of tax

1,561

BALANCE at Jan. 01, 2012

$ 577

$ (1,207,915)

$ (1,920)

$ (481)

$ (1,209,739)

BALANCE, shares at Jan. 01, 2012

57,741,208

[1]	The number of options granted and cancelled in fiscal 2009 includes 3,898,411 stock options granted and 4,469,436 stock options cancelled in connection with the Company's stock option exchange program.

Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 105,361	$ 87,917	$ 79,744
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities-
Depreciation and amortization	24,042	24,052	24,064
Gains on debt extinguishment		(7,809)	(56,275)
(Gains) losses on sale/disposal of assets	(2,436)	403	1,843
Provision for losses on accounts and notes receivable	1,428	64	1,542
Provision for deferred income taxes	8,169	6,027	19,476
Amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discount and other	6,190	7,837	9,621
Non-cash compensation expense	13,954	13,370	17,254
Tax impact from equity-based compensation	(15,589)	(2,100)	(383)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities-
Increase in accounts receivable	(7,713)	(3,395)	(7,235)
Increase in inventories, prepaid expenses and other	(4,904)	(2,357)	(1,050)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	21,419	518	16,669
Increase (decrease) in insurance reserves	3,152	3,798	(3,996)
Net cash provided by operating activities	153,073	128,325	101,274
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(24,349)	(25,421)	(22,870)
Proceeds from sale of assets	6,031	2,737	3,730
Change in restricted cash	(7,082)	5,611	(12,270)
Other	(1,541)	(1,307)	(1,481)
Net cash used in investing activities	(26,941)	(18,380)	(32,891)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		2,861	60,995
Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	(890)	(116,760)	(136,679)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	563	4,548	4,376
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	33,524	9,450	758
Tax impact from equity-based compensation	15,589	2,100	383
Purchase of common stock	(165,007)	(5,384)
Tax payments for restricted stock	(3,504)	(1,082)
Cash paid for financing costs	(3,760)		(552)
Other			(77)
Net cash used in financing activities	(123,485)	(104,267)	(70,796)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(300)	(125)	(567)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2,347	5,553	(2,980)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	47,945	42,392	45,372
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF PERIOD	$ 50,292	$ 47,945	$ 42,392

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies

(1) DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

Domino's Pizza, Inc. ("DPI"), a Delaware corporation, conducts its operations and derives substantially all of its operating income and cash flows through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Domino's, Inc. (Domino's) and Domino's wholly-owned subsidiary, Domino's Pizza LLC ("DPLLC"). DPI and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, "the Company") are primarily engaged in the following business activities: (i) retail sales of food through Company-owned Domino's Pizza stores; (ii) sales of food, equipment and supplies to Company-owned and franchised Domino's Pizza stores through Company-owned supply chain centers; and (iii) receipt of royalties from domestic and international Domino's Pizza franchisees.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DPI and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Fiscal Year

The Company's fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to December 31. The 2009 fiscal year ended January 3, 2010, the 2010 fiscal year ended January 2, 2011, and the 2011 fiscal year ended January 1, 2012. The 2010 and 2011 fiscal years each consisted of fifty-two weeks, while the 2009 fiscal year consisted of fifty-three weeks.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash at January 1, 2012 includes $38.4 million of cash held for future interest payments, $41.3 million of cash held in trust or as collateral for outstanding letters of credit, $6.6 million of cash held in interest reserves, $6.0 million cash held for capitalization of entities, and $0.3 million of other restricted cash.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Inventories at January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012 are comprised of the following (in thousands):


	2010		2011
Food	$	23,134	$	27,788
Equipment and supplies		3,864		2,914

Inventories	$	26,998	$	30,702

Notes Receivable

During the normal course of business, the Company may provide financing to franchisees in the form of notes. Notes receivable generally require monthly payments of principal and interest, or monthly payments of interest only, generally ranging from 7% to 12%, with balloon payments of the remaining principal due two to seven years from the original issuance date. Such notes are generally secured by the related assets or business. The carrying amounts of these notes approximate fair value.

Other Assets

Current and long-term other assets primarily include prepaid expenses such as insurance, rent and taxes, deposits, as well as covenants not-to-compete and other intangible assets primarily arising from franchise acquisitions. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method over the useful lives for covenants not-to-compete and other intangible assets and was approximately $335,000, $333,000 and $333,000 in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. As of January 1, 2012, scheduled amortization of these assets for the next five fiscal years is approximately $333,000 in each of 2012 and 2013, respectively and approximately $51,000 in 2014. There is no scheduled amortization in fiscal years 2015 and 2016. The carrying value of intangible assets as of January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012 was approximately $1.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation and amortization expense for financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Estimated useful lives, other than the estimated useful life of the capital lease asset as described below, are generally as follows (in years):


Buildings			20
Leasehold and other improvements			7 –15
Equipment			3 –15

Included in land and buildings as of January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012 are capital lease assets of approximately $4.4 million and $3.5 million, which are net of $3.3 million and $4.2 million of accumulated amortization, respectively, primarily related to the lease of a supply chain center building, and to a lesser extent, leases of computer equipment. The capital lease assets are being amortized using the straight-line method over the lease terms.

Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment was approximately $21.8 million, $21.5 million and $20.1 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Impairments of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the potential impairment of long-lived assets at least annually based on various analyses including the projection of undiscounted cash flows and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. For Company-owned stores, the Company performs this evaluation on an operating market basis, which the Company has determined to be the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of other cash flows. If the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds the amount of the expected future undiscounted cash flows of that asset or the estimated fair value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized and the asset is written down to its estimated fair value. The Company did not record an impairment loss on long-lived assets in 2009, 2010 or 2011.

Investments in Marketable Securities

Investments in marketable securities consist of investments in various mutual funds made by eligible individuals as part of the Company's deferred compensation plan (Note 7). These investments are stated at aggregate fair value, are restricted and have been placed in a rabbi trust whereby the amounts are irrevocably set aside to fund the Company's obligations under the deferred compensation plan. The Company classifies and accounts for these investments in marketable securities as trading securities.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs primarily include debt issuance costs incurred by the Company as part of the 2007 Recapitalization (Note 4). Amortization is provided on a straight-line basis over the expected terms of the respective debt instruments to which the costs relate and is included in interest expense.

In connection with the proposed early refinancing (Note 4), the Company recorded approximately $7.4 million of deferred financing costs as an asset in the consolidated balance sheets during 2011. Upon the completion of the expected refinancing, the deferred financing fees incurred plus any incremental fees will be amortized over the expected term of the new securitized debt. Should the Company determine that it is no longer likely that the refinancing will be completed as originally structured, some, or all, of these fees may be required to be expensed at that time.

In connection with the Company's repurchases and retirement of its Fixed Rate Notes (Note 4), the Company wrote-off financing costs of approximately $2.3 million and $1.2 million in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Deferred financing cost expense, including the aforementioned amounts, was approximately $7.8 million, $5.0 million and $3.7 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Goodwill

The Company's goodwill amounts primarily relate to franchise store acquisitions and are not amortized. The Company performs its required impairment tests in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year and did not recognize any goodwill impairment charges in 2009, 2010 or 2011.

Capitalized Software

Capitalized software is recorded at cost and includes purchased, internally-developed and externally-developed software used in the Company's operations. Amortization expense for financial reporting purposes is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the software, which range from one to three years. Capitalized software amortization expense was approximately $1.9 million, $2.3 million and $3.6 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The Company received $2.7 million, $1.9 million and $2.5 million from franchisees from sales and enhancements of internally developed point-of-sale software during 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Insurance Reserves

The Company has retention programs for workers' compensation, general liability and owned and non-owned automobile liabilities for certain periods prior to December 1998 and for periods after December 2001. The Company is generally responsible for up to $1.0 million per occurrence under these retention programs for workers' compensation and general liability exposures. The Company is also generally responsible for between $500,000 and $3.0 million per occurrence under these retention programs for owned and non-owned automobile liabilities depending on the year. Total insurance limits under these retention programs vary depending on the year covered and range up to $110.0 million per occurrence for general liability and owned and non-owned automobile liabilities and up to the applicable statutory limits for workers' compensation.

Insurance reserves relating to our retention programs are based on undiscounted actuarial estimates. These estimates are based on historical information and on certain assumptions about future events. Changes in assumptions for such factors as medical costs and legal actions, as well as changes in actual experience, could cause these estimates to change in the near term. The Company receives an annual estimate of outstanding insurance exposures from its independent actuary and differences between these estimated actuarial exposures and the Company's recorded amounts are adjusted as appropriate.

Other Accrued Liabilities

Current and long-term other accrued liabilities primarily include accruals for sales, property and other taxes, store operating expenses, deferred rent expense and deferred compensation liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company's foreign entities use their local currency as the functional currency. Where the functional currency is the local currency, the Company translates net assets into U.S. dollars at year end exchange rates, while income and expense accounts are translated at average annual exchange rates. Currency translation adjustments are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in determining net income.

Revenue Recognition

Domestic Company-owned stores revenues are comprised of retail sales of food through Company-owned Domino's Pizza stores located in the contiguous United States and are recognized when the items are delivered to or carried out by customers.

Domestic franchise revenues are primarily comprised of royalties from Domino's Pizza franchisees with operations in the contiguous United States. Royalty revenues are recognized when the items are delivered to or carried out by franchise customers.

Domestic supply chain revenues are primarily comprised of sales of food, equipment and supplies to franchised Domino's Pizza stores located in the contiguous United States. Revenues from the sales of food are recognized upon delivery of the food to franchisees, while revenues from the sales of equipment and supplies are generally recognized upon shipment of the related products to franchisees.

International revenues are primarily comprised of sales of food to, and royalties from Domino's Pizza franchisees outside the contiguous United States. These revenues are recognized consistently with the policies applied for revenues generated in the contiguous United States.

Domestic Supply Chain Profit-Sharing Arrangements

The Company enters into profit-sharing arrangements with Domestic Stores (Note 11) that purchase all of their food from Company-owned supply chain centers. These profit-sharing arrangements generally provide participating stores with 50% (or a higher percentage in the case of Company-owned stores and certain franchisees who operate a larger number of stores) of their regional supply chain center's pre-tax profits based upon each store's purchases from the supply chain center. Profit-sharing obligations are recorded as a revenue reduction in Domestic Supply Chain (Note 11) in the same period as the related revenues and costs are recorded, and were $55.4 million, $62.8 million and $62.5 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense, which relates primarily to Company-owned stores, was approximately $33.0 million, $30.2 million and $28.5 million during 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Domestic Stores are required to contribute a certain percentage of sales to the Domino's National Advertising Fund Inc. (DNAF), a not-for-profit subsidiary that administers the Domino's Pizza system's national and market level advertising activities. Included in advertising expense were national advertising contributions from Company-owned stores to DNAF of approximately $16.4 million, $19.5 million and $18.5 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. DNAF also received national advertising contributions from franchisees of approximately $131.2 million, $161.4 million and $165.8 million during 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Franchisee contributions to DNAF and offsetting disbursements are presented net in the accompanying statements of income.

DNAF assets, consisting primarily of cash received from franchisees and accounts receivable from franchisees, can only be used for activities that promote the Domino's Pizza brand. Accordingly, all assets held by the DNAF are considered restricted.

Rent

The Company leases certain equipment, vehicles, retail store and supply chain center locations and its corporate headquarters under operating leases with expiration dates through 2022. Rent expenses totaled approximately $42.0 million, $41.1 million and $39.7 million during 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Derivative Instruments

The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measures those instruments at fair value. The Company had no outstanding derivative instruments as of January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012.

In connection with the 2007 Recapitalization, the Company entered into a five-year forward-starting interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $1.25 billion. This interest rate swap was entered into to hedge the variability of future interest rates in contemplation of the recapitalization-related debt issuances. The Company subsequently settled the swap agreement with a cash payment of $11.5 million, in accordance with its terms, concurrent with the issuance of debt as part of the 2007 Recapitalization. In connection with this settlement, the accumulated other comprehensive loss amount was adjusted for the after-tax net settlement amount of $7.1 million which is being amortized into interest expense over the remaining term of the hedged item.

Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements

The cost of all of the Company's employee stock options, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, is reflected in the financial statements based on the estimated fair value of the awards.

Earnings Per Share

The Company discloses two calculations of earnings per share (EPS): basic EPS and diluted EPS. The numerator in calculating common stock basic and diluted EPS is consolidated net income. The denominator in calculating common stock basic EPS is the weighted average shares outstanding. The denominator in calculating common stock diluted EPS includes the additional dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock and unvested performance-based restricted stock grants.

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

The Company paid interest of approximately $99.2 million, $88.8 million and $85.0 million during 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Cash paid for income taxes was approximately $32.8 million, $49.3 million and $41.2 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended the guidance for the presentation of comprehensive income. The amended guidance eliminates certain options for presenting comprehensive income but does not change which components of comprehensive income are recognized in net income or other comprehensive income. The amended guidance is intended to enhance comparability between entities that report under generally accepted accounting principles and those that report under international financial reporting standards. This guidance will be effective for the Company's fiscal year ending December 30, 2012. The Company has determined that this new guidance will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB amended the guidance on the annual testing of goodwill for impairment. The amended guidance will allow companies to assess qualitative factors to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that goodwill might be impaired and whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test required under current accounting standards. This guidance will be effective for the Company's fiscal year ending December 30, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The Company has determined that this new guidance will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The entire disclosure for the organization, consolidation and basis of presentation of financial statements disclosure, and significant accounting policies of the reporting entity. May be provided in more than one note to the financial statements, as long as users are provided with an understanding of (1) the significant judgments and assumptions made by an enterprise in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE and/or disclose information about its involvement with a VIE, (2) the nature of restrictions on a consolidated VIE's assets reported by an enterprise in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets, (3) the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with an enterprise's involvement with the VIE, and (4) how an enterprise's involvement with the VIE affects the enterprise's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Describes procedure if disclosures are provided in more than one note to the financial statements.

Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

(2) EARNINGS PER SHARE

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):


	2009		2010		2011
Net income available to common stockholders–basic and diluted	$	79,744	$	87,917	$	105,361

Weighted average number of common shares		57,409,448		58,467,769		58,918,038
Earnings per common share – basic	$	1.39	$	1.50	$	1.79
Diluted weighted average number of common shares		57,827,697		60,815,898		61,653,519
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	1.38	$	1.45	$	1.71

The denominator in calculating the common stock diluted EPS does not include 9,186,229 stock options in 2009, 674,710 stock options in 2010 and 206,800 stock options in 2011, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

Under the FASB's authoritative guidance on participating securities, unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, are considered participating securities and should be included in the computation of both basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method. The Company evaluated the impact of this guidance and determined that the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts as reported are equivalent to the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts calculated under the guidance for all periods presented.

Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

(3) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements enable the reader of the financial statements to assess the inputs used to develop those measurements by establishing a hierarchy for ranking the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. The Company classifies and discloses assets and liabilities carried at fair value in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market

data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The fair values of the Company's cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The following table summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of certain assets at January 2, 2011:


	At January 2, 2011
			Fair Value Estimated Using
	Carrying Amount		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Cash equivalents	$	44,415	$	44,415	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash equivalents		34,715		34,715		—		—
Investments in marketable securities		1,193		1,193		—		—

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of certain assets at January 1, 2012:


	At January 1, 2012
			Fair Value Estimated Using
	Carrying Amount		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Cash equivalents	$	41,699	$	41,699	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash equivalents		34,117		34,117		—		—
Investments in marketable securities		1,538		1,538		—		—

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements [Abstract]

Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements

(4) RECAPITALIZATION AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

2007 Recapitalization

During 2007, the Company completed a recapitalization transaction (the 2007 Recapitalization) consisting of, among other things, (i) issuing $1.7 billion of borrowings of fixed rate notes as described below, (ii) purchasing and retiring all of the outstanding 8¹/4% senior subordinated notes due 2011, (iii) the repayment of all outstanding borrowings under a previous credit agreement, and (iv) a special cash dividend to stockholders and related anti-dilution payments and adjustments to certain option holders.

As part of the 2007 Recapitalization, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DPLLC and three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries completed an asset-backed securitization (ABS) by co-issuing a $1.85 billion facility in a private transaction consisting of $1.6 billion of 5.261% Fixed Rate Series 2007-1 Senior Notes, Class A-2 (Class A-2 Notes), $100.0 million of 7.629% Fixed Rate Series 2007-1 Subordinated Notes, Class M-1 (Class M-1 Notes and collectively with Class A-2 Notes, the Fixed Rate Notes) and $150.0 million of Variable Rate Series 2007-1 Senior Variable Funding Notes, Class A-1 (the Variable Funding Notes). Gross proceeds from the issuance of the Fixed Rate Notes were $1.7 billion. The Variable Funding Notes were undrawn upon at issuance.

The Fixed Rate Notes and the Variable Funding Notes

The Class A-2 Notes bear interest at 5.261%, payable quarterly. The Class M-1 Notes bear interest at 7.629%, payable quarterly. The Fixed Rate Notes and Variable Funding Notes require no annual principal payments and the expected repayment date is April 25, 2014, with legal final maturity on April 27, 2037. In the event that the Fixed Rate Notes are not repaid in full by April 25, 2012 and certain covenants are met, the Company has the option to extend the maturities of the Fixed Rate Notes for two one-year terms at interest rates that will be higher than the current stated rates by at least 0.25%, depending on then current LIBOR rates and the Company's performance against certain covenants. During the extension periods, partial principal repayments may be due depending on performance against certain covenants. Following the extension periods, or if the Company does not qualify for the extensions in 2012 and 2013, all cash generated by the Company less a specific amount allocated to the Company as a servicing fee must be used to pay down outstanding principal amounts and interest rates may be higher than previous extension periods. As of January 1, 2012, the Company is in compliance with all debt covenants. The Company expects to remain in compliance with all debt covenants and to meet the minimum threshold for the key financial measure as of April 2012 and April 2013, and, therefore, the option to extend the maturities of the Fixed Rate Notes for the two one-year terms will be at the Company's discretion. As such, the Fixed Rate Notes and Variable Funding Notes have been classified as a noncurrent liability in the consolidated balance sheets.

During the third quarter of 2011, the Company announced its intention to refinance its existing securitized debt. In connection with the proposed early refinancing, the Company incurred approximately $7.6 million of fees during 2011, of which approximately $7.4 million were recorded as a deferred financing cost asset in the consolidated balance sheets. Due to volatility in the financial markets, the Company later announced its intention to postpone the refinancing. Upon the completion of the expected refinancing, the deferred financing fees incurred plus any incremental fees will be amortized over the expected term of the new securitized debt.

All principal and interest obligations under the Class A-2 Notes and the Variable Funding Notes have been guaranteed by insurance companies. The Company pays these insurance corporations an insurer premium which is recorded in interest expense. The Fixed Rate Notes and the Variable Funding Notes are guaranteed by four subsidiaries of DPLLC and secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company, including royalty income from all domestic stores, domestic supply chain income, international income and intellectual property. The restrictions placed on the Company's subsidiaries require that the Company's interest obligations have first priority and amounts are segregated weekly to ensure appropriate funds are reserved to pay the quarterly interest amounts due. The amount of weekly cash flow that exceeds the required weekly interest reserve is generally remitted to the Company in the form of a dividend. However, once the interest obligations are satisfied, there are no further restrictions, including payment of dividends, on the cash flows of the subsidiaries.

The Fixed Rate Notes are subject to certain financial and non-financial covenants, including a debt service coverage calculation, as defined in the related agreements. The covenants, among other things, limit the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to declare dividends, make loans or advances or enter into transactions with affiliates. In the event that certain covenants are not met, the Fixed Rate Notes may become partially or fully due and payable on an accelerated schedule. Additionally, in the event that one or both of the insurance companies that provide financial guarantees of our Fixed Rate Notes and Variable Funding Note payments were to become the subject of insolvency or similar proceedings, the lenders would not be required to fund our Variable Funding Notes. Further, if one or both of the insurance companies' obligations under the related policies were terminated or canceled as a result of those proceedings, all unpaid amounts could become immediately due and payable at the direction or consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding Fixed Rate Notes or the remaining insurance company that is not the subject of insolvency or similar proceedings. In addition, the Company may voluntarily prepay, in part or in full, the Fixed Rate Notes at any time, subject to certain make-whole interest obligations.

Interest and principal on the Class M-1 Notes is subordinated to interest and principal on the Class A-2 Notes and the Variable Funding Notes.

The Variable Funding Notes allowed for the issuance of up to $150.0 million of financing and certain other credit instruments, including up to $60.0 million of letters of credit in support of various obligations of the Company. Interest on a portion of the outstanding Variable Funding Note borrowings is payable quarterly at a rate equal to a commercial paper rate plus 0.5%, with the remainder at LIBOR plus 0.5%. During 2008, one of the Company's Variable Funding Notes providers (the Primary VFN Provider) declared bankruptcy. As a result of the Primary VFN Provider's bankruptcy, the Company's ability to draw upon the Variable Funding Notes was reduced to $60.0 million. At January 1, 2012, there were $60.0 million of borrowings on the Variable Funding Notes and the Company currently has no borrowing capacity available under the $60.0 million facility.

At January 1, 2012, management estimates that the over $1.3 billion of outstanding Class A-2 Notes had a fair value of approximately $1.3 billion and the $76.1 million of outstanding Class M-1 Notes had a fair value of approximately $76.3 million. The Company estimated the fair value amounts by using available market information. The Company obtained broker quotes from three separate brokerage firms that are knowledgeable about the Company's Fixed Rate Notes and at times, trade these notes. Further, the Company performs its own internal analysis based on the information it gathers from public markets, including information on notes that are similar to that of the Company. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the fair value estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amount that the Company or the debtholders could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value.

Letters of Credit

During 2009, DPLLC entered into a Letter of Credit Agreement (the L/C Agreement) pursuant to which the counterparty may issue, at DPLLC's request, up to $50.0 million of standby letters of credit (the Commitment) for the account of DPLLC and its subsidiaries. Pursuant to the L/C Agreement, DPLLC will maintain a cash collateral account holding an amount equal to 105% of any outstanding letters of credit and pay to the counterparty quarterly commitment fees of 0.375% per annum of the unused portion of the commitment and quarterly letter of credit fees of 0.75% per annum of the undrawn face amount of any outstanding letters of credit. As of January 1, 2012, the Company had $32.1 million of outstanding standby letters of credit under the L/C Agreement and restricted $33.7 million of cash on its consolidated balance sheet as collateral for these outstanding letters of credit. These letters of credit primarily relate to our insurance programs and supply chain center leases.

As a result of, and concurrent with the execution of the L/C Agreement, the Company terminated substantially all of its pre-existing letters of credit in order to provide additional borrowing availability under its Variable Funding Notes. During fiscal 2009, the Company borrowed a total of approximately $61.0 million under the Variable Funding Notes and repaid $3.4 million of those borrowings. During fiscal 2010, the Company borrowed an additional $2.4 million under its Variable Funding Notes and is currently fully drawn on the $60.0 million facility.

Repurchases of Long-Term Debt

During 2009, the Company repurchased and retired approximately $189.2 million in principal amount of its Class A-2 Notes for a total purchase price of approximately $133.9 million, including approximately $1.0 million of accrued interest that resulted in pre-tax gains of approximately $56.3 million. The pre-tax gains were recorded in Other in the Company's consolidated statements of income. In connection with the aforementioned transactions, the Company wrote-off deferred financing fees of approximately $2.3 million in 2009, which were recorded in interest expense in the Company's consolidated statements of income.

During 2010, the Company repurchased and retired $100.0 million in principal amount of its Class A-2 Notes and approximately $23.9 million in principal amount of its Class M-1 Notes for a total purchase price of approximately $116.6 million, including approximately $0.5 million of accrued interest that resulted in pre-tax gains of approximately $7.8 million. The net pre-tax gains were recorded in Other in the Company's consolidated statements of income. In connection with the aforementioned transactions, the Company wrote-off deferred financing fees and prepaid insurance fees totaling approximately $1.7 million in 2010, which were recorded in interest expense in the Company's consolidated statements of income.

During 2011, the Company made no repurchases of its outstanding Fixed Rate Notes.

Consolidated Long-Term Debt

At January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012, consolidated long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	2010		2011
Variable Funding Notes	$	60,000	$	60,000
5.261% Class A-2 Notes; expected repayment date April 2014; legal final maturity April 2037, net of an unamortized discount of $23,000 in 2010 and $16,000 in 2011		1,310,763		1,310,770
7.629% Class M-1 Notes; expected repayment date April 2014; legal final maturity April 2037		76,110		76,110
Capital lease obligations		5,283		4,393

Total debt		1,452,156		1,451,273
Less – current portion		835		904

Consolidated long-term debt	$	1,451,321	$	1,450,369

At January 1, 2012, maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations are as follows, which exclude approximately $16,000 unamortized discount on the Class A-2 Notes (in thousands):


2012	$	904
2013		702
2014		1,447,415
2015		565
2016		615
Thereafter		1,088

	$	1,451,289

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Commitments And Contingencies

(5) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments

As of January 1, 2012, the future minimum rental commitments for all non-cancelable leases are as follows (in thousands):


	Operating		Capital
	Leases		Leases			Total
2012	$	36,290	$	1,209		$	37,499
2013		30,349		980			31,329
2014		18,889		736			19,625
2015		15,398		736			16,134
2016		10,969		736			11,705
Thereafter		19,607		1,227			20,834

Total future minimum rental commitments	$	131,502		5,624		$	137,126

Less – amounts representing interest				(1,231	)

Total principal payable on capital leases			$	4,393

Legal Proceedings and Related Matters

The Company is a party to lawsuits, revenue agent reviews by taxing authorities and legal proceedings, of which the majority involve workers' compensation, employment practices liability, general liability and automobile and franchisee claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records legal fees associated with loss contingencies when they are probable and reasonably estimable.

Litigation is subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. Included in the matters described above, the Company is party to four employment practice cases, three casualty cases, and one patent case. We have established accruals for losses related to these cases which we believe are reasonable based upon our assessment of the current facts and circumstances, however, it is reasonably possible that our ultimate losses could exceed the amounts recorded by up to $3.0 million. The remaining cases described in the foregoing paragraph could be decided unfavorably to us and could require us to pay damages or make other expenditures in amounts or a range of amounts that cannot be estimated with accuracy. In management's opinion, these matters, individually and in the aggregate, should not have a significant adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, and the established accruals adequately provide for the estimated resolution of such claims.

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

(6) INCOME TAXES

Income before provision for income taxes in 2009, 2010 and 2011 consists of the following (in thousands):


	2009		2010			2011
Domestic	$	134,593	$	139,902		$	164,996
Foreign		929		(957	)		2,810

	$	135,522	$	138,945		$	167,806

The differences between the United States Federal statutory income tax provision (using the statutory rate of 35%) and the Company's consolidated provision for income taxes for 2009, 2010 and 2011 are summarized as follows (in thousands):


	2009			2010			2011
Federal income tax provision based on the statutory rate	$	47,433		$	48,631		$	58,732
State and local income taxes, net of related Federal income taxes		3,494			4,458			5,418
Non-resident withholding and foreign income taxes		8,323			10,622			12,036
Foreign tax and other tax credits		(7,892	)		(12,622	)		(15,073	)
Losses attributable to foreign subsidiaries		1,597			—			59
Non-deductible expenses		1,106			1,977			2,184
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of related Federal income taxes		1,783			(1,847	)		(640	)
Other		(66	)		(191	)		(271	)

	$	55,778		$	51,028		$	62,445

The components of the 2009, 2010 and 2011 consolidated provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):


	2009		2010		2011
Provision for Federal income taxes –
Current provision	$	21,597	$	32,077	$	36,165
Deferred provision		18,562		4,748		7,000

Total provision for Federal income taxes		40,159		36,825		43,165
Provision for state and local income taxes –
Current provision		6,395		2,302		6,075
Deferred provision		901		1,279		1,169

Total provision for state and local income taxes		7,296		3,581		7,244
Provision for non-resident withholding and foreign income taxes		8,323		10,622		12,036

	$	55,778	$	51,028	$	62,445

As of January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012, the significant components of net deferred income taxes are as follows (in thousands):


	2010		2011
Deferred Federal income tax assets –
Depreciation, amortization and asset basis differences	$	8,314	$	4,705
Insurance reserves		8,339		8,788
Covenants not-to-compete		3,456		2,289
Stock compensation		12,764		10,282
Other accruals and reserves		14,137		13,905
Bad debt reserves		3,023		2,969
Derivatives liability		1,252		295
Other		2,597		3,131

Total deferred Federal income tax assets		53,882		46,364

Deferred Federal income tax liabilities –
Capitalized software		7,143		9,657
Gain on debt extinguishments		22,682		22,682
Foreign tax credit		1,096		219
Other		3,571		2,248

Total deferred Federal income tax liabilities		34,492		34,806

Net deferred Federal income tax asset		19,390		11,558

Net deferred state and local income tax asset		6,008		4,858

Net deferred income taxes	$	25,398	$	16,416

As of January 2, 2011, the classification of net deferred income taxes is summarized as follows (in thousands):


	Current			Long-term			Total
Deferred tax assets	$	18,092		$	41,798		$	59,890
Deferred tax liabilities		(1,340	)		(33,152	)		(34,492	)

Net deferred income taxes	$	16,752		$	8,646		$	25,398

As of January 1, 2012, the classification of net deferred income taxes is summarized as follows (in thousands):


	Current			Long-term			Total
Deferred tax assets	$	17,694		$	33,528		$	51,222
Deferred tax liabilities		(1,115	)		(33,691	)		(34,806	)

Net deferred income taxes	$	16,579		$	(163	)	$	16,416

Realization of the Company's deferred tax assets is dependent upon many factors, including, but not limited to, the Company's ability to generate sufficient taxable income. Although realization of the Company's net deferred tax assets is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realized. On an ongoing basis, management will assess whether it remains more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realized.

For financial reporting purposes the Company's investment in foreign subsidiaries does not exceed its tax basis. Therefore no deferred income taxes have been provided.

The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable, based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority's widely understood administrative practices and precedents. For tax positions meeting the "more likely than not" threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company recognizes accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in income tax expense.

During 2009, the Company accrued interest expense of $0.8 million and penalties of $0.4 million. At January 3, 2010, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $6.8 million of which, if ultimately recognized, $5.8 million would be recognized as an income tax benefit and reduce the Company's effective tax rate. At January 3, 2010, the Company had $0.9 million of accrued interest and $0.4 million of accrued penalties. This amount is excluded from the $6.8 million total unrecognized tax benefit.

During 2010, the Company accrued interest expense of $0.3 million and released interest expense previously accrued of $0.7 million and penalties of $0.4 million. At January 2, 2011, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $4.4 million of which, if ultimately recognized, $3.0 million would be recognized as an income tax benefit and reduce the Company's effective tax rate. At January 2, 2011, the Company had $0.5 million of accrued interest and no accrued penalties. This amount is excluded from the $4.4 million total unrecognized tax benefit. The decrease of unrecognized tax benefits during 2010 primarily relates to state income tax matters resulting from a retroactive change in state law and the lapse of state statute of limitations.

During 2011, the Company accrued interest expense of $0.1 million and released interest of $0.2 million. At January 1, 2012, the amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $3.5 million of which, if ultimately recognized, $2.2 million would be recognized as an income tax benefit and reduce the Company's effective tax rate. At January 1, 2012, the Company had $0.4 million of accrued interest and no accrued penalties. This amount is excluded from the $3.5 million total unrecognized tax benefit.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):


Balance as of December 28, 2008	$	4,654
Additions for tax positions of prior years		2,854
Reductions in tax positions from prior years for:
Changes in prior year tax positions		(593	)
Settlements during the period		(80	)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations		(46	)

Balance as of January 3, 2010		6,789
Additions for tax positions of prior years		548
Reductions in tax positions from prior years for:
Changes in prior year tax positions		(2,130	)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations		(802	)

Balance as of January 2, 2011		4,405
Additions for tax positions of current year		138
Additions for tax positions of prior years		119
Reductions in tax positions from prior years for:
Changes in prior year tax positions		(444	)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations		(731	)

Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	3,487

The Company continues to be under examination by certain states. The Company's Federal statute of limitation has expired for years prior to 2008 and the relevant state statutes vary. The Company expects the current ongoing examinations to be concluded in the next twelve months and does not expect the assessment of any significant additional amount in excess of amounts reserved.

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Employee Benefits	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefits	Jan. 01, 2012
Employee Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefits	(7) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS The Company has a retirement savings plan which qualifies under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k). All employees of the Company who have completed 1,000 hours of service and are at least 21 years of age are eligible to participate in the plan.The plan requires the Company to match 100% of the first 3% of each employee's elective deferrals and 50% of the next 2% of each employee's elective deferrals. The Company's matching contributions during 2009 and 2010 were in Company common stock and vested immediately. Beginning in 2011, the Company ceased matching in Company common stock and began matching with cash contributions. All contributions made during 2011 vested immediately. The expenses incurred for Company contributions to the plan were approximately $3.4 million in 2009, $3.6 million in 2010 and $3.7 million in 2011. The Company contributed 449,583 shares and 271,052 shares of common stock to the plan in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The Company has established a non-qualified deferred compensation plan available for certain key employees. Under this self-funding plan, the participants may defer up to 40% of their annual compensation. The participants direct the investment of their deferred compensation within several investment funds. The Company is not required to contribute and did not contribute to this plan during 2009, 2010 or 2011. The Company has an employee stock purchase discount plan (the ESPDP). Under the ESPDP, eligible employees may deduct up to 15% of their eligible wages to purchase common stock at 85% of the market price of the stock at the purchase date. The ESPDP requires employees to hold their purchased common stock for one year. There are 1,000,000 shares authorized to be issued under the ESPDP. There were 163,590 shares, 95,720 shares and 40,107 shares issued under the ESPDP in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. During 2011, the Company began to purchase common stock on the open market for the ESPDP at the current market price as soon as practicable under the plan. In 2011, 23,468 shares of common stock were purchased on the open market for participating employees at a weighted-average price of $27.99. The expenses incurred under the ESPDP were approximately $0.2 million in 2009 and 2010, respectively, and $0.1 million in 2011.

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk	12 Months Ended
Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk	Jan. 01, 2012
Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk [Abstract]
Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk	(8) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK The Company is a party to stand-by letters of credit. The Company's exposure to credit loss for stand-by letters of credit is represented by the contractual amounts of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Total conditional commitments under letters of credit as of January 1, 2012 are $39.7 million, and relate to the Company's insurance programs and supply chain center leases. The Company has also guaranteed borrowings of franchisees of approximately $0.5 million as of January 1, 2012. Additionally, the Company has guaranteed lease payments related to certain franchisees' lease arrangements. The maximum amount of potential future payments under these guarantees is $3.2 million as of January 1, 2012.

Equity Incentive Plans

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Equity Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Equity Incentive Plans

(9) EQUITY INCENTIVE PLANS

The cost of all employee stock options, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements, is reflected in the consolidated statements of income based on the estimated fair value of the awards.

The Company has two equity incentive plans, both of which benefit certain of the Company's employees and directors: the TISM, Inc. Stock Option Plan (the TISM Stock Option Plan) and the Domino's Pizza, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan) (collectively, the Equity Incentive Plans). The TISM Stock Option Plan has been amended to prohibit the granting of additional stock options. As of January 1, 2012, the number of options granted and outstanding under the TISM Stock Option Plan was 54,076 shares of non-voting common stock and the number of options granted and outstanding under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan was 5,389,615 shares of common stock. As of January 1, 2012, the maximum number of shares that may be granted under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan is 15,600,000 shares of voting common stock of which 4,623,111 shares were authorized for grant but have not been granted.

The Company recorded total non-cash compensation expense of $17.3 million, $13.4 million and $14.0 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, which reduced net income by $10.3 million, $8.2 million and $8.8 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. All non-cash compensation expense amounts are recorded in general and administrative expense.

In March 2009, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock option exchange program that allowed eligible employees the opportunity to exchange certain options granted under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan for a lesser number of replacement options with lower exercise prices. The Company's shareholders approved the stock option exchange program at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held on April 28, 2009, and the Company executed the program in 2009. This amendment was accounted for as a modification. The incremental value to the option holders created as a result of the modification is being recognized as additional compensation expense over the remaining service period. This amount was calculated to be approximately $1.3 million (after-tax), of which approximately $0.8 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million (after-tax) was recognized in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Separately, the Company's Board of Directors authorized management to amend existing stock option agreements currently issued under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and all future stock option agreements issued under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. These amendments provide for accelerated vesting and extended exercise periods upon the retirement of option holders who have achieved specified service and age requirements. The amended terms of the relevant stock option agreements became effective in 2009. The amendments to the existing awards were accounted for as a modification. The incremental value to option holders created as a result of the modification is being recognized as additional compensation expense over the remaining service period. This amount was calculated to be approximately $0.3 million (after-tax), of which approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million (after-tax) was recognized in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Additionally, the Company was required to accelerate previously unrecognized compensation expense that it would have been required to expense in future periods for these stock options during 2009. This resulted in the acceleration of approximately $2.1 million (after-tax) of compensation expense in 2009 for employees who accepted the amendment and who will meet the specified service and age requirements prior to the original vesting date. The $2.1 million (after-tax) of compensation expense recognized in 2009 was not incremental expense, but merely an acceleration of expense that would have been recognized in future periods.

Stock Options

Options granted under the Equity Incentive Plans prior to fiscal 2009 were generally granted at the market price at the date of the grant, expire ten years from the date of grant and vest within five years from the date of grant. Options granted under the Equity Incentive Plans in fiscal 2009, 2010 and 2011 were granted at the market price at the date of the grant, expire ten years from the date of grant and vest within three years from the date of grant. Additionally, all options granted become fully exercisable upon vesting.

Stock option activity related to the Equity Incentive Plans is summarized as follows:


	Common Stock Options
	Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
						(Years)		(In thousands)
Options at December 28, 2008		9,882,052		$	12.87
Options granted (1)		4,964,011			9.71
Options cancelled (1)		(4,729,368	)		17.30
Options exercised		(222,801	)		3.40

Options at January 3, 2010		9,893,894		$	9.38
Options granted		675,500			11.87
Options cancelled		(497,760	)		9.93
Options exercised		(1,075,967	)		8.80

Options at January 2, 2011		8,995,667		$	9.60
Options granted		392,000			19.24
Options cancelled		(170,213	)		10.30
Options exercised		(3,773,763	)		8.88

Options at January 1, 2012		5,443,691		$	10.78		6.0	$	126,145

Exercisable at January 1, 2012		3,572,806		$	9.98		5.3	$	85,655

(1)	The number of options granted and cancelled in fiscal 2009 includes 3,898,411 stock options granted and 4,469,436 stock options cancelled in connection with the Company's stock option exchange program.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised was approximately $1.0 million, $5.5 million and $50.2 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Cash received from the exercise of stock options was approximately $0.8 million, $9.5 million and $33.5 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The tax benefit realized from stock options exercised was approximately $0.4 million, $2.1 million and $13.5 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

As of January 1, 2012, there was $6.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options granted under the Equity Incentive Plans which will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the related vesting period. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.

Management estimated the fair value of each option grant made during 2009, 2010 and 2011 as of the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing method. Weighted average assumptions are presented in the following table (this excludes options granted in connection with the Company's stock option exchange program). The risk-free interest rate is based on the estimated effective term, and is the five-year or the average of the five-year and seven-year U.S. Treasury Bond rates, as applicable, as of the grant date. The expected life (years) is based on several factors, including, among other things, the vesting term and contractual term as well as historical experience. The expected volatility is based principally on the historical volatility of the Company's share price.


	2009			2010			2011
Risk-free interest rate		2.5	%		2.1	%		2.1	%
Expected life (years)		5.0			4.6			5.0
Expected volatility		42.3	%		45.0	%		45.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Weighted average fair value per share	$	2.99		$	4.78		$	8.04

The weighted average assumptions used to calculate the incremental fair value associated with the options granted in connection with the Company's 2009 stock option exchange program were as follows: (i) risk-free interest rate of 1.6%, (ii) expected life of 3.1 years, (iii) expected volatility of 58.8%, and (iv) expected dividend yield of 0.0%.

Option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions. In management's opinion, existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company's stock options, as changes in subjective input assumptions can significantly affect the fair value estimate.

Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements

The Company granted 75,000 shares of restricted stock in 2009 and 25,000 shares of restricted stock in 2010 to an employee and officer of the Company pursuant to the related employment agreements. These restricted stock grants are considered granted for accounting purposes in the year the related employment agreement was signed and the related per share expense was amortized on a straight-line basis over the period from the accounting grant date to the end of fiscal 2010. As of January 1, 2012, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to these restricted stock grants. Separately, the Company granted 42,000 shares and 53,125 shares of restricted stock in 2010 and 2011, respectively, to members of its board of directors. These grants generally vest one-year from the date of the grant and have a fair value equal to the market price of the Company's stock on the grant date. The Company recorded total non-cash compensation expense of $0.7 million, $1.2 million and $0.7 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, related to these restricted stock awards. All non-cash compensation expense amounts are recorded in general and administrative expense. As of January 1, 2012, there was approximately $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to these restricted stock grants.

The Company granted 694,000 shares, 602,355 shares and 376,309 shares of performance-based restricted stock in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, to certain employees of the Company. The performance-based restricted stock awards are separated into three tranches and have time-based and performance-based vesting conditions with the last tranche vesting three years from the issuance date. These awards also contain provisions for accelerated vesting upon the retirement of holders that have achieved specific service and age requirements. These awards are considered granted for accounting purposes when the performance target is set, which is generally in the fourth quarter of each year. The Company recorded total non-cash compensation expense of $1.4 million, $4.3 million and $7.2 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, related to these awards. All non-cash compensation expense amounts are recorded in general and administrative expense. As of January 1, 2012, there was an estimated $16.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to performance-based restricted stock.

Restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock activity related to the Equity Incentive Plans is summarized as follows:


	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 2, 2011		1,112,599		$	11.39
Shares granted (1)		429,434		$	22.17
Shares cancelled		(62,402	)	$	18.96
Shares vested		(520,957	)	$	13.95

Nonvested at January 1, 2012		958,674		$	14.33

(1)

The weighted average grant date fair value for performance-based restricted shares granted was calculated based on the market price on the grant dates. Certain tranches will ultimately be valued when the performance condition is established for each tranche, which generally occurs in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Capital Structure

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Capital Structure [Abstract]

Capital Structure

(10) CAPITAL STRUCTURE

The Company has a Board of Directors approved open market share repurchase program of the Company's common stock, which was reset during the third quarter of 2011 at $200.0 million. The open market share repurchase program has historically been funded by excess cash flow and borrowings available under the Variable Funding Notes. During 2010 and 2011, the Company repurchased 343,884 and 6,414,813 shares of common stock for approximately $5.4 million and $165.0 million, respectively. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during 2009. The Company has approximately $82.3 million remaining under the $200.0 million authorization. The Company's policy is to recognize the difference between the purchase price and par value of the common stock in additional paid-in capital. In instances where there is no additional paid-in capital, the difference is recognized in retained deficit.

As of January 1, 2012, authorized common stock consists of 160,000,000 voting shares and 10,000,000 non-voting shares. The share components of outstanding common stock at January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012 are as follows:


	2010		2011
Voting		60,024,010		57,704,657
Non-Voting		115,051		36,551

Total Common Stock		60,139,061		57,741,208

Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

(11) SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments: (i) Domestic Stores; (ii) Domestic Supply Chain; and (iii) International. The Company's operations are organized by management on the combined basis of line of business and geography. The Domestic Stores segment includes operations with respect to all franchised and Company-owned stores throughout the contiguous United States. The Domestic Supply Chain segment primarily includes the distribution of food, equipment and supplies to the Domestic Stores segment from the Company's regional supply chain centers. The International segment primarily includes operations related to the Company's franchising business in foreign and non-contiguous United States markets and its supply chain center operations in Canada, Alaska and Hawaii.

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1. The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other, referred to as Segment Income.

The tables below summarize the financial information concerning the Company's reportable segments for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Intersegment Revenues are comprised of sales of food, equipment and supplies from the Domestic Supply Chain segment to the Company-owned stores in the Domestic Stores segment. Intersegment sales prices are market based. The "Other" column as it relates to Segment Income and income from operations information below primarily includes corporate administrative costs. The "Other" column as it relates to capital expenditures primarily includes capitalized software, certain equipment and leasehold improvements. Tabular amounts presented below are in thousands.


	Domestic Stores		Domestic Supply Chain		International		Intersegment Revenues			Other			Total
Revenues-
2009	$	493,559	$	852,030	$	146,765	$	(88,297	)	$	—		$	1,404,057
2010		518,981		971,668		176,396		(96,151	)		—			1,570,894
2011		523,356		1,024,495		200,933		(96,591	)		—			1,652,193

Segment Income-
2009	$	132,637	$	64,425	$	67,225		N/A		$	(30,770	)	$	233,517
2010		149,839		77,009		79,553		N/A			(40,874	)		265,527
2011		160,624		78,970		92,771		N/A			(37,345	)		295,020

Income from Operations-
2009	$	121,487	$	57,044	$	66,822		N/A		$	(55,844	)	$	189,509
2010		141,305		69,579		79,137		N/A			(62,319	)		227,702
2011		154,814		71,801		93,119		N/A			(60,589	)		259,145

Capital Expenditures-
2009	$	4,399	$	8,512	$	1,082		N/A		$	8,877		$	22,870
2010		4,090		9,205		275		N/A			11,851			25,421
2011		5,575		7,281		254		N/A			11,239			24,349

The following table reconciles Total Segment Income to consolidated income before provision for income taxes:


	2009			2010			2011
Total Segment Income	$	233,517		$	265,527		$	295,020
Depreciation and amortization		(24,064	)		(24,052	)		(24,042	)
Gains (losses) on sale/disposal of assets		(1,843	)		(403	)		2,436
Non-cash compensation expense		(12,533	)		(13,370	)		(13,954	)
Expenses for 2009 stock option plan changes		(4,937	)		—			—
Expenses related to the sale of Company-owned stores		(631	)		—			(315	)

Income from operations		189,509			227,702			259,145
Interest income		683			244			296
Interest expense		(110,945	)		(96,810	)		(91,635	)
Other		56,275			7,809			—

Income before provision for income taxes	$	135,522		$	138,945		$	167,806

The following table summarizes the Company's identifiable asset information as of January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012:


	2010		2011
Domestic Stores	$	64,439	$	66,609
Domestic Supply Chain		118,693		126,340

Total domestic assets		183,132		192,949
International		22,293		11,482
Unallocated		255,412		276,112

Total consolidated assets	$	460,837	$	480,543

Unallocated assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, advertising fund assets, investments in marketable securities, deferred financing costs, certain long-lived assets and deferred income taxes.

The following table summarizes the Company's goodwill balance as of January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012:


	2010		2011
Domestic Stores	$	16,289	$	15,582
Domestic Supply Chain		1,067		1,067

Consolidated goodwill	$	17,356	$	16,649

In connection with the sale of 11 and 58 Company-owned stores to domestic franchisees in 2010 and 2011, respectively, goodwill was reduced by approximately $0.2 million in 2010 and $0.7 million in 2011. Additionally, the closure of one Company-owned store in 2010 and three Company-owned stores in 2011 resulted in a decrease in goodwill of approximately $35,000 and $76,000, respectively.

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Sale And Closure Of Company-Owned Stores	12 Months Ended
Sale And Closure Of Company-Owned Stores	Jan. 01, 2012
Sale And Closure Of Company-Owned Stores [Abstract]
Sale And Closure Of Company-Owned Stores	(12) SALE AND CLOSURE OF COMPANY-OWNED STORES During 2009, the Company closed 21 Company-owned stores, including 14 in the fourth quarter of 2009 in connection with a store rationalization plan. In connection with the closure of these 21 stores, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss on the closure of the stores of approximately $2.2 million, which includes a reduction in goodwill of approximately $0.3 million. The losses were included in general and administrative expenses. During 2010, the Company sold 11 Company-owned stores in a series of transactions to existing franchisees. In connection with the sale of these stores, the Company recognized a minimal pre-tax gain, which was net of a reduction in goodwill of approximately $0.2 million. The gains were included in general and administrative expenses. During 2011, the Company sold 58 Company-owned stores in a series of transactions to multiple franchisees. In connection with the sale of these stores, the Company recognized pre-tax gains on the sale of assets of approximately $2.2 million, which was net of a reduction in goodwill of approximately $0.7 million. Additionally, the Company incurred other related expenses of approximately $0.3 million. These items were included in general and administrative expenses.

Periodic Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Periodic Financial Data [Abstract]

Periodic Financial Data

(13) PERIODIC FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED; IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

The Company's convention with respect to reporting periodic financial data is such that each of the first three fiscal quarters consists of twelve weeks while the last fiscal quarter consists of sixteen weeks or seventeen weeks. The fourth quarter of 2010 and 2011 are both comprised of sixteen weeks.


	For the Fiscal Quarter Ended								For the Fiscal Year Ended
	March 28,		June 20,		September 12,		January 2,		January 2,
	2010		2010		2010		2011		2011
Total revenues	$	381,131	$	362,405	$	347,388	$	479,970	$	1,570,894
Operating margin		107,994		100,336		94,153		136,106		438,589
Income before provision for income taxes		39,562		34,320		27,208		37,855		138,945
Net income		24,519		22,625		16,600		24,173		87,917
Earnings per common share – basic	$	0.42	$	0.39	$	0.28	$	0.41	$	1.50
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.41	$	0.37	$	0.27	$	0.39	$	1.45
Common stock dividends declared per share	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—


	For the Fiscal Quarter Ended								For the Fiscal Year Ended
	March 27,		June 19,		September 11,		January 1,		January 1,
	2011		2011		2011		2012		2012
Total revenues	$	389,186	$	384,933	$	376,326	$	501,748	$	1,652,193
Operating margin		111,606		110,694		103,359		144,857		470,516
Income before provision for income taxes		43,735		41,076		34,930		48,065		167,806
Net income		27,111		25,248		22,091		30,911		105,361
Earnings per common share – basic	$	0.46	$	0.42	$	0.37	$	0.54	$	1.79
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.43	$	0.40	$	0.36	$	0.52	$	1.71
Common stock dividends declared per share	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.

Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant [Abstract]

Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant

SCHEDULE I – CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT

DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC.

PARENT COMPANY CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	January 2, 2011			January 1, 2012
ASSETS
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	5		$	6

Total assets	$	5		$	6

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
LIABILITIES:
Equity in net deficit of subsidiaries	$	1,210,651		$	1,209,739
Due to subsidiary		5			6

Total liabilities		1,210,656			1,209,745

STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 170,000,000 shares authorized; 60,139,061 in 2010 and 57,741,208 in 2011 issued and outstanding		601			577
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		45,532			—
Retained deficit		(1,254,044	)		(1,207,915	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,740	)		(2,401	)

Total stockholders' deficit		(1,210,651	)		(1,209,739	)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit	$	5		$	6

DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC.

PARENT COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	For the Years Ended
	January 3,		January 2,		January 1,
	2010		2011		2012
REVENUES	$	—	$	—	$	—

Total revenues		—		—		—

OPERATING EXPENSES		—		—		—

Total operating expenses		—		—		—

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		—		—		—
Equity earnings in subsidiaries		79,744		87,917		105,361

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		79,744		87,917		105,361
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		—		—		—

NET INCOME	$	79,744	$	87,917	$	105,361

EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Common Stock – basic	$	1.39	$	1.50	$	1.79
Common Stock – diluted	$	1.38	$	1.45	$	1.71

DOMINO'S PIZZA, INC.

PARENT COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)


	For the Years Ended
	January 3,			January 2,			January 1,
	2010			2011			2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	$	76,049		$	87,917		$	105,362

Net cash provided by operating activities		76,049			87,917			105,362

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in subsidiaries		(84,802	)		(95,448	)		29,063

Net cash used in (provided by) investing activities		(84,802	)		(95,448	)		29,063

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of common stock		—			(5,384	)		(165,007	)
Other		5,058			12,915			30,583

Net cash used in (provided by) financing activities		5,058			7,531			(134,424	)

CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(3,695	)		—			1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD		3,700			5			5

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF PERIOD	$	5		$	5		$	6

NOTES TO PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) INTRODUCTION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Domino's Pizza, Inc., on a stand-alone basis, (the Parent Company) has accounted for majority-owned subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. The accompanying condensed financial statements of the Parent Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Domino's Pizza, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) and the notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. These financial statements have been provided to comply with Rule 4-08(e) of Regulation S-X.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

Use of Estimates

The use of estimates is inherent in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(2) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Non-cash activities of $18.8 million, $14.9 million and $30.0 million were recorded in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. These amounts primarily relate to stock-based compensation plans and amounts recorded in other comprehensive income related to the Company's subsidiaries.

The entire disclosure for condensed financial information, including the financial position, cash flows, and the results of operations of the registrant (parent company) as of the same dates or for the same periods for which audited consolidated financial statements are being presented. Alternatively, the details of this disclosure can be reported by the specific parent company taxonomy elements, indicating the appropriate date and period contexts in an instance document.

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

SCHEDULE II – VALUATION and QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Domino's Pizza, Inc. and Subsidiaries


(in thousands)	Balance Beginning of Year		Provision (Benefit)			Additions/ Deductions from Reserves *			Translation Adjustments			Balance End of Year
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable:
2011	$	6,436	$	1,050		$	(2,048	)	$	8		$	5,446
2010		9,190		185			(2,937	)		(2	)		6,436
2009		10,949		1,162			(2,925	)		4			9,190

Allowance for doubtful notes receivable:
2011	$	1,567	$	378		$	114		$	—		$	2,059
2010		1,122		(121	)		566			—			1,567
2009		1,791		380			(1,049	)		—			1,122

*	Consists primarily of write-offs, recoveries of bad debt and certain reclassifications.

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Description Of Business

Description of Business

Principles Of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DPI and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Fiscal Year

Cash And Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

Restricted Cash

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Inventories at January 2, 2011 and January 1, 2012 are comprised of the following (in thousands):


	2010		2011
Food	$	23,134	$	27,788
Equipment and supplies		3,864		2,914

Inventories	$	26,998	$	30,702

Notes Receivable

Other Assets

Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment


Buildings			20
Leasehold and other improvements			7 –15
Equipment			3 –15

Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment was approximately $21.8 million, $21.5 million and $20.1 million in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Impairments Of Long-Lived Assets

Impairments of Long-Lived Assets

Investments In Marketable Securities

Investments in Marketable Securities

Deferred Financing Costs

Goodwill

Capitalized Software

Insurance Reserves

Other Accrued Liabilities

Current and long-term other accrued liabilities primarily include accruals for sales, property and other taxes, store operating expenses, deferred rent expense and deferred compensation liabilities.

Foreign Currency Translation

Revenue Recognition

Domestic Supply Chain Profit-Sharing Arrangements

Advertising

Rent

Derivative Instruments

Stock Options And Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements

Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Compensation Arrangements

Earnings Per Share

Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

Use Of Estimates

Use of Estimates

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Inventories


	2010		2011
Food	$	23,134	$	27,788
Equipment and supplies		3,864		2,914

Inventories	$	26,998	$	30,702

Estimated Useful Lives Of Property, Plant And Equipment Excluding Capital Lease Asset


Buildings			20
Leasehold and other improvements			7 –15
Equipment			3 –15

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share


	2009		2010		2011
Net income available to common stockholders–basic and diluted	$	79,744	$	87,917	$	105,361

Weighted average number of common shares		57,409,448		58,467,769		58,918,038
Earnings per common share – basic	$	1.39	$	1.50	$	1.79
Diluted weighted average number of common shares		57,827,697		60,815,898		61,653,519
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	1.38	$	1.45	$	1.71

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Jan. 02, 2011

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Summary Of Fair Value Measurements


	At January 1, 2012
			Fair Value Estimated Using
	Carrying Amount		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Cash equivalents	$	41,699	$	41,699	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash equivalents		34,117		34,117		—		—
Investments in marketable securities		1,538		1,538		—		—


	At January 2, 2011
			Fair Value Estimated Using
	Carrying Amount		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Cash equivalents	$	44,415	$	44,415	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash equivalents		34,715		34,715		—		—
Investments in marketable securities		1,193		1,193		—		—

Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities which includes [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity. Such assets and liabilities may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. The disclosures which may be required or desired include: (1) for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis, disclosure may include: (a) the fair value measurements at the reporting date; (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3); (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (ii) purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net); (iii) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs); (d) the amount of the total gains or losses for the period in subparagraph (c) (i) above included in earnings (or changes in net assets) that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date and a description of where those unrealized gains or losses are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (e) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques, if any, during the period and (2) for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (for example, impaired assets) disclosure may include, in addition to (a) above: (a) the reasons for the fair value measurements recorded; (b) the same as (b) above; (c) for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a description of the inputs and the information used to develop the inputs; and (d) the valuation technique(s) used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes, if any, in the valuation technique(s) used to measure similar assets and/or liabilities in prior periods. Where the quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, the Level 1 input is the quoted price of an identical liability when traded as an asset.

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Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements [Abstract]

Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Schedule Of Consolidated Long-Term Debt


	2010		2011
Variable Funding Notes	$	60,000	$	60,000
5.261% Class A-2 Notes; expected repayment date April 2014; legal final maturity April 2037, net of an unamortized discount of $23,000 in 2010 and $16,000 in 2011		1,310,763		1,310,770
7.629% Class M-1 Notes; expected repayment date April 2014; legal final maturity April 2037		76,110		76,110
Capital lease obligations		5,283		4,393

Total debt		1,452,156		1,451,273
Less – current portion		835		904

Consolidated long-term debt	$	1,451,321	$	1,450,369

Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations


2012	$	904
2013		702
2014		1,447,415
2015		565
2016		615
Thereafter		1,088

	$	1,451,289

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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-Number 210
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Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Schedule Of Future Minimum Rental Commitments For All Non-Cancelable Leases


	Operating		Capital
	Leases		Leases			Total
2012	$	36,290	$	1,209		$	37,499
2013		30,349		980			31,329
2014		18,889		736			19,625
2015		15,398		736			16,134
2016		10,969		736			11,705
Thereafter		19,607		1,227			20,834

Total future minimum rental commitments	$	131,502		5,624		$	137,126

Less – amounts representing interest				(1,231	)

Total principal payable on capital leases			$	4,393

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Jan. 02, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule Of Income Before Provision For Income Taxes


	2009		2010			2011
Domestic	$	134,593	$	139,902		$	164,996
Foreign		929		(957	)		2,810

	$	135,522	$	138,945		$	167,806

Schedule Of Differences Between Statutory Income Tax Provision And Consolidated Provision For Income Taxes


	2009			2010			2011
Federal income tax provision based on the statutory rate	$	47,433		$	48,631		$	58,732
State and local income taxes, net of related Federal income taxes		3,494			4,458			5,418
Non-resident withholding and foreign income taxes		8,323			10,622			12,036
Foreign tax and other tax credits		(7,892	)		(12,622	)		(15,073	)
Losses attributable to foreign subsidiaries		1,597			—			59
Non-deductible expenses		1,106			1,977			2,184
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of related Federal income taxes		1,783			(1,847	)		(640	)
Other		(66	)		(191	)		(271	)

	$	55,778		$	51,028		$	62,445

Schedule Of Components Of Consolidated Provision For Income Taxes


	2009		2010		2011
Provision for Federal income taxes –
Current provision	$	21,597	$	32,077	$	36,165
Deferred provision		18,562		4,748		7,000

Total provision for Federal income taxes		40,159		36,825		43,165
Provision for state and local income taxes –
Current provision		6,395		2,302		6,075
Deferred provision		901		1,279		1,169

Total provision for state and local income taxes		7,296		3,581		7,244
Provision for non-resident withholding and foreign income taxes		8,323		10,622		12,036

	$	55,778	$	51,028	$	62,445

Schedule Of Significant Components Of Net Deferred Income Taxes


	2010		2011
Deferred Federal income tax assets –
Depreciation, amortization and asset basis differences	$	8,314	$	4,705
Insurance reserves		8,339		8,788
Covenants not-to-compete		3,456		2,289
Stock compensation		12,764		10,282
Other accruals and reserves		14,137		13,905
Bad debt reserves		3,023		2,969
Derivatives liability		1,252		295
Other		2,597		3,131

Total deferred Federal income tax assets		53,882		46,364

Deferred Federal income tax liabilities –
Capitalized software		7,143		9,657
Gain on debt extinguishments		22,682		22,682
Foreign tax credit		1,096		219
Other		3,571		2,248

Total deferred Federal income tax liabilities		34,492		34,806

Net deferred Federal income tax asset		19,390		11,558

Net deferred state and local income tax asset		6,008		4,858

Net deferred income taxes	$	25,398	$	16,416

Schedule Of Classification Of Net Deferred Income Taxes


	Current			Long-term			Total
Deferred tax assets	$	17,694		$	33,528		$	51,222
Deferred tax liabilities		(1,115	)		(33,691	)		(34,806	)

Net deferred income taxes	$	16,579		$	(163	)	$	16,416


	Current			Long-term			Total
Deferred tax assets	$	18,092		$	41,798		$	59,890
Deferred tax liabilities		(1,340	)		(33,152	)		(34,492	)

Net deferred income taxes	$	16,752		$	8,646		$	25,398

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits


Balance as of December 28, 2008	$	4,654
Additions for tax positions of prior years		2,854
Reductions in tax positions from prior years for:
Changes in prior year tax positions		(593	)
Settlements during the period		(80	)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations		(46	)

Balance as of January 3, 2010		6,789
Additions for tax positions of prior years		548
Reductions in tax positions from prior years for:
Changes in prior year tax positions		(2,130	)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations		(802	)

Balance as of January 2, 2011		4,405
Additions for tax positions of current year		138
Additions for tax positions of prior years		119
Reductions in tax positions from prior years for:
Changes in prior year tax positions		(444	)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations		(731	)

Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	3,487

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation, Stock Options Activity

Equity Incentive Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Equity Incentive Plans [Abstract]


	Common Stock Options
	Outstanding			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Life		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
						(Years)		(In thousands)
Options at December 28, 2008		9,882,052		$	12.87
Options granted (1)		4,964,011			9.71
Options cancelled (1)		(4,729,368	)		17.30
Options exercised		(222,801	)		3.40

Options at January 3, 2010		9,893,894		$	9.38
Options granted		675,500			11.87
Options cancelled		(497,760	)		9.93
Options exercised		(1,075,967	)		8.80

Options at January 2, 2011		8,995,667		$	9.60
Options granted		392,000			19.24
Options cancelled		(170,213	)		10.30
Options exercised		(3,773,763	)		8.88

Options at January 1, 2012		5,443,691		$	10.78		6.0	$	126,145

Exercisable at January 1, 2012		3,572,806		$	9.98		5.3	$	85,655

(1)	The number of options granted and cancelled in fiscal 2009 includes 3,898,411 stock options granted and 4,469,436 stock options cancelled in connection with the Company's stock option exchange program.

Schedule Of Share-Based Payment, Stock Options Valuation Assumptions


	2009			2010			2011
Risk-free interest rate		2.5	%		2.1	%		2.1	%
Expected life (years)		5.0			4.6			5.0
Expected volatility		42.3	%		45.0	%		45.0	%
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Weighted average fair value per share	$	2.99		$	4.78		$	8.04

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation, Restricted Stock And Performance-Based Restricted Stock Activity


	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 2, 2011		1,112,599		$	11.39
Shares granted (1)		429,434		$	22.17
Shares cancelled		(62,402	)	$	18.96
Shares vested		(520,957	)	$	13.95

Nonvested at January 1, 2012		958,674		$	14.33

(1)

Capital Structure (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Capital Structure [Abstract]

Share Components Of Outstanding Common Stock


	2010		2011
Voting		60,024,010		57,704,657
Non-Voting		115,051		36,551

Total Common Stock		60,139,061		57,741,208

Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Information By Operating Segment


	Domestic Stores		Domestic Supply Chain		International		Intersegment Revenues			Other			Total
Revenues-
2009	$	493,559	$	852,030	$	146,765	$	(88,297	)	$	—		$	1,404,057
2010		518,981		971,668		176,396		(96,151	)		—			1,570,894
2011		523,356		1,024,495		200,933		(96,591	)		—			1,652,193

Segment Income-
2009	$	132,637	$	64,425	$	67,225		N/A		$	(30,770	)	$	233,517
2010		149,839		77,009		79,553		N/A			(40,874	)		265,527
2011		160,624		78,970		92,771		N/A			(37,345	)		295,020

Income from Operations-
2009	$	121,487	$	57,044	$	66,822		N/A		$	(55,844	)	$	189,509
2010		141,305		69,579		79,137		N/A			(62,319	)		227,702
2011		154,814		71,801		93,119		N/A			(60,589	)		259,145

Capital Expenditures-
2009	$	4,399	$	8,512	$	1,082		N/A		$	8,877		$	22,870
2010		4,090		9,205		275		N/A			11,851			25,421
2011		5,575		7,281		254		N/A			11,239			24,349

Reconciliation Of Total Segment Income To Consolidated Income Before Provision For Income Taxes


	2009			2010			2011
Total Segment Income	$	233,517		$	265,527		$	295,020
Depreciation and amortization		(24,064	)		(24,052	)		(24,042	)
Gains (losses) on sale/disposal of assets		(1,843	)		(403	)		2,436
Non-cash compensation expense		(12,533	)		(13,370	)		(13,954	)
Expenses for 2009 stock option plan changes		(4,937	)		—			—
Expenses related to the sale of Company-owned stores		(631	)		—			(315	)

Income from operations		189,509			227,702			259,145
Interest income		683			244			296
Interest expense		(110,945	)		(96,810	)		(91,635	)
Other		56,275			7,809			—

Income before provision for income taxes	$	135,522		$	138,945		$	167,806

Identifiable Asset Information


	2010		2011
Domestic Stores	$	64,439	$	66,609
Domestic Supply Chain		118,693		126,340

Total domestic assets		183,132		192,949
International		22,293		11,482
Unallocated		255,412		276,112

Total consolidated assets	$	460,837	$	480,543

Schedule Of Goodwill


	2010		2011
Domestic Stores	$	16,289	$	15,582
Domestic Supply Chain		1,067		1,067

Consolidated goodwill	$	17,356	$	16,649

Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total. Disclosure details may include, but are not limited to, the carrying amount of goodwill, goodwill acquired during the year, goodwill impairment losses recognized, goodwill written-off due to the sale of a business unit, goodwill not yet allocated, and any other changes to goodwill.

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

Schedule Of Periodic Financial Data

Periodic Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Periodic Financial Data [Abstract]


	For the Fiscal Quarter Ended								For the Fiscal Year Ended
	March 28,		June 20,		September 12,		January 2,		January 2,
	2010		2010		2010		2011		2011
Total revenues	$	381,131	$	362,405	$	347,388	$	479,970	$	1,570,894
Operating margin		107,994		100,336		94,153		136,106		438,589
Income before provision for income taxes		39,562		34,320		27,208		37,855		138,945
Net income		24,519		22,625		16,600		24,173		87,917
Earnings per common share – basic	$	0.42	$	0.39	$	0.28	$	0.41	$	1.50
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.41	$	0.37	$	0.27	$	0.39	$	1.45
Common stock dividends declared per share	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—


	For the Fiscal Quarter Ended								For the Fiscal Year Ended
	March 27,		June 19,		September 11,		January 1,		January 1,
	2011		2011		2011		2012		2012
Total revenues	$	389,186	$	384,933	$	376,326	$	501,748	$	1,652,193
Operating margin		111,606		110,694		103,359		144,857		470,516
Income before provision for income taxes		43,735		41,076		34,930		48,065		167,806
Net income		27,111		25,248		22,091		30,911		105,361
Earnings per common share – basic	$	0.46	$	0.42	$	0.37	$	0.54	$	1.79
Earnings per common share – diluted	$	0.43	$	0.40	$	0.36	$	0.52	$	1.71
Common stock dividends declared per share	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) years	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 03, 2010 USD ($)
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 34,117,000	$ 34,715,000
Amortization expense	333,000	333,000	$ 335,000
Scheduled amortization expense in fiscal year one	333,000
Scheduled amortization expense in fiscal year two	333,000
Scheduled amortization expense in fiscal year three	51,000
Scheduled amortization expense in fiscal year four	0
Scheduled amortization expense in fiscal year five	0
Intangible assets carrying value	700,000	1,100,000
Capital lease assets	3,500,000	4,400,000
Accumulated amortization of capital lease assets	4,200,000	3,300,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	24,042,000	24,052,000	24,064,000
Impairment loss on long-lived assets	0	0	0
Write-off of financing costs		1,200,000	2,300,000
Proposed early refinancing fees	7,600,000
Deferred financing cost expense	3,700,000	5,000,000	7,800,000
Goodwill impairment charges	0	0	0
Capitalized software amortization expense	3,600,000	2,300,000	1,900,000
Proceeds from the sale and enhancements of developed software	2,500,000	1,900,000	2,700,000
Exposures for workers' compensation and general liability programs	1,000,000
Total insurance limits under the retention programs	$ 110,000,000
Percentage of profit-sharing arrangements with participating stores	50.00%
Revenue reduction due to profit-sharing obligation	$ 62,500,000	62,800,000	55,400,000
Advertising expense	28,500,000	30,200,000	33,000,000
Advertising contributions by company-owned stores	18,500,000	19,500,000	16,400,000
Advertising contributions by franchisees	165,800,000	161,400,000	131,200,000
Rent expenses	$ 39,700,000	41,100,000	42,000,000
Recapitalization forward-starting interest rate swap agreement period (years) \| years	5
Interest rate swap agreement, notional amount	$ 1,250,000,000
Interest rate swap agreement, cash payment	11,500,000
Adjusted accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) amount, interest rate swap agreement	(7,100,000)
Derivative instruments outstanding	0	0
Interest paid	85,000,000	88,800,000	99,200,000
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 41,200,000	49,300,000	32,800,000
Minimum [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Notes receivable interest rate	7.00%
Notes receivable remaining principal due period \| years	2
Owned and non-owned automobile liabilities	$ 500,000
Maximum [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Notes receivable interest rate	12.00%
Notes receivable remaining principal due period \| years	7
Owned and non-owned automobile liabilities	$ 3,000,000
Cash Held For Future Interest Payment [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash	38,400,000
Cash Held In Trust [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash	41,300,000
Cash Held In Interest Reserve [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash	6,600,000
Cash Held For Capitalization Of Entities [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash	6,000,000
Other Restricted Cash [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash	300,000
Property, Plant And Equipment [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization expense	$ 20,100,000	$ 21,500,000	$ 21,800,000
Software [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of the software, minimum \| years	1
Estimated useful lives of the software, maximum \| years	3
Deferred Financing Cost Asset [Member]
Description Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Proposed early refinancing fees	$ 7,400,000

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Inventories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Food	$ 27,788	$ 23,134
Equipment and supplies	2,914	3,864
Inventories	$ 30,702	$ 26,998

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of products used directly or indirectly in the manufacturing or production process, which may or may not become part of the final product. May also include items used in the storage, presentation or transportation of physical goods.

Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Estimated Useful Life Of Long-Term Assets) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012 years
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life, average	20
Leasehold And Other Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life, minimum	7
Estimated useful life, maximum	15
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Estimated useful life, minimum	3
Estimated useful life, maximum	15

Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2011	Jun. 19, 2011	Mar. 27, 2011	Sep. 12, 2010	Jun. 20, 2010	Mar. 28, 2010	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Net income available to common stockholders - basic and diluted	$ 22,091	$ 25,248	$ 27,111	$ 16,600	$ 22,625	$ 24,519	$ 30,911	$ 24,173	$ 105,361	$ 87,917	$ 79,744
Weighted average number of common shares									58,918,038	58,467,769	57,409,448
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.37	$ 0.42	$ 0.46	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 0.42	$ 0.54	$ 0.41	$ 1.79	$ 1.50	$ 1.39
Diluted weighted average number of common shares									61,653,519	60,815,898	57,827,697
Earnings per common share - diluted	$ 0.36	$ 0.40	$ 0.43	$ 0.27	$ 0.37	$ 0.41	$ 0.52	$ 0.39	$ 1.71	$ 1.45	$ 1.38
Diluted Earnings Per Share [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive stock options to purchase common stock not included in calculating earnings per share									206,800	674,710	9,186,229

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)
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-Appendix A

The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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-Name Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
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Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Fair Value Measurements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents, Carrying Amount	$ 41,699	$ 44,415
Restricted cash equivalents, Carrying Amount	34,117	34,715
Investments in marketable securities, Carrying Amount	1,538	1,193
Level 1 Inputs [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents, Fair Value	41,699	44,415
Restricted cash equivalents, Fair Value	34,117	34,715
Investments in marketable securities, Fair Value	1,538	1,193
Level 2 Inputs [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents, Fair Value
Restricted cash equivalents, Fair Value
Investments in marketable securities, Fair Value
Level 3 Inputs [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents, Fair Value
Restricted cash equivalents, Fair Value
Investments in marketable securities, Fair Value

Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010	Dec. 28, 2008
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Rate Notes extended repayment terms	In the event that the Fixed Rate Notes are not repaid in full by April 25, 2012 and certain covenants are met, the Company has the option to extend the maturities of the Fixed Rate Notes for two one-year terms at interest rates that will be higher than the current stated rates by at least <font class="_mt">0.25</font>%
Proposed early refinancing fees	$ 7,600,000
Letters of credit	39,700,000
Restricted cash	34,117,000	$ 34,715,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	60,000,000		$ 61,000,000
Letter of credit, additional borrowings		2,400,000
Repayment of borrowings			3,400,000
Total purchase price of debt		116,600,000	133,900,000
Pre-tax gains on repurchase and retirement of debt		7,800,000	56,300,000
Repurchase debt accrued interest paid		500,000	1,000,000
Repurchase and retirement of debt			189,200,000
Expenses related to the write-off of deferred fees and prepayment of insurance fees		1,700,000	2,300,000
Domino's Pizza LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit	$ 32,100,000		$ 50,000,000
Letters of credit cash collateral			105.00%
Letter of credit, unused portion of commitment			0.375%
Letter of credit fee undrawn face amount			0.75%
2007 Recapitalization [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	8.25%
Asset-backed securitization	$ 1,850,000,000
Series 2007-1 Senior Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate notes and variable funding notes	150,000,000
Fixed Rate Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate notes and variable funding notes	1,700,000,000
Repurchase and retirement of debt	$ 0
Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	0.50%
Issuance of notes	$ 150,000,000			$ 60,000,000
Letters of credit	60,000,000
Borrowings on Variable Funding Notes	60,000,000
Current borrowing capacity	$ 0
LIBOR Rates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	0.25%
LIBOR rate	0.50%
Letter Of Credit [Member] \| Domino's Pizza LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 33,700,000
5.261% Class A-2 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.261%
Expected repayment date	April 25, 2014
Legal final maturity	Apr. 27, 2037
Notes outstanding	$ 1,300,000,000
Fair value of notes outstanding	$ 1,300,000,000
Repurchase and retirement of debt		100,000,000
5.261% Class A-2 Notes [Member] \| Series 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.261%
Fixed rate notes and variable funding notes	$ 1,600,000,000
7.629% Class M-1 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	7.629%
Expected repayment date	April 25, 2014
Legal final maturity	Apr. 27, 2037
Notes outstanding	$ 76,100,000
Fair value of notes outstanding	$ 76,300,000
Repurchase and retirement of debt		$ 23,900,000
7.629% Class M-1 Notes [Member] \| Series 2007-1 Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated percentage	7.629%
Fixed rate notes and variable funding notes	$ 100,000,000
Deferred Financing Cost Asset [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proposed early refinancing fees	$ 7,400,000

Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements (Schedule Of Consolidated Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable Funding Notes	$ 60,000	$ 60,000
Capital lease obligations	4,393	5,283
Total debt	1,451,273	1,452,156
Less - current portion	904	835
Consolidated long-term debt	1,450,369	1,451,321
5.261% Class A-2 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable Funding Notes	$ 1,310,770	1,310,763
Debt instrument, stated percentage	5.261%
Expected repayment date	April 25, 2014
Legal final maturity	Apr. 27, 2037
Unamortized discount	$ 16,000	23,000
7.629% Class M-1 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable Funding Notes	$ 76,110	$ 76,110
Debt instrument, stated percentage	7.629%
Expected repayment date	April 25, 2014
Legal final maturity	Apr. 27, 2037

Recapitalization And Financing Arrangements (Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2012	$ 904
2013	702
2014	1,447,415
2015	565
2016	615
Thereafter	1,088
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	1,451,289
5.261% Class A-2 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Excluded unamortized discount	$ 16,000	$ 23,000

Commitments And Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated litigation loss, maximum	$ 3.0
Employment Practice Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims	4
Casualty Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims	3
Patent Cases [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims	1

Commitments And Contingencies (Schedule Of Future Minimum Rental Commitments For All Non-Cancelable Leases) (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
2012, Operating Leases	$ 36,290
2013, Operating Leases	30,349
2014, Operating Leases	18,889
2015, Operating Leases	15,398
2016, Operating Leases	10,969
Thereafter, Operating Leases	19,607
Total future minimum rental commitments, Operating Leases	131,502
2012, Capital Leases	1,209
2013, Capital Leases	980
2014, Capital Leases	736
2015, Capital Leases	736
2016, Capital Leases	736
Thereafter, Capital Leases	1,227
Total future minimum rental commitments, Capital Leases	5,624
Less - amounts representing interest, Capital Leases	(1,231)
Total principal payable on capital leases	4,393
2012, Operating and Capital Leases	37,499
2013, Operating and Capital Leases	31,329
2014, Operating and Capital Leases	19,625
2015, Operating and Capital Leases	16,134
2016, Operating and Capital Leases	11,705
Thereafter, Operating and Capital Leases	20,834
Total future minimum rental commitments, Operating and Capital Leases	$ 137,126

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010	Dec. 28, 2008
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Likelihood of benefit being realized upon settlement	greater than 50 percent
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest on income taxes expense	$ 100	$ 300	$ 800
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties expense			400
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest on income taxes accrued	400	500	900
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties accrued	0	0	400
Unrecognized tax benefits	3,487	4,405	6,789	$ 4,654
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	2,200	3,000	$ 5,800
Release Of Accrual [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest on income taxes accrued	$ 200	(700)
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties accrued		$ (400)

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Income Before Provision For Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 164,996	$ 139,902	$ 134,593
Foreign	2,810	(957)	929
Income before provision for income taxes	$ 167,806	$ 138,945	$ 135,522

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Differences Between Statutory Income Tax Provision And Consolidated Provision For Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.00%
Federal income tax provision based on the statutory rate	$ 58,732	$ 48,631	$ 47,433
State and local income taxes, net of related Federal income taxes	5,418	4,458	3,494
Non-resident withholding and foreign income taxes	12,036	10,622	8,323
Foreign tax and other tax credits	(15,073)	(12,622)	(7,892)
Losses attributable to foreign subsidiaries	59		1,597
Non-deductible expenses	2,184	1,977	1,106
Unrecognized tax benefits, net of related Federal income taxes	(640)	(1,847)	1,783
Other	(271)	(191)	(66)
Provision for income taxes	$ 62,445	$ 51,028	$ 55,778

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Components Of Consolidated Provision For Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Current provision	$ 36,165	$ 32,077	$ 21,597
Deferred provision	7,000	4,748	18,562
Total provision for Federal income taxes	43,165	36,825	40,159
Current provision	6,075	2,302	6,395
Deferred provision	1,169	1,279	901
Total provision for state and local income taxes	7,244	3,581	7,296
Provision for non-resident withholding and foreign income taxes	12,036	10,622	8,323
Provision for income taxes	$ 62,445	$ 51,028	$ 55,778

The component of income tax expense for the period representing amounts paid or payable (or refundable) as determined by applying the provisions of enacted federal tax law to the domestic taxable Income or Loss from continuing operations.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 6
-Section I
-Subsection 7

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 109
-Paragraph 8, 16, 17, 289
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Significant Components Of Net Deferred Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Depreciation, amortization and asset basis differences	$ 4,705	$ 8,314
Insurance reserves	8,788	8,339
Covenants not-to-compete	2,289	3,456
Stock compensation	10,282	12,764
Other accruals and reserves	13,905	14,137
Bad debt reserves	2,969	3,023
Derivatives liability	295	1,252
Other	3,131	2,597
Total deferred Federal income tax assets	51,222	59,890
Capitalized software	9,657	7,143
Gain on debt extinguishments	22,682	22,682
Foreign tax credit	219	1,096
Other	2,248	3,571
Total deferred Federal income tax liabilities	34,806	34,492
Net deferred income tax asset	16,416	25,398
Federal [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Total deferred Federal income tax assets	46,364	53,882
State And Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Net deferred income tax asset	4,858	6,008
Domestic Country [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Line Items]
Net deferred income tax asset	$ 11,558	$ 19,390

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Classification Of Net Deferred Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Deferred tax assets, Current	$ 17,694	$ 18,092
Deferred tax liabilities, Current	(1,115)	(1,340)
Net deferred income taxes, Current	16,579	16,752
Deferred tax assets, Long-term	33,528	41,798
Deferred tax liabilities, Long-term	(33,691)	(33,152)
Net deferred income taxes, Long-term	(163)	8,646
Deferred tax assets, Total	51,222	59,890
Deferred tax liabilities, Total	(34,806)	(34,492)
Net deferred income taxes, Total	$ 16,416	$ 25,398

Income Taxes (Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Balance, beginning	$ 4,405	$ 6,789	$ 4,654
Additions for tax positions of current year	138
Additions for tax positions of prior years	119	548	2,854
Changes in prior year tax positions	(444)	(2,130)	(593)
Settlements during the period			(80)
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations	(731)	(802)	(46)
Balance, ending	$ 3,487	$ 4,405	$ 6,789

Employee Benefits (Details)	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefits (Details)	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares hours shares	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($) shares	Jan. 03, 2010 USD ($) shares
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit plans, general information	<font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The Company has a retirement savings plan which qualifies under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k). All employees of the Company who have completed <font class="_mt">1,000</font> hours of service and are at least 21 years of age are eligible to participate in the plan.</font>
Common stock, shares authorized	170,000,000	170,000,000
401(k) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service period of employees to be eligible for participation under the retirement savings plan (in hours) \| hours	1,000
Plan requires to match elective deferrals, higher	100.00%
Employee's elective deferrals higher percentage	3.00%
Plan requires to match elective deferrals, lower	50.00%
Employee's elective deferrals lower percentage	2.00%
Contributions to the plan, value \| $	$ 3,700,000	$ 3,600,000	$ 3,400,000
Contributions to the plan, shares		271,052	449,583
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions to the plan, value \| $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of defer on compensation	40.00%
ESPDP [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions to the plan, value \| $	$ 100,000	$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Percentage of wages deduction from eligible employees	15.00%
Percentage of face value on stock purchase	85.00%
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000,000
Shares issued under the ESPDP	40,107	95,720	163,590
Shares purchased on the open market	23,468
Weighted-average price of shares purchased on the open market \| $ / shares	$ 27.99

Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($)
Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk [Abstract]
Letters of credit	$ 39.7
Guaranteed borrowings	0.5
Potential future payments	$ 3.2

Equity Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

USD ($)

years

Jan. 02, 2011

USD ($)

Jan. 03, 2010

USD ($)

years

Dec. 28, 2008

Number of equity incentive plans

Stock options outstanding | shares

5,443,691

8,995,667

9,893,894

9,882,052

Stock options granted | shares

392,000

675,500

4,964,011

^[1]

^[2]

429,434

Share-based compensation, reduction of net income

$ 13,954,000

$ 13,370,000

$ 17,254,000

$ 8,800,000

$ 8,200,000

$ 10,300,000

Equity incentive plans options expiration period (in years)

ten

Equity incentive plans vesting period of grant (within years)

$ 6,700,000

three

Total intrinsic value of options exercised

$ 50,200,000

$ 5,500,000

$ 1,000,000

Cash received from the exercise of stock options

33,500,000

9,500,000

800,000

Tax benefit realized from stock options exercised

$ 13,500,000

$ 2,100,000

$ 400,000

Unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized, Period of recognition, years | years

1.7

Risk-free interest rate

2.10%

2.50%

Expected life (years)

5.0

4.6

5.0

Expected volatility

45.00%

42.30%

Expected dividend yield

0.00%

2009 Option Exchange Program [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock options granted | shares

3,898,411

Total incremental compensation cost

$ 1,300,000

Recognized share-based compensation cost

$ 100,000

$ 200,000

$ 800,000

Risk-free interest rate

1.60%

Expected life (years) | years

3.1

Expected volatility

58.80%

Expected dividend yield

0.00%

TISM Stock Option Plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock options outstanding | shares

54,076

2004 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Stock options outstanding | shares

5,389,615

Number of shares available for grant, maximum | shares

15,600,000

Number of shares authorized | shares

4,623,111

Total incremental compensation cost

$ 300,000

Recognized share-based compensation cost

100,000

200,000

Performance-Based Restricted Stock [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Vesting period of grant (in years)

$ 7,200,000

4,300,000

1,400,000

three

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]

$ 16,100,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

700,000

$ 1,200,000

$ 700,000

Restricted Stock [Member]

100,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Employee And Officer [Member]

$ 0

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

25,000

75,000

Employees [Member]

Recognized share-based compensation cost

$ 2,100,000

$ 2,100,000

Employees [Member] | Performance-Based Restricted Stock [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Board Of Directors [Member]

376,309

602,355

694,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Vesting period of grant (in years)

53,125

42,000

one

Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Equity incentive plans options expiration period (in years)

ten

Equity incentive plans vesting period of grant (within years)

five

[1]	The number of options granted and cancelled in fiscal 2009 includes 3,898,411 stock options granted and 4,469,436 stock options cancelled in connection with the Company's stock option exchange program.
[2]	The weighted average grant date fair value for performance-based restricted shares granted was calculated based on the market price on the grant dates. Certain tranches will ultimately be valued when the performance condition is established for each tranche, which generally occurs in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Equity Incentive Plans (Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation, Stock Options Activity) (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

USD ($)

years

$ / shares

Jan. 02, 2011

$ / shares

Jan. 03, 2010

$ / shares

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Common Stock Options, beginning balance

8,995,667

9,893,894

9,882,052

Common Stock Options, granted

392,000

675,500

4,964,011

^[1]

Common Stock Options, cancelled

(170,213)

(497,760)

(4,729,368)

^[1]

Common Stock Options, exercised

(3,773,763)

(1,075,967)

(222,801)

^[1]

Common Stock Options, ending balance

5,443,691

8,995,667

9,893,894

Common Stock Options, Exercisable at end of period

3,572,806

Weighted Average Exercise Price, beginning balance | $ / shares

$ 9.60

$ 9.38

$ 12.87

Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options granted | $ / shares

19.24

11.87

9.71

^[1]

Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options cancelled | $ / shares

10.30

9.93

17.30

^[1]

Weighted Average Exercise Price, Options exercised | $ / shares

8.88

8.80

3.40

^[1]

Weighted Average Exercise Price, ending balance | $ / shares

10.78

$ 9.60

$ 9.38

Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable at end of period | $ / shares

$ 9.98

Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years), ending balance | years

6.0

Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years), Exercisable at end of period | years

5.3

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, ending balance | $

$ 126,145

Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable at end of period | $

$ 85,655

2009 Option Exchange Program [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Common Stock Options, granted

3,898,411

Common Stock Options, cancelled

4,469,436

[1]	The number of options granted and cancelled in fiscal 2009 includes 3,898,411 stock options granted and 4,469,436 stock options cancelled in connection with the Company's stock option exchange program.

Equity Incentive Plans (Schedule Of Share-Based Payment, Stock Options Valuation Assumptions) (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Equity Incentive Plans [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate	2.10%	2.10%	2.50%
Expected life (years)	5.0	4.6	5.0
Expected volatility	45.00%	45.00%	42.30%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted average fair value per share	$ 8.04	$ 4.78	$ 2.99

Equity Incentive Plans (Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation, Restricted Stock And Performance-Based Restricted Stock Activity) (Details)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

$ / shares

Equity Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Restricted Stock, Nonvested Shares at beginning | shares

1,112,599

Restricted Stock, Nonvested Shares granted | shares

429,434

^[1]

Restricted Stock, Nonvested Shares cancelled | shares

(62,402)

Restricted Stock, Nonvested Shares vested | shares

(520,957)

Restricted Stock, Nonvested Shares at end | shares

958,674

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, beginning | $ / shares

$ 11.39

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, granted | $ / shares

22.17

^[1]

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, cancelled | $ / shares

18.96

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, vested | $ / shares

13.95

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, end | $ / shares

$ 14.33

[1]

The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

Capital Structure (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, approved amount	$ 200,000
Repurchased common stock, shares		6,414,813	343,884	0
Repurchased common stock, value		$ 165,007	$ 5,384
Stock repurchase remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 82,300
Common stock, shares authorized		170,000,000	170,000,000
Voting [Member]
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized		160,000,000
Non-Voting [Member]
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized		10,000,000

Capital Structure (Share Components Of Outstanding Common Stock) (Details) - shares	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]
Total Common Stock	57,741,208	60,139,061
Voting [Member]
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]
Total Common Stock	57,704,657	60,024,010
Non-Voting [Member]
Components Of Common Stock [Line Items]
Total Common Stock	36,551	115,051

Segment Information (Schedule Of Information By Operating Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2011	Jun. 19, 2011	Mar. 27, 2011	Sep. 12, 2010	Jun. 20, 2010	Mar. 28, 2010	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 376,326	$ 384,933	$ 389,186	$ 347,388	$ 362,405	$ 381,131	$ 501,748	$ 479,970	$ 1,652,193	$ 1,570,894	$ 1,404,057
Segment Income									295,020	265,527	233,517
Income from Operations									259,145	227,702	189,509
Capital Expenditures									24,349	25,421	22,870
Domestic Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									523,356	518,981	493,559
Segment Income									160,624	149,839	132,637
Income from Operations									154,814	141,305	121,487
Capital Expenditures									5,575	4,090	4,399
Domestic Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									1,024,495	971,668	852,030
Segment Income									78,970	77,009	64,425
Income from Operations									71,801	69,579	57,044
Capital Expenditures									7,281	9,205	8,512
International [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									200,933	176,396	146,765
Segment Income									92,771	79,553	67,225
Income from Operations									93,119	79,137	66,822
Capital Expenditures									254	275	1,082
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									(96,591)	(96,151)	(88,297)
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Income									(37,345)	(40,874)	(30,770)
Income from Operations									(60,589)	(62,319)	(55,844)
Capital Expenditures									$ 11,239	$ 11,851	$ 8,877

Segment Information (Reconciliation Of Total Segment Income To Consolidated Income Before Provision For Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2011	Jun. 19, 2011	Mar. 27, 2011	Sep. 12, 2010	Jun. 20, 2010	Mar. 28, 2010	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Segment Information [Abstract]
Total Segment Income									$ 295,020	$ 265,527	$ 233,517
Depreciation and amortization									(24,042)	(24,052)	(24,064)
Gains (losses) on sale/disposal of assets									2,436	(403)	(1,843)
Non-cash compensation expense									(13,954)	(13,370)	(12,533)
Expenses for 2009 stock option plan changes											(4,937)
Expenses related to the sale of Company-owned stores									(315)		(631)
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS									259,145	227,702	189,509
Interest income									296	244	683
Interest expense									(91,635)	(96,810)	(110,945)
Other										7,809	56,275
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	$ 34,930	$ 41,076	$ 43,735	$ 27,208	$ 34,320	$ 39,562	$ 48,065	$ 37,855	$ 167,806	$ 138,945	$ 135,522

Segment Information (Identifiable Asset Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Asset	$ 480,543	$ 460,837
Domestic Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Asset	66,609	64,439
Domestic Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Asset	126,340	118,693
Total Domestic Assets [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Asset	192,949	183,132
International [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Asset	11,482	22,293
Unallocated [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Asset	$ 276,112	$ 255,412

Segment Information (Schedule Of Goodwill) (Details)	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Schedule Of Goodwill) (Details)	Jan. 03, 2010 Sto	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) Sto	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($) Sto	Jan. 03, 2010 Sto
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 16,649,000	$ 17,356,000
Decrease in goodwill		$ 76,000	$ 35,000
Number of company-owned stores closed \| Sto	14	3	1	21
Domestic Stores [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 15,582,000	$ 16,289,000
Number of stores sold during period \| Sto		58	11
Decrease in goodwill		$ 700,000	$ 200,000
Domestic Supply Chain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,067,000	$ 1,067,000

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.

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-Number 142
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Sale And Closure Of Company-Owned Stores (Details) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2010 Sto	Jan. 01, 2012 USD ($) Sto	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($) Sto	Jan. 03, 2010 USD ($) Sto
Sale And Closure Of Company-Owned Stores [Abstract]
Number of company-owned stores sold		58	11
Pre-tax gain on sale of assets, net of goodwill reduction, charged to general and administrative expenses		$ 2,200
Reduction of goodwill		700
Other expenses related to sale of Company-owned stores		$ (315)		$ (631)
Number of company-owned stores closed \| Sto	14	3	1	21
Recognized pre-tax loss on closure of stores				$ 2,200
Reduction of goodwill on closure			$ 200	$ 300

The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and costs associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset.

Periodic Financial Data (Schedule Of Periodic Financial Data) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2011	Jun. 19, 2011	Mar. 27, 2011	Sep. 12, 2010	Jun. 20, 2010	Mar. 28, 2010	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 01, 2012	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Periodic Financial Data [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 376,326	$ 384,933	$ 389,186	$ 347,388	$ 362,405	$ 381,131	$ 501,748	$ 479,970	$ 1,652,193	$ 1,570,894	$ 1,404,057
Operating margin	103,359	110,694	111,606	94,153	100,336	107,994	144,857	136,106	470,516	438,589	386,976
Income before provision for income taxes	34,930	41,076	43,735	27,208	34,320	39,562	48,065	37,855	167,806	138,945	135,522
Net income	$ 22,091	$ 25,248	$ 27,111	$ 16,600	$ 22,625	$ 24,519	$ 30,911	$ 24,173	$ 105,361	$ 87,917	$ 79,744
Earnings per common share - basic	$ 0.37	$ 0.42	$ 0.46	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 0.42	$ 0.54	$ 0.41	$ 1.79	$ 1.50	$ 1.39
Earnings per common share - diluted	0.36	0.40	0.43	0.27	0.37	0.41	0.52	0.39	1.71	1.45	$ 1.38
Common stock dividends declared per share

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.