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Wendy’s Co. – ‘10-Q’ for 7/3/22 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On: Wednesday, 8/10/22, at 7:15am ET · For: 7/3/22 · Accession #: 30697-22-9 · File #: 1-02207

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 8/10/22  Wendy’s Co.                       10-Q        7/03/22   87:9.1M

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   2.35M 
 2: EX-31.1     CEO 302 Certification                               HTML     26K 
 3: EX-31.2     CFO 302 Certification                               HTML     26K 
 4: EX-32.1     CEO & CFO 906 Certifications                        HTML     23K 
10: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     75K 
11: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    158K 
12: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    121K 
13: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     46K 
                Income                                                           
14: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     82K 
                Equity                                                           
15: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    112K 
16: R7          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     34K 
17: R8          Revenue                                             HTML    102K 
18: R9          Acquisitions                                        HTML     25K 
19: R10         System Optimization Gains, Net                      HTML     60K 
20: R11         Reorganization and Realignment Costs                HTML     84K 
21: R12         Investments                                         HTML     42K 
22: R13         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     47K 
23: R14         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     79K 
24: R15         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets                     HTML     36K 
25: R16         Income Taxes                                        HTML     28K 
26: R17         Net Income Per Share                                HTML     44K 
27: R18         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     39K 
28: R19         Leases                                              HTML     65K 
29: R20         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     36K 
30: R21         Transactions with Related Parties                   HTML     27K 
31: R22         Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingencies  HTML     26K 
32: R23         Legal and Environmental Matters                     HTML     25K 
33: R24         Segment Information (Notes)                         HTML     78K 
34: R25         New Accounting Standards                            HTML     35K 
35: R26         Basis of Presentation (Tables)                      HTML     30K 
36: R27         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    104K 
37: R28         System Optimization Gains, Net (Tables)             HTML     55K 
38: R29         Reorganization and Realignment Costs (Tables)       HTML     86K 
39: R30         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     42K 
40: R31         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     43K 
41: R32         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     75K 
42: R33         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Tables)            HTML     36K 
43: R34         Net Income Per Share (Tables)                       HTML     43K 
44: R35         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML     30K 
45: R36         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     64K 
46: R37         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     34K 
47: R38         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML     77K 
48: R39         Basis of Presentation (Details)                     HTML     31K 
49: R40         Revenue Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)         HTML     72K 
50: R41         Revenue Contract Balances (Details)                 HTML     42K 
51: R42         Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation (Details)  HTML     36K 
52: R43         Acquisitions (Details)                              HTML     31K 
53: R44         System Optimization Gains, Net Summary of           HTML     64K 
                Disposition Activity (Details)                                   
54: R45         System Optimization Gains, Net Assets Held for      HTML     27K 
                Sale (Details)                                                   
55: R46         Reorganization and Realignment Costs Summary        HTML     30K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R47         Reorganization and Realignment Costs System         HTML     70K 
                Optimization Costs (Details)                                     
57: R48         Reorganization and Realignment Costs System         HTML     42K 
                Optimization Accrual Rollforward (Details)                       
58: R49         Investments Carrying Value of Investments           HTML     29K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R50         Investments Equity Method Investments (Details)     HTML     51K 
60: R51         Investments Other Investments in Equity Securities  HTML     26K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R52         Long-Term Debt Schedule of Long Term Debt           HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R53         Long-Term Debt Senior Notes (Details)               HTML     50K 
63: R54         Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments       HTML     75K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R55         Fair Value Measurements Non-Recurring Fair Value    HTML     39K 
                Measurements (Details)                                           
65: R56         Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Details)           HTML     32K 
66: R57         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     37K 
67: R58         Net Income Per Share (Details)                      HTML     59K 
68: R59         Stockholders' Equity Dividends (Details)            HTML     22K 
69: R60         Stockholders' Equity Repurchases of Common Stock    HTML     75K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R61         Stockholders' Equity Accumulated Other              HTML     36K 
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
71: R62         Leases Lessee Lease Narrative (Details)             HTML     31K 
72: R63         Leases Lessor Lease Narrative (Details)             HTML     28K 
73: R64         Leases Components of Lease Cost (Details)           HTML     47K 
74: R65         Leases Components of Lease Income (Details)         HTML     38K 
75: R66         Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing       HTML     27K 
                Activities (Details)                                             
76: R67         Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and        HTML     33K 
                Restricted Cash at End of Period (Details)                       
77: R68         Franchise Development Fund (Details)                HTML     29K 
78: R69         Transactions with Related Parties (Details)         HTML     45K 
79: R70         Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingencies  HTML     25K 
                Lease Guarantees (Details)                                       
80: R71         Guarantees and Other Commitments and Contingencies  HTML     23K 
                Letters of Credit (Details)                                      
81: R72         Segment Information Reconciliation of Revenue from  HTML     38K 
                Segments to Consolidated (Details)                               
82: R73         Segment Information Reconciliation of Profit from   HTML     75K 
                Segments to Consolidated (Details)                               
85: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    155K 
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84: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    144K 
 6: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- wen-20220703_cal                XML    168K 
 7: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- wen-20220703_def                 XML    756K 
 8: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- wen-20220703_lab                      XML   1.60M 
 9: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- wen-20220703_pre               XML    969K 
 5: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- wen-20220703                          XSD    184K 
86: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              413±   604K 
87: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0000030697-22-000009-xbrl      Zip    434K

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Filing Submission 0000030697-22-000009 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Wendy’s Co. – ‘10-Q’ for 7/3/22 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On: Wednesday, 8/10/22, at 7:15am ET · For: 7/3/22 · Accession #: 30697-22-9 · File #: 1-02207

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