$LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc Stock $loco

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2019 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000160636621000015 Filed on March 15, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018	2017 Q4
Revenue	$107.5M	$435.8M	$95.20M
YoY Change	1.21%	8.5%	2.94%
Cost Of Revenue	$55.30M	$223.6M	$51.50M
YoY Change	1.28%	3.28%	1.78%
Gross Profit	$52.30M	$212.3M	$43.70M
YoY Change	1.36%	14.63%	4.3%
Gross Profit Margin	48.63%	48.71%	45.9%
Selling, General & Admin	$39.00M	$166.1M	$33.00M
YoY Change	-4.41%	30.27%	11.49%
% of Gross Profit	74.57%	78.24%	75.51%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.300M	$17.83M	$4.480M
YoY Change	-9.85%	-1.67%	5.41%
% of Gross Profit	8.22%	8.4%	10.25%
Operating Expenses	$43.20M	$183.9M	$37.50M
YoY Change	-5.26%	26.3%	10.62%
Operating Profit	$5.336M	-$9.461M	-$9.665M
YoY Change	-117.22%	-238.64%	-601.82%
Interest Expense	-$900.0K	$3.502M	-$800.0K
YoY Change	12.5%	-206.12%	14.29%
% of Operating Profit	-16.87%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$200.0K	$800.0K	$5.700M
YoY Change		-85.71%	5600.0%
Pretax Income	$4.200M	-$12.20M	-$4.800M
YoY Change	-113.21%	-233.85%	-469.23%
Income Tax	$728.0K	-$3.208M	-$4.800M
% Of Pretax Income	17.33%
Net Earnings	$3.498M	-$8.994M	-$38.00K
YoY Change	-114.94%	-204.35%	-109.09%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.25%	-2.06%	-0.04%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.10	-$0.23	$0.00
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.10	-$0.23	$0.00
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	34.50M shares	38.57M	38.47M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	35.24M shares	38.57M	38.47M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2018	2017 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$8.100M	$7.000M	$8.600M
YoY Change	15.71%	-18.6%	290.91%
Cash & Equivalents	$8.070M	$7.000M	$8.550M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$5.700M	$3.000M	$2.700M
YoY Change	90.0%	11.11%	-15.63%
Inventory	$2.009M	$2.500M	$2.289M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$8.500M	$9.600M	$7.200M
Other Receivables	$400.0K	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$24.68M	$22.00M	$20.73M
YoY Change	11.94%	6.28%	43.68%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$91.78M	$104.2M	$102.8M
YoY Change	-11.87%	1.36%	-13.23%
Goodwill	$248.7M		$248.7M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Intangibles	$61.89M		$61.89M
YoY Change	0.0%		0.0%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$1.630M	$13.20M	$1.041M
YoY Change	10.96%	60.98%	-25.22%
Total Long-Term Assets	$600.1M	$428.2M	$422.0M
YoY Change	40.14%	1.47%	-7.64%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$24.68M	$22.00M	$20.73M
Total Long-Term Assets	$600.1M	$428.2M	$422.0M
Total Assets	$624.8M	$450.2M	$442.7M
YoY Change	38.76%	1.69%	-6.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$5.627M	$9.600M	$12.31M
YoY Change	-41.16%	-21.95%	5.76%
Accrued Expenses	$60.00M	$61.00M	$20.40M
YoY Change	-1.64%	199.02%	16.57%
Deferred Revenue	$3.006M
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$100.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	-100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$73.96M	$82.90M	$47.33M
YoY Change	-10.79%	75.26%	4.43%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$97.10M	$74.10M	$93.20M
YoY Change	31.04%	-20.49%	-10.64%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$5.679M	$28.00M	$12.77M
YoY Change	-71.64%	2.56%	19.57%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.679M	$102.1M	$12.77M
YoY Change	-71.64%	-15.27%	19.57%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$73.96M	$82.90M	$47.33M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$5.679M	$102.1M	$12.77M
Total Liabilities	$379.2M	$185.0M	$167.8M
YoY Change	104.98%	10.25%	-18.61%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$85.99M		-$98.43M
YoY Change	-22.46%		-8.05%
Common Stock	$331.3M		$373.4M
YoY Change	-11.92%		0.31%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$245.6M	$265.2M	$275.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$624.8M	$450.2M	$442.7M
YoY Change	38.76%	1.69%	-6.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2018	2017 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$3.498M	-$8.994M	-$38.00K
YoY Change	-114.94%	-204.35%	-109.09%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.300M	$17.83M	$4.480M
YoY Change	-9.85%	-1.67%	5.41%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.240M	$45.44M	$1.460M
YoY Change	10.42%	-15.33%	-84.84%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.590M	$27.80M	-$7.940M
YoY Change	-35.26%	-23.28%	-27.42%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Cash From Investing Activities	-$4.590M	-$27.80M	-$7.940M
YoY Change	-35.26%	-23.28%	-27.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		-$856.0K
YoY Change		820.43%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.650M	-19.22M	7.970M
YoY Change	-275.48%	73.93%	-362.17%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.240M	45.44M	1.460M
Cash From Investing Activities	-4.590M	-27.80M	-7.940M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.650M	-19.22M	7.970M
Net Change In Cash	-4.000M	-1.581M	1.490M
YoY Change	241.88%	-124.77%	-134.25%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.240M	$45.44M	$1.460M
Capital Expenditures	-$4.590M	$27.80M	-$7.940M
Free Cash Flow	$8.830M	$17.64M	$9.400M
YoY Change	-19.21%	1.19%	-54.3%

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CY2020	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively known as “we,” “us” or the “Company.” The Company’s activities are conducted principally through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“EPL”), which develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco ®. The restaurants, which are located principally in California but also in Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Louisiana, specialize in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken in a wide variety of contemporary Mexican and LA-inspired entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tostada salads, chicken tortilla soup, variations on our Pollo Bowl®, Pollo Salads and our Pollo Fit entrees. At December 30, 2020, the Company operated 196 (143 in the greater Los Angeles area) and franchised 283 (136 in the greater Los Angeles area) El Pollo Loco restaurants. In addition, the Company currently licenses one restaurant in the Philippines. The Company’s largest stockholder is Trimaran Pollo Partners, L.L.C. (“LLC”), which is controlled by affiliates of Trimaran Capital, L.L.C. LLC acquired Chicken Acquisition Corp. (“CAC”), a predecessor of Holdings, on November 17, 2005 (the “Acquisition”) and has a 46.0% ownership interest as of December 30, 2020. LLC’s only material asset is its investment in Holdings.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On April 22, 2014, CAC, its wholly owned subsidiary, Chicken Subsidiary Corp (“CSC”) and CSC’s wholly owned subsidiary, the former El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (“Old Holdings”) entered into the following reorganization transactions: (i) Old Holdings merged with and into CSC with CSC continuing as the surviving corporation; (ii) CSC merged with and into CAC with CAC continuing as the surviving corporation and (iii) CAC renamed itself El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Holdings has no material assets or operations. Holdings and Holdings’ direct subsidiary, EPL Intermediate, Inc. (“Intermediate”), guarantee EPL’s 2018 Revolver (see Note 6, “Long-Term Debt”) on a full and unconditional basis and Intermediate has no subsidiaries other than EPL. EPL is a separate and distinct legal entity, and has no obligation to make funds available to Intermediate. EPL and Intermediate may pay dividends to Intermediate and to Holdings, respectively.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">The Company operates in one operating segment. All significant revenues relate to retail sales of food and beverages through either company or franchised restaurants.</p>
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CY2020	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Use of Estimates</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:12pt;margin:0pt;">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) 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 consolidated financial statements and revenue and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant estimates include estimates for impairment of goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment, insurance reserves, lease accounting matters, stock-based compensation, tax receivable agreement (the “TRA”) liability, contingent liabilities and income tax valuation allowances.</p>
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CY2020	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Concentration of Risk</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally-insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Company had two suppliers for which amounts due at December 30, 2020 totaled 24.2% and 11.4% of the Company’s accounts payable. As of December 25, 2019, the Company had one supplier for which amounts due totaled 11.7% of the Company’s accounts payable. Purchases from the Company’s largest supplier totaled 26.9% of the Company’s purchases for fiscal 2020, 29.0% for fiscal 2019 and 28.8% for fiscal 2018 with no amounts payable at December 30, 2020 or December 25, 2019. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">In fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, Company-operated and franchised restaurants in the greater Los Angeles area generated, in the aggregate, approximately 71.3%, 70.5%, and 69.2%, respectively, of total revenue. One franchisee accounted for 11.5% of total accounts receivable as of December 30, 2020, and one franchisee accounted for 10% of total accounts receivable as of December 25, 2019.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Management believes the loss of the significant supplier or franchisee could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.</p>
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CY2020Q3	loco	Loyalty Rewards Program Award Earned LoyaltyRewardsProgramAwardEarned	5
CY2020Q3	loco	Loyalty Rewards Program Points Needed For One Reward LoyaltyRewardsProgramPointsNeededForOneReward	100
CY2020Q3	loco	Loyalty Rewards Program Award Earned LoyaltyRewardsProgramAwardEarned	10
CY2020Q3	loco	Loyalty Rewards Program Expiration Period For Inactivity LoyaltyRewardsProgramExpirationPeriodForInactivity	P1Y
CY2020Q3	loco	Loyalty Reward Program Unused Reward Expiration Period LoyaltyRewardProgramUnusedRewardExpirationPeriod	P6M
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CY2019Q4	loco	Accrued Loyalty Rewards Program Liability Current AccruedLoyaltyRewardsProgramLiabilityCurrent	1100000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	15300000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	16100000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Advertising Current And Noncurrent AccruedAdvertisingCurrentAndNoncurrent	500000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Advertising Current And Noncurrent AccruedAdvertisingCurrentAndNoncurrent	100000
CY2020	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Leases RevenueRecognitionLeases	<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Leases</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Company’s operations utilize property, facilities, equipment and vehicles. Buildings and facilities leased from others are primarily for restaurants and support facilities. Restaurants are operated under lease arrangements that generally provide for a fixed base rent and, in some instances, contingent rent based on a percentage of gross operating profit or net revenues more than a defined amount. Initial terms of land and restaurant building leases generally have terms of 20 years, exclusive of options to renew. ROU assets and operating and finance lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date, which is the date the Company takes possession of the property. Operating and finance lease liabilities represent the present value of lease payments not yet paid. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset and are based upon the operating and finance lease liabilities adjusted for prepayments or accrued lease payments, lease incentives, and impairment of ROU assets. To determine the present value of lease payments not yet paid, the Company estimates incremental borrowing rates corresponding to the lease term including reasonably certain renewal periods. </p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">The Company’s leases generally have escalating rents over the term of the lease, and are recorded on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term. Additionally, tenant incentives used to fund leasehold improvements are recognized when earned and reduce the right-of-use asset related to the lease. These are amortized through the operating lease asset as reductions of expense over the lease term.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Operating and finance lease liabilities that are based on an index or rate are calculated using the prevailing index or rate at lease commencement. Subsequent escalations in the index or rate and contingent rental payments are recognized as variable lease expenses. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">Leases of equipment primarily consist of restaurant equipment, computer systems and vehicles. The Company subleases facilities to certain franchisees and other non-related parties which are recorded on a straight-line basis. </p>
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CY2020	us-gaap	Gain On Business Interruption Insurance Recovery GainOnBusinessInterruptionInsuranceRecovery	2000000.0
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Insurance Settlement Investing Activities ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities	100000
CY2019	loco	Recoveryof Securities Class Action Legal Costs RecoveryofSecuritiesClassActionLegalCosts	10000000.0
CY2018	loco	Recoveryof Securities Class Action Legal Costs RecoveryofSecuritiesClassActionLegalCosts	8400000
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	0
CY2020	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesExpense	100000
CY2014Q3	loco	Percentage Of Operating Loss Carryforwards Tax Savings Payable To Pre Initial Public Offering Stockholders PercentageOfOperatingLossCarryforwardsTaxSavingsPayableToPreInitialPublicOfferingStockholders	0.85
CY2015	loco	Income Tax Expense Benefit Tax Receivable Agreement IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTaxReceivableAgreement	41400000
CY2020Q4	loco	Tax Receivable Agreement Expected Payments TaxReceivableAgreementExpectedPayments	3200000
CY2019Q4	loco	Tax Receivable Agreement Expected Payments TaxReceivableAgreementExpectedPayments	8200000
CY2020	loco	Payment Related To Tax Receivable Agreement PaymentRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement	5200000
CY2019	loco	Payment Related To Tax Receivable Agreement PaymentRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement	5800000
CY2018	loco	Payment Related To Tax Receivable Agreement PaymentRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement	7300000
CY2020Q4	loco	Minimum Alternate Tax Receivable Cares Act MinimumAlternateTaxReceivableCaresAct	400000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Before Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetBeforeAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	236564000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	161364000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment And Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndFinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortization	144786000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	17900000
CY2018	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	17800000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse	5100000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Term Of Contract LesseeOperatingLeaseTermOfContract	P20Y
CY2020	loco	Lessee Operating Lease Number Of Renewal Options LesseeOperatingLeaseNumberOfRenewalOptions	4
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CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	9000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	27000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	27485000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	34000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	641000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	2430000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	25766000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	26450000
CY2020	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	39000
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Principal Payments FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments	68000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	10595000
CY2020	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	1677000
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	0
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CY2019	loco	Right Of Use Asset De Recognition Termination Impairment Or Modifications RightOfUseAssetDeRecognitionTerminationImpairmentOrModifications	-4731000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	126000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	28952000
CY2020Q4	loco	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentals Next Twelve Months OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentalsNextTwelveMonths	2897000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	150000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	26460000
CY2020Q4	loco	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentalswithin Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentalswithinTwoYears	3312000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	105000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	24115000
CY2020Q4	loco	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentalswithin Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentalswithinThreeYears	3345000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	105000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	21821000
CY2020Q4	loco	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentalswithin Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentalswithinFourYears	3231000
CY2020Q4	loco	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentalswithin Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentalswithinFiveYears	2881000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	19371000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	101000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	1684000
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	1762000
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	19907000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	1692000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	178658000
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Lease Income OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome	600000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Lease Income OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome	500000
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified Within Twelve Months CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths	500000
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	1257000
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	377000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	5216000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Taxes Payable Current TaxesPayableCurrent	4665000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Professional Fees Current And Noncurrent AccruedProfessionalFeesCurrentAndNoncurrent	16901000
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CY2019Q4	loco	Deferred Franchiseand Development Feescurrent DeferredFranchiseandDevelopmentFeescurrent	705000
CY2020Q4	loco	Deferred Lease Payments Current DeferredLeasePaymentsCurrent	1793000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	3320000
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CY2019Q4	loco	Deferred Franchise And Development Fees DeferredFranchiseAndDevelopmentFees	5612000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	0
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CY2019Q4	loco	Employer Social Security Tax Deferral Noncurrent EmployerSocialSecurityTaxDeferralNoncurrent	0
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Noncurrent OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent	67000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	11292000
CY2020	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	520000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	0
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CY2020	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1643000
CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	104000
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	220000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3350000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-3526000
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	658000
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CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	98000
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9682000
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CY2020Q4	loco	Minimum Alternate Tax Receivable Cares Act MinimumAlternateTaxReceivableCaresAct	400000
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CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.043
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.060
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.050
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.013
CY2020	loco	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Working Opportunity Tax Credit EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsWorkingOpportunityTaxCredit	0.009
CY2019	loco	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Working Opportunity Tax Credit EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsWorkingOpportunityTaxCredit	0.008
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CY2020	loco	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Option Exercises EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationOptionExercises	-0.066
CY2019	loco	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Option Exercises EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationOptionExercises	-0.010
CY2018	loco	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Option Exercises EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationOptionExercises	0.021
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent	0.006
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent	0.003
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherReconcilingItemsPercent	0.005
CY2020	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.188
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.279
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.263
CY2019	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	900000
CY2018	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	5100000
CY2020	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	100000
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CY2020	loco	Income Tax Expense Benefit Tax Receivable Agreement IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTaxReceivableAgreement	100000
CY2019	loco	Income Tax Expense Benefit Tax Receivable Agreement IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTaxReceivableAgreement	100000
CY2018	loco	Income Tax Expense Benefit Tax Receivable Agreement IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTaxReceivableAgreement	-800000
CY2018	loco	Income Tax Expense Benefit Tax Receivable Agreement IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTaxReceivableAgreement	-5600000
CY2020	loco	Payment Related To Tax Receivable Agreement PaymentRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement	5200000
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CY2020Q4	loco	Deferred Tax Asset Right Of Use Asset DeferredTaxAssetRightOfUseAsset	53875000
CY2019Q4	loco	Deferred Tax Asset Right Of Use Asset DeferredTaxAssetRightOfUseAsset	57931000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	6349000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	4698000
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	83849000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Compensated Absences DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsCompensatedAbsences	454000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Legal Settlements DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsLegalSettlements	4434000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	1894000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	1090000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	8579000
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	10442000
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	5000
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