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  <xsd:element name="UnamortizedSystemsDevelopmentCosts" id="pzza_UnamortizedSystemsDevelopmentCosts" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
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  <element id="pzza_FutureExpectedSubleasePaymentsDueInFourYears" name="FutureExpectedSubleasePaymentsDueInFourYears" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <xsd:element name="InvestmentsInIndustrialRevenueBonds" id="pzza_InvestmentsInIndustrialRevenueBonds" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="InvestmentsInIndustrialRevenueBondsPercentOwned" id="pzza_InvestmentsInIndustrialRevenueBondsPercentOwned" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="PerrinVsPapaJohnsMember" id="pzza_PerrinVsPapaJohnsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="DomesticCompanyOwnedRestaurantMember" id="pzza_DomesticCompanyOwnedRestaurantMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <element id="pzza_InsuranceExpense" name="InsuranceExpense" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <xsd:element name="AccruedPurchasesCurrent" id="pzza_AccruedPurchasesCurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseNonqualifiedDeferredCompensationPlanIncomeLoss" id="pzza_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseNonqualifiedDeferredCompensationPlanIncomeLoss" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseNonqualifiedDeferredCompensationPlanLossIncome" id="pzza_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseNonqualifiedDeferredCompensationPlanLossIncome" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="PapaJohnsMarketingFundMember" id="pzza_PapaJohnsMarketingFundMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember" id="pzza_CommonStockRepurchaseProgramMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="OmnibusIncentivePlan2011Member" id="pzza_OmnibusIncentivePlan2011Member" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element name="DeferredCompensationLiabilityYearTwo" id="pzza_DeferredCompensationLiabilityYearTwo" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="DeferredCompensationLiabilityYearThree" id="pzza_DeferredCompensationLiabilityYearThree" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="pzza_ScheduleOfJointVenturesHavingNoncontrollingInterestsTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfJointVenturesHavingNoncontrollingInterestsTableTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfStatesWhichAreGrantedMotionForClassCertification" name="NumberOfStatesWhichAreGrantedMotionForClassCertification" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <xsd:element name="NumberOfPlaintiffsAddedToCase" id="pzza_NumberOfPlaintiffsAddedToCase" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="NumberOfJointVenturesHavingNoncontrollingInterests" id="pzza_NumberOfJointVenturesHavingNoncontrollingInterests" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfJointVenturesUnderWhichNoncontrollingInterestHoldersHaveOptionToRequireCompanyToPurchaseTheirInterests" name="NumberOfJointVenturesUnderWhichNoncontrollingInterestHoldersHaveOptionToRequireCompanyToPurchaseTheirInterests" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <xsd:element name="InsuranceReservesCurrentAndNoncurrent" id="pzza_InsuranceReservesCurrentAndNoncurrent" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="false" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element name="PropertyAndEquipmentAbstract" id="pzza_PropertyAndEquipmentAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfWeeksInQuarterlyFiscalPeriod" name="NumberOfWeeksInQuarterlyFiscalPeriod" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_TimeBasedRestrictedStockMember" name="TimeBasedRestrictedStockMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember" name="PerformanceBasedRestrictedStockUnitMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionPercentageMatchOfCompensation" name="DefinedContributionPlanEmployerContributionPercentageMatchOfCompensation" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_RelatedPartyLoyaltyProgramExpenseReimbursement" name="RelatedPartyLoyaltyProgramExpenseReimbursement" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_OperatingLeaseContractsNoncancellableLeaseTerms" name="OperatingLeaseContractsNoncancellableLeaseTerms" nillable="true" type="us-types:durationStringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercisedNetOfOptionsSettledInShares" name="StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercisedNetOfOptionsSettledInShares" nillable="true" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_TransactionsWithFounderChairmanPresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember" name="TransactionsWithFounderChairmanPresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_OtherReimbursementsReceived" name="OtherReimbursementsReceived" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_FranchiseesOwnedByRelatedPartiesAndPapaJohnsMarketingFundMember" name="FranchiseesOwnedByRelatedPartiesAndPapaJohnsMarketingFundMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_MaximumEmployeeContributionPercentageEligibleForEmployerMatch" name="MaximumEmployeeContributionPercentageEligibleForEmployerMatch" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_AmortizationTermOfEquipmentIncentives" name="AmortizationTermOfEquipmentIncentives" nillable="true" type="us-types:durationStringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_InterestRateSwapDecember2014Member" name="InterestRateSwapDecember2014Member" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_InterestRateSwapApril20182.33PercentFixedMember" name="InterestRateSwapApril20182.33PercentFixedMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_InterestRateSwapApril20182.34PercentFixedMember" name="InterestRateSwapApril20182.34PercentFixedMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_InterestRateSwapApril20182.36PercentFixedMember" name="InterestRateSwapApril20182.36PercentFixedMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ChinaOperationsMember" name="ChinaOperationsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfDerivativeContractsEntered" name="NumberOfDerivativeContractsEntered" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfRestaurantsForWhichImpairmentRecorded" name="NumberOfRestaurantsForWhichImpairmentRecorded" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ImpactOnBasicAndDilutedEarningsPerShareDueToLegalSettlementExpense" name="ImpactOnBasicAndDilutedEarningsPerShareDueToLegalSettlementExpense" nillable="true" type="num:perShareItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfRestaurantsExpectsToBeSold" name="NumberOfRestaurantsExpectsToBeSold" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfDomesticMarketsInWhichRestaurantsAcquired" name="NumberOfDomesticMarketsInWhichRestaurantsAcquired" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_AccruedLegalCostsCurrent" name="AccruedLegalCostsCurrent" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_EmployeeInsuranceRetentionLimitPerOccurrence" name="EmployeeInsuranceRetentionLimitPerOccurrence" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="pzza_CostsAndExpensesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationAndGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses" name="CostsAndExpensesExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationAndGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" nillable="true" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfJointVentures" name="NumberOfJointVentures" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_PhoenixAzMember" name="PhoenixAzMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ValuationAllowanceAssetsHeldForSale" name="ValuationAllowanceAssetsHeldForSale" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NumberOfDomesticMarketsInWhichRestaurantsSold" name="NumberOfDomesticMarketsInWhichRestaurantsSold" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_CommonStockRepurchaseAuthorizedDecember2016Member" name="CommonStockRepurchaseAuthorizedDecember2016Member" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ScheduleOfLongTermDebtNetTableTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfLongTermDebtNetTableTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ExpirationTermOfForeignTaxCreditCarryforwards" name="ExpirationTermOfForeignTaxCreditCarryforwards" nillable="true" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ContingentLeaseLiabilityNumberOfLeases" name="ContingentLeaseLiabilityNumberOfLeases" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_ContingentLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedPaymentAmount" name="ContingentLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedPaymentAmount" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_AfterTaxGainLossOnSaleOfRestaurants" name="AfterTaxGainLossOnSaleOfRestaurants" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="pzza_AfterTaxGainLossFromImpairmentOfAvailableForSaleRestaurants" name="AfterTaxGainLossFromImpairmentOfAvailableForSaleRestaurants" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="pzza_AfterTaxGainLossFromLegalSettlements" name="AfterTaxGainLossFromLegalSettlements" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="pzza_OfficeRetailAndCommisarySpaceMember" name="OfficeRetailAndCommisarySpaceMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_AlowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableAffiliates" name="AlowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableAffiliates" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NoncontrollingInterestChangeInRedemptionValueNumberOfJointVentures" name="NoncontrollingInterestChangeInRedemptionValueNumberOfJointVentures" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NorthAmericaCommissariesMember" name="NorthAmericaCommissariesMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="pzza_NorthAmericaCommissaryAndOtherMember" name="NorthAmericaCommissaryAndOtherMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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