2.2.0.7 false Organization 0201 - Disclosure - Organization true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Organization [Abstract] 0 bkc_OrganizationAbstract bkc false na duration Nature of operations. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Nature of operations. false 3 Organization 1 us-gaap_NatureOfOperations us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div align="left" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">   <div align="left"> </div> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><b></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 1. Organization</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Burger King Holdings, Inc. (“BKH” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation formed on July 23, 2002. The Company is the parent of Burger King Corporation (“BKC”), a Florida corporation that franchises and operates fast food hamburger restaurants, principally under the <i>Burger King<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">®</sup> </i>brand (the “Brand”). </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Company generates revenues from three sources: (i) retail sales at Company restaurants; (ii) franchise revenues, consisting of royalties based on a percentage of sales reported by franchise restaurants and franchise fees paid by franchisees; and (iii) property income from restaurants that the Company leases or subleases to franchisees. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Restaurant sales are affected by the timing and effectiveness of the Company’s advertising, new products and promotional programs. The Company’s results of operations also fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of seasonal trends and other factors, such as the timing of restaurant openings and closings, the acquisition of franchise restaurants and the disposition of Company restaurants, as well as variability of the weather. Restaurant sales are typically higher in the spring and summer months (our fourth and first fiscal quarters) when the weather is warmer than in the fall and winter months (our second and third fiscal quarters). Restaurant sales during the winter are typically highest in December, during the holiday shopping season. Our restaurant sales and Company restaurant margin are typically lowest during our third fiscal quarter, which occurs during the winter months and includes February, the shortest month of the year. Furthermore, adverse weather conditions can have material adverse effects on restaurant sales. The timing of religious holidays may also impact restaurant sales. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b><i>Recent Developments</i></b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On October 19, 2010, BKH completed a merger with Blue Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and a wholly owned subsidiary of Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Blue Acquisition Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) (the “Merger”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 2, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”). Parent is wholly-owned by 3G Special Situations Fund II, L.P. (“3G”), which is an affiliate of 3G Capital Partners Ltd., an investment firm based in New York City (“3G Capital” or the “Sponsor”). As a result of the Merger, Merger Sub merged into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and the common stock of BKH ceased to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange after close of market on October 19, 2010. See Note 17. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Describes the nature of an entity's business, the major products or services it sells or provides and its principal markets, including the locations of those markets. If the entity operates in more than one business, the disclosure also indicates the relative importance of its operations in each business and the basis for the determination (for example, assets, revenues, or earnings). Disclosures about the nature of operations need not be quantified; relative importance could be conveyed by use of terms such as "predominately", "about equally", or "major and other". 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