Basis of Presentation (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012 Restaurant_concepts	Jun. 14, 2007 Restaurants
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of restaurant properties acquired from and leased back to OSI		343
Number of restaurant concepts in portfolio	5

Number of restaurant properties acquired from and leased back to subsidiary

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