Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Taxes
Loss on contract settlement		$ 40.5
Loss on tax provision		0.0
Reduction to income tax expense including interest and penalties due to settlement of uncertain tax position	$ 1.4
Remaining uncertain tax positions		$ 1.9

The amount tax expense (benefit) on the gain (loss) on settlement of pre-existing master franchise contracts.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) on purchase price allocation to pre-existing master franchise agreements.

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Amount of the reduction to income tax expense, including interest and penalties, due to the settlement of an uncertain tax position.

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- Definition

Amount of decrease reasonably possible in the next twelve months for the unrecognized tax benefit.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (d)(3)
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