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Other Intangible Assets
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Other Intangible Assets
As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, intangible assets were as follows:
 
Not Subject to Amortization
 
Subject to Amortization
 
 
 
Tradename
 
Liquor
Licenses
 
Other
 
Franchising
Rights
 
Recipes and
Menus
 
Leaseholds
 
Total
 
(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2008
$
745.9

 
$
2.9

 
$
—

 
$
189.5

 
$
13.5

 
$
4.2

 
$
956.0

Amortization expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
(10.0
)
 
(2.3
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(13.4
)
Impairment
(93.5
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(93.5
)
Other
—

 
—

 
0.2

 
—

 
—

 
0.3

 
0.5

Balance, December 31, 2009
652.4

 
2.9

 
0.2

 
179.5

 
11.2

 
3.4

 
849.6

Amortization expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
(10.0
)
 
(2.3
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(13.3
)
Impairment
—

 
(0.3
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(0.3
)
Refranchising
—

 
—

 
—

 
(0.2
)
 
—

 
(1.2
)
 
(1.4
)
Other
—

 
—

 
0.1

 
—

 
—

 
1.2

 
1.3

Balance, December 31, 2010
652.4

 
2.6

 
0.3

 
169.3

 
8.9

 
2.4

 
835.9

Amortization expense
—

 
—

 
—

 
(10.0
)
 
(2.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(12.9
)
Refranchising
—

 
(1.1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.3

 
(0.8
)
Other
—

 
—

 
0.2

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.2

Balance, December 31, 2011
$
652.4

 
$
1.5

 
$
0.5

 
$
159.3

 
$
6.6

 
$
2.1

 
$
822.4


See Note 17, Impairment and Closure Charges, regarding the impairment of the tradename recognized in 2009.
Annual amortization expense for next five fiscal years is estimated to be approximately $11.7 million per year. The weighted average life of the intangible assets subject to amortization is 18.9 and 18.7 years at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Gross and net carrying amounts of intangible assets subject to amortization at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
 
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
(In millions)
Franchising rights
$
200.4

 
$
(41.1
)
 
$
159.3

 
$
200.4

 
$
(31.1
)
 
$
169.3

Recipes and menus
15.7

 
(9.1
)
 
6.6

 
15.7

 
(6.8
)
 
8.9

Leaseholds/other
4.7

 
(2.6
)
 
2.1

 
5.6

 
(3.2
)
 
2.4

Total
$
220.8

 
$
(52.8
)
 
$
168.0

 
$
221.7

 
$
(41.1
)
 
$
180.6