Other Intangible Assets Other Intangible Assets Roll Forward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011 Tradename [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Tradename [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Tradename [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Liquor Licenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Liquor Licenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Liquor Licenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Other [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Franchising Rights [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Franchising Rights [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Franchising Rights [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Recipes and Menus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Recipes and Menus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Recipes and Menus [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Leaseholds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Leaseholds [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Leaseholds [Member]
Other Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Beginning of Period				$ 652,400,000	$ 652,400,000	$ 745,900,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 2,900,000	$ 300,000	$ 200,000	$ 0
Impairment		(300,000)	(93,500,000)	0	0	(93,500,000)		(300,000)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease)										200,000	100,000	200,000
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, End of Period				652,400,000	652,400,000	652,400,000	1,500,000	2,600,000	2,900,000	500,000	300,000	200,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Beginning of Period	180,600,000												169,300,000	179,500,000	189,500,000	8,900,000	11,200,000	13,500,000	2,400,000	3,400,000	4,200,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense	(12,900,000)	(13,300,000)	(13,400,000)										(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)	(600,000)	(1,000,000)	(1,100,000)
Refranchising	(800,000)	(1,400,000)					(1,100,000)							(200,000)					300,000	(1,200,000)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, End of Period	168,000,000	180,600,000											159,300,000	169,300,000	179,500,000	6,600,000	8,900,000	11,200,000	2,100,000	2,400,000	3,400,000
Total Other Intangible Assets, Beginning of Period	835,879,000	849,600,000	956,000,000
Other	200,000	1,300,000	500,000																	1,200,000	300,000
Total Other Intangible Assets, End of Period	$ 822,361,000	$ 835,879,000	$ 849,600,000