Consolidating Financial Information Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 60,691,000	$ 102,309,000	$ 82,314,000	$ 114,443,000
Receivables, net	115,667,000	98,776,000
Inventories	12,031,000	10,757,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	58,600,000	77,000,000
Deferred income taxes	20,579,000	24,301,000
Assets held for sale	9,363,000	37,944,000
Intercompany	0	0
Total current assets	276,947,000	351,102,000
Long-term receivables	226,526,000	239,945,000
Property and equipment, net	474,154,000	612,175,000
Goodwill	697,470,000	697,470,000	697,500,000
Other intangible assets, net	822,361,000	835,879,000	849,600,000	956,000,000
Other assets, net	116,836,000	120,070,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,614,294,000	2,856,641,000	3,100,900,000
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	7,420,000	9,000,000
Accounts payable	29,013,000	32,724,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	26,191,000	32,846,000
Gift card liability	146,955,000	124,972,000
Other accrued expenses	48,100,000	65,540,000
Total current liabilities	257,644,000	265,082,000
Long-term debt	1,411,448,000	1,631,469,000
Financing obligations	162,658,000	237,826,000
Capital lease obligations	134,407,000	144,016,000
Deferred income taxes	383,810,000	375,697,000
Other liabilities	109,107,000	118,972,000
Total liabilities	2,459,074,000	2,773,062,000
Total stockholders' equity	155,220,000	83,579,000	69,904,000	42,767,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,614,294,000	2,856,641,000
Parent [Member]
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	9,900,000	23,400,000	0	0
Receivables, net	600,000	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	85,300,000	2,700,000
Deferred income taxes	1,500,000	1,100,000
Assets held for sale	0	0
Intercompany	(300,200,000)	(46,000,000)
Total current assets	(202,900,000)	(18,800,000)
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	24,600,000	16,500,000
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	23,200,000	28,300,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	1,697,600,000	1,683,300,000
Total assets	1,542,500,000	1,709,300,000
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	13,400,000	9,000,000
Accounts payable	2,800,000	3,700,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	6,700,000	9,300,000
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	(61,600,000)	(26,000,000)
Total current liabilities	(38,700,000)	(4,000,000)
Long-term debt	1,411,400,000	1,631,500,000
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	8,900,000	(5,600,000)
Other liabilities	5,400,000	3,500,000
Total liabilities	1,387,000,000	1,625,400,000
Total stockholders' equity	155,500,000	83,900,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,542,500,000	1,709,300,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	50,400,000	77,300,000	80,900,000	112,900,000
Receivables, net	121,000,000	98,700,000
Inventories	12,000,000	10,700,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	44,600,000	74,700,000
Deferred income taxes	19,000,000	17,900,000
Assets held for sale	7,300,000	35,700,000
Intercompany	294,500,000	46,000,000
Total current assets	548,800,000	361,000,000
Long-term receivables	226,500,000	240,000,000
Property and equipment, net	449,500,000	595,700,000
Goodwill	697,500,000	697,500,000
Other intangible assets, net	822,400,000	835,800,000
Other assets, net	93,500,000	90,100,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,838,200,000	2,820,100,000
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	26,200,000	29,100,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	19,500,000	23,400,000
Gift card liability	147,000,000	125,000,000
Other accrued expenses	180,600,000	90,800,000
Total current liabilities	373,300,000	268,300,000
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	162,700,000	237,800,000
Capital lease obligations	134,400,000	144,000,000
Deferred income taxes	375,300,000	380,000,000
Other liabilities	102,600,000	114,400,000
Total liabilities	1,148,300,000	1,144,500,000
Total stockholders' equity	1,689,900,000	1,675,600,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,838,200,000	2,820,100,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	400,000	1,600,000	1,400,000	1,500,000
Receivables, net	100,000	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Deferred income taxes	100,000	5,300,000
Assets held for sale	2,100,000	2,300,000
Intercompany	5,700,000	0
Total current assets	8,400,000	9,200,000
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	100,000
Other assets, net	100,000	200,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	8,500,000	9,500,000
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	0	100,000
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	400,000	1,000,000
Total current liabilities	400,000	1,100,000
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(400,000)	0
Other liabilities	1,100,000	1,000,000
Total liabilities	1,100,000	2,100,000
Total stockholders' equity	7,400,000	7,400,000
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	8,500,000	9,500,000
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	(6,000,000)	0
Inventories	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(71,300,000)	(300,000)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Assets held for sale	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Total current assets	(77,300,000)	(300,000)
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	1,300,000
Investment in Subsidiaries	(1,697,600,000)	(1,683,300,000)
Total assets	(1,774,900,000)	(1,682,300,000)
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	(6,000,000)	0
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	0	0
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	(71,300,000)	(300,000)
Total current liabilities	(77,300,000)	(300,000)
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	1,300,000
Other liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(77,300,000)	1,000,000
Total stockholders' equity	(1,697,600,000)	(1,683,300,000)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ (1,774,900,000)	$ (1,682,300,000)