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Impairment and Closure Charges (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Impairment and Closure Charges (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Applebee's Restaurant Support Center [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Applebee's Restaurant Support Center [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Applebee's Restaurant Support Center [Member]
Impairment and Closure Charges [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 0	$ 300,000	$ 300,000	$ 4,800,000		$ 4,500,000
Lenexa lease termination	0		0		21,300,000		21,300,000
Closure charges	100,000	200,000	500,000	700,000
Impairment and closure charges	$ 122,000	$ 21,816,000	$ 844,000	$ 26,754,000

The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations as defined under generally accepted accounting principles. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, consolidating or closing facilities, and relocating employees, and costs associated with an ongoing benefit arrangement, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset.

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