Other Intangible Assets Other Intangible Assets Roll Forward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	$ 168,000,000
Total other intangible assets, beginning of period	822,361,000	835,900,000	849,600,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(12,500,000)	(12,900,000)	(13,300,000)
Indefinite lived, Impairment			(300,000)
Refranchising	(3,800,000)	(800,000)	(1,400,000)
Other		200,000	1,300,000
Finite lived, end of period	153,300,000	168,000,000
Total other intangible assets, end of period	806,093,000	822,361,000	835,900,000
Tradename | Not Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite lived, beginning of period			652,400,000
Indefinite lived, Impairment			0
Indefinite lived, end of period	652,400,000	652,400,000	652,400,000
Liquor Licenses | Not Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite lived, beginning of period	1,500,000	2,600,000	2,900,000
Indefinite lived, Impairment			(300,000)
Refranchising	(1,500,000)	(1,100,000)	0
Indefinite lived, end of period	0	1,500,000	2,600,000
Other | Not Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite lived, beginning of period	500,000	300,000	200,000
Refranchising	(100,000)
Indefinite lived, other		200,000	100,000
Indefinite lived, end of period	400,000	500,000	300,000
Franchising Rights | Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	159,300,000	169,300,000	179,500,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)
Refranchising	(300,000)	0	(200,000)
Finite-lived, other			0
Finite lived, end of period	149,000,000	159,300,000	169,300,000
Recipes and Menus | Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	6,600,000	8,900,000	11,200,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)
Finite lived, end of period	4,300,000	6,600,000	8,900,000
Leaseholds | Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	2,100,000	2,400,000	3,400,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(200,000)	(600,000)	(1,000,000)
Refranchising	(1,900,000)	300,000	(1,200,000)
Finite-lived, other			1,200,000
Finite lived, end of period	$ 0	$ 2,100,000	$ 2,400,000