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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The charge against earnings in the period, comprised of costs associated with restructuring activities not otherwise specified in the taxonomy pursuant to a duly authorized plan, excluding a discontinued operation as defined by 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, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset and severance costs associated with established compensation plans.

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Impairments and Closure Charges Impairments and Closure Charges (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended												1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Applebee's	Dec. 31, 2011 Applebee's Minnesota and Wisconsin [Member] Restaurants	Dec. 31, 2010 Applebee's Minnesota and Wisconsin [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Applebee's Restaurant Support Center [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 IHOP Restaurants	Dec. 31, 2010 IHOP Restaurants	Dec. 31, 2012 Facility Closing [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Facility Closing [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Facility Closing [Member]	Apr. 30, 2011 Facility Closing [Member] Applebee's Lenexa, Kansas [Member]
Impairment and Closure Charges [Line Items]
Lenexa lease termination										$ 0	$ 23,000,000	$ 0	$ 23,000,000
Long-lived Tangible Asset Impairment	1,900,000	4,900,000	1,500,000	500,000		700,000	4,500,000
Other closure charges	2,300,000	2,000,000	2,800,000
Total Impairment and closure charges	$ 4,218,000	$ 29,865,000	$ 4,285,000
Company operated restaurants sold					63
Company operated restaurants taken back to be refranchised								5
Restaurants With Fee Ownership					3
IHOP Cafe Company Operated Restaurants Closed								1	2