Consolidating Financial Information Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 64,537	$ 60,691	$ 102,309	$ 82,314
Receivables, net	128,610	115,667
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	79,536	70,600
Deferred income taxes	21,772	20,579
Assets held for sale	0	9,363
Intercompany	0	0
Total current assets	294,455	276,947
Long-term receivables	212,269	226,526
Property and equipment, net	294,375	474,154
Goodwill	697,470	697,470	697,470
Other intangible assets, net	806,093	822,361	835,900	849,600
Other assets, net	110,738	116,836
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,415,400	2,614,294	2,856,600
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	7,420	7,420
Accounts payable	30,751	29,013
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	22,435	26,191
Gift card liability	161,689	146,955
Other accrued expenses	45,465	48,100
Total current liabilities	267,760	257,644
Long-term debt	1,202,063	1,411,448
Financing obligations	52,049	162,658
Capital lease obligations	124,375	134,407
Deferred income taxes	362,171	383,810
Other liabilities	98,177	109,107
Total liabilities	2,106,595	2,459,074
Total stockholders' equity	308,805	155,220	83,579	69,904
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,415,400	2,614,294
Parent
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	9,900	9,900	23,400	0
Receivables, net	2,800	600
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	151,300	85,300
Deferred income taxes	(3,200)	1,500
Assets held for sale		0
Intercompany	(394,900)	(300,200)
Total current assets	(234,100)	(202,900)
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	23,200	24,600
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	18,400	23,200
Investment in subsidiaries	1,697,600	1,697,600
Total assets	1,505,100	1,542,500
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,400	13,400
Accounts payable	1,400	2,800
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	9,400	6,700
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	(42,500)	(61,600)
Total current liabilities	(16,300)	(38,700)
Long-term debt	1,202,100	1,411,400
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(4,700)	8,900
Other liabilities	5,600	5,400
Total liabilities	1,196,100	1,387,000
Total stockholders' equity	309,000	155,500
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	1,505,100	1,542,500
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	54,000	50,400	77,300	80,900
Receivables, net	133,700	121,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	64,600	56,600
Deferred income taxes	24,100	19,000
Assets held for sale		7,300
Intercompany	389,000	294,500
Total current assets	665,400	548,800
Long-term receivables	212,300	226,500
Property and equipment, net	270,200	449,500
Goodwill	697,500	697,500
Other intangible assets, net	806,100	822,400
Other assets, net	92,300	93,500
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,743,800	2,838,200
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	29,300	26,200
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	13,000	19,500
Gift card liability	161,700	147,000
Other accrued expenses	223,800	180,600
Total current liabilities	427,800	373,300
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	52,000	162,700
Capital lease obligations	124,400	134,400
Deferred income taxes	(357,700)	375,300
Other liabilities	91,900	102,600
Total liabilities	1,053,800	1,148,300
Total stockholders' equity	1,690,000	1,689,900
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	2,743,800	2,838,200
Combined Non-guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	600	400	1,600	1,400
Receivables, net	100	100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Deferred income taxes	800	100
Assets held for sale		2,100
Intercompany	6,000	5,700
Total current assets	7,500	8,400
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	900	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	100
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	8,500	8,500
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	100	0
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	0	0
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	500	400
Total current liabilities	600	400
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	200	(400)
Other liabilities	700	1,100
Total liabilities	1,100	1,100
Total stockholders' equity	7,400	7,400
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	8,500	8,500
Eliminations and Reclassification
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	(8,000)	(6,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(136,300)	(71,300)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Assets held for sale		0
Intercompany		0
Total current assets	(144,300)	(77,300)
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,697,600)	(1,697,600)
Total assets	(1,841,900)	(1,774,900)
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	(8,000)	(6,000)
Accounts payable		0
Accrued employee compensation and benefits		0
Gift card liability		0
Other accrued expenses	(136,300)	(71,300)
Total current liabilities	(144,300)	(77,300)
Long-term debt		0
Financing obligations		0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes		0
Other liabilities		0
Total liabilities	(144,300)	(77,300)
Total stockholders' equity	(1,697,600)	(1,697,600)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ (1,841,900)	$ (1,774,900)