Impairment and Closure Charges

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Impairment And Closure Charges Disclosure [Abstract]

The Company assesses tangible long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. The following table summarizes the components of impairment and closure charges for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012:



	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In millions)
Impairment and closure charges:
Impairment	$	—	$	0.3
Closure charges	0.8		0.4
Total impairment and closure charges	$	0.8	$	0.7

Closure charges for the three months ended March 31, 2013 totaled $0.8 million, primarily related to an increase in the reserve for certain IHOP restaurants closed in previous periods.

Impairment and closure charges for the three months ended March 31, 2012 totaled $0.7 million. The impairment charge related to a parcel of land previously intended for future restaurant development. The closure charges primarily related to several individually insignificant closures of restaurants.