Closure and Impairment Charges

Closure and impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In millions)
Closure charges	$	1.0	$	2.3	$	2.0
Long-lived tangible asset impairment	0.8		1.9		4.9
Lenexa lease termination	—		—		23.0
Total closure and impairment charges	$	1.8	$	4.2	$	29.9

Closure Charges

Closure charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 primarily related to adjustments to the estimated reserve for closed surplus IHOP and Applebee's restaurants. Closure charges for the year ended December 31, 2012 primarily related to the closure of one IHOP restaurant that was taken back from the franchisee operator and to adjustments to the estimated reserve for previously closed surplus IHOP properties. Closure charges for the year ended December 31, 2011 primarily related to adjustments to the estimated reserve for previously closed surplus IHOP properties.

Long-lived Tangible Asset Impairment

Long-lived tangible asset impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 related to three Applebee's company-operated restaurants in the Kansas City, Missouri area. The Company evaluated the causal factors of all impairments of long-lived assets as they were recorded during 2013 and concluded they were based on factors specific to each asset and not potential indicators of an impairment of other long-lived assets.

Long-lived tangible asset impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2012 related to equipment at five IHOP restaurants that were taken back from the franchisee operator and subsequently refranchised and to a parcel of land previously intended for future restaurant development. The Company evaluated the causal factors of all impairments of long-lived assets as they were recorded during 2012 and concluded they were based on factors specific to each asset and not potential indicators of an impairment of other long-lived assets.

Long-lived tangible asset impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2011 were primarily related to termination of the Company's sublease of the commercial space occupied by the Applebee’s Restaurant Support Center. The Company recognized a $4.5 million impairment charge related to the furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements at that facility.

Lenexa Lease Termination

In April 2011, the Company entered into a sublease termination agreement related to the Company’s sublease of the commercial space occupied by the Applebee’s Restaurant Support Center in Lenexa, Kansas. The Company recognized a charge of $23.0 million for the termination fee and other closing costs.