The Company (Details)	Dec. 31, 2014 restaurant_concept
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurant Concepts	2
IHOP
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,650
Number of States in which Entity Operates	50
Number of territories in which entity operates	2
Number of countries in which entity operates	8
IHOP | Franchised
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,472
IHOP | Company Operated
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	11
IHOP | Licensing Agreements
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	167
Applebee's
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	2,017
Number of States in which Entity Operates	49
Number of territories in which entity operates	2
Number of countries in which entity operates	15
Applebee's | Franchised
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,994
Applebee's | Company Operated
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	23