10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

 OR

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the transition period from                  to                

Commission File Number 001-15283

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	95-3038279 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
450 North Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California (Address of principal executive offices)	91203-1903 (Zip Code)

(818) 240-6055

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 ______________________________________________________________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
	Smaller reporting company o
	Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding as of July 27, 2018
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	17,698,278

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Index

		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
	Item 1—Financial Statements	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets— June 30, 2018 (unaudited) and December 31, 2017	3
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)—Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)—Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	6
	Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
	Item 3—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	34
	Item 4—Controls and Procedures	34
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	34
	Item 1—Legal Proceedings	34
	Item 1A—Risk Factors	35
	Item 2—Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	35
	Item 3—Defaults Upon Senior Securities	35
	Item 4—Mine Safety Disclosures	35
	Item 5—Other Information	35
	Item 6—Exhibits	36
	Signatures	37

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal” and other similar expressions. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors,” as well as our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report and our other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this report are made as of the date hereof and Dine Brands Global, Inc. does not intend to, nor does it assume any obligation to, update or supplement any forward-looking statements after the date of this report to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, among other things: general economic conditions; our level of indebtedness; compliance with the terms of our securitized debt; our ability to refinance our current indebtedness or obtain additional financing; our dependence on information technology; potential cyber incidents; the implementation of restaurant development plans; our dependence on our franchisees; the concentration of our Applebee’s franchised restaurants in a limited number of franchisees; the financial health of our franchisees; our franchisees’ and other licensees’ compliance with our quality standards and trademark usage; general risks associated with the restaurant industry; potential harm to our brands’ reputation; possible future impairment charges; the effects of tax reform; trading volatility and fluctuations in the price of our stock; our ability to achieve the financial guidance we provide to investors; successful implementation of our business strategy; the availability of suitable locations for new restaurants; shortages or interruptions in the supply or delivery of products from third parties or availability of utilities; the management and forecasting of appropriate inventory levels; development and implementation of innovative marketing and use of social media; changing health or dietary preference of consumers; risks associated with doing business in international markets; the results of litigation and other legal proceedings; third-party claims with respect to intellectual property assets; our ability to attract and retain management and other key employees; compliance with federal, state and local governmental regulations; risks associated with our self-insurance; natural disasters or other series incidents; our success with development initiatives outside of our core business; the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting and future changes in accounting standards.

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Fiscal Quarter End

The Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Sunday closest to the last day of each calendar quarter. For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The first fiscal quarter of 2018 began on January 1, 2018 and ended on April 1, 2018; the second fiscal quarter of 2018 ended on July 1, 2018. The first fiscal quarter of 2017 began on January 2, 2017 and ended on April 2, 2017; the second fiscal quarter of 2017 ended on July 2, 2017.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Assets	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(Unaudited)			(as adjusted)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	95,718		$	117,010
Receivables, net	103,015			140,188
Restricted cash	39,430			31,436
Prepaid gift card costs	29,464			40,725
Prepaid income taxes	42,107			45,981
Other current assets	6,764			12,615
Total current assets	316,498			387,955
Long-term receivables, net	118,173			126,570
Other intangible assets, net	579,369			582,787
Goodwill	339,236			339,236
Property and equipment, net	197,220			199,585
Deferred rent receivable	80,358			82,971
Non-current restricted cash	14,700			14,700
Other non-current assets, net	4,752			4,135
Total assets	$	1,650,306		$	1,737,939
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	32,965		$	12,965
Accounts payable	47,694			55,028
Gift card liability	108,695			164,441
Dividends payable	11,430			17,748
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations	12,752			14,193
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	12,136			13,547
Deferred franchise revenue, short-term	10,765			11,001
Other accrued expenses	14,484			16,001
Total current liabilities	250,921			304,924
Long-term debt, less current maturities	1,265,093			1,269,849
Capital lease obligations, less current maturities	57,624			61,895
Financing obligations, less current maturities	38,820			39,200
Deferred income taxes, net	112,073			119,996
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term	67,246			70,432
Deferred rent payable	60,853			69,112
Other non-current liabilities	20,927			18,071
Total liabilities	1,873,557			1,953,479
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares: 40,000,000 authorized; June 30,2018 - 25,005,404 issued, 17,802,953 outstanding; December 31, 2017 - 25,022,312 issued, 17,993,124 outstanding	250			250
Additional paid-in-capital	254,912			276,408
Accumulated deficit	(40,154		)	(69,940		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(61		)	(105		)
Treasury stock, at cost; shares: June 30, 2018 - 7,202,451; December 31, 2017 - 7,029,188	(438,198		)	(422,153		)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(223,251		)	(215,540		)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	1,650,306		$	1,737,939

 See the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues:				(as adjusted)						(as adjusted)
Franchise revenues	$	151,941		$	153,064		$	307,254		$	307,789
Rental revenues	30,324			30,124			61,165			60,589
Financing revenues	2,206			2,088			4,215			4,219
Company restaurant sales	—			3,378			—			7,518
Total revenues	184,471			188,654			372,634			380,115
Cost of revenues:
Franchise expenses	82,944			69,522			164,816			139,689
Rental expenses	22,788			22,681			45,429			45,347
Financing expenses	149			—			299			—
Company restaurant expenses	—			3,447			—			7,790
Total cost of revenues	105,881			95,650			210,544			192,826
Gross profit	78,590			93,004			162,090			187,289
General and administrative expenses	38,759			37,366			80,670			87,671
Interest expense	15,481			15,780			30,680			31,143
Closure and impairment (credits) charges	(2,702		)	2,701			(98		)	2,918
Amortization of intangible assets	2,506			2,500			5,008			5,000
Gain on disposition of assets	(50		)	(6,243		)	(1,477		)	(6,352		)
Income before income tax provision	24,596			40,900			47,307			66,909
Income tax provision	(11,883		)	(18,793		)	(17,521		)	(29,207		)
Net income	12,713			22,107			29,786			37,702
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Adjustment to unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments	—			—			50			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(3		)	—			(6		)	—
Total comprehensive income	$	12,710		$	22,107		$	29,830		$	37,702
Net income available to common stockholders:
Net income	$	12,713		$	22,107		$	29,786		$	37,702
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(428		)	(356		)	(1,000		)	(635		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	12,285		$	21,751		$	28,786		$	37,067
Net income available to common stockholders per share:
Basic	$	0.70		$	1.23		$	1.63		$	2.09
Diluted	$	0.69		$	1.23		$	1.61		$	2.09
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	17,544			17,719			17,623			17,707
Diluted	17,803			17,725			17,827			17,721
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.63		$	0.97		$	1.26		$	1.94
Dividends paid per common share	$	0.63		$	0.97		$	1.60		$	1.94

See the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2018			2017
Cash flows from operating activities:				(as adjusted)
Net income	$	29,786		$	37,702
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,842			15,422
Closure and impairment charges	(114		)	2,910
Non-cash interest expense	1,744			1,663
Deferred income taxes	(3,606		)	(7,633		)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	5,641			7,567
Gain on disposition of assets	(1,477		)	(6,352		)
Other	(8,438		)	(4,863		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(10,924		)	(694		)
Current income tax receivables and payables	2,776			(482		)
Gift card receivables and payables	(10,334		)	(14,121		)
Other current assets	5,851			(2,215		)
Accounts payable	3,816			(8,153		)
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	(1,411		)	(4,743		)
Other current liabilities	(3,360		)	4,886
Cash flows provided by operating activities	25,792			20,894
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(7,339		)	(6,945		)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	655			1,100
Principal receipts from notes, equipment contracts and other long-term receivables	14,923			9,946
Additions to long-term receivables	(3,030		)	—
Other	(246		)	(292		)
Cash flows provided by investing activities	4,963			3,809
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under Variable Funding Notes	20,000			—
Repayment of long-term debt	(6,500		)	—
Dividends paid on common stock	(28,757		)	(34,879		)
Repurchase of common stock	(20,003		)	(10,003		)
Principal payments on capital lease and financing obligations	(8,013		)	(7,170		)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting	(1,400		)	(2,320		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	620			2,635
Cash flows used in financing activities	(44,053		)	(51,737		)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(13,298		)	(27,034		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	163,146			185,491
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	149,848		$	158,457
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid in cash	$	33,199		$	34,007
Income taxes paid in cash	$	18,267		$	37,241
Non-cash conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable	$	5,856		$	—

See the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. General

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “Dine Brands Global”) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2018.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

2. Basis of Presentation

The Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Sunday closest to the last day of each calendar quarter. For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The first fiscal quarter of 2018 began on January 1, 2018 and ended on April 1, 2018; the second fiscal quarter of 2018 ended on July 1, 2018. The first fiscal quarter of 2017 began on January 2, 2017 and ended on April 2, 2017; the second fiscal quarter of 2017

ended on July 2, 2017.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that are consolidated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are made in the calculation and assessment of the following: impairment of goodwill, other intangible assets and tangible assets; income taxes; allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivables; lease accounting estimates; contingencies; and stock-based compensation. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates based on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3. Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Standards Adopted Effective January 1, 2018

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company adopted this change in accounting principles using the full retrospective method. Accordingly, previously reported financial information has been adjusted to reflect the application of ASC 606 to all comparative periods presented. The Company utilized all of the practical expedients for adoption allowed under the full retrospective method. The Company believes utilization of the practical expedients did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements of the periods presented herein.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

3. Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted (Continued)

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2017, as reported			Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption			Balance at December 31, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Receivables, net	$	150,174		$	(9,986	)	$	140,188
Prepaid income taxes	43,654			2,327			45,981
Long-term receivables, net	131,212			(4,642		)	126,570
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)	—			11,001			11,001
Other accrued expenses	17,780			(1,779		)	16,001
Deferred franchise revenue (long-term)	—			70,432			70,432
Other non-current liabilities	23,003			(4,932		)	18,071
Deferred income taxes, net	138,177			(18,181		)	119,996
Equity:
Accumulated deficit	$	(1,098	)	$	(68,842	)	$	(69,940	)

In conjunction with its adoption of ASC 606, the Company has separated “franchise and restaurant revenues” and “franchise and restaurant expenses,” previously combined when reported in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, into separate line items for franchise revenues/expense and company restaurant sales/expense as follows:

	Three months ended June 30, 2017		Six months ended June 30, 2017
	(in thousands)
Franchise and restaurant revenues, as combined	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise revenues	$	119,609	$	239,047
Company restaurant sales	3,378		7,518
	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise and restaurant expenses, as combined	$	40,669	$	81,676
Franchise expenses	37,222		73,886
Company restaurant expenses	3,447		$	7,790
	$	40,669	$	81,676

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	119,609		$	33,455		$	153,064
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	37,222			32,300			69,522
Income before income tax provision	39,745			1,155			40,900
Income tax provision	(18,465		)	(328		)	(18,793		)
Net income	21,280			827			22,107
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.18					$	1.23
Diluted	$	1.18					$	1.23

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

3. Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted (Continued)

Recognition of Applebee's advertising revenue and expense comprised $32.3 million of the revenue adjustment and all of the expense adjustment. Approximately $1.2 million of the revenue adjustment is due to the change in method of recognizing franchise and development fees. See Note 4 - Revenue Disclosures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes.

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	239,047		$	68,742		$	307,789
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	73,886			65,803			139,689
Income before income tax provision	63,970			2,939			66,909
Income tax provision	(28,327		)	(880		)	(29,207		)
Net income	35,643			2,059			37,702
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.98					$	2.09
Diluted	$	1.98					$	2.09

Recognition of Applebee's advertising revenue and expense comprised $65.8 million of the revenue adjustment and all of the expense adjustment. Approximately $2.9 million of the revenue adjustment is due to the change in method of recognizing franchise and development fees. See Note 4 - Revenue Disclosures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes.

The adoption of ASC 606 had no impact on the Company's cash provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities as previously reported in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Additional new accounting guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018 that the Company reviewed and concluded was either are not applicable to the Company's operations or had no material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. The new guidance will replace the incurred loss methodology of recognizing credit losses on financial instruments that is currently required with a methodology that estimates the expected credit loss on financial instruments and reflects the net amount expected to be collected on the financial instrument. Application of the new guidance may result in the earlier recognition of credit losses as the new methodology will require entities to consider forward-looking information in addition to historical and current information used in assessing incurred losses. The Company will be required to adopt the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2020, with early adoption permitted in its first fiscal quarter of 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and whether early adoption will be elected.

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance with respect to the accounting for leases. The new guidance will require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases, other than leases with a term of 12 months or less, and to provide additional disclosures about leasing arrangements. Accounting by lessors is largely unchanged from existing accounting guidance. The Company will be required to adopt the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2019. Early adoption is permitted.

While the Company is still in the process of evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures, the Company expects adoption of the new guidance will have a material impact on its Consolidated Balance Sheets due to recognition of the right-of-use asset and lease liability related to its operating leases. While the new guidance is also expected to impact the measurement and presentation of elements of expenses and cash flows related to leasing arrangements, the Company does not presently believe there will be a material impact on its Consolidated Statements of

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

3. Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted (Continued)

Comprehensive Income or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Recognition of a lease liability related to operating leases will not impact any covenants related to the Company's long-term debt because the debt agreements specify that covenant ratios be calculated using U.S. GAAP in effect at the time the debt agreements were entered into.

The Company reviewed all other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Company's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Company's financial statements because of future adoption.

4. Revenue Disclosures

Franchise revenue (which comprises the majority of the Company's revenues) and revenue from company-operated restaurants are recognized in accordance with ASC 606. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised services or goods to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive for those services or goods. The Company's rental and financing revenues are recognized in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP accounting standards promulgated prior to the issuance of ASC 606, which remain in effect.

Franchising Activities

The Company owns and franchises the Applebee’s and IHOP restaurant concepts. The franchise arrangement for both brands is documented in the form of a franchise agreement and, in most cases, a development agreement. The franchise arrangement between the Company as the franchisor and the franchisee as the customer requires the Company to perform various activities to support the brand that do not directly transfer goods and services to the franchisee, but instead represent a single performance obligation, which is the transfer of the franchise license. The intellectual property subject to the franchise license is symbolic intellectual property as it does not have significant standalone functionality, and substantially all of the utility is derived from its association with the Company’s past or ongoing activities. The nature of the Company’s promise in granting the franchise license is to provide the franchisee with access to the brand’s symbolic intellectual property over the term of the license. The services provided by the Company are highly interrelated with the franchise license and as such are considered to represent a single performance obligation.

The transaction price in a standard franchise arrangement for both brands primarily consists of (a) initial franchise/development fees; (b) continuing franchise fees (royalties); and (c) advertising fees. Since the Company considers the licensing of the franchising right to be a single performance obligation, no allocation of the transaction price is required. Additionally, all domestic IHOP franchise agreements require franchisees to purchase proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix from the Company.

The Company recognizes the primary components of the transaction price as follows:

• Franchise and development fees are recognized as revenue ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreement commencing with the restaurant opening date. As these fees are typically received in cash at or near the beginning of the franchise term, the cash received is initially recorded as a contract liability until recognized as revenue over time;

• The Company is entitled to royalties and advertising fees based on a percentage of the franchisee's gross sales as defined in the franchise agreement. Royalty and advertising revenue is recognized when the franchisee's reported sales occur. Depending on timing within a fiscal period, the recognition of revenue results in either what is considered a contract asset (unbilled receivable) or, once billed, accounts receivable, on the balance sheet.

• Revenue from the sales of proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix is recognized in the period in which distributors ship the franchisee's order; recognition of revenue results in accounts receivable on the balance sheet.

In determining the amount and timing of revenue from contracts with customers, the Company exercises significant judgment with respect to collectibility of the amount; however, the timing of recognition does not require significant judgments as it is based on either the franchise term, the month of reported sales by the franchisee or the date of product shipment, none of which require estimation.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

4. Revenue Disclosures (Continued)

The Company does not incur a significant amount of contract acquisition costs in conducting its franchising activities and has not capitalized any such costs. The Company believes its franchising arrangements do not contain a significant financing component.

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, the Company generally recognized the entire franchise and/or development fee as revenue at the restaurant opening date. The impact on the Company's previously reported financial statements of the change from that policy to the policy described above is presented in Note 3 - Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, the Company did not record advertising fees received under Applebee's franchise agreements as franchise revenue. In evaluating advertising activity under the guidance of ASC 606, the Company considers itself to be primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide all of the services specified in the contract, including advertising activities, which are not considered to be distinct services in the context of providing the right to the symbolic intellectual property. Accordingly, under ASC 606, the Company records advertising fees received under Applebee's franchise agreements as franchise revenue. The Company had previously recorded advertising fees received under IHOP franchise agreements as franchise revenue. Under previously issued accounting guidance for franchisors, advertising revenue and expense were recognized in the same amount in each period. That guidance was superceded by ASC 606 such that advertising expense may now be different than the advertising revenue recognized as described above. The impact of these changes with respect to Applebee's advertising fees and advertising expenses on the Company's previously reported financial statements is presented in Note 3 - Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The adoption of ASC 606 had no impact on the Company's recording of royalties and sales of proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix.

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenue by major type for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	77,494	$	77,124	$	151,910	$	155,998
Advertising fees	58,705		60,462		122,541		122,162
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	12,780		12,209		26,558		23,445
Franchise and development fees	2,962		3,269		6,245		6,184
Total franchise revenue	$	151,941	$	153,064	$	307,254	$	307,789

Receivables from franchisees as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $71.7 million (net of allowance of $25.2 million)] and $66.2 million (net of allowance of $22.2 million), respectively, and were included in receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the six months ended June 30, 2018 are as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	81,433
Recognized as revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2018	(5,459		)
Fees received and deferred during the six months ended June 30, 2018	2,037
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	78,011

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

4. Revenue Disclosures (Continued)

The balance of deferred revenue as of June 30, 2018 is expected to be recognized as follows:

	(In thousands)
Remainder of 2018	$	4,532
2019	10,547
2020	8,212
2021	7,636
2022	7,109
2023	6,543
Thereafter	33,432
Total	$	78,011

Company-operated Restaurants

The Company currently does not operate any restaurants but did operate restaurants in the comparative prior period. Sales by company-operated restaurants were recognized when food and beverage items were sold and were reported net of sales taxes collected from guests that were remitted to the appropriate taxing authorities. Recognition of revenue from company-operated restaurants was not impacted by the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method.

5. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following components:

	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(In millions)
Series 2014-1 4.277% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2	$	1,290.3		$	1,296.8
Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, at a variable interest rate of 4.525% as of June 30, 2018	20.0			—
Debt issuance costs	(12.2		)	(13.9		)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,298.1			1,282.8
Current portion of long-term debt	(33.0		)	(13.0		)
Long-term debt	$	1,265.1		$	1,269.8

For a description of the respective instruments, refer to Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

6. Stockholders' Deficit

Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company paid dividends on common stock of $28.8 million, representing a cash dividend of $0.97 per share declared in the fourth quarter of 2017 and a cash dividend of $0.63 per share declared in the first quarter of 2018. On May 14, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.63 per share of common stock. This dividend was paid on July 6, 2018 to the Company's stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2018. The Company reported dividends payable of $11.4 million at June 30, 2018.

Stock Repurchase Program

In October 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $150 million of its common stock (the “2015 Repurchase Program”) on an opportunistic basis from time to time in open market transactions and in privately negotiated transactions based on business, market, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The 2015 Repurchase Program, as approved by the Board of Directors, does not require the repurchase of a specific number of shares and can be terminated at any time. A summary of shares repurchased under the 2015 Repurchase Program, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and cumulatively, is as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

6. Stockholders' Equity (Continued)

2015 Repurchase Program	Shares	Cost of shares
		(In millions)
Repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2018	137,163	$	10.0
Repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2018	275,801	$	20.0
Cumulative (life-of-program) repurchases as of June 30, 2018	1,276,458	$	102.9
Remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased	n/a	$	47.1

Treasury Stock

Repurchases of the Company's common stock are included in treasury stock at the cost of shares repurchased plus any transaction costs. Treasury stock may be re-issued when stock options are exercised, when restricted stock awards are granted and when restricted stock units settle in stock upon vesting. The cost of treasury stock re-issued is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company re-issued 102,538 shares of treasury stock at a total FIFO cost of $4.0 million.

7. Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate was 37.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 43.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The effective tax rate of 37.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was lower than the rate of the prior period primarily due to the federal statutory tax rate decreasing from 35% to 21% in accordance with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) enacted in December 2017, partially offset by a $5.7 million increase to the tax provision related to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audits of tax years 2011 to 2013.

The total gross unrecognized tax benefit as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $9.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively, excluding interest, penalties and related tax benefits. The increase in the unrecognized tax benefit of $3.1 million was related to the IRS examination of tax years 2011 to 2013. The Company estimates the unrecognized tax benefit may decrease over the upcoming 12 months by an amount up to $4.8 million related to settlements with taxing authorities and the lapse of statutes of limitations. For the remaining liability, due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters, the Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when cash settlement with a taxing authority will occur.

As of June 30, 2018, accrued interest was $1.4 million and accrued penalties were less than $0.1 million, excluding any related income tax benefits. As of December 31, 2017, accrued interest was $1.1 million and accrued penalties were less than $0.1 million, excluding any related income tax benefits. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties as a component of its income tax provision recognized in its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

The Company files federal income tax returns and the Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state or non-United States tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2011. The IRS commenced examination of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax return for the tax years 2011 to 2013 in fiscal year 2016. The examination is anticipated to conclude during fiscal year 2018. The Company believes that adequate reserves have been provided relating to all matters contained in the tax periods open to examination.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued guidance which provides for a measurement period of one year from the enactment date to finalize the accounting for effects of the Tax Act. Consistent with that guidance, the Company provisionally recorded an income tax benefit of $77.5 million related to the Tax Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.  As of June 30, 2018, the Company has not yet completed its accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act. The Internal Revenue Service is expected to issue additional guidance clarifying provisions of the Act. As additional guidance is issued, one or more of the provisional amounts may change.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

8. Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In millions)
Total stock-based compensation expense:
Equity classified awards expense	$	2.3		$	1.5		$	5.7		$	7.7
Liability classified awards expense (credit)	0.4			(1.3		)	0.9			(1.1		)
Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense	2.7			0.2			6.6			6.6
Book income tax benefit	(0.7		)	(0.1		)	(1.7		)	(2.5		)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	2.0		$	0.1		$	4.9		$	4.1

As of June 30, 2018, total unrecognized compensation expense of $22.6 million related to restricted stock and restricted stock units and $4.7 million related to stock options are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years for restricted stock and restricted stock units and 1.8 years for stock options.

Fair Value Assumptions

The Company granted 223,570 stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2018 for which the fair value was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model:

Risk-free interest rate	2.6	%
Weighted average historical volatility	26.1	%
Dividend yield	3.6	%
Expected years until exercise	4.6
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$11.94

The Company granted 25,330 performance-based stock options and 26,670 performance-based restricted stock units during the six months ended June 30, 2018 for which the fair value was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation method. The following summarizes the assumptions used in estimating the fair values:

Risk-free interest rate	2.4	%
Weighted average historical volatility	33.0	%
Dividend yield	3.7	%
Expected years until exercise	3.0
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$9.79
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units granted	$34.53

Equity Classified Awards - Stock Options

Stock option balances at June 30, 2018, and activity for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	1,272,048		$	61.44
Granted	248,899		69.12
Exercised	(12,460	)	49.75
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	1,508,487		62.81		7.0	$	24.6
Vested at June 30, 2018 and Expected to Vest	1,323,639		64.44		6.6	$	20.2
Exercisable at June 30, 2018	634,238		$	75.29	3.9	$	5.8

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

8. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the second quarter of 2018 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on June 30, 2018. The aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the number of in-the-money options.

Equity Classified Awards - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

Outstanding balances as of June 30, 2018, and activity related to restricted stock and restricted stock units for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Restricted Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	275,191		$	65.81	303,348		$	28.39
Granted	90,078		68.89		52,711		48.13
Released	(52,342	)	87.69		(15,737	)	98.54
Forfeited	(12,816	)	61.16		(71	)	53.49
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	300,111		$	63.13	340,251		$	27.70

Liability Classified Awards - Cash-settled Restricted Stock Units

The Company has granted cash-settled restricted stock units to certain employees. These instruments are recorded as liabilities at fair value as of the respective period end. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 58,747 units were issued, 59 units were vested and 1,746 units were forfeited. At June 30, 2018, there were 56,942 units outstanding. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, $0.2 million and $0.3 million was included as stock-based compensation expense related to cash-settled restricted stock units.

Liability Classified Awards - Long-Term Incentive Awards

The Company has granted cash long-term incentive awards (“LTIP awards”) to certain employees. Annual LTIP awards vest over a three-year period and are determined using a multiplier from 0% to 200% of the target award based on the total stockholder return of Dine Brands Global common stock compared to the total stockholder returns of a peer group of companies. Although LTIP awards are only paid in cash, since the multiplier is based on the price of the Company's common stock, the awards are considered stock-based compensation in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are classified as liabilities. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, an expense of $0.2 million and a credit of $1.3 million, respectively was included in total stock-based compensation expense related to LTIP awards. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, an expense of $0.6 million and a credit of $1.1 million, respectively, were included in total stock-based compensation expense related to LTIP awards. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, liabilities of $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, related to LTIP awards were included as part of accrued employee compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

9. Segments

The Company identifies its reporting segments based on the organizational units used by management to monitor performance and make operating decisions. The Company currently has four operating segments: Applebee's franchise operations, IHOP franchise operations, rental operations and financing operations. During one or more of the comparative periods presented herein, the Company operated a small number of IHOP restaurants and those operations were considered to be a fifth operating segment. Including these historically company-operated restaurants, the Company has four reportable segments: franchise operations, (an aggregation of Applebee's and IHOP franchise operations), rental operations, financing operations and company-operated restaurant operations. The Company considers these to be its reportable segments, regardless of whether any segment exceeds 10% of consolidated revenues, income before income tax provision or total assets.

As of June 30, 2018, the franchise operations segment consisted of (i) 1,883 restaurants operated by Applebee’s franchisees in the United States, two U.S. territories and 13 countries outside the United States and (ii) 1,805 restaurants operated by IHOP franchisees and area licensees in the United States, three U.S. territories and 12 countries outside the United States. Franchise operations revenue consists primarily of franchise royalty revenues, franchise advertising revenue, sales of proprietary products

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

9. Segments (Continued)

to franchisees (primarily pancake and waffle dry mixes for the IHOP restaurants), and franchise fees.  Franchise operations expenses include advertising expenses, the cost of IHOP proprietary products, bad debt expense, franchisor contributions to marketing funds, pre-opening training expenses and other franchise-related costs.

Rental operations revenue includes revenue from operating leases and interest income from direct financing leases. Rental operations expenses are costs of operating leases and interest expense from capital leases on franchisee-operated restaurants. 

Financing operations revenue primarily consists of interest income from the financing of franchise fees and equipment leases and sales of equipment associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants. Financing expenses are primarily the cost of restaurant equipment associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants.

Company restaurant sales were retail sales at company-operated restaurants. Company restaurant expenses were operating expenses at company-operated restaurants and include food, labor, utilities, rent and other restaurant operating costs. In June 2017, the Company refranchised nine of ten IHOP company-operated restaurants in the Cincinnati, Ohio market area; the one restaurant not refranchised was closed. As a result, the Company no longer operates any restaurants on a permanent basis. The Company has not presented these restaurants as discontinued operations as defined by U.S. GAAP because the refranchising of nine restaurants out of a total of approximately 3,700 restaurants did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company's operations.

From time to time, the Company may operate restaurants reacquired from franchisees on a temporary basis until those restaurants are refranchised. There were no restaurants under temporary company operation at June 30, 2018.

Information on segments is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017 (as adjusted)			2018			2017 (as adjusted)
	(In millions)
Revenues from external customers:
Franchise operations	$	151.9		$	153.1		$	307.2		$	307.8
Rental operations	30.4			30.1			61.2			60.6
Company restaurants	—			3.4			—			7.5
Financing operations	2.2			2.1			4.2			4.2
Total	$	184.5		$	188.7		$	372.6		$	380.1
Interest expense:
Rental operations	$	2.3		$	2.6		$	4.8		$	5.4
Company restaurants	—			0.1			—			0.2
Corporate	15.5			15.8			30.7			31.1
Total	$	17.8		$	18.5		$	35.5		$	36.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Franchise operations	$	2.7		$	2.7		$	5.3		$	5.4
Rental operations	2.9			3.0			5.8			6.0
Company restaurants	—			—			—			0.1
Corporate	2.3			2.0			4.7			3.9
Total	$	7.9		$	7.7		$	15.8		$	15.4
Gross profit, by segment:
Franchise operations	$	69.0		$	83.6		$	142.4		$	168.1
Rental operations	7.6			7.5			15.8			15.3
Company restaurants	—			(0.1		)	—			(0.3		)
Financing operations	2.0			2.0			3.9			4.2
Total gross profit	78.6			93.0			162.1			187.3
Corporate and unallocated expenses, net	(54.0		)	(52.1		)	(114.8		)	(120.4		)
Income before income tax provision	$	24.6		$	40.9		$	47.3		$	66.9

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

10. Net Income per Share

The computation of the Company's basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
				(as adjusted)						(as adjusted)
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator for basic and diluted income per common share:
Net income	$	12,713		$	22,107		$	29,786		$	37,702
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(428		)	(356		)	(1,000		)	(635		)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	12,285			21,751			28,786			37,067
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	—			—			3			—
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$	12,285		$	21,751		$	28,789		$	37,067
Denominator:
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic	17,544			17,719			17,623			17,707
Dilutive effect of stock options	259			6			204			14
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	17,803			17,725			17,827			17,721
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.70		$	1.23		$	1.63		$	2.09
Diluted	$	0.69		$	1.23		$	1.61		$	2.09

11. Fair Value Measurements

The Company does not have a material amount of financial assets or liabilities that are required under U.S. GAAP to be measured on a recurring basis at fair value. The Company is not a party to any derivative financial instruments. The Company does not have a material amount of non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are required under U.S. GAAP to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company has not elected to use the fair value measurement option, as permitted under U.S. GAAP, for any assets or liabilities for which fair value measurement is not presently required.

The Company believes the fair values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts due to their short duration.

The fair values of the Company's Series 2014-1 Class A-2 Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”) at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

	June 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Long-term debt, current and long-term	$	1,290.3	$	1,278.6	$	1,282.8	$	1,265.5

 The fair values were determined based on Level 2 inputs, including information gathered from brokers who trade in the Company’s Class A-2 Notes and information on notes that are similar to those of the Company.

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12. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation, Claims and Disputes

The Company is subject to various lawsuits, administrative proceedings, audits and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these lawsuits purport to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. The Company is required under U.S. GAAP to record an accrual for litigation loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Legal fees and expenses associated with the defense of all of the Company's litigation are expensed as such fees and expenses are incurred. Management regularly assesses the Company's insurance coverage, analyzes litigation information with the Company's attorneys and evaluates the Company's loss experience in connection with pending legal proceedings. While the Company does not presently believe that any of the legal proceedings to which it is currently a party will ultimately have a material adverse impact on the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in all the proceedings the Company is party to, or that the Company will not incur material losses from them.

Lease Guarantees

In connection with the sale of Applebee’s restaurants or previous brands to franchisees and other parties, the Company has, in certain cases, guaranteed or has potential continuing liability for lease payments totaling $296.1 million as of June 30, 2018. This amount represents the maximum potential liability for future payments under these leases. These leases have been assigned to the buyers and expire at the end of the respective lease terms, which range from 2018 through 2048. Excluding unexercised option periods, the Company's potential liability for future payments under these leases is $48.5 million. In the event of default, the indemnity and default clauses in the sale or assignment agreements govern the Company's ability to pursue and recover damages incurred.

13. Restricted Cash

Current restricted cash of $39.4 million at June 30, 2018 primarily consisted of $30.7 million of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and $8.6 million of funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities. Current restricted cash of $31.4 million at December 31, 2017 primarily consisted of $29.3 million of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and $2.1 million of funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities. Non-current restricted cash of $14.7 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 represents interest reserves required to be set aside for the duration of the Company's securitized debt.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this report may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in such statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal” and other similar expressions. You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors,” as well as our consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report and our other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this report are made as of the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements.

You should read the following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report.

Overview

The following discussion and analysis provides information which we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the MD&A contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Except where the context indicates otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” “Dine Brands Global” and the “Company” refer to Dine Brands Global, Inc. (formerly DineEquity, Inc.), together with its subsidiaries that are consolidated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Through various subsidiaries, we own and franchise the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar^® (“Applebee's”) concept in the bar and grill segment within the casual dining category of the restaurant industry and the International House of Pancakes^® (“IHOP”) concept in the family dining category of the restaurant industry. References herein to Applebee's^® and IHOP^® restaurants are to these two restaurant concepts, whether operated by franchisees or area licensees and their sub-licensees (collectively, “area licensees”). With nearly 3,700 restaurants combined, all of which are franchised, we believe we are one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world.

We identify our reporting segments based on the organizational units used by management to monitor performance and make operating decisions. We currently have four operating segments: Applebee's franchise operations, IHOP franchise operations, rental operations and financing operations. During one or more of the comparative periods presented herein we operated a small number of IHOP restaurants and those operations were considered to be a fifth operating segment. Including these company-operated restaurants, we have four reportable segments: franchise operations, (an aggregation of Applebee's and IHOP franchise operations), rental operations, financing operations and company-operated restaurant operations. We consider these to be our reportable segments, regardless of whether any segment exceeds 10% of consolidated revenues, income before income tax provision or total assets.

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Key Financial Results

	Three months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018			2017						2018			2017
				(as adjusted)									(as adjusted)
	(In millions, except per share data)
Gross profit	$	78.6		$	93.0		$	(14.4	)	$	162.1		$	187.3		$	(25.2	)
General and administrative expenses	38.8			37.4			(1.4		)	80.7			87.7			7.0
Other expense and income items, net	15.2			14.7			(0.5		)	34.1			32.7			(1.4		)
Income before income taxes	$	24.6		$	40.9		$	(16.3	)	$	47.3		$	66.9		$	(19.6	)
Income tax provision	(11.9		)	(18.8		)	6.9			(17.5		)	(29.2		)	11.7
Net income	$	12.7		$	22.1		$	(9.4	)	$	29.8		$	37.7		$	(7.9	)
Effective tax rate	48.3		%	45.9		%	(2.4		)%	37.0		%	43.7		%	6.6		%
Net income per diluted share	$	0.69		$	1.23		$	(0.54	)	$	1.61		$	2.09		$	(0.48	)

Our income before income taxes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 decreased 39.9% and 29.3%, respectively, from the comparable periods of 2017 (as adjusted). These decreases were primarily due to our contributions to the Applebee's National Advertising Fund (the “Applebee's NAF”) of $16.5 million and $30.0 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. We also recognized an additional tax provision of $5.7 million related to adjustments resulting from Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audits of tax years 2011 through 2013. The additional provision significantly impacted our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and offset the benefit that had been received during the three months ended March 31, 2018 from the December 2017 enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) that reduced the federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018.

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) using the full retrospective method. Accordingly, previously reported financial information has been restated to reflect the application of ASC 606 to the comparative 2017 periods presented. The retrospective adoption of ASC 606 increased our net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 by $0.8 million (approximately $0.05 per diluted share) and $2.1 million (approximately $0.11 per diluted share), respectively. See Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of our adoption of ASC 606.

The following table summarizes the significant reasons for the decrease in our income before income taxes between the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and the comparable periods of 2017 (as adjusted):

	Three months ended June 30, 2018			Six months ended June 30, 2018
	(In millions)
Decrease in gross profit:
Applebee's franchise operations decrease	$	(15.1	)	$	(28.4	)
IHOP franchise operations increase	0.5			2.7
All other operations increase	0.2			0.5
Total gross profit decrease	(14.4		)	(25.2		)
Change in General and Administrative (“G&A”) expenses:
Decrease due to executive separation costs in 2017	—			8.8
Increase in all other G&A (net)	(1.4		)	(1.8		)
Total G&A (increase) decrease	(1.4		)	7.0
Decrease in closure charges	5.4			3.0
Decrease in gain on disposition of assets	(6.2		)	(4.9		)
Other	0.3			0.5
Decrease in income before income taxes	$	(16.3	)	$	(19.6	)

See “Consolidated Results of Operations - Comparison of the Three and Six Months endedJune 30, 2018 and 2017” for discussion of the significant changes presented above.

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Key Performance Indicators

In evaluating the performance of each restaurant concept, we consider the key performance indicators to be the system-wide sales percentage change, the percentage change in domestic system-wide same-restaurant sales (“domestic same-restaurant sales”), net franchise restaurant development and the change in effective franchise restaurants. Changes in both domestic same-restaurant sales and in the number of Applebee's and IHOP franchise restaurants will impact our system-wide retail sales that drive franchise royalty revenues. Restaurant development also impacts franchise revenues in the form of initial franchise fees and, in the case of IHOP restaurants, sales of proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix.

An overview of these key performance indicators for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30, 2018				Six months ended June 30, 2018
	Applebee's		IHOP		Applebee's		IHOP
Sales percentage increase	3.2	%	3.1	%	2.0	%	3.5	%
% increase in domestic same-restaurant sales	5.7	%	0.7	%	4.5	%	0.9	%
Net franchise restaurant (reduction) development (1)	(29	)	14		(53	)	19
Net (decrease) increase in effective franchise restaurants	(84	)	59		(83	)	61

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⁽¹⁾Franchise and area license restaurant openings, net of closings

The Applebee's sales percentage increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was due to an increase in domestic same-restaurant sales that was partially offset by restaurant closures over the past 12 months. The IHOP sales percentage increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 was due to net restaurant development over the past 12 months and an increase in domestic same-restaurant sales.

Domestic Same-Restaurant Sales

Applebee’s domestic same-restaurant sales increased5.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 from the same period in 2017. This was the largest increase for a quarterly period since we acquired Applebee's in 2007. The improvement resulted from a substantial increase in customer traffic as well as a small increase in average customer check. Applebee’s domestic same-restaurant sales increased4.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 from the same period in 2017. This increase was also due to a substantial increase in customer traffic as well as a small increase in average customer check.

Based on data from Black Box Intelligence, a restaurant sales reporting firm (“Black Box”), Applebee's significantly outperformed the casual dining segment of the restaurant industry during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, the casual dining segment experienced a slight increase in same-restaurant sales due to an increase in average customer check that was largely offset by a decline in customer traffic. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, same-restaurant sales of the casual dining segment were essentially flat as an increase in average customer check was negated by a decline in customer traffic.

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We believe Applebee's significant out-performance of the casual dining segment was due to a multi-faceted strategy we began implementing in the latter half of 2017 to address a two-year decline in Applebee's same-restaurant sales that started in the second half of 2015. The goal of that strategy was to redefine the Applebee's brand identity and culture and reconnect with our core customer base. Our recent marketing, culinary and operational initiatives appear to have resonated positively with our guests as customer traffic has increased in each of the past three quarters.

The Applebee's franchisees are making, and we have made, significant investments in national marketing. All domestic Applebee’s franchisees have entered into an amendment to their franchise agreement to increase their contribution to the Applebee’s National Advertising Fund (the “Applebee's NAF”), with virtually all agreeing to a 0.25% increase to 3.50% of their gross sales and a decrease to their minimum local promotional expenditures to 0.25% of their gross sales for the period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019. Such franchisees have also agreed to an incremental temporary increase of 0.75% in the advertising contribution rate to 4.25% effective July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019. We contributed $30 million to the Applebee's NAF during the first six months of 2018.

IHOP’s domestic same-restaurant sales increased0.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2018 from the same period in 2017. The improvement resulted from an increase in average customer check that was partially offset by a decline in customer traffic. IHOP customer traffic has declined for eleven consecutive quarters; however, the percentage decrease has been progressively smaller or flat in the three most recent fiscal quarters. IHOP’s domestic same-restaurant sales increased0.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 from the same period in 2017; this increase was also due to an increase in average customer check that was partially offset by a decline in customer traffic.

Based on data from Black Box, the family dining segment of the restaurant industry experienced a decrease in same-restaurant sales during both the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, compared to the same periods of the prior year, in each case due to a decrease in customer traffic that was partially offset by an increase in average customer check. The IHOP decline in customer traffic was smaller than that experienced by the overall family dining segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, while IHOP's increase in average customer check was smaller than that of the overall family dining segment for the same periods. We believe that IHOP's moderated increase in average customer check was in part responsible for its favorable performance in customer traffic and overall same-restaurant sales compared to the family dining segment.

Restaurant Data

The following table sets forth the number of “Effective Restaurants” in the Applebee’s and IHOP systems and information regarding the percentage change in sales at those restaurants compared to the same period of the prior year. Sales at restaurants that are owned by franchisees and area licensees are not attributable to the Company and, as such, the percentage change in sales at Effective Restaurants is based on non-GAAP sales data. However, we believe that presentation of this information is useful in analyzing our revenues because franchisees and area licensees pay us royalties and advertising fees that are based on a percentage of their sales, and, where applicable, rental payments under leases that partially may be based on a percentage of their sales. Management also uses this information to make decisions about plans for future development of additional restaurants as well as evaluation of current operations.

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	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Applebee's Restaurant Data	(Unaudited)
Effective Restaurants(a)
Franchise	1,900			1,984			1,912			1,995
System-wide(b)
Domestic sales percentage change(c)	3.2		%	(7.5		)%	2.0		%	(8.1		)%
Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change(d)	5.7		%	(6.2		)%	4.5		%	(7.0		)%
Average weekly domestic unit sales (in thousands)	$	47.6		$	44.2		$	47.6		$	44.7
IHOP Restaurant Data
Effective Restaurants(a)
Franchise	1,627			1,565			1,623			1,559
Area license	163			166			163			166
Company	—			9			—			9
Total	1,790			1,740			1,786			1,734
System-wide(b)
Sales percentage change(c)	3.1		%	0.2		%	3.5		%	0.2		%
Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change(d)	0.7		%	(2.6		)%	0.9		%	(2.1		)%
Franchise(b)
Sales percentage change(c)	3.7		%	0.5		%	4.3		%	0.6		%
Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change(d)	0.7		%	(2.6		)%	0.9		%	(2.1		)%
Average weekly domestic unit sales (in thousands)	$	36.2		$	36.3		$	36.7		$	36.6
Area License(b)
Sales percentage change(c)	1.8		%	(1.4		)%	0.8		%	(2.6		)%

(a)   “Effective Restaurants” are the weighted average number of restaurants open in each fiscal period, adjusted to account for restaurants open for only a portion of the period. Information is presented for all Effective Restaurants in the Applebee’s and IHOP systems, which consist of restaurants owned by franchisees and area licensees as well as those owned by the Company.

 (b)   “System-wide sales” are retail sales at Applebee’s restaurants operated by franchisees and IHOP restaurants operated by franchisees and area licensees, as reported to the Company, in addition to retail sales at company-operated IHOP restaurants.  Sales at restaurants that are owned by franchisees and area licensees are not attributable to the Company. An increase in franchisees' reported sales will result in a corresponding increase in our royalty revenue, while a decrease in franchisees' reported sales will result in a corresponding decrease in our royalty revenue. Unaudited reported sales for Applebee's domestic franchise restaurants, IHOP franchise restaurants and IHOP area license restaurants were as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Reported sales (in millions)	(Unaudited)
Applebee's domestic franchise restaurant sales	$	1,082.9	$	1,049.6	$	2,178.5	$	2,135.8
IHOP franchise restaurant sales	766.6		739.2		1,547.2		1,483.4
IHOP area license restaurant sales	70.4		69.2		142.8		141.7
Total	$	1,919.9	$	1,858.0	$	3,868.5	$	3,760.9

(c)   “Sales percentage change” reflects, for each category of restaurants, the percentage change in sales in any given fiscal period compared to the prior fiscal period for all restaurants in that category.

(d)   “Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change” reflects the percentage change in sales in any given fiscal period, compared to the same weeks in the prior fiscal period, for domestic restaurants that have been operated throughout both fiscal periods that are being compared and have been open for at least 18 months. Because of new restaurant openings and restaurant closures, the domestic restaurants open throughout both fiscal periods being compared may be different from period to period. Domestic same-restaurant sales percentage change does not include data on IHOP area license restaurants.  

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Restaurant Development Activity	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Applebee's	(Unaudited)
Beginning of period	1,912		1,998		1,936		2,016
Franchise restaurants opened:
Domestic	1		4		1		5
International	1		4		3		4
Total franchise restaurants opened	2		8		4		9
Franchise restaurants closed:
Domestic	(30	)	(33	)	(52	)	(52	)
International	(1	)	(5	)	(5	)	(5	)
Total franchise restaurants closed	(31	)	(38	)	(57	)	(57	)
Net franchise restaurant reduction	(29	)	(30	)	(53	)	(48	)
Total Applebee's restaurants, end of period	1,883		1,968		1,883		1,968
Domestic	1,731		1,811		1,731		1,811
International	152		157		152		157

IHOP
Summary - beginning of period:
Franchise	1,627		1,564		1,622		1,556
Area license	164		167		164		167
Company	—		10		—		10
Total IHOP restaurants, beginning of period	1,791		1,741		1,786		1,733
Franchise/area license restaurants opened:
Domestic franchise	9		9		22		20
Domestic area license	2		—		2		—
International franchise	5		8		8		12
Total franchise/area license restaurants opened	16		17		32		32
Franchise/area license restaurants closed:
Domestic franchise	(1	)	(2	)	(6	)	(9	)
Domestic area license	(1	)	(1	)	(1	)	(1	)
International franchise	—		(2	)	(6	)	(2	)
Total franchise/area license restaurants closed	(2	)	(5	)	(13	)	(12	)
Net franchise/area license restaurant development	14		12		19		20
Refranchised from Company restaurants	—		9		1		9
Franchise restaurants reacquired by the Company	—		—		(1	)	—
Net franchise/area license restaurant additions	14		21		19		29
Summary - end of period:
Franchise	1,640		1,586		1,640		1,586
Area license	165		166		165		166
Company	—		—		—		—
Total IHOP restaurants, end of period	1,805		1,752		1,805		1,752
Domestic	1,688		1,646		1,688		1,646
International	117		106		117		106

For the full year of 2018, we expect Applebee's franchisees to develop between 10 and 15 new restaurants globally, the majority of which are expected to be international openings. We anticipate the closing of between 80 and 90 domestic Applebee's restaurants and approximately 10 international Applebee's restaurants in 2018 as part of the continuation of a system-wide analysis to optimize the health of the franchisee system. For the full year of 2018, we expect net closures of between 75 to 90 Applebee's restaurants globally.

IHOP franchisees are projected to develop between 85 and 100 new IHOP restaurants globally, the majority of which are expected to be domestic openings. We expect to close between 30 and 40 IHOP restaurants in 2018, due to lease expirations and system optimization. For the full year of 2018, we expect net openings of between 45 to 70 IHOP restaurants.

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The actual number of openings may differ from both our expectations and development commitments. Historically, the actual number of restaurants developed in any given year has been less than the total number committed to be developed due to various factors, including economic conditions and franchisee noncompliance with development agreements. The timing of new restaurant openings also may be affected by various factors including weather-related and other construction delays, difficulties in obtaining timely regulatory approvals and the impact of currency fluctuations on our international franchisees. The actual number of closures also may differ from expectations. Our franchisees are independent businesses and decisions to close restaurants can be impacted by numerous factors in addition to declines in same-restaurant sales that are outside of our control, including but not limited to, franchisees' agreements with landlords and lenders.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Comparison of the Three and Six Months endedJune 30, 2018 and 2017

Significant Known Events, Trends or Uncertainties

Franchisee Financial Health

Applebee's experienced a decline in system-wide sales between the third quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2017 that was primarily due to a decrease in customer traffic. This decline in sales at our franchisees' restaurants adversely impacted the financial health of some of the franchisees and the timely payment of amounts owed to us for royalty payments and advertising fund contributions. These franchisee health issues, in turn, have had an adverse impact on our financial results in the form of increased bad debt expense, lower royalty and advertising revenue due to uncertainty as to their collectibility and the need for us to contribute to the Applebee's NAF to mitigate the decline in franchisee contributions due to restaurant closures and the non-timely payment by certain franchisees.

We previously highlighted that non-timely or partial payments were primarily concentrated amongst three franchisees. We have and continue to work with these franchisees to address their financial health issues and have made meaningful progress. All three franchisees are currently making timely royalty payments and two are also making timely advertising payments. Additionally, we are actively working to reach final agreements with two of these franchisees to resolve outstanding issues. However, despite our extensive efforts to work towards a resolution with the third franchisee for over a year, they were unable to resolve their financial issues. As a result of their continued failure to pay royalties and advertising fees, we sent a notice of termination of their franchise agreements effective April 27, 2018. On May 8, 2018, the Company filed a complaint against this franchisee alleging, among other things, breach of contract claims for damages related to nonpayment of royalties, advertising fees and other amounts due under the pertinent franchise agreements. Also on May 8, 2018, the franchisee filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The franchisee has since filed a counterclaim against the Company challenging the termination of the franchise agreements and for other claims including breach of contract and tortious interference with business relationships. Meanwhile, the franchisee continues to operate their current portfolio of restaurants in the normal course of business and are currently making timely royalty and advertising fees in connection therewith. As the bankruptcy and related litigation progresses, we will continue to take appropriate measures to ensure we are positioning the brand for the best possible outcome.

While we work through our few remaining franchisee financial health issues, we will continue to consider various forms of assistance to franchisees, such as approval of restaurant closures, assessing franchisee debt arrangements, temporary forbearance on payment obligations, extensions of credit and other support programs. To date, the assistance provided primarily has been the approved closures of non-viable restaurants and waiver of related termination fees, as well as making loans to certain franchisees, of which there are approximately $14 million outstanding at June 30, 2018. The majority of the loans resulted from the conversion of short-term accounts receivable for royalties and advertising fees into interest-bearing notes receivable. Any additional forms of assistance to franchisees may entail incremental costs.

While we are encouraged by the improvement in Applebee's same-restaurant sales and customer traffic during the first half of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2017, there can be no assurance that this favorable trend will continue or to what extent any improvement in same-restaurant sales and customer traffic might mitigate franchisee health issues. Until such mitigation occurs, we may, in the future, continue to experience one or more of the adverse financial impacts discussed above.

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Change in Accounting Policy

On January 1, 2018, we adopted the guidance of ASC 606. The two most significant impacts of this change in accounting policy are as follows:

• Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, we did not record advertising fees received under Applebee's franchise agreements as franchise revenue and expense; we did record advertising fees received under IHOP franchise agreements as franchise revenue and expense. In evaluating advertising activity under the guidance of ASC 606, we consider ourselves to be primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide all of the services specified in the contract, including advertising activities, which are not considered to be distinct services in the context of providing the right to the symbolic intellectual property. Accordingly, under ASC 606, we are recording advertising fees received under Applebee's franchise agreements as franchise revenue. Under previous accounting guidance for franchisors, advertising revenue and expense were recognized in the same amount in each period. That guidance was superceded by ASC 606, such that advertising expense may now be recognized in a different period than the advertising revenue recognized as described above.

• Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, the Company generally recognized the entire franchise and/or development fee as revenue at the restaurant opening date. Under ASC 606, franchise and development fees are recognized as revenue ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreement commencing with the restaurant opening date.

The Company adopted this change in accounting principle using the full retrospective method. Accordingly, previously reported financial information for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2017 has been restated to reflect the changes as described above from application of ASC 606. See Notes 3 and 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of our adoption of ASC 606 and our policies for recognition of revenue from contracts with customers.

In conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606, we implemented internal controls to ensure we adequately evaluated our contracts with franchisees and properly assessed the impact of ASC 606 on our consolidated financial statements.

Events Impacting Comparability of Financial Information

2018 Effective Tax Rate

The Tax Act enacted in December 2017 lowered the federal statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, beginning in 2018. However, during the three months ended June 30, 2018, we increased our tax provision by $5.7 million related to adjustments resulting from IRS audits for tax years 2011 through 2013. This increased our effective tax rate from what would have been an estimated combined federal and state rate of 26% (reflecting the reduction in the federal tax rate from the Tax Act) to approximately 48% and 37%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

Completion of the IRS audits for tax years 2011 through 2013 will allow us to accelerate the collection of certain tax benefits recognized in prior years. As a result, we expect to receive a cash refund of approximately $12 million within the next 12 months. Additionally, we expect to benefit from the Tax Act in future periods due to the impact of the reduction of the statutory federal tax rate to 21%.

Executive Separation Costs

In February 2017, we announced the resignation of our former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (the “former CEO”), effective March 1, 2017. In accordance with the terms of the Separation Agreement and General Release filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2017, we recorded approximately $5.9 million for severance, separation pay and ancillary costs in the first quarter of 2017. All stock options and restricted stock awards held by the former CEO that were unvested at the time of the announcement became vested in connection with the separation. We recorded a charge of approximately $2.9 million related to the accelerated vesting of the equity awards in the first quarter of 2017. Total costs of $8.8 million related to the separation were included in G&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

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Refranchising of Company-operated Restaurants

In June 2017, we refranchised nine of our ten company-operated IHOP restaurants in the Cincinnati, Ohio market area; the one restaurant not refranchised was closed. As a result, we no longer operate any IHOP restaurants on a permanent basis. This refranchising reduced our revenue by approximately $3 million and $8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year. However, there was minimal impact from the refranchising on gross profit in the respective periods of comparison.

Financial Results

Revenue	Three months ended June 30,					Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,					Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018			2017					2018			2017
				(as adjusted)								(as adjusted)
	(In millions)
Franchise operations	$	151.9		$	153.1	$	(1.2	)	$	307.2		$	307.8	$	(0.6	)
Rental operations	30.4			30.1		0.3			61.2			60.6		0.6
Company restaurant operations	—			3.4		(3.4		)	—			7.5		(7.5		)
Financing operations	2.2			2.1		0.1			4.2			4.2		(0.0		)
Total revenue	$	184.5		$	188.7	$	(4.2	)	$	372.6		$	380.1	$	(7.5	)
Change vs. prior period	(2.2		)%						(2.0		)%

Total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 decreased compared with the same periods of the prior year, primarily due to the refranchising of IHOP company-operated restaurants discussed above. Smaller changes in franchise and rental revenues are discussed in the sections that follow.

Gross Profit (Loss)	Three months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018			2017						2018			2017
				(as adjusted)									(as adjusted)
	(In millions)
Franchise operations	$	69.0		$	83.6		$	(14.6	)	$	142.4		$	168.1		$	(25.7	)
Rental operations	7.6			7.5			0.1			15.8			15.3			0.5
Company restaurant operations	—			(0.1		)	0.1			—			(0.3		)	0.3
Financing operations	2.0			2.0			(0.0		)	3.9			4.2			(0.3		)
Total gross profit	$	78.6		$	93.0		$	(14.4	)	$	162.1		$	187.3		$	(25.2	)
Change vs. prior period	(15.5		)%							(13.5		)%

Total gross profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 declined compared with the same periods of the prior year, primarily due to franchisor contributions to the Applebee's NAF of $16.5 million and $30.0 million, respectively, partially offset by IHOP restaurant development over the past twelve months and increases in Applebee's and IHOP's domestic same-restaurant sales. Smaller changes in rental and financing operations are discussed in the sections that follow.

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	Three months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
Franchise Operations	2018			2017						2018			2017
	(In millions, except number of restaurants)
Effective Franchise Restaurants:(1)
Applebee’s	1,900			1,984			(84		)	1,912			1,995			(83		)
IHOP	1,790			1,731			59			1,786			1,725			61
Franchise Revenues:				(as adjusted)									(as adjusted)
Applebee’s	$	44.3		$	44.6		$	(0.3	)	$	85.0		$	90.0		$	(5.0	)
IHOP	48.9			48.0			0.9			99.7			95.6			4.1
Advertising	58.7			60.5			(1.8		)	122.5			122.2			0.3
Total franchise revenues	151.9			153.1			(1.2		)	307.2			307.8			(0.6		)
Franchise Expenses:
Applebee’s	18.1			3.3			(14.8		)	29.5			6.1			(23.4		)
IHOP	6.1			5.7			(0.4		)	12.8			11.4			(1.4		)
Advertising	58.7			60.5			1.8			122.5			122.2			(0.3		)
Total franchise expenses	82.9			69.5			(13.4		)	164.8			139.7			(25.1		)
Franchise Gross Profit:
Applebee’s	26.2			41.3			(15.1		)	55.5			83.9			(28.4		)
IHOP	42.8			42.3			0.5			86.9			84.2			2.7
Total franchise gross profit	$	69.0		$	83.6		$	(14.6	)	$	142.4		$	168.1		$	(25.7	)
Gross profit as % of revenue (2)	45.4		%	54.6		%				46.4		%	54.6		%

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⁽¹⁾ Effective Franchise Restaurants are the weighted average number of franchise and area license restaurants open in each fiscal period, adjusted to account for restaurants open for only a portion of the period.

⁽²⁾ Percentages calculated on actual amounts, not rounded amounts presented above.

Applebee’s franchise revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018 decreased slightly compared to the same period of the prior year. A $1.1 million decrease in domestic royalties due to restaurant closures and a $0.5 million increase in revenue that was not recognized due to uncertainty as to collectibility was partially offset by the favorable impact on royalty revenue resulting from a 5.7% increase in domestic same-restaurant sales.

The increase in Applebee's franchise expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared with the same period of the prior year was primarily due to an increase of $16.5 million in franchisor contributions to the Applebee's NAF, partially offset by a decrease of $1.9 million in bad debt expense that was primarily due to the recovery of amounts reserved for in prior periods.

Applebee’s franchise revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018decreased5.5% compared to the same period of the prior year. This was primarily due to an increase of $4.9 million in revenue not recognized due to uncertainty as to collectibility and a $2.4 million decrease in royalties due to net closures of franchise restaurants. These unfavorable items were partially offset by a 4.5%increase in domestic same-restaurant sales.

The increase in Applebee's franchise expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared with the same period of the prior year was primarily due to an increase of $30.0 million in franchisor contributions to the Applebee's NAF, partially offset by a decrease of $6.7 million in bad debt expense that was primarily due to the recovery of amounts reserved in prior periods.

IHOP franchise revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018 increased due primarily to restaurant development over the past twelve months and a 0.7% increase in domestic same-restaurant sales. IHOP franchise expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 increased slightly from the comparable 2017 period.

IHOP franchise revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018 increased 4.2% compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to a 3.5%increase in Effective Franchise Restaurants because of net restaurant development over the past twelve months and a 0.9% increase in domestic same-restaurant sales.

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The increase in IHOP franchise expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared with the same period of the prior year were primarily due to an increase of $0.6 million in bad debt expense and a $0.3 million contribution to the IHOP National Advertising Fund.

Advertising revenue and expense of both brands for the three months ended June 30, 2018 decreased compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to Applebee's advertising fees not recognized due to uncertainty as to collectibility and the decline in Applebee's restaurants due to closures, partially offset by IHOP net restaurant development over the past twelve months and the increase in Applebee's domestic same-restaurant sales.

Advertising revenue and expense of both brands for the six months ended June 30, 2018 increased slightly compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily due to IHOP net restaurant development over the past twelve months and the increases in Applebee's domestic same-restaurant sales, partially offset by the decline in Applebee's restaurants due to closures.

Gross profit as a percentage of revenue declined for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the same period of the prior year, primarily because of the increase in franchise expenses due to contributions to the Applebee's NAF, partially offset by IHOP restaurant development and lower Applebee's bad debt expense.

Rental Operations	Three months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018			2017						2018			2017
	(In millions)
Rental revenues	$	30.4		$	30.1		$	0.3		$	61.2		$	60.6		$	0.6
Rental expenses	22.8			22.6			(0.2		)	45.4			45.3			(0.1		)
Rental operations gross profit	$	7.6		$	7.5		$	0.1		$	15.8		$	15.3		$	0.5
Gross profit as % of revenue (1)	24.9		%	24.7		%				25.7		%	25.2		%

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⁽¹⁾ Percentages calculated on actual amounts, not rounded amounts presented above.

Rental operations relate primarily to IHOP franchise restaurants. Rental income includes revenue from operating leases and interest income from direct financing leases. Rental expenses are costs of prime operating leases and interest expense on prime capital leases on certain franchise restaurants.

Rental segment revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 increased compared to the same periods of the prior year primarily due to contractual increases in base sub-rental income and an increase in rental income based on a percentage of franchisees' retail sales, partially offset by the expected progressive decline of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, in interest income as direct financing leases are repaid.

The adoption of ASC 606 did not impact our recognition of rental revenue.

Financing Operations

Financing revenues primarily consist of interest income from the financing of equipment leases and franchise fees, as well as sales of equipment associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants. Financing expenses are the cost of any restaurant equipment sold associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants.

Financing revenue and gross profit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 were consistent with the same periods of the prior year with the exception of financing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018, which increased due to costs related to equipment sales associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants.

The adoption of ASC 606 did not impact our recognition of financing revenue.

Company Restaurant Operations

Effective June 19, 2017, we refranchised nine of our ten company-operated IHOP restaurants in the Cincinnati, Ohio market area; the one restaurant not refranchised was closed. As a result, we no longer operate any restaurants on a permanent basis. From time to time, we may reacquire restaurants from franchisees for a variety of reasons. At June 30, 2018, we did not operate any such reacquired restaurants.

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G&A Expenses	Three months ended June 30,				Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,				Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018		2017					2018		2017
	(In millions)
	$	38.8	$	37.4	$	(1.4	)	$	80.7	$	87.7	$	7.0

The increase in G&A expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the same period of the prior year was primarily due to a $3.5 million increase in personnel-related costs, a $0.6 million increase in consumer research, a $0.4 million increase in depreciation costs as well as smaller increases in other cost categories. The increase in personnel-related costs was primarily related to higher costs of stock-based and other incentive compensation. These increases were partially offset by a $4.1 million decrease in professional services. The decrease in professional services was due to the utilization of third-party consultants in 2017 related to Applebee's stabilization initiatives; similar utilization did not recur in 2018.

The decrease in G&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due to charges of $8.8 million recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2017 related to the executive separation costs discussed under “Events Impacting Comparability of Financial Information” that did not recur in 2018. Additionally, professional services costs decreased $5.9 million due to less utilization of third-party consultants as noted above. Partially offsetting these decreases were increases of $4.9 million in personnel-related costs, $0.9 million in consumer research and $0.8 million in depreciation, as well as smaller increases in other cost categories. The increase in personnel-related costs primarily related to higher costs of stock-based and other incentive compensation.

Closure and Impairment Charges	Three months ended June 30,					Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance		Six months ended June 30,					Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018			2017				2018			2017
	(In millions)
	$	(2.7	)	$	2.7	$	5.4	$	(0.1	)	$	2.9	$	3.0

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 we recognized closure credits of $2.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The credits were due to downward revisions of previously established reserves for property closures, primarily a reserve of $2.5 million that had been established in the first quarter of 2018 for lease closure obligations, net of estimated sub-rental income, related to two properties on which refranchised Applebee's company-operated restaurants had been located. During the second quarter of 2018, it was determined the reserve related to the two properties was no longer required. There were no other individually significant closure and impairment charges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.

In June 2017, we closed one company-operated IHOP restaurant in the Cincinnati, Ohio market area and recorded charges of approximately $2.2 million related to the closure. There were no other individually significant closure and

impairment charges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we performed assessments to determine whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that could indicate a potential impairment to our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. We considered, among other things, Applebee's key performance indicators during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and what, if any, impact that performance had on the long-term forecast of future trends in sales, operating expenses, overhead expenses, depreciation, capital expenditures and changes in working capital that was used in performing the qualitative impairment test in the third quarter of 2017. We also considered the current market price of our common stock and the impact of the Tax Act. We concluded that an interim test for impairment was not necessary as of June 30, 2018. We also considered whether there were any indicators that the carrying value of tangible long-lived assets may not be recoverable. No significant impairments were noted in performing the assessments.

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(Gain) Loss on Disposition of Assets

Three months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
2018			2017						2018			2017
(In millions)
$	(0.1	)	$	(6.2	)	$	(6.2	)	$	(1.5	)	$	(6.4	)	$	(4.9	)

There were no individually significant asset dispositions during the three months ended June 30, 2018. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the sublease tenant of a property with lease terms favorable to the Company purchased the property, which allowed us to recognize a gain of $1.4 million on disposition of the favorable lease asset.

In June 2017, the Company completed the refranchising and sale of related restaurant assets of nine company-operated IHOP restaurants in the Cincinnati, Ohio market area. As part of the transaction, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement, nine franchise agreements and nine sublease agreements for land and buildings. The Company compared the stated rent under the sublease agreements with comparable market rents and recorded net favorable lease assets of $2.3 million in connection with the transaction. The Company also received cash of $1.1 million and a note receivable for $4.8 million. After allocating a portion of the consideration to franchise fees and derecognition of the assets sold, the Company recognized a gain of $6.2 million on the refranchising and sale during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.

Other Income and Expense Items	Three months ended June 30,				Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,				Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018		2017					2018		2017
	(In millions)
Interest expense	$	15.5	$	15.8	$	0.3		$	30.7	$	31.1	$	0.5
Amortization of intangible assets	2.5		2.5		(0.0		)	5.0		5.0		(0.0		)
Total	$	18.0	$	18.3	$	0.3		$	35.7	$	36.1	$	0.5

Interest expense and amortization of intangible assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 were substantially consistent with the same periods of the prior year.

Income Taxes	Three months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance			Six months ended June 30,						Favorable (Unfavorable) Variance
	2018			2017						2018			2017
	(In millions)
Income tax provision	$	11.9		$	18.8		$	6.9		$	17.5		$	29.2		$	11.7
Effective tax rate	48.3		%	45.9		%	(2.4		)%	37.0		%	43.7		%	6.7		%

Our income tax provision will vary from period to period for two reasons: a change in income before income taxes and a change in the effective tax rate. Changes in our income before income taxes between 2018 and 2017 were addressed in the preceding sections of “Consolidated Results of Operations - Comparison of the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.”

Our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 were impacted by two events. The Tax Act enacted in December 2017 lowered the federal statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, beginning in 2018. However, during the three months ended June 30, 2018, we increased our tax provision by $5.7 million related to adjustments resulting from IRS audits for tax years 2011 through 2013. This adjustment increased our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, offsetting the lower federal statutory corporate tax rate resulting from the Tax Act. Completion of the IRS audits for tax years 2011 through 2013 will allow us to accelerate the collection of certain tax benefits recognized in prior years. As a result, we expect to receive a cash refund of approximately $12 million within the next 12 months. The expected refund is currently included in Prepaid Income Taxes in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2018, our outstanding long-term debt consisted of $1.3 billion of Series 2014-1 4.277% Fixed Rate Senior Notes, Class A-2 (the “Class A-2 Notes”). We also have a revolving financing facility consisting of Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes, Class A-1 (the “Variable Funding Notes” or “VFN”), which allows for drawings of up to $100 million of Variable Funding Notes and the issuance of letters of credit. The Class A-2 Notes and the Variable Funding Notes are referred to collectively as the “Notes.” The Notes were issued in a private securitization transaction pursuant to which substantially all our domestic revenue-generating assets and our domestic intellectual property are held by certain special-purpose, wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”) that act as guarantors of the Notes and that have pledged substantially all their assets to secure the Notes.

While the Notes are outstanding, payment of principal and interest is required to be made on the Class A-2 Notes on a quarterly basis. The quarterly principal payment of $3.25 million on the Class A-2 Notes may be suspended when the leverage ratio for the Company and its subsidiaries is less than or equal to 5.25x. At June 30, 2018, our leverage ratio was 5.73x (see Exhibit 12.1). Exceeding the leverage ratio of 5.25x does not violate any covenant related to the Notes; however, we were required to make a principal payment of $3.25 million in each of the first two quarters of 2018 and anticipate we will be required to make principal payments in each of the remaining quarters of 2018.

We may voluntarily repay the Class A-2 Notes at any time; however, if we voluntarily repay the Class A-2 Notes prior to September 2018 we would be required to pay a make-whole premium. As of June 30, 2018, the make-whole payment for voluntary repayment was approximately $6 million; this amount declines ratably to zero in September 2018. We would also be subject to a make-whole premium in the event of a mandatory prepayment occurring prior to September 2018 following a Rapid Amortization Event (as defined in the Class A-2 Notes) or certain asset dispositions. The make-whole premium requirements are considered derivatives embedded in the Class A-2 Notes that must be bifurcated for separate valuation. We estimated the fair value of these derivatives to be insignificant at June 30, 2018, based on the probability-weighted discounted cash flows associated with either event.

During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we borrowed $20.0 million in Variable Funding Notes, all of which was outstanding at June 30, 2018. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding VFN borrowings for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was 4.4%. Additionally, at June 30, 2018, $3.1 million was pledged against the Variable Funding Notes for outstanding letters of credit, leaving $76.9 million of Variable Funding Notes available for borrowings. The letters of credit are used primarily to satisfy insurance-related collateral requirements.

The Notes are subject to customary rapid amortization events for similar types of financing, including events tied to our failure to maintain the stated debt service coverage ratio (“DSCR”), the sum of domestic retail sales for all restaurants being below certain levels on certain measurement dates, certain manager termination events, certain events of default and the failure to repay or refinance the Notes on the Class A-2 Anticipated Repayment Date in September 2021. The Notes are also subject to certain customary events of default, including events relating to non-payment of required interest, principal or other amounts due on or with respect to the Notes, failure to maintain the stated DSCR, failure to comply with covenants within certain time frames, certain bankruptcy events, breaches of specified representations and warranties and certain judgments.

Failure to maintain a prescribed DSCR can trigger a Cash Trapping Event, A Rapid Amortization Event, a Manager Termination Event or a Default Event as described below. In a Cash Trapping Event, the Trustee is required to retain a certain percentage of excess Cash Flow (as defined) in a restricted account. In a Rapid Amortization Event, all excess Cash Flow is retained and used to retire principal amounts of debt. Key DSCRs are as follows:

•DSCR less than 1.75x but equal to or greater than 1.50x - Cash Trapping Event, 50% of Net Cash Flow

•DSCR less than 1.50x - Cash Trapping Event, 100% of Net Cash Flow

•DSCR less than 1.30x - Rapid Amortization Event

•DSCR less than 1.20x - Manager Termination Event

•DSCR less than 1.10x - Default Event

Our DSCR for the reporting period ended June 30, 2018 was 3.75x (see Exhibit 12.1).

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Capital Allocation

Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we paid dividends on common stock of $28.8 million, representing a cash dividend of $0.97 per share declared in the fourth quarter of 2017 (paid in January 2018) and a cash dividend of $0.63 per share declared in the first quarter of 2018 (paid in April 2018). On May 14, 2018, our Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.63 per share of common stock. This dividend was paid on July 6, 2018 to our stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2018. We reported dividends payable of $11.4 million at June 30, 2018.

Share Repurchases

In October 2015, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to $150 million of our common stock (the “2015 Repurchase Program”) on an opportunistic basis from time to time in open market transactions and in privately negotiated transactions based on business, market, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The 2015 Repurchase Program, as approved by the Board of Directors, does not require the repurchase of a specific number of shares and can be terminated at any time. A summary of shares repurchased under the 2015 Repurchase Program, currently and cumulatively, is as follows:

	Shares	Cost of shares
		(In millions)
Repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2018	137,163	$	10.0
Repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2018	275,801	$	20.0
Cumulative (life-of-program) repurchases as of June 30, 2018	1,276,458	$	102.9
Remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased	n/a	$	47.1

We evaluate dividend payments on common stock and repurchases of common stock within the context of our overall capital allocation strategy with our Board of Directors on an ongoing basis, giving consideration to our current and forecast earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and other factors.

From time to time, we also repurchase shares owned and tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations on the vesting of restricted stock awards. Shares are deemed purchased at the closing price of our common stock on the vesting date. See Part II, Item 2 for detail on all share repurchase activity during the second quarter of 2018.

Cash Flows

In summary, our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			Variance
	(In millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	25.8		$	20.9		$	4.9
Net cash provided by investing activities	5.0			3.8			1.2
Net cash used in financing activities	(44.1		)	(51.7		)	7.6
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(13.3	)	$	(27.0	)	$	13.7

Operating Activities

Our net income for the six months ended June 30, 2018 decreased $7.9 million compared to the same period of 2017, primarily due to a decline in gross profit from franchise operations, partially offset by a decrease in G&A expenses and a decrease in our effective tax rate, each of which was discussed in preceding sections of the MD&A. Net changes in working capital used cash of $13.6 million during the first six months of 2018, compared to a use of cash of $25.5 million during the first six months of 2017. The working capital change favorably impacted cash from operating activities by $11.9 million and was primarily due to a decrease in taxes paid offset by the timing of marketing accruals. The increase of $4.9 million in cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was primarily due to the favorability of $11.9 million in cash used by working capital changes partially offset by the $7.9 million decrease in net income.

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Investing Activities

Investing activities provided net cash of $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Principal receipts from notes, equipment contracts and other long-term receivables of $14.9 million and proceeds from asset sales of $0.7 million were partially offset by $7.3 million in capital expenditures and loans to franchisees of $3.0 million.

Financing Activities

Financing activities used net cash of $44.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Cash used in financing activities primarily consisted of cash dividends paid on our common stock totaling $28.8 million, repurchases of our common stock totaling $20.0 million, repayments of capital lease obligations and long-term debt of $14.5 million, and a net cash outflow of approximately $0.8 million related to equity compensation awards. These financing outflows were partially offset by borrowings from the Variable Funding Notes of$20.0 million.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

At June 30, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents totaled $95.7 million, including $37.1 million of cash held for gift card programs and advertising funds. Additionally, our franchisor subsidiaries held a total of approximately $28 million in cash at June 30, 2018, to maintain certain net worth requirements under state franchise disclosure laws.

Based on our current level of operations, we believe that our cash flow from operations, available cash and available borrowing capacity under our Variable Funding Notes will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs for the next twelve months.

Adjusted Free Cash Flow

We define “adjusted free cash flow” for a given period as cash provided by operating activities, plus receipts from notes and equipment contract receivables, less additions to property and equipment. Management uses this liquidity measure in its periodic assessment of, among other things, cash dividends per share of common stock and repurchases of common stock and we believe it is important for investors to have the same measure used by management for that purpose. Adjusted free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary purposes.

Adjusted free cash flow is a non-U.S. GAAP measure. This non-U.S. GAAP measure is not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Non-U.S. GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the U.S. GAAP information contained within our financial statements. Reconciliation of the cash provided by operating activities to adjusted free cash flow is as follows:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			Variance
	(In millions)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$	25.8		$	20.9		$	4.9
Receipts from notes and equipment contracts receivable	9.6			5.2			4.4
Additions to property and equipment	(7.3		)	(6.9		)	(0.4		)
Adjusted free cash flow	$	28.1		$	19.2		$	8.9

The increase in adjusted free cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the same period of the prior year is primarily due to the increase in cash from operating activities discussed above and the balloon payoff of one equipment contract receivable. Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $16 million for fiscal 2018.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have obligations for guarantees on certain franchisee lease agreements, as disclosed in Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies, of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. Other than such guarantees, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of SEC Regulation S-K as of June 30, 2018.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

There were no material changes to the contractual obligations table as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenues and expenses in the reporting period. We base our estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. We continually review the estimates and underlying assumptions to ensure they are appropriate for the circumstances. Accounting assumptions and estimates are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from our estimates.

A summary of our critical accounting estimates is included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, there were no significant changes in our estimates and critical accounting policies, other than our accounting policy for revenue recognition, which changed because of the adoption of ASC 606 as discussed in Note 3 - Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

There were no material changes from the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

We are subject to various lawsuits, administrative proceedings, audits and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these lawsuits purport to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. We are required to record an accrual for litigation loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Legal fees and expenses associated with the defense of all of our litigation are expensed as such fees and expenses are incurred. Management regularly assesses our insurance deductibles, analyzes litigation information with our attorneys and evaluates our loss experience in connection with pending legal proceedings. While we do not presently believe that any of the legal proceedings to which we are currently a party will ultimately have a material adverse impact on us, there can be no assurance that we will prevail in all the proceedings we are party to, or that we will not incur material losses from them.

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Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

There are no material changes from the risk factors set forth under Item 1A of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company
Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (c)	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (c)
April 2, 2018 – April 29, 2018(a)	85,674	$	74.82	84,790	$	50,800,000
April 30, 2018 – May 27, 2018(a)	55,722	69.81		52,373	$	47,100,000
May 28, 2018 – July 1, 2018(b)	221	75.54		—	$	47,100,000
Total	141,617	$	72.85	137,163	$	47,100,000

^(a) These amounts include 884 shares owned and tendered by employees at an average price of $72.67 per share during the fiscal month ended April 29, 2018 and 3,349 shares owned and tendered by employees at an average price of $70.44 per share during the fiscal month ended May 27, 2018 to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon vesting of restricted stock awards.

^(b) These amounts represent shares owned and tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising upon vesting of restricted stock awards.

^(c)   In October 2015, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us to repurchase up to $150 million of the Company's common stock on an opportunistic basis from time to time in open market transactions and in privately negotiated transactions, including Rule 10b-5 stock repurchase plans, based on business, market, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The program does not require the repurchase of a specific number of shares and can be terminated at any time.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2018)
3.2	Amended Bylaws of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2018)
*†10.1	Dine Brands Global, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Agreement - Employees - 20/40/20/20% Annual Vesting
†10.2	Offer Letter between Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Thomas Song dated May 7, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2018)
†10.3	Employment Agreement between Dine Brands Global, Inc. and Thomas Song dated May 7, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2018)
*12.1	Computation of Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the Trailing Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2018 and Leverage Ratio as of June 30, 2018.
*31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
*31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
*32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
*32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.***
101.SCH	XBRL Schema Document.***
101.CAL	XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.***
101.DEF	XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.***
101.LAB	XBRL Label Linkbase Document.***
101.PRE	XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.***

*    Filed herewith.

** The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 accompany this Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the interactive data files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

† A contract, compensatory plan or arrangement in which directors or executive officers are eligible to participate.

# Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pending a determination by the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether these portions should be granted confidential treatment.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		Dine Brands Global, Inc. (Registrant)
Dated:	August 1, 2018	By:	/s/ Stephen P. Joyce
			Stephen P. Joyce Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Dated:	August 1, 2018	By:	/s/ Thomas H. Song
			Thomas H. Song Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Dated:	August 1, 2018	By:	/s/ Greggory H. Kalvin
			Greggory H. Kalvin Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1 Restricted Stock Agreement 20/40/20/20% Vesting – Employees

DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC.
2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of ___________ (the “Date of Grant”), by and between DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. (formerly, DineEquity, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ___________ (the “Participant”).

RECITALS:

Pursuant to the Dine Brands Global, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”), as the administrator of the Plan, has determined that the Participant is to be granted a Restricted Stock Award (the “Award”) pursuant to which the Participant shall receive shares of the Company’s common stock, on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Any capitalized terms not defined herein shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Plan.

AGREEMENT:

In consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.GRANT OF STOCK. The Company hereby grants to Participant a Restricted Stock Award of ______ shares (the “Restricted Shares”) of common stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

2.RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS. Subject to the Participant’s continuous employment with the Company, the Restriction Period applicable to the Restricted Shares shall lapse, and the Restricted Shares shall become vested as to one-fifth (1/5) of the Restricted Shares subject to the Award on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, two-fifth (2/5) of the Restricted Shares subject to the Award on the second anniversary of the Date of Grant, and one-fifth (1/5) of the Restricted Shares subject to the Award on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the Date of Grant. Except as provided in Section 3, the Restricted Shares will be forfeited as to the unvested portion of the Award if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employment of the Company through the specified lapsing dates set forth above. So long as the shares of Common Stock are subject to restrictions imposed under the Plan and the Agreement:

(a)the shares shall be held by a custodian in book entry form with restrictions on such shares duly noted or, alternatively, a certificate or certificates representing the Award shall be registered in the Participant’s name;

(b)all such certificates shall be deposited with the Company, together with stock powers or other instruments of assignment (including a power of attorney), each endorsed in blank with a guarantee of signature if deemed necessary or appropriate, which would permit transfer to the Company of all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award in the event the Award is forfeited in whole or in part;

(c)the record address of the holder of record of such shares shall be care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal executive office;

(d)such shares shall bear a restrictive legend, as follows:

“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the Dine Brands Global, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan and a Restricted Stock Award Agreement entered into between the registered owner and Dine Brands Global, Inc. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file in the offices of Dine Brands Global, Inc.”;

(e)such shares shall bear any additional legend which may be required pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Plan; and

(f)the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign the shares, except as described in Section 4 below.

As of each lapsing date set forth above or in Section 3, subject to the Company’s right to require payment of any taxes as described in Section 8 below, the restrictions shall be removed from the requisite number of any shares of Common Stock that are held in book entry form, and all certificates evidencing ownership of the requisite number of shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the Participant.

3.RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

(a)Service Vesting. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, the Restricted Shares will be forfeited as to the unvested portion of the Award if the Participant does not remain continuously in the employment of the Company through the specified lapsing dates set forth in Section 2 above.

(b)Disability or Death. If the Participant’s employment with the Company terminates due to Disability or death, the Restriction Period shall lapse in its entirety and the Restricted Shares shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable.

(c)Change in Control. If the Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated within a period of twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control (i) by the Company other than for Cause or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason (as such terms are defined herein below or in the Plan), the Restriction Period shall lapse in its entirety and the Restricted Shares shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable.

4.NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARD. The Award and this Agreement shall not be transferable other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to beneficiary designation procedures approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award and this Agreement may be transferable to the Participant’s family members, to a trust or entity established by the Participant for estate planning purposes, to a charitable organization designated by the Participant or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order. Except as permitted by this Section 4, the Award may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to so sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Award, the Award and all rights thereunder shall immediately become null and void.

5.DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties hereto will use their reasonable best efforts to resolve any dispute hereunder through good faith negotiations. A party hereto must submit a written notice to any other party to whom such dispute pertains, and any such dispute that cannot be resolved within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such notice (or such other period to which the parties may agree) will be submitted to an arbitrator selected by mutual agreement of the parties. In the event that, within fifty (50) days of the written notice referred to in the preceding sentence, a single arbitrator has not been selected by mutual agreement of the parties, a panel of arbitrators (with each party to the dispute being entitled to select one arbitrator and, if necessary to prevent the possibility of deadlock, one additional arbitrator being selected by such arbitrators selected by the parties to the dispute) shall be selected by the parties. Except as otherwise provided herein or as the parties to the dispute may otherwise agree, such arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the then existing rules of the American Arbitration Association. The decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, or of a majority thereof, as the case may be, made in writing will be final and binding upon the parties hereto as to the questions submitted, and the parties will abide by and comply with such decision; provided, however, the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, shall not be empowered to award punitive damages. Unless the decision of the arbitrator or arbitrators, as the case may be, provides for a different allocation of costs and expenses determined by the arbitrators to be equitable under the circumstances, the prevailing party or parties in any arbitration will be entitled to recover all reasonable fees (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees) and expenses incurred by it or them in connection with such arbitration from the non-prevailing party or parties.

6.NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be deemed given when delivered either personally, by overnight courier, or when deposited in a United States Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed as appropriate, to the Participant either at his/her address set forth below or such other address as he or she may designate in writing to the Company, or to the Company: Attention: General Counsel (or said designee), at the Company’s address or such other address as the Company may designate in writing to the Participant.

7.FAILURE TO ENFORCE NOT A WAIVER. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

8.WITHHOLDING. The Company shall have the right to require, prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Award, payment by the Participant of any federal, state, local or other taxes which may be required to be withheld or paid in connection with the Award. The Company shall withhold whole shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be delivered to the Participant, having an aggregate Fair Market Value determined as of the date the obligation to withhold or pay taxes arises in connection with an award (the “Tax Date”), or withhold an amount of cash which would otherwise be payable to the Participant, in the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation, or the Participant may satisfy any such obligation by any of the following means: (i) a cash payment to the Company, (ii) delivery (either actual delivery or by attestation procedures established by the Company) to the Company of previously owned whole shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the Tax Date, equal to the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation, (iii) authorizing the Company to withhold whole shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be delivered having an aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the Tax Date, or withhold an amount of cash which would otherwise be payable to the Participant, in either case equal to the amount necessary to satisfy any such obligation or (iv) any combination of (i), (ii) and (iii). Shares of Common Stock to be delivered or withheld may not have an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of the amount determined by applying the minimum statutory withholding rate to the extent such excess withholding would result in adverse accounting treatment of the award, as determined by the Company. Any fraction of a share of Common Stock which would be required to satisfy such an obligation shall be disregarded and the remaining amount due shall be paid in cash by the Participant.

9.INCORPORATION OF PLAN. The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, and the Award and this Agreement are subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan.

10.EMPLOYMENT. Neither the Plan, the granting of the Award, this Agreement nor any other action taken pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon any person any right to continued employment by or service with the Company, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company or affect in any manner the right of the Company, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company to terminate the employment of any person at any time without liability hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, references to employment with the Company shall include employment or service with any Subsidiary of the Company.

11.AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may amend the Plan as it shall deem advisable, subject to any requirement of stockholder approval required by applicable law, rule or regulation, including Section 162(m) of the Code and any rule of the New York Stock Exchange, or any other stock exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded; provided, however, that no amendment may impair the rights of the Participant without the consent of the Participant.

12.GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not otherwise governed by the Code or the laws of the United States, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and construed in accordance therewith without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

13.COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

14.AWARDS SUBJECT TO CLAWBACK. The Award and any cash payment or shares of Common Stock delivered pursuant to the Award are subject to forfeiture, recovery by the Company or other action pursuant to this Agreement or any clawback or recoupment policy which the Company may adopt from time to time, including without limitation any such policy which the Company may be required to adopt under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and implementing rules and regulations thereunder, or as otherwise required by law.

15.DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a)“Cause” shall mean as determined by the Company, (i) the willful failure by the Participant to substantially perform his or her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) the Participant’s willful misconduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) the Participant’s commission of such acts of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation or other acts of moral turpitude as would prevent the effective performance of the Participant’s duties; or (iv) the Participant’s conviction or plea of no contest to a felony or a crime of moral turpitude.

(b)“Disability” shall mean that the Participant, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under a long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.

(c)The Participant shall have “Good Reason” to effect a voluntary termination of his or her employment in the event that the Company (i) breaches its obligations to pay any salary, benefit or bonus due to him or her, including its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) requires the Participant to relocate more than 50 miles from the Participant’s current, principal place of employment, (iii) assigns to the Participant any duties inconsistent with the Participant’s position with the Company or significantly and adversely alters the nature or status of the Participant’s responsibilities or the conditions of the Participant’s employment, or (iv) reduces the Participant’s base salary and/or bonus opportunity, except for across-the-board reductions similarly affecting all similarly situated employees of the Company and all similarly situated employees of any corporation or other entity which is in control of the Company; and in the event of any of (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), the Participant has given written notice to the Committee or the Board of Directors as to the details of the basis for such Good Reason within thirty (30) days following the date on which the Participant alleges the event giving rise to such Good Reason occurred, the Company has failed to provide a reasonable cure within thirty (30) days after its receipt of such notice and the effective date of the termination for Good Reason occurs within 90 days after the initial existence of the facts or circumstances constituting Good Reason.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Restricted Stock Award Agreement on the day and year first above written.

COMPANY:

DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC.

By:            Stephen P. Joyce    Chief Executive Officer

PARTICIPANT:

[Name]

Address

City/State/Zip

EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC.

Computation of Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the Trailing Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2018 and Leverage Ratio as of June 30, 2018.

(In thousands, except ratios)

Leverage Ratio Calculation:
Indebtedness, net (1)	$	1,305,761
Covenant Adjusted EBITDA(1)	227,992
Leverage Ratio	5.73
Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) Calculation:
Net Cash Flow (1)	$	261,393
Debt Service (1)	69,765
DSCR	3.75

⁽¹⁾  Definitions of all components used in calculating the above ratios are found in the Base Indenture and the related Series 2014-1 Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated September 30, 2014, filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2014.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to

Rule 13a-14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Amended

I, Stephen P. Joyce, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dine Brands Global, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	August 1, 2018	/s/ Stephen P. Joyce
		Stephen P. Joyce Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to

Rule 13a-14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Amended

I, Thomas H. Song, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dine Brands Global, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated:	August 1, 2018	/s/ Thomas H. Song
		Thomas H. Song Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2018 (the “Report”), Stephen P. Joyce, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of her knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:	August 1, 2018	/s/ Stephen P. Joyce
		Stephen P. Joyce Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except to the extent the Company expressly and specifically incorporates it by reference in such filing.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2018 (the “Report”), Thomas H. Song, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:	August 1, 2018	/s/ Thomas H. Song
		Thomas H. Song Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

This certification accompanies the Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except to the extent the Company expressly and specifically incorporates it by reference in such filing.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 27, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000049754
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 95,718	$ 117,010
Receivables, net	103,015	140,188
Restricted cash	39,430	31,436
Prepaid gift card costs	29,464	40,725
Prepaid income taxes	42,107	45,981
Other current assets	6,764	12,615
Total current assets	316,498	387,955
Long-term receivables, net	118,173	126,570
Other intangible assets, net	579,369	582,787
Goodwill	339,236	339,236
Property and equipment, net	197,220	199,585
Deferred rent receivable	80,358	82,971
Non-current restricted cash	14,700	14,700
Other non-current assets, net	4,752	4,135
Total assets	1,650,306	1,737,939
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	32,965	12,965
Accounts payable	47,694	55,028
Gift card liability	108,695	164,441
Dividends payable	11,430	17,748
Current maturities of capital lease and financing obligations	12,752	14,193
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	12,136	13,547
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)	10,765	11,001
Other accrued expenses	14,484	16,001
Total current liabilities	250,921	304,924
Long-term debt, less current maturities	1,265,093	1,269,849
Capital lease obligations, less current maturities	57,624	61,895
Financing obligations, less current maturities	38,820	39,200
Deferred income taxes, net	112,073	119,996
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term	67,246	70,432
Deferred rent payable	60,853	69,112
Other non-current liabilities	20,927	18,071
Total liabilities	1,873,557	1,953,479
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares: 40,000,000 authorized; June 30,2018 - 25,005,404 issued, 17,802,953 outstanding; December 31, 2017 - 25,022,312 issued, 17,993,124 outstanding	250	250
Additional paid-in-capital	254,912	276,408
Accumulated deficit	(40,154)	(69,940)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(61)	(105)
Treasury stock, at cost; shares: June 30, 2018 - 7,202,451; December 31, 2017 - 7,029,188	(438,198)	(422,153)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(223,251)	(215,540)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,650,306	$ 1,737,939

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	25,005,404	25,022,312
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	17,802,953	17,993,124
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	7,202,451	7,029,188

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Franchise revenues	$ 151,941	$ 153,064	$ 307,254	$ 307,789
Rental revenues	30,324	30,124	61,165	60,589
Financing revenues	2,206	2,088	4,215	4,219
Company restaurant sales	0	3,378	0	7,518
Total revenues	184,471	188,654	372,634	380,115
Cost of revenues:
Franchise expenses	82,944	69,522	164,816	139,689
Rental expenses	22,788	22,681	45,429	45,347
Financing expenses	149	0	299	0
Company restaurant expenses	0	3,447	0	7,790
Total cost of revenues	105,881	95,650	210,544	192,826
Gross profit	78,590	93,004	162,090	187,289
General and administrative expenses	38,759	37,366	80,670	87,671
Interest expense	15,481	15,780	30,680	31,143
Closure and impairment (credits) charges	(2,702)	2,701	(98)	2,918
Amortization of intangible assets	2,506	2,500	5,008	5,000
Gain on disposition of assets	(50)	(6,243)	(1,477)	(6,352)
Income before income tax provision	24,596	40,900	47,307	66,909
Income tax provision	(11,883)	(18,793)	(17,521)	(29,207)
Net income	12,713	22,107	29,786	37,702
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Adjustment to unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments	0	0	50	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(3)	0	(6)	0
Total comprehensive income	12,710	22,107	29,830	37,702
Net income available to common stockholders:
Net income	12,713	22,107	29,786	37,702
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(428)	(356)	(1,000)	(635)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	$ 12,285	$ 21,751	$ 28,786	$ 37,067
Net income available to common stockholders per share:
Basic (USD per share)	$ 0.70	$ 1.23	$ 1.63	$ 2.09
Diluted (USD per share)	$ 0.69	$ 1.23	$ 1.61	$ 2.09
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	17,544	17,719	17,623	17,707
Diluted (in shares)	17,803	17,725	17,827	17,721
Dividends declared per common share (USD per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.97	$ 1.26	$ 1.94
Dividends paid per common share (USD per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.97	$ 1.60	$ 1.94

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 29,786	$ 37,702
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,842	15,422
Closure and impairment charges	(114)	2,910
Non-cash interest expense	1,744	1,663
Deferred income taxes	(3,606)	(7,633)
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	5,641	7,567
Gain on disposition of assets	(1,477)	(6,352)
Other	(8,438)	(4,863)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(10,924)	(694)
Current income tax receivables and payables	2,776	(482)
Gift card receivables and payables	(10,334)	(14,121)
Other current assets	5,851	(2,215)
Accounts payable	3,816	(8,153)
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	(1,411)	(4,743)
Other current liabilities	(3,360)	4,886
Cash flows provided by operating activities	25,792	20,894
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(7,339)	(6,945)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	655	1,100
Principal receipts from notes, equipment contracts and other long-term receivables	14,923	9,946
Additions to long-term receivables	(3,030)	0
Other	(246)	(292)
Cash flows provided by investing activities	4,963	3,809
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under Variable Funding Notes	20,000	0
Repayment of long-term debt	(6,500)	0
Dividends paid on common stock	(28,757)	(34,879)
Repurchase of common stock	(20,003)	(10,003)
Principal payments on capital lease and financing obligations	(8,013)	(7,170)
Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting	(1,400)	(2,320)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	620	2,635
Cash flows used in financing activities	(44,053)	(51,737)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(13,298)	(27,034)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	163,146	185,491
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	149,848	158,457
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid in cash	33,199	34,007
Income taxes paid in cash	18,267	37,241
Non-cash conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable	$ 5,856	$ 0

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General

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

General

General

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “Dine Brands Global”) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2018.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Sunday closest to the last day of each calendar quarter. For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The first fiscal quarter of 2018 began on January 1, 2018 and ended on April 1, 2018; the second fiscal quarter of 2018 ended on July 1, 2018. The first fiscal quarter of 2017 began on January 2, 2017 and ended on April 2, 2017; the second fiscal quarter of 2017

ended on July 2, 2017.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that are consolidated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are made in the calculation and assessment of the following: impairment of goodwill, other intangible assets and tangible assets; income taxes; allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivables; lease accounting estimates; contingencies; and stock-based compensation. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates based on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Standards Adopted Effective January 1, 2018

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company adopted this change in accounting principles using the full retrospective method. Accordingly, previously reported financial information has been adjusted to reflect the application of ASC 606 to all comparative periods presented. The Company utilized all of the practical expedients for adoption allowed under the full retrospective method. The Company believes utilization of the practical expedients did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements of the periods presented herein.

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2017, as reported			Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption			Balance at December 31, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Receivables, net	$	150,174		$	(9,986	)	$	140,188
Prepaid income taxes	43,654			2,327			45,981
Long-term receivables, net	131,212			(4,642		)	126,570
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)	—			11,001			11,001
Other accrued expenses	17,780			(1,779		)	16,001
Deferred franchise revenue (long-term)	—			70,432			70,432
Other non-current liabilities	23,003			(4,932		)	18,071
Deferred income taxes, net	138,177			(18,181		)	119,996
Equity:
Accumulated deficit	$	(1,098	)	$	(68,842	)	$	(69,940	)

In conjunction with its adoption of ASC 606, the Company has separated “franchise and restaurant revenues” and “franchise and restaurant expenses,” previously combined when reported in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, into separate line items for franchise revenues/expense and company restaurant sales/expense as follows:

	Three months ended June 30, 2017		Six months ended June 30, 2017
	(in thousands)
Franchise and restaurant revenues, as combined	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise revenues	$	119,609	$	239,047
Company restaurant sales	3,378		7,518
	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise and restaurant expenses, as combined	$	40,669	$	81,676
Franchise expenses	37,222		73,886
Company restaurant expenses	3,447		$	7,790
	$	40,669	$	81,676

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	119,609		$	33,455		$	153,064
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	37,222			32,300			69,522
Income before income tax provision	39,745			1,155			40,900
Income tax provision	(18,465		)	(328		)	(18,793		)
Net income	21,280			827			22,107
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.18					$	1.23
Diluted	$	1.18					$	1.23

Recognition of Applebee's advertising revenue and expense comprised $32.3 million of the revenue adjustment and all of the expense adjustment. Approximately $1.2 million of the revenue adjustment is due to the change in method of recognizing franchise and development fees. See Note 4 - Revenue Disclosures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes.

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	239,047		$	68,742		$	307,789
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	73,886			65,803			139,689
Income before income tax provision	63,970			2,939			66,909
Income tax provision	(28,327		)	(880		)	(29,207		)
Net income	35,643			2,059			37,702
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.98					$	2.09
Diluted	$	1.98					$	2.09

Recognition of Applebee's advertising revenue and expense comprised $65.8 million of the revenue adjustment and all of the expense adjustment. Approximately $2.9 million of the revenue adjustment is due to the change in method of recognizing franchise and development fees. See Note 4 - Revenue Disclosures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes.

The adoption of ASC 606 had no impact on the Company's cash provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities as previously reported in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Additional new accounting guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018 that the Company reviewed and concluded was either are not applicable to the Company's operations or had no material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. The new guidance will replace the incurred loss methodology of recognizing credit losses on financial instruments that is currently required with a methodology that estimates the expected credit loss on financial instruments and reflects the net amount expected to be collected on the financial instrument. Application of the new guidance may result in the earlier recognition of credit losses as the new methodology will require entities to consider forward-looking information in addition to historical and current information used in assessing incurred losses. The Company will be required to adopt the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2020, with early adoption permitted in its first fiscal quarter of 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and whether early adoption will be elected.

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance with respect to the accounting for leases. The new guidance will require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases, other than leases with a term of 12 months or less, and to provide additional disclosures about leasing arrangements. Accounting by lessors is largely unchanged from existing accounting guidance. The Company will be required to adopt the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2019. Early adoption is permitted.

While the Company is still in the process of evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures, the Company expects adoption of the new guidance will have a material impact on its Consolidated Balance Sheets due to recognition of the right-of-use asset and lease liability related to its operating leases. While the new guidance is also expected to impact the measurement and presentation of elements of expenses and cash flows related to leasing arrangements, the Company does not presently believe there will be a material impact on its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Recognition of a lease liability related to operating leases will not impact any covenants related to the Company's long-term debt because the debt agreements specify that covenant ratios be calculated using U.S. GAAP in effect at the time the debt agreements were entered into.

The Company reviewed all other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Company's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Company's financial statements because of future adoption.

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Revenue Disclosures (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue Disclosures

Revenue Disclosures

Franchise revenue (which comprises the majority of the Company's revenues) and revenue from company-operated restaurants are recognized in accordance with ASC 606. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised services or goods to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive for those services or goods. The Company's rental and financing revenues are recognized in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP accounting standards promulgated prior to the issuance of ASC 606, which remain in effect.

Franchising Activities

The Company owns and franchises the Applebee’s and IHOP restaurant concepts. The franchise arrangement for both brands is documented in the form of a franchise agreement and, in most cases, a development agreement. The franchise arrangement between the Company as the franchisor and the franchisee as the customer requires the Company to perform various activities to support the brand that do not directly transfer goods and services to the franchisee, but instead represent a single performance obligation, which is the transfer of the franchise license. The intellectual property subject to the franchise license is symbolic intellectual property as it does not have significant standalone functionality, and substantially all of the utility is derived from its association with the Company’s past or ongoing activities. The nature of the Company’s promise in granting the franchise license is to provide the franchisee with access to the brand’s symbolic intellectual property over the term of the license. The services provided by the Company are highly interrelated with the franchise license and as such are considered to represent a single performance obligation.

The transaction price in a standard franchise arrangement for both brands primarily consists of (a) initial franchise/development fees; (b) continuing franchise fees (royalties); and (c) advertising fees. Since the Company considers the licensing of the franchising right to be a single performance obligation, no allocation of the transaction price is required. Additionally, all domestic IHOP franchise agreements require franchisees to purchase proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix from the Company.

The Company recognizes the primary components of the transaction price as follows:

• Franchise and development fees are recognized as revenue ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreement commencing with the restaurant opening date. As these fees are typically received in cash at or near the beginning of the franchise term, the cash received is initially recorded as a contract liability until recognized as revenue over time;

• The Company is entitled to royalties and advertising fees based on a percentage of the franchisee's gross sales as defined in the franchise agreement. Royalty and advertising revenue is recognized when the franchisee's reported sales occur. Depending on timing within a fiscal period, the recognition of revenue results in either what is considered a contract asset (unbilled receivable) or, once billed, accounts receivable, on the balance sheet.

• Revenue from the sales of proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix is recognized in the period in which distributors ship the franchisee's order; recognition of revenue results in accounts receivable on the balance sheet.

In determining the amount and timing of revenue from contracts with customers, the Company exercises significant judgment with respect to collectibility of the amount; however, the timing of recognition does not require significant judgments as it is based on either the franchise term, the month of reported sales by the franchisee or the date of product shipment, none of which require estimation.

The Company does not incur a significant amount of contract acquisition costs in conducting its franchising activities and has not capitalized any such costs. The Company believes its franchising arrangements do not contain a significant financing component.

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, the Company generally recognized the entire franchise and/or development fee as revenue at the restaurant opening date. The impact on the Company's previously reported financial statements of the change from that policy to the policy described above is presented in Note 3 - Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Prior to the adoption of ASC 606, the Company did not record advertising fees received under Applebee's franchise agreements as franchise revenue. In evaluating advertising activity under the guidance of ASC 606, the Company considers itself to be primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide all of the services specified in the contract, including advertising activities, which are not considered to be distinct services in the context of providing the right to the symbolic intellectual property. Accordingly, under ASC 606, the Company records advertising fees received under Applebee's franchise agreements as franchise revenue. The Company had previously recorded advertising fees received under IHOP franchise agreements as franchise revenue. Under previously issued accounting guidance for franchisors, advertising revenue and expense were recognized in the same amount in each period. That guidance was superceded by ASC 606 such that advertising expense may now be different than the advertising revenue recognized as described above. The impact of these changes with respect to Applebee's advertising fees and advertising expenses on the Company's previously reported financial statements is presented in Note 3 - Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The adoption of ASC 606 had no impact on the Company's recording of royalties and sales of proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix.

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenue by major type for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	77,494	$	77,124	$	151,910	$	155,998
Advertising fees	58,705		60,462		122,541		122,162
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	12,780		12,209		26,558		23,445
Franchise and development fees	2,962		3,269		6,245		6,184
Total franchise revenue	$	151,941	$	153,064	$	307,254	$	307,789

Receivables from franchisees as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $71.7 million (net of allowance of $25.2 million)] and $66.2 million (net of allowance of $22.2 million), respectively, and were included in receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the six months ended June 30, 2018 are as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	81,433
Recognized as revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2018	(5,459		)
Fees received and deferred during the six months ended June 30, 2018	2,037
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	78,011

The balance of deferred revenue as of June 30, 2018 is expected to be recognized as follows:

	(In thousands)
Remainder of 2018	$	4,532
2019	10,547
2020	8,212
2021	7,636
2022	7,109
2023	6,543
Thereafter	33,432
Total	$	78,011

Company-operated Restaurants

The Company currently does not operate any restaurants but did operate restaurants in the comparative prior period. Sales by company-operated restaurants were recognized when food and beverage items were sold and were reported net of sales taxes collected from guests that were remitted to the appropriate taxing authorities. Recognition of revenue from company-operated restaurants was not impacted by the adoption of ASC 606 using the full retrospective method.

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Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following components:

	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(In millions)
Series 2014-1 4.277% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2	$	1,290.3		$	1,296.8
Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, at a variable interest rate of 4.525% as of June 30, 2018	20.0			—
Debt issuance costs	(12.2		)	(13.9		)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,298.1			1,282.8
Current portion of long-term debt	(33.0		)	(13.0		)
Long-term debt	$	1,265.1		$	1,269.8

For a description of the respective instruments, refer to Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

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Stockholders' Deficit

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Deficit

Stockholders' Deficit

Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company paid dividends on common stock of $28.8 million, representing a cash dividend of $0.97 per share declared in the fourth quarter of 2017 and a cash dividend of $0.63 per share declared in the first quarter of 2018. On May 14, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2018 cash dividend of $0.63 per share of common stock. This dividend was paid on July 6, 2018 to the Company's stockholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2018. The Company reported dividends payable of $11.4 million at June 30, 2018.

Stock Repurchase Program

In October 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $150 million of its common stock (the “2015 Repurchase Program”) on an opportunistic basis from time to time in open market transactions and in privately negotiated transactions based on business, market, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The 2015 Repurchase Program, as approved by the Board of Directors, does not require the repurchase of a specific number of shares and can be terminated at any time. A summary of shares repurchased under the 2015 Repurchase Program, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and cumulatively, is as follows:

2015 Repurchase Program	Shares	Cost of shares
		(In millions)
Repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2018	137,163	$	10.0
Repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2018	275,801	$	20.0
Cumulative (life-of-program) repurchases as of June 30, 2018	1,276,458	$	102.9
Remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased	n/a	$	47.1

Treasury Stock

Repurchases of the Company's common stock are included in treasury stock at the cost of shares repurchased plus any transaction costs. Treasury stock may be re-issued when stock options are exercised, when restricted stock awards are granted and when restricted stock units settle in stock upon vesting. The cost of treasury stock re-issued is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company re-issued 102,538 shares of treasury stock at a total FIFO cost of $4.0 million.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate was 37.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 as compared to 43.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The effective tax rate of 37.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was lower than the rate of the prior period primarily due to the federal statutory tax rate decreasing from 35% to 21% in accordance with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) enacted in December 2017, partially offset by a $5.7 million increase to the tax provision related to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audits of tax years 2011 to 2013.

The total gross unrecognized tax benefit as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $9.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively, excluding interest, penalties and related tax benefits. The increase in the unrecognized tax benefit of $3.1 million was related to the IRS examination of tax years 2011 to 2013. The Company estimates the unrecognized tax benefit may decrease over the upcoming 12 months by an amount up to $4.8 million related to settlements with taxing authorities and the lapse of statutes of limitations. For the remaining liability, due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters, the Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when cash settlement with a taxing authority will occur.

As of June 30, 2018, accrued interest was $1.4 million and accrued penalties were less than $0.1 million, excluding any related income tax benefits. As of December 31, 2017, accrued interest was $1.1 million and accrued penalties were less than $0.1 million, excluding any related income tax benefits. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties as a component of its income tax provision recognized in its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

The Company files federal income tax returns and the Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in various states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state or non-United States tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2011. The IRS commenced examination of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax return for the tax years 2011 to 2013 in fiscal year 2016. The examination is anticipated to conclude during fiscal year 2018. The Company believes that adequate reserves have been provided relating to all matters contained in the tax periods open to examination.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued guidance which provides for a measurement period of one year from the enactment date to finalize the accounting for effects of the Tax Act. Consistent with that guidance, the Company provisionally recorded an income tax benefit of $77.5 million related to the Tax Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.  As of June 30, 2018, the Company has not yet completed its accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act. The Internal Revenue Service is expected to issue additional guidance clarifying provisions of the Act. As additional guidance is issued, one or more of the provisional amounts may change.

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Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In millions)
Total stock-based compensation expense:
Equity classified awards expense	$	2.3		$	1.5		$	5.7		$	7.7
Liability classified awards expense (credit)	0.4			(1.3		)	0.9			(1.1		)
Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense	2.7			0.2			6.6			6.6
Book income tax benefit	(0.7		)	(0.1		)	(1.7		)	(2.5		)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	2.0		$	0.1		$	4.9		$	4.1

As of June 30, 2018, total unrecognized compensation expense of $22.6 million related to restricted stock and restricted stock units and $4.7 million related to stock options are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years for restricted stock and restricted stock units and 1.8 years for stock options.

Fair Value Assumptions

The Company granted 223,570 stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2018 for which the fair value was estimated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model:

Risk-free interest rate	2.6	%
Weighted average historical volatility	26.1	%
Dividend yield	3.6	%
Expected years until exercise	4.6
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$11.94

The Company granted 25,330 performance-based stock options and 26,670 performance-based restricted stock units during the six months ended June 30, 2018 for which the fair value was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation method. The following summarizes the assumptions used in estimating the fair values:

Risk-free interest rate	2.4	%
Weighted average historical volatility	33.0	%
Dividend yield	3.7	%
Expected years until exercise	3.0
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$9.79
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units granted	$34.53

Equity Classified Awards - Stock Options

Stock option balances at June 30, 2018, and activity for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	1,272,048		$	61.44
Granted	248,899		69.12
Exercised	(12,460	)	49.75
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	1,508,487		62.81		7.0	$	24.6
Vested at June 30, 2018 and Expected to Vest	1,323,639		64.44		6.6	$	20.2
Exercisable at June 30, 2018	634,238		$	75.29	3.9	$	5.8

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the second quarter of 2018 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on June 30, 2018. The aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the number of in-the-money options.

Equity Classified Awards - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

Outstanding balances as of June 30, 2018, and activity related to restricted stock and restricted stock units for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Restricted Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	275,191		$	65.81	303,348		$	28.39
Granted	90,078		68.89		52,711		48.13
Released	(52,342	)	87.69		(15,737	)	98.54
Forfeited	(12,816	)	61.16		(71	)	53.49
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	300,111		$	63.13	340,251		$	27.70

Liability Classified Awards - Cash-settled Restricted Stock Units

The Company has granted cash-settled restricted stock units to certain employees. These instruments are recorded as liabilities at fair value as of the respective period end. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 58,747 units were issued, 59 units were vested and 1,746 units were forfeited. At June 30, 2018, there were 56,942 units outstanding. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, $0.2 million and $0.3 million was included as stock-based compensation expense related to cash-settled restricted stock units.

Liability Classified Awards - Long-Term Incentive Awards

The Company has granted cash long-term incentive awards (“LTIP awards”) to certain employees. Annual LTIP awards vest over a three-year period and are determined using a multiplier from 0% to 200% of the target award based on the total stockholder return of Dine Brands Global common stock compared to the total stockholder returns of a peer group of companies. Although LTIP awards are only paid in cash, since the multiplier is based on the price of the Company's common stock, the awards are considered stock-based compensation in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are classified as liabilities. For the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, an expense of $0.2 million and a credit of $1.3 million, respectively was included in total stock-based compensation expense related to LTIP awards. For the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, an expense of $0.6 million and a credit of $1.1 million, respectively, were included in total stock-based compensation expense related to LTIP awards. At June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, liabilities of $0.7 million and $0.2 million, respectively, related to LTIP awards were included as part of accrued employee compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Segments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

Segments

The Company identifies its reporting segments based on the organizational units used by management to monitor performance and make operating decisions. The Company currently has four operating segments: Applebee's franchise operations, IHOP franchise operations, rental operations and financing operations. During one or more of the comparative periods presented herein, the Company operated a small number of IHOP restaurants and those operations were considered to be a fifth operating segment. Including these historically company-operated restaurants, the Company has four reportable segments: franchise operations, (an aggregation of Applebee's and IHOP franchise operations), rental operations, financing operations and company-operated restaurant operations. The Company considers these to be its reportable segments, regardless of whether any segment exceeds 10% of consolidated revenues, income before income tax provision or total assets.

As of June 30, 2018, the franchise operations segment consisted of (i) 1,883 restaurants operated by Applebee’s franchisees in the United States, two U.S. territories and 13 countries outside the United States and (ii) 1,805 restaurants operated by IHOP franchisees and area licensees in the United States, three U.S. territories and 12 countries outside the United States. Franchise operations revenue consists primarily of franchise royalty revenues, franchise advertising revenue, sales of proprietary products to franchisees (primarily pancake and waffle dry mixes for the IHOP restaurants), and franchise fees.  Franchise operations expenses include advertising expenses, the cost of IHOP proprietary products, bad debt expense, franchisor contributions to marketing funds, pre-opening training expenses and other franchise-related costs.

Rental operations revenue includes revenue from operating leases and interest income from direct financing leases. Rental operations expenses are costs of operating leases and interest expense from capital leases on franchisee-operated restaurants. 

Financing operations revenue primarily consists of interest income from the financing of franchise fees and equipment leases and sales of equipment associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants. Financing expenses are primarily the cost of restaurant equipment associated with refranchised IHOP restaurants.

Company restaurant sales were retail sales at company-operated restaurants. Company restaurant expenses were operating expenses at company-operated restaurants and include food, labor, utilities, rent and other restaurant operating costs. In June 2017, the Company refranchised nine of ten IHOP company-operated restaurants in the Cincinnati, Ohio market area; the one restaurant not refranchised was closed. As a result, the Company no longer operates any restaurants on a permanent basis. The Company has not presented these restaurants as discontinued operations as defined by U.S. GAAP because the refranchising of nine restaurants out of a total of approximately 3,700 restaurants did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company's operations.

From time to time, the Company may operate restaurants reacquired from franchisees on a temporary basis until those restaurants are refranchised. There were no restaurants under temporary company operation at June 30, 2018.

Information on segments is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017 (as adjusted)			2018			2017 (as adjusted)
	(In millions)
Revenues from external customers:
Franchise operations	$	151.9		$	153.1		$	307.2		$	307.8
Rental operations	30.4			30.1			61.2			60.6
Company restaurants	—			3.4			—			7.5
Financing operations	2.2			2.1			4.2			4.2
Total	$	184.5		$	188.7		$	372.6		$	380.1
Interest expense:
Rental operations	$	2.3		$	2.6		$	4.8		$	5.4
Company restaurants	—			0.1			—			0.2
Corporate	15.5			15.8			30.7			31.1
Total	$	17.8		$	18.5		$	35.5		$	36.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Franchise operations	$	2.7		$	2.7		$	5.3		$	5.4
Rental operations	2.9			3.0			5.8			6.0
Company restaurants	—			—			—			0.1
Corporate	2.3			2.0			4.7			3.9
Total	$	7.9		$	7.7		$	15.8		$	15.4
Gross profit, by segment:
Franchise operations	$	69.0		$	83.6		$	142.4		$	168.1
Rental operations	7.6			7.5			15.8			15.3
Company restaurants	—			(0.1		)	—			(0.3		)
Financing operations	2.0			2.0			3.9			4.2
Total gross profit	78.6			93.0			162.1			187.3
Corporate and unallocated expenses, net	(54.0		)	(52.1		)	(114.8		)	(120.4		)
Income before income tax provision	$	24.6		$	40.9		$	47.3		$	66.9

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Net Income per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income per Share

Net Income per Share

The computation of the Company's basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
				(as adjusted)						(as adjusted)
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator for basic and diluted income per common share:
Net income	$	12,713		$	22,107		$	29,786		$	37,702
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(428		)	(356		)	(1,000		)	(635		)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	12,285			21,751			28,786			37,067
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	—			—			3			—
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$	12,285		$	21,751		$	28,789		$	37,067
Denominator:
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic	17,544			17,719			17,623			17,707
Dilutive effect of stock options	259			6			204			14
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	17,803			17,725			17,827			17,721
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.70		$	1.23		$	1.63		$	2.09
Diluted	$	0.69		$	1.23		$	1.61		$	2.09

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company does not have a material amount of financial assets or liabilities that are required under U.S. GAAP to be measured on a recurring basis at fair value. The Company is not a party to any derivative financial instruments. The Company does not have a material amount of non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are required under U.S. GAAP to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company has not elected to use the fair value measurement option, as permitted under U.S. GAAP, for any assets or liabilities for which fair value measurement is not presently required.

The Company believes the fair values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts due to their short duration.

The fair values of the Company's Series 2014-1 Class A-2 Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”) at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

	June 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Long-term debt, current and long-term	$	1,290.3	$	1,278.6	$	1,282.8	$	1,265.5

 The fair values were determined based on Level 2 inputs, including information gathered from brokers who trade in the Company’s Class A-2 Notes and information on notes that are similar to those of the Company.

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation, Claims and Disputes

The Company is subject to various lawsuits, administrative proceedings, audits and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these lawsuits purport to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. The Company is required under U.S. GAAP to record an accrual for litigation loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Legal fees and expenses associated with the defense of all of the Company's litigation are expensed as such fees and expenses are incurred. Management regularly assesses the Company's insurance coverage, analyzes litigation information with the Company's attorneys and evaluates the Company's loss experience in connection with pending legal proceedings. While the Company does not presently believe that any of the legal proceedings to which it is currently a party will ultimately have a material adverse impact on the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in all the proceedings the Company is party to, or that the Company will not incur material losses from them.

Lease Guarantees

In connection with the sale of Applebee’s restaurants or previous brands to franchisees and other parties, the Company has, in certain cases, guaranteed or has potential continuing liability for lease payments totaling $296.1 million as of June 30, 2018. This amount represents the maximum potential liability for future payments under these leases. These leases have been assigned to the buyers and expire at the end of the respective lease terms, which range from 2018 through 2048. Excluding unexercised option periods, the Company's potential liability for future payments under these leases is $48.5 million. In the event of default, the indemnity and default clauses in the sale or assignment agreements govern the Company's ability to pursue and recover damages incurred.

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Restricted Cash

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

Current restricted cash of $39.4 million at June 30, 2018 primarily consisted of $30.7 million of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and $8.6 million of funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities. Current restricted cash of $31.4 million at December 31, 2017 primarily consisted of $29.3 million of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and $2.1 million of funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities. Non-current restricted cash of $14.7 million at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 represents interest reserves required to be set aside for the duration of the Company's securitized debt.

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Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Fiscal Period

The Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Sunday closest to the last day of each calendar quarter. For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The first fiscal quarter of 2018 began on January 1, 2018 and ended on April 1, 2018; the second fiscal quarter of 2018 ended on July 1, 2018. The first fiscal quarter of 2017 began on January 2, 2017 and ended on April 2, 2017; the second fiscal quarter of 2017

ended on July 2, 2017.

Accounting Standards Adopted in the Current Fiscal Year and Not Yet Adopted

Accounting Standards Adopted Effective January 1, 2018

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company adopted this change in accounting principles using the full retrospective method. Accordingly, previously reported financial information has been adjusted to reflect the application of ASC 606 to all comparative periods presented. The Company utilized all of the practical expedients for adoption allowed under the full retrospective method. The Company believes utilization of the practical expedients did not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements of the periods presented herein.

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2017, as reported			Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption			Balance at December 31, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Receivables, net	$	150,174		$	(9,986	)	$	140,188
Prepaid income taxes	43,654			2,327			45,981
Long-term receivables, net	131,212			(4,642		)	126,570
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)	—			11,001			11,001
Other accrued expenses	17,780			(1,779		)	16,001
Deferred franchise revenue (long-term)	—			70,432			70,432
Other non-current liabilities	23,003			(4,932		)	18,071
Deferred income taxes, net	138,177			(18,181		)	119,996
Equity:
Accumulated deficit	$	(1,098	)	$	(68,842	)	$	(69,940	)

In conjunction with its adoption of ASC 606, the Company has separated “franchise and restaurant revenues” and “franchise and restaurant expenses,” previously combined when reported in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, into separate line items for franchise revenues/expense and company restaurant sales/expense as follows:

	Three months ended June 30, 2017		Six months ended June 30, 2017
	(in thousands)
Franchise and restaurant revenues, as combined	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise revenues	$	119,609	$	239,047
Company restaurant sales	3,378		7,518
	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise and restaurant expenses, as combined	$	40,669	$	81,676
Franchise expenses	37,222		73,886
Company restaurant expenses	3,447		$	7,790
	$	40,669	$	81,676

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	119,609		$	33,455		$	153,064
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	37,222			32,300			69,522
Income before income tax provision	39,745			1,155			40,900
Income tax provision	(18,465		)	(328		)	(18,793		)
Net income	21,280			827			22,107
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.18					$	1.23
Diluted	$	1.18					$	1.23

Recognition of Applebee's advertising revenue and expense comprised $32.3 million of the revenue adjustment and all of the expense adjustment. Approximately $1.2 million of the revenue adjustment is due to the change in method of recognizing franchise and development fees. See Note 4 - Revenue Disclosures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes.

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	239,047		$	68,742		$	307,789
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	73,886			65,803			139,689
Income before income tax provision	63,970			2,939			66,909
Income tax provision	(28,327		)	(880		)	(29,207		)
Net income	35,643			2,059			37,702
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.98					$	2.09
Diluted	$	1.98					$	2.09

Recognition of Applebee's advertising revenue and expense comprised $65.8 million of the revenue adjustment and all of the expense adjustment. Approximately $2.9 million of the revenue adjustment is due to the change in method of recognizing franchise and development fees. See Note 4 - Revenue Disclosures, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of these changes.

The adoption of ASC 606 had no impact on the Company's cash provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities as previously reported in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Additional new accounting guidance became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018 that the Company reviewed and concluded was either are not applicable to the Company's operations or had no material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on the measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. The new guidance will replace the incurred loss methodology of recognizing credit losses on financial instruments that is currently required with a methodology that estimates the expected credit loss on financial instruments and reflects the net amount expected to be collected on the financial instrument. Application of the new guidance may result in the earlier recognition of credit losses as the new methodology will require entities to consider forward-looking information in addition to historical and current information used in assessing incurred losses. The Company will be required to adopt the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2020, with early adoption permitted in its first fiscal quarter of 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures and whether early adoption will be elected.

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance with respect to the accounting for leases. The new guidance will require lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases, other than leases with a term of 12 months or less, and to provide additional disclosures about leasing arrangements. Accounting by lessors is largely unchanged from existing accounting guidance. The Company will be required to adopt the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis beginning with its first fiscal quarter of 2019. Early adoption is permitted.

While the Company is still in the process of evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures, the Company expects adoption of the new guidance will have a material impact on its Consolidated Balance Sheets due to recognition of the right-of-use asset and lease liability related to its operating leases. While the new guidance is also expected to impact the measurement and presentation of elements of expenses and cash flows related to leasing arrangements, the Company does not presently believe there will be a material impact on its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Recognition of a lease liability related to operating leases will not impact any covenants related to the Company's long-term debt because the debt agreements specify that covenant ratios be calculated using U.S. GAAP in effect at the time the debt agreements were entered into.

The Company reviewed all other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Company's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Company's financial statements because of future adoption.

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Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles

In conjunction with its adoption of ASC 606, the Company has separated “franchise and restaurant revenues” and “franchise and restaurant expenses,” previously combined when reported in the Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, into separate line items for franchise revenues/expense and company restaurant sales/expense as follows:

	Three months ended June 30, 2017		Six months ended June 30, 2017
	(in thousands)
Franchise and restaurant revenues, as combined	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise revenues	$	119,609	$	239,047
Company restaurant sales	3,378		7,518
	$	122,987	$	246,565
Franchise and restaurant expenses, as combined	$	40,669	$	81,676
Franchise expenses	37,222		73,886
Company restaurant expenses	3,447		$	7,790
	$	40,669	$	81,676

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Six Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	239,047		$	68,742		$	307,789
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	73,886			65,803			139,689
Income before income tax provision	63,970			2,939			66,909
Income tax provision	(28,327		)	(880		)	(29,207		)
Net income	35,643			2,059			37,702
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.98					$	2.09
Diluted	$	1.98					$	2.09

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:

	Balance at December 31, 2017, as reported			Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption			Balance at December 31, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Assets:
Receivables, net	$	150,174		$	(9,986	)	$	140,188
Prepaid income taxes	43,654			2,327			45,981
Long-term receivables, net	131,212			(4,642		)	126,570
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)	—			11,001			11,001
Other accrued expenses	17,780			(1,779		)	16,001
Deferred franchise revenue (long-term)	—			70,432			70,432
Other non-current liabilities	23,003			(4,932		)	18,071
Deferred income taxes, net	138,177			(18,181		)	119,996
Equity:
Accumulated deficit	$	(1,098	)	$	(68,842	)	$	(69,940	)

Adoption of ASC 606 impacted our previously reported Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as follows:

	Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as reported			Adjustments due to ASC 606 adoption			Three Months ended June 30, 2017, as adjusted
	(In thousands)
Franchise revenues (as shown separately above)	$	119,609		$	33,455		$	153,064
Franchise expenses (as shown separately above)	37,222			32,300			69,522
Income before income tax provision	39,745			1,155			40,900
Income tax provision	(18,465		)	(328		)	(18,793		)
Net income	21,280			827			22,107
Net income per share:
Basic	$	1.18					$	1.23
Diluted	$	1.18					$	1.23

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Revenue Disclosures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our franchise revenue by major type for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	77,494	$	77,124	$	151,910	$	155,998
Advertising fees	58,705		60,462		122,541		122,162
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other	12,780		12,209		26,558		23,445
Franchise and development fees	2,962		3,269		6,245		6,184
Total franchise revenue	$	151,941	$	153,064	$	307,254	$	307,789

Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the six months ended June 30, 2018 are as follows:

	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	81,433
Recognized as revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2018	(5,459		)
Fees received and deferred during the six months ended June 30, 2018	2,037
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	78,011

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of deferred revenue as of June 30, 2018 is expected to be recognized as follows:

	(In thousands)
Remainder of 2018	$	4,532
2019	10,547
2020	8,212
2021	7,636
2022	7,109
2023	6,543
Thereafter	33,432
Total	$	78,011

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following components:

	June 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(In millions)
Series 2014-1 4.277% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2	$	1,290.3		$	1,296.8
Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, at a variable interest rate of 4.525% as of June 30, 2018	20.0			—
Debt issuance costs	(12.2		)	(13.9		)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,298.1			1,282.8
Current portion of long-term debt	(33.0		)	(13.0		)
Long-term debt	$	1,265.1		$	1,269.8

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Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Class of Treasury Stock

A summary of shares repurchased under the 2015 Repurchase Program, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and cumulatively, is as follows:

2015 Repurchase Program	Shares	Cost of shares
		(In millions)
Repurchased during the three months ended June 30, 2018	137,163	$	10.0
Repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2018	275,801	$	20.0
Cumulative (life-of-program) repurchases as of June 30, 2018	1,276,458	$	102.9
Remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased	n/a	$	47.1

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Components of the Company’s stock-based compensation expense

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(In millions)
Total stock-based compensation expense:
Equity classified awards expense	$	2.3		$	1.5		$	5.7		$	7.7
Liability classified awards expense (credit)	0.4			(1.3		)	0.9			(1.1		)
Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense	2.7			0.2			6.6			6.6
Book income tax benefit	(0.7		)	(0.1		)	(1.7		)	(2.5		)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	2.0		$	0.1		$	4.9		$	4.1

Schedule of stock option valuation assumptions

The following summarizes the assumptions used in estimating the fair values:

Risk-free interest rate	2.4	%
Weighted average historical volatility	33.0	%
Dividend yield	3.7	%
Expected years until exercise	3.0
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$9.79
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units granted	$34.53

The following summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model:

Risk-free interest rate	2.6	%
Weighted average historical volatility	26.1	%
Dividend yield	3.6	%
Expected years until exercise	4.6
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$11.94

Schedule of stock option activity

Stock option balances at June 30, 2018, and activity for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	1,272,048		$	61.44
Granted	248,899		69.12
Exercised	(12,460	)	49.75
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	1,508,487		62.81		7.0	$	24.6
Vested at June 30, 2018 and Expected to Vest	1,323,639		64.44		6.6	$	20.2
Exercisable at June 30, 2018	634,238		$	75.29	3.9	$	5.8

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity

Outstanding balances as of June 30, 2018, and activity related to restricted stock and restricted stock units for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were as follows:

	Restricted Stock		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Restricted Stock Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2017	275,191		$	65.81	303,348		$	28.39
Granted	90,078		68.89		52,711		48.13
Released	(52,342	)	87.69		(15,737	)	98.54
Forfeited	(12,816	)	61.16		(71	)	53.49
Outstanding at June 30, 2018	300,111		$	63.13	340,251		$	27.70

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Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information by segment

Information on segments is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017 (as adjusted)			2018			2017 (as adjusted)
	(In millions)
Revenues from external customers:
Franchise operations	$	151.9		$	153.1		$	307.2		$	307.8
Rental operations	30.4			30.1			61.2			60.6
Company restaurants	—			3.4			—			7.5
Financing operations	2.2			2.1			4.2			4.2
Total	$	184.5		$	188.7		$	372.6		$	380.1
Interest expense:
Rental operations	$	2.3		$	2.6		$	4.8		$	5.4
Company restaurants	—			0.1			—			0.2
Corporate	15.5			15.8			30.7			31.1
Total	$	17.8		$	18.5		$	35.5		$	36.7
Depreciation and amortization:
Franchise operations	$	2.7		$	2.7		$	5.3		$	5.4
Rental operations	2.9			3.0			5.8			6.0
Company restaurants	—			—			—			0.1
Corporate	2.3			2.0			4.7			3.9
Total	$	7.9		$	7.7		$	15.8		$	15.4
Gross profit, by segment:
Franchise operations	$	69.0		$	83.6		$	142.4		$	168.1
Rental operations	7.6			7.5			15.8			15.3
Company restaurants	—			(0.1		)	—			(0.3		)
Financing operations	2.0			2.0			3.9			4.2
Total gross profit	78.6			93.0			162.1			187.3
Corporate and unallocated expenses, net	(54.0		)	(52.1		)	(114.8		)	(120.4		)
Income before income tax provision	$	24.6		$	40.9		$	47.3		$	66.9

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Net Income per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net income per share

The computation of the Company's basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
				(as adjusted)						(as adjusted)
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator for basic and diluted income per common share:
Net income	$	12,713		$	22,107		$	29,786		$	37,702
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(428		)	(356		)	(1,000		)	(635		)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	12,285			21,751			28,786			37,067
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	—			—			3			—
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$	12,285		$	21,751		$	28,789		$	37,067
Denominator:
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic	17,544			17,719			17,623			17,707
Dilutive effect of stock options	259			6			204			14
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	17,803			17,725			17,827			17,721
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.70		$	1.23		$	1.63		$	2.09
Diluted	$	0.69		$	1.23		$	1.61		$	2.09

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of non-current financial liabilities

The fair values of the Company's Series 2014-1 Class A-2 Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”) at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

	June 30, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In millions)
Long-term debt, current and long-term	$	1,290.3	$	1,278.6	$	1,282.8	$	1,265.5

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Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - Adoption of ASC 606 on impacted Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Receivables, net	$ 103,015	$ 140,188
Prepaid income taxes	42,107	45,981
Long-term receivables, net	118,173	126,570
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)	10,765	11,001
Other accrued expenses	14,484	16,001
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term	67,246	70,432
Other non-current liabilities	20,927	18,071
Deferred income taxes, net	112,073	119,996
Equity:
Accumulated deficit	$ (40,154)	(69,940)
As Reported
Assets:
Receivables, net		150,174
Prepaid income taxes		43,654
Long-term receivables, net		131,212
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)		0
Other accrued expenses		17,780
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term		0
Other non-current liabilities		23,003
Deferred income taxes, net		138,177
Equity:
Accumulated deficit		(1,098)
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption
Assets:
Receivables, net		(9,986)
Prepaid income taxes		2,327
Long-term receivables, net		(4,642)
Liabilities:
Deferred franchise revenue (short-term)		11,001
Other accrued expenses		(1,779)
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term		70,432
Other non-current liabilities		(4,932)
Deferred income taxes, net		(18,181)
Equity:
Accumulated deficit		$ (68,842)

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Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - Reclassified franchise and restaurant revenues and expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues	$ 151,941	$ 153,064	$ 307,254	$ 307,789
Company restaurants	0	3,378	0	7,518
Franchise expenses	82,944	69,522	164,816	139,689
Company restaurant expenses	0	3,447	0	7,790
As Reported
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise and Restaurant Revenues		122,987		246,565
Franchise revenues		119,609		239,047
Company restaurants		3,378		7,518
Franchise and Restaurant Expenses		40,669		81,676
Franchise expenses		37,222		73,886
Company restaurant expenses		3,447		7,790
Operating Segments | Company restaurants
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Company restaurants	$ 0	$ 3,400	$ 0	$ 7,500

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Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - The effect of the adoption of ASC 606 on Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues	$ 151,941	$ 153,064	$ 307,254	$ 307,789
Franchise expenses	82,944	69,522	164,816	139,689
Income before income tax provision	24,596	40,900	47,307	66,909
Income tax provision	(11,883)	(18,793)	(17,521)	(29,207)
Net income	$ 12,713	$ 22,107	$ 29,786	$ 37,702
Net income available to common stockholders per share:
Net income per common share - basic (USD per share)	$ 0.70	$ 1.23	$ 1.63	$ 2.09
Net income per common share - diluted (USD per share)	$ 0.69	$ 1.23	$ 1.61	$ 2.09
Advertising
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues	$ 58,705	$ 60,462	$ 122,541	$ 122,162
As Reported
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues		119,609		239,047
Franchise expenses		37,222		73,886
Income before income tax provision		39,745		63,970
Income tax provision		(18,465)		(28,327)
Net income		$ 21,280		$ 35,643
Net income available to common stockholders per share:
Net income per common share - basic (USD per share)		$ 1.18		$ 1.98
Net income per common share - diluted (USD per share)		$ 1.18		$ 1.98
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues		$ 33,455		$ 68,742
Franchise expenses		32,300		65,803
Income before income tax provision		1,155		2,939
Income tax provision		(328)		(880)
Net income		827		$ 2,059
Applebee's | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 | Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues		32,300	65,800
Applebee's | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Change In Method Of Recognizing Franchise And Development Fees | Adjustments/Reclassifications Due to ASC 606 adoption
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Franchise revenues		$ 1,200	$ 2,900

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Revenue Disclosures - Disaggregation of Franchise Revenue by Major Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	$ 151,941	$ 153,064	$ 307,254	$ 307,789
Royalties
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	77,494	77,124	151,910	155,998
Advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	58,705	60,462	122,541	122,162
Pancake and waffle dry mix sales and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	12,780	12,209	26,558	23,445
Franchise and development fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	$ 2,962	$ 3,269	$ 6,245	$ 6,184

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Revenue Disclosures - Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2017	$ 81,433
Recognized as revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2018	(5,459)
Fees received and deferred during the six months ended June 30, 2018	2,037
Balance at June 30, 2018	$ 78,011

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Revenue Disclosures - (Details) - Receivables From Franchise Revenue Transactions [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Billed and unbilled receivables	$ 71.7	$ 66.2
Billed and unbilled receivables, accumulated allowance for credit loss	$ 25.2	$ 22.2

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Revenue Disclosures - Deferred revenue expected to be recognized (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2018-07-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 4,532
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	6 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 10,547
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 8,212
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 7,636
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 7,109
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 6,543
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 33,432
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: (nil)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 78,011
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing

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Long-Term Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Discount	$ (12,200)	$ (13,900)
Total Long-term Debt	1,298,100	1,282,800
Less current maturities	(32,965)	(12,965)
Long-term debt, less current maturities	$ 1,265,093	$ 1,269,849
Series 2014-1 4.277% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)	4.277%	4.277%
Senior Notes due October 2018, at a fixed rate of 9.5%	$ 1,290,300	$ 1,296,800
Series 2014-1 Variable Funding Senior Notes Class A-1, At A Variable Interest Rate Of 4.5245%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)	4.5245%
Senior Notes due October 2018, at a fixed rate of 9.5%	$ 20,000	$ 0

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Stockholders' Deficit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	May 14, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Oct. 31, 2015
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid on common stock						$ 28,757,000	$ 34,879,000
Dividends declared per common share (USD per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.63	$ 0.63	$ 0.97	$ 0.97	$ 1.26	$ 1.94
Dividends payable		$ 11,430,000		$ 17,748,000		$ 11,430,000
Treasury stock reissued (shares)						102,538
Treasury stock reissued						$ 4,000,000
October 2015 Share Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount								$ 150,000,000

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Stockholders' Deficit - Share Repurchases (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares
Equity [Abstract]
Stock repurchased during period (in shares) | shares	137,163	275,801
Stock repurchased during period, value	$ 10.0	$ 20.0
Cumulative amount of shares repurchased (in shares) | shares	1,276,458	1,276,458
Cumulative payments for repurchase of common stock	$ 102.9	$ 102.9
Remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased	$ 47.1	$ 47.1

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate (percent)		37.00%	43.70%
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, increase (decrease) to the tax provision		$ 5.7
Gross unrecognized tax benefit	$ 5.9	9.0
increase in unrecognized tax benefit from prior period tax positions		3.1
Expected change in unrecognized tax benefits		4.8
Accrued interest on income taxes	1.1	1.4
Accrued penalties on income taxes, less than	0.1	$ 0.1
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, incomplete accounting, provisional income tax expense (benefit)	$ (77.5)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Components of Stock-Based Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Equity classified awards expense	$ 2.3	$ 1.5	$ 5.7	$ 7.7
Liability classified awards expense (credit)	0.4	(1.3)	0.9	(1.1)
Total pre-tax stock-based compensation expense	2.7	0.2	6.6	6.6
Book income tax benefit	(0.7)	(0.1)	(1.7)	(2.5)
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$ 2.0	$ 0.1	$ 4.9	$ 4.1

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares)			223,570
Share-based compensation expense	$ 2,700	$ 200	$ 6,600	$ 6,600
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	12,136		12,136		$ 13,547
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 22,600		$ 22,600
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition (in years)			1 year 11 months 1 day
Restricted stock, granted (in shares)			52,711
Vested in period (in shares)			15,737
Restricted stock, forfeited (in shares)			71
Cash-settled restricted stock units, outstanding (in shares)	340,251		340,251		303,348
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	$ 4,700		$ 4,700
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition (in years)			1 year 10 months 2 days
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants in period (in shares)	25,330
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock, granted (in shares)	26,670
Cash-settled Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued in period (in shares)			58,747
Vested in period (in shares)			59
Restricted stock, forfeited (in shares)			1,746
Cash-settled restricted stock units, outstanding (in shares)	56,942		56,942
Share-based compensation expense	$ 200		$ 300
LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)			3 years
Share-based compensation expense	200	$ (1,300)	$ 600	$ (1,100)
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$ 700		$ 700		$ 200
LTIP | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiplier for target award based on total shareholder return on common stock (percent)			0.00%
LTIP | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiplier for target award based on total shareholder return on common stock (percent)			200.00%

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Stock-Based Compensation (Options Value Assumptions) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate (percent)	2.40%
Weighted average historical volatility (percent)	33.00%
Dividend yield (percent)	3.70%
Expected years until exercise (years)	3 years
Weighted average fair value of restricted stock units granted (USD per share)	$ 34.53
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average fair value of options granted (USD per share)	$ 9.79
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate (percent)	2.60%
Weighted average historical volatility (percent)	26.10%
Dividend yield (percent)	3.60%
Expected years until exercise (years)	4 years 7 months 20 days
Weighted average fair value of options granted (USD per share)	$ 11.94

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Stock-Based Compensation (Stock Option Activity) (Details) - Stock Options $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Shares
Options, outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	1,272,048
Options, granted (in shares) | shares	248,899
Options, exercised (in shares) | shares	(12,460)
Options, outstanding, end of period (in shares) | shares	1,508,487
Options, vested and expected to vest (in shares) | shares	1,323,639
Options, exercisable (in shares) | shares	634,238
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted average exercise price, beginning of period (per share) | $ / shares	$ 61.44
Weighted average exercise price, granted (per share) | $ / shares	69.12
Weighted average exercise price, exercised (per share) | $ / shares	49.75
Weighted average exercise price, end of period (per share) | $ / shares	62.81
Weighted average exercise price, vested and expected to vest (per share) | $ / shares	64.44
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable (per share) | $ / shares	$ 75.29
Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)	6 years 11 months 13 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and expected to vest (in years)	6 years 7 months 19 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable (in years)	3 years 11 months 3 days
Options, outstanding, intrinsic value | $	$ 24.6
Options, vested and expected to vest, intrinsic value | $	20.2
Options, vested and expected to vest, exercisable | $	$ 5.8

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Stock-Based Compensation (Restricted Stock) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Restricted stock, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	275,191
Restricted stock, granted (in shares) | shares	90,078
Restricted stock, released (in shares) | shares	(52,342)
Restricted stock, forfeited (in shares) | shares	(12,816)
Restricted stock, end of period (in shares) | shares	300,111
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance (per share) | $ / shares	$ 65.81
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (per share) | $ / shares	68.89
Weighted average grant date fair value, released (per share) | $ / shares	87.69
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited (per share) | $ / shares	61.16
Weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance (per share) | $ / shares	$ 63.13
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Restricted stock, beginning of period (in shares) | shares	303,348
Restricted stock, granted (in shares) | shares	52,711
Restricted stock, released (in shares) | shares	(15,737)
Restricted stock, forfeited (in shares) | shares	(71)
Restricted stock, end of period (in shares) | shares	340,251
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance (per share) | $ / shares	$ 28.39
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted (per share) | $ / shares	48.13
Weighted average grant date fair value, released (per share) | $ / shares	98.54
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited (per share) | $ / shares	53.49
Weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance (per share) | $ / shares	$ 27.70

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Segments - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 Restaurant Country segment Territory
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of segments (segment) | segment	4
Number of restaurants (restaurant)	3,700
Applebee's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of territories in which entity operates (territory) | Territory	2
Number of countries in which entity operates (country) | Country	13
IHOP
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of territories in which entity operates (territory) | Territory	3
Number of countries in which entity operates (country) | Country	12
Cincinnati, Ohio market area restaurants
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)	10
Number of restaurants Not refranchised (restaurants)	1
Franchised Units
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants refranchised (restaurant)	9
Franchised Units | Applebee's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)	1,883
Franchised Units | IHOP
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)	1,805
Franchised Units | Cincinnati, Ohio market area restaurants
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants refranchised (restaurant)	9

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Segments (Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Franchise revenues	$ 151,941	$ 153,064	$ 307,254	$ 307,789
Rental revenues	30,324	30,124	61,165	60,589
Company restaurants	0	3,378	0	7,518
Financing revenues	2,206	2,088	4,215	4,219
Total revenues	184,471	188,654	372,634	380,115
Interest expense	17,800	18,500	35,500	36,700
Depreciation and amortization	7,900	7,700	15,842	15,422
Segment profit	24,596	40,900	47,307	66,909
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment profit	78,600	93,000	162,100	187,300
Operating Segments | Franchise operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Franchise revenues	151,900	153,100	307,200	307,800
Depreciation and amortization	2,700	2,700	5,300	5,400
Segment profit	69,000	83,600	142,400	168,100
Operating Segments | Rental operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rental revenues	30,400	30,100	61,200	60,600
Interest expense	2,300	2,600	4,800	5,400
Depreciation and amortization	2,900	3,000	5,800	6,000
Segment profit	7,600	7,500	15,800	15,300
Operating Segments | Company restaurants
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Company restaurants	0	3,400	0	7,500
Interest expense	0	100	0	200
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	100
Segment profit	0	(100)	0	(300)
Operating Segments | Financing operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Financing revenues	2,200	2,100	4,200	4,200
Segment profit	2,000	2,000	3,900	4,200
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	15,500	15,800	30,700	31,100
Depreciation and amortization	2,300	2,000	4,700	3,900
Segment profit	$ (54,000)	$ (52,100)	$ (114,800)	$ (120,400)

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Net Income per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 12,713	$ 22,107	$ 29,786	$ 37,702
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(428)	(356)	(1,000)	(635)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	12,285	21,751	28,786	37,067
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	0	0	3	0
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$ 12,285	$ 21,751	$ 28,789	$ 37,067
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic (in shares)	17,544	17,719	17,623	17,707
Dilutive effect of stock options (in shares)	259	6	204	14
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted (in shares)	17,803	17,725	17,827	17,721
Net income per common share - basic (USD per share)	$ 0.70	$ 1.23	$ 1.63	$ 2.09
Net income per common share - diluted (USD per share)	$ 0.69	$ 1.23	$ 1.61	$ 2.09

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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Non-Current Financial Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, current and long-term	$ 1,290.3	$ 1,282.8
Fair Value | Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, current and long-term	$ 1,278.6	$ 1,265.5

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - Applebee's - Property Lease Guarantee $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential liability for guaranteed leases	$ 296.1
Potential liability for guaranteed leases excluding unexercised option periods	$ 48.5

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Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Current restricted cash	$ 39,430	$ 31,436
Non-current restricted cash	14,700	14,700
Held in Trust Deposits
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Current restricted cash	30,700	29,300
Held for Advertising Activity Deposits
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Current restricted cash	$ 8,600	$ 2,100