Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Asset Acquired and Liability Assumed, Finance Lease Obligation

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Represents the number of restaurants.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisition of Business (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Acquisition of Business (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Restaurant	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Restaurant	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of business	$ 0	$ 20,155	$ 0
Finance Lease, Liability	90,300
Applebee's r3estaurants In North and South Carolina
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition of business		21,600
Indirect transition costs		$ 1,100
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Asset Acquired and Liability Assumed, Finance Lease Obligation	$ 9,100
Applebee's
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurant	1,787
Applebee's \| Entity Operated Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurant	69	69
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life (in years)	11 years
Properties under finance lease
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finance Lease, Liability	$ 28,100