Extensions Period for Option to Extend Sale Leaseback Initial Term, In Years

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Number of Options to Extend Initial Sale Leaseback Term

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Parcels of Real Property Under Sale Leaseback Transaction

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Properties Assigned to Franchisee or Released From Lessor

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Reduction in Property and Equipment and Financing Obligations as a Result of Sales Transactions

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Sale Leaseback Initial Term

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

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as current.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease, classified as noncurrent.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments for finance lease.

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid after fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payments in excess of discounted obligation for lease payments for finance lease.

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The historical cost of the asset(s) sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Financing Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Financing Obligations (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2008 termExtensionOption	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) realProperty	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2008 USD ($)	May 19, 2008 realProperty
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2021		$ 15,900
2022		14,500
2023		11,700
2024		9,700
2025		8,600
Thereafter		50,900
Total minimum lease payments		111,300
Less: interest/imputed interest		(31,700)
Total obligations		79,600
Less: current portion		(10,600)
Finance lease obligations, less current maturities		$ 69,012	$ 77,393
Sale Leaseback Transaction Agreement for Properties
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Parcels of real property under sale leaseback transaction \| realProperty					181
Master Lease Agreement
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Parcels of real property under sale leaseback transaction \| realProperty		181
Gross proceeds of sale leaseback transaction				$ 337,200
Sale leaseback initial term	20 years
Number of options to extend initial leaseback term \| termExtensionOption	4
Extension period for options to extend sale leaseback initial term (in years)	5 years
Properties assigned to franchisee or released from lessor \| realProperty		158
Reduction in property and equipment and financing obligations as a result of sales transactions		$ 284,200
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2021		4,500
2022		4,500
2023		4,400
2024		5,000
2025		5,000
Thereafter		34,800
Total minimum lease payments		58,200
Less: interest/imputed interest		(24,700)
Total obligations		33,500
Less: current portion		(700)
Finance lease obligations, less current maturities		$ 32,800