Description of Business and Organization - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016 Country
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of countries in which company and franchise restaurants operated	100
Percentage of franchised Tim Hortons and Burger King restaurants	100.00%

The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant