Franchise and Property Revenues - Summary of Franchise and Property Revenues (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Other Industries [Abstract]
Franchise royalties	$ 332.8	$ 261.1	$ 883.5	$ 738.7
Property revenues	204.1	194.6	568.4	563.9
Franchise fees and other revenue	40.1	33.6	105.9	96.3
Total	$ 577.0	$ 489.3	$ 1,557.8	$ 1,398.9

Revenue earned during the period from consideration (often but not limited to a percentage of the franchisee's sales) received for the right to operate a business using the entity's name, merchandise, services, methodologies, promotional support, marketing, and supplies and the total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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Revenue earned during the period from initial franchise fees, renewal franchise fees and other franchise related revenue.

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Revenue earned during the period from consideration (often a percentage of the franchisee's sales) received for the right to operate a business using the entity's name, merchandise, services, methodologies, promotional support, marketing, and supplies.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 952
-SubTopic 605
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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The total amount of revenue recognized for the period from operating leases, including minimum lease revenue, contingent revenue, percentage revenue and sublease revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
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