Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded impairment charges on long-lived assets as a result of (1) the Company’s decision to lease and/or sublease properties to franchisees in connection with the sale or anticipated sale of Company-operated restaurants, (2) the deterioration in operating performance of certain Company-operated restaurants and charges for capital improvements in restaurants impaired in prior years which did not subsequently recover and (3) closing Company-operated restaurants and classifying such surplus properties as held for sale.

The following is a summary of impairment losses recorded, which represent the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the affected assets and are included in “Impairment of long-lived assets:”

	Year Ended
	2017		2016		2015
Restaurants leased or subleased to franchisees	$	244	$	14,010	$	19,214
Company-operated restaurants	3,169		1,918		3,132
Surplus properties	684		313		2,655
	$	4,097	$	16,241	$	25,001