Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Information on segments and a reconciliation to income (loss) before income taxes are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
	(In millions)
Revenues
Franchise operations	$	398.5		$	377.1		$	373.0
Company restaurants	531.0			815.6			890.0
Rental operations	126.0			124.5			133.9
Financing operations	19.7			16.4			17.9
Total	$	1,075.2		$	1,333.6		$	1,414.8
Income (loss) before income taxes
Franchise operations	$	293.5		$	273.6		$	270.0
Company restaurants	72.6			116.2			123.5
Rental operations	27.8			25.5			36.6
Financing operations	13.7			14.5			17.5
Corporate	(302.6		)	(441.9		)	(411.0		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	105.0		$	(12.1	)	$	36.6
Interest Expense
Company restaurants	$	0.5		$	0.8		$	0.9
Rental operations	18.0			18.9			20.1
Corporate	132.7			171.5			186.3
Total	$	151.2		$	191.2		$	207.3
Depreciation and amortization
Franchise operations	$	9.9		$	10.0		$	10.0
Company restaurants	16.6			27.1			30.1
Rental operations	14.0			13.9			14.5
Corporate	9.7			10.4			10.8
Total	$	50.2		$	61.4		$	65.4
Impairment and closure charges
Franchise operations	$	—		$	—		$	74.7
Company restaurants	2.4			4.3			30.9
Corporate	27.5			—			—
Total	$	29.9		$	4.3		$	105.6
Capital Expenditures
Franchise operations	$	—		$	—		$	0.4
Company restaurants	15.5			9.5			5.8
Corporate	10.8			9.2			9.2
Total	$	26.3		$	18.7		$	15.4
Goodwill (all franchise segment)	$	697.5		$	697.5		$	697.5
Total Assets
Franchise operations	$	1,472.3		$	1,472.2		$	1,478.7
Company restaurants	423.1			513.7			647.5
Rental operations	407.9			425.8			433.0
Financing operations	136.4			146.8			182.1
Corporate	174.6			298.1			359.6
Total	$	2,614.3		$	2,856.6		$	3,100.9