Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012 Restaurants	Feb. 12, 2008 Applebee's [Member] OptInForms	Mar. 31, 2012 Applebee's [Member] Property Lease Guarantee [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Opt Ins Relating to Collective Action Suit Against Applebees		5,540
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted			$ 365.7
Number of Properties a Financing Obligation was Ended by Assignment of the Lease Obligations to a Qualified Franchisee	6
Increase (Decrease) in Lease Guarantees During the Period (if Material)	$ 0

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name FASB Interpretation (FIN)

-Number 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph b

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (b)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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