Consolidating Financial Information Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2012 Parent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Parent [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Parent [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Parent [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Present Value of Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions, Noncurrent	$ 152,600,000
Assets, Current [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	48,684,000	60,691,000	50,360,000	102,309,000	7,700,000	9,900,000	14,100,000	23,400,000	40,200,000	50,400,000	34,500,000	77,300,000	800,000	400,000	1,800,000	1,600,000	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	80,746,000	115,667,000			700,000	600,000			87,900,000	121,000,000			100,000	100,000			(8,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Inventories	11,534,000	12,031,000			0	0			11,500,000	12,000,000			0	0			0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	47,351,000	58,616,000			99,400,000	85,300,000			46,600,000	44,600,000			0	0			(98,600,000)	(71,300,000)
Deferred income taxes	22,852,000	20,579,000			1,600,000	1,500,000			21,000,000	19,000,000			300,000	100,000			0	0
Assets held for sale	3,986,000	9,363,000			0	0			2,200,000	7,300,000			1,800,000	2,100,000			0	0
Intercompany	0	0			(265,300,000)	(300,200,000)			260,100,000	294,500,000			5,200,000	5,700,000			0	0
Total current assets	215,153,000	276,947,000			(155,900,000)	(202,900,000)			469,500,000	548,800,000			8,200,000	8,400,000			(106,600,000)	(77,300,000)
Long-term receivables	224,348,000	226,526,000			0	0			224,300,000	226,500,000			0	0			0	0
Property and equipment, net	462,427,000	474,154,000			24,400,000	24,600,000			438,000,000	449,500,000			0	0			0	0
Goodwill	697,470,000	697,470,000			0	0			697,500,000	697,500,000			0	0			0	0
Other intangible assets, net	818,783,000	822,361,000			0	0			818,800,000	822,400,000			0	0			0	0
Other assets, net	116,305,000	116,836,000			21,700,000	23,200,000			94,600,000	93,500,000			0	100,000			0	0
Investment in Subsidiaries	0	0			1,697,500,000	1,697,600,000			0	0			0	0			(1,697,500,000)	(1,697,600,000)
Total assets	2,534,486,000	2,614,294,000			1,587,700,000	1,542,500,000			2,742,700,000	2,838,200,000			8,200,000	8,500,000			(1,804,100,000)	(1,774,900,000)
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	7,420,000	7,420,000			15,400,000	13,400,000			0	0			0	0			(8,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Accounts payable	32,906,000	29,013,000			1,300,000	2,800,000			31,600,000	26,200,000			0	0			0	0
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	17,596,000	26,191,000			3,400,000	6,700,000			14,200,000	19,500,000			0	0			0	0
Gift card liability	92,154,000	146,955,000			0	0			92,200,000	147,000,000			0	0			0	0
Taxes Payable, Current	10,159,000	0			(11,800,000)				120,400,000				200,000				(98,600,000)
Other accrued expenses	69,430,000	48,065,000			33,600,000	(61,600,000)			35,800,000	180,600,000			0	400,000			0	(71,300,000)
Total current liabilities	229,665,000	257,644,000			41,900,000	(38,600,000)			294,200,000	373,300,000			200,000	400,000			(106,600,000)	(77,300,000)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,337,960,000	1,411,448,000			1,338,000,000	1,411,400,000			0	0			0	0			0	0
Financing obligations	152,621,000	162,658,000			0	0			152,600,000	162,700,000			0	0			0	0
Capital lease obligations	131,903,000	134,407,000			0	0			131,900,000	134,400,000			0	0			0	0
Deferred income taxes	376,457,000	383,810,000			6,400,000	8,900,000			370,300,000	375,300,000			(300,000)	(400,000)			0	0
Other liabilities	110,200,000	109,107,000			5,600,000	5,400,000			103,700,000	102,600,000			900,000	1,100,000			0	0
Total liabilities	2,338,806,000	2,459,074,000			1,391,900,000	1,387,000,000			1,052,700,000	1,148,300,000			800,000	1,100,000			(106,600,000)	(77,300,000)
Total stockholders' equity	195,680,000	155,220,000			195,800,000	155,500,000			1,690,000,000	1,689,900,000			7,400,000	7,400,000			(1,697,500,000)	(1,697,600,000)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,534,486,000	$ 2,614,294,000			$ 1,587,700,000	$ 1,542,500,000			$ 2,742,700,000	$ 2,838,200,000			$ 8,200,000	$ 8,500,000			$ (1,804,100,000)	$ (1,774,900,000)