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Impairment and Closure Charges
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Impairment And Closure Charges Disclosure [Abstract]  
Impairment and Closure Charges
Impairment and Closure Charges
 
The Company assesses tangible long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. The following table summarizes the components of impairment and closure charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In millions)
Impairment and closure charges:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Impairment
$

 
$
0.3

 
$
0.3

 
$
4.8

Lenexa lease termination

 
21.3

 

 
21.3

Closure charges
0.1

 
0.2

 
0.5

 
0.7

Total impairment and closure charges
$
0.1

 
$
21.8

 
$
0.8

 
$
26.8


 
Impairment and closure charges for the six months ended June 30, 2012 totaled $0.8 million. The impairment charge related to a parcel of land previously intended for future restaurant development. Closure charges related to several individually insignificant franchise restaurant closures.
 
Impairment and closure charges for the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $26.8 million and primarily related to termination of the Company's sublease of the commercial space previously occupied by the Applebee's Restaurant Support Center in Lenexa, Kansas. The Company recognized $21.3 million for the termination fee and other closing costs in the second quarter of 2011. The Company recognized a $4.5 million impairment charge in the quarter ended March 31, 2011 related to furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements at the facility whose book value was not realizable as the result of the termination of the sublease. Closure charges related to several individually insignificant franchise restaurant closures.