Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)					6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Applebee's [Member] parcel	Dec. 31, 2011 Applebee's [Member] parcel	Jun. 30, 2012 Applebee's [Member] Virginia [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Company Operated [Member] Virginia Missouri and Indiana [Member] Restaurants	Jun. 30, 2012 Company Operated [Member] Applebee's [Member] Six State Market Area Centered Around Memphis Tennessee [Member] Restaurants	Dec. 31, 2011 Company Operated [Member] Applebee's [Member] Six State Market Area Centered Around Memphis Tennessee [Member] Restaurants	Apr. 30, 2012 Company Operated [Member] Applebee's [Member] Virginia [Member] Restaurants	May 31, 2012 Company Operated [Member] Applebee's [Member] Missouri and Indiana [Member] Restaurants
Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants						72		17
Parcels of Land With Refranchised Restaurants			1	1
Parcels of Land Intended for Future Restaurant Development			3	3
Number of Restaurants Sold During Period							17
Restaurants Held For Refranchising and Sale of Related Assets									39	33
Assets Held For Sale [Roll Forward]
Assets held for sale, Beginning of period	$ 27,648,000	$ 9,363,000
Assets Transferred to Held For Sale					23,700,000
Assets Sold					(5,100,000)
Impairment					(400,000)
Assets held for sale, End of period	$ 27,648,000	$ 9,363,000