Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (Applebee's, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013 Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri Restaurants	Apr. 30, 2013 Illinois Restaurants	Mar. 31, 2013 Property Lease Guarantee
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential liability for guaranteed leases			$ 444.9
Number of franchised restaurants, filed for bankruptcy protection	19	33
Number of franchised restaurants expected to close as a result of bankruptcy		8

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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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