Consolidating Financial Information (Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Guarantor subsidiary ownership interest (percent)	100.00%
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 95,535	$ 64,537	$ 71,838	$ 60,691
Receivables, net	87,276	128,610
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	54,142	79,536
Deferred income taxes	24,811	21,772
Intercompany	0	0
Total current assets	261,764	294,455
Long-term receivables	201,080	212,269
Property and equipment, net	281,432	294,375
Goodwill	697,470	697,470
Other intangible assets, net	797,061	806,093
Other assets, net	108,909	110,738
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,347,716	2,415,400
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	4,720	7,420
Accounts payable	33,339	30,751
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	18,063	22,435
Gift card liability	93,198	161,689
Other accrued expenses	68,000	45,465
Total current liabilities	217,320	267,760
Long-term debt	1,204,998	1,202,063
Financing obligations	51,930	52,049
Capital lease obligations	115,351	124,375
Deferred income taxes	349,202	362,171
Other liabilities	98,919	98,177
Total liabilities	2,037,720	2,106,595
Total stockholders' equity	309,996	308,805
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,347,716	2,415,400
Parent
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	52,200	9,900	45,000	9,900
Receivables, net	3,900	2,800
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	192,200	151,300
Deferred income taxes	(100)	(3,200)
Intercompany	(436,800)	(394,900)
Total current assets	(188,600)	(234,100)
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	23,200	23,200
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	16,700	18,400
Investment in subsidiaries	1,697,600	1,697,600
Total assets	1,548,900	1,505,100
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	12,700	15,400
Accounts payable	1,800	1,400
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	9,800	9,400
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	1,300	(42,500)
Total current liabilities	25,700	(16,300)
Long-term debt	1,205,000	1,202,100
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	2,200	4,700
Other liabilities	5,800	5,600
Total liabilities	1,238,700	1,196,100
Total stockholders' equity	310,100	309,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,548,900	1,505,100
Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	42,500	54,000	26,200	50,400
Receivables, net	91,200	133,700
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	50,600	64,600
Deferred income taxes	23,600	24,100
Intercompany	432,300	389,000
Total current assets	640,200	665,400
Long-term receivables	201,100	212,300
Property and equipment, net	257,200	270,200
Goodwill	697,500	697,500
Other intangible assets, net	797,000	806,100
Other assets, net	92,200	92,300
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	2,685,200	2,743,800
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	31,500	29,300
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	8,200	13,000
Gift card liability	93,200	161,700
Other accrued expenses	255,600	223,800
Total current liabilities	388,500	427,800
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	51,900	52,000
Capital lease obligations	115,400	124,400
Deferred income taxes	347,200	357,600
Other liabilities	92,200	91,900
Total liabilities	995,200	1,053,800
Total stockholders' equity	1,690,000	1,690,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,685,200	2,743,800
Combined Non-guarantor Subsidiaries
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	800	600	600	400
Receivables, net	200	100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Deferred income taxes	1,400	800
Intercompany	4,400	6,000
Total current assets	6,800	7,500
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	1,000	900
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Total assets	7,800	8,500
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable	0	100
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	0	0
Gift card liability	0	0
Other accrued expenses	(200)	500
Total current liabilities	(200)	600
Long-term debt	0	0
Financing obligations	0	0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(300)	(200)
Other liabilities	900	700
Total liabilities	400	1,100
Total stockholders' equity	7,400	7,400
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	7,800	8,500
Eliminations and Reclassification
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	(8,000)	(8,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(188,600)	(136,300)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Total current assets	(196,600)	(144,300)
Long-term receivables	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(1,697,600)	(1,697,600)
Total assets	(1,894,200)	(1,841,900)
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	(8,000)	(8,000)
Accounts payable		0
Accrued employee compensation and benefits		0
Gift card liability		0
Other accrued expenses	(188,600)	(136,300)
Total current liabilities	(196,600)	(144,300)
Long-term debt		0
Financing obligations		0
Capital lease obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes		0
Other liabilities		0
Total liabilities	(196,600)	(144,300)
Total stockholders' equity	(1,697,600)	(1,697,600)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ (1,894,200)	$ (1,841,900)