Other Intangible Assets - Other Intangible Assets Roll Forward (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	$ 153,300,000
Total other intangible assets, beginning of period	806,093,000	822,400,000	835,900,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(12,300,000)	(12,500,000)	(12,900,000)
Indefinite lived, Impairment			0
Refranchising		(3,800,000)	(800,000)
Other	300,000	0	200,000
Finite lived, end of period	141,000,000	153,300,000
Total other intangible assets, end of period	794,057,000	806,093,000	822,400,000
Tradename | Not Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite lived, beginning of period			652,400,000
Indefinite lived, Impairment			0
Indefinite lived, end of period	652,400,000	652,400,000	652,400,000
Liquor Licenses | Not Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite lived, beginning of period		1,500,000	2,600,000
Indefinite lived, Impairment			0
Refranchising		(1,500,000)	(1,100,000)
Indefinite lived, end of period	0	0	1,500,000
Other | Not Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Indefinite lived, beginning of period	400,000	500,000	300,000
Refranchising		100,000
Indefinite lived, other	300,000		200,000
Indefinite lived, end of period	700,000	400,000	500,000
Franchising Rights | Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	149,000,000	159,300,000	169,300,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)
Refranchising		(300,000)
Finite-lived, other			0
Finite lived, end of period	139,000,000	149,000,000	159,300,000
Recipes and Menus | Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	4,300,000	6,600,000	8,900,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)	(2,300,000)
Finite lived, end of period	2,000,000	4,300,000	6,600,000
Leaseholds | Subject to Amortization
Finite and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Finite lived, beginning of period	0	2,100,000	2,400,000
Finite lived, amortization expense	0	(200,000)	(600,000)
Refranchising		(1,900,000)	300,000
Finite-lived, other
Finite lived, end of period	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,100,000