The Company (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 Restaurant Country restaurant_concept state Territory
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurant Concepts | restaurant_concept	2
IHOP
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,683
Number of States in which Entity Operates | state	50
Number of territories in which entity operates | Territory	3
Number of countries in which entity operates | Country	9
IHOP | Franchised
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	1,507
IHOP | Company Operated
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	11
IHOP | Licensing Agreements
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	165
Applebee's
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	2,033
Number of States in which Entity Operates | state	49
Number of territories in which entity operates | Territory	2
Number of countries in which entity operates | Country	15
Applebee's | Franchised
Entity Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	2,033