Facility Exit Costs

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Facility Consolidation Costs

Facility Exit Costs

In September 2015, the Company approved a plan to consolidate many core restaurant and franchisee support functions at its headquarters in Glendale, California and communicated the plan to employees. In conjunction with this action, the Company will exit a significant portion of the Applebee's restaurant support center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Company estimates it will incur a total of approximately $8 million in employee termination and other personnel-related costs associated with the consolidation, of which $5.7 million in employee termination costs has been incurred through June 30, 2016. The Company also estimates it will incur approximately $4 million in costs related to the exit of the facility, of which $2.5 million has been incurred through June 30, 2016.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company incurred $1.1 million of employee termination costs, primarily relocation and severance costs associated with the consolidation. These charges were included as general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company negotiated the termination of its lease on two of four floors of the Kansas City facility and recorded charges of $2.5 million related to this termination that were included as closure and impairment charges in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

	Employee Termination Costs			Facility Costs			Total Exit Costs
	(In millions )
Accrued exit costs at December 31, 2014	$	—		$	—		$	—
Charges	4.6			—			4.6
Payments	(1.1		)	—			(1.1		)
Accrued exit costs at December 31, 2015	3.5			—			3.5
Charges	1.1			2.5			3.6
Payments	(3.6		)	(2.1		)	(5.7		)
Accrued exit costs at June 30, 2016	$	1.0		$	0.4		$	1.4

At June 30, 2016, the $1.0 million of accrued termination costs was included in accrued employee compensation and benefits and the $0.4 million of accrued facilities costs was included in accounts payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At December 31, 2015, $3.3 million of accrued termination costs were included in accrued employee compensation and benefits and $0.2 million were included in other accrued expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.