Restricted Cash (Notes)	3 Months Ended
Restricted Cash (Notes)	Mar. 31, 2017
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Restricted Cash	Restricted Cash Current Current restricted cash of $31.3 million at March 31, 2017 primarily consisted of $27.7 million of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and $3.2 million of funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities. Current restricted cash of $30.3 million at December 31, 2016 consisted of $25.7 million of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and $4.3 million of funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities. Non-current Non-current restricted cash of $14.7 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 represents interest reserves required to be set aside for the duration of the Company's securitized debt and is included non-current restricted cash in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.