Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company paid dividends on common stock of $17.4 million, representing cash dividends of $0.97 per share declared in the fourth quarter of 2016. On February 22, 2017, the Company's Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2017 cash dividend of $0.97 per share of common stock. This dividend was paid on April 7, 2017 to the Company's stockholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2017. The Company reported dividends payable of $17.5 million at March 31, 2017.

Stock Repurchase Program

In October 2015, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $150 million of DineEquity common stock (the “2015 Repurchase Program”) on an opportunistic basis from time to time in open market transactions and in privately negotiated transactions based on business, market, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The 2015 Repurchase Program, as approved by the Board of Directors, does not require the repurchase of a specific number of shares and can be terminated at any time. A summary of shares repurchased under the 2015 Repurchase Program, during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and cumulatively, is as follows:

2015 Repurchase Program	Shares	Cost of shares
		(In millions)
Repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2017	145,786	$	10.0
Cumulative repurchases as of March 31, 2017	1,000,657	$	82.9
Remaining dollar value of shares that may be repurchased	n/a	$	67.1

Treasury Stock

Repurchases of DineEquity common stock are included in treasury stock at the cost of shares repurchased plus any transaction costs. Treasury stock may be re-issued when stock options are exercised, when restricted stock awards are granted and when restricted stock units settle in stock upon vesting. The cost of treasury stock re-issued is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company re-issued 194,890 shares of treasury stock at a total FIFO cost of $7.0 million.