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Unrecognized Compensation Cost Related to Options, Expected Recognition Period

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of deferred tax expense from write-off of the deferred tax asset related to deductible stock options at exercise.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of cash inflow from exercise of option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding stock options as of the balance sheet date for all option plans in the customized range of exercise prices.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Incentive Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	May 14, 2019	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, options, exercises in period, intrinsic value	$ 37,000	$ 17,900,000	$ 4,300,000
Proceeds from stock options exercised	241,000	25,337,000	20,523,000
Tax benefit realized for tax deduction from option exercises	9,000	4,500,000	1,100,000
Share-based payment arrangement, expense	17,600,000	13,900,000	13,600,000
Employee-related liabilities, current	23,456,000	40,785,000
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 2,700,000
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognition period	1 year 3 months 18 days
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 17,500,000
Unrecognized compensation cost, recognition period	1 year 6 months
Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment arrangement, expense	$ 200,000	1,500,000	300,000
Employee-related liabilities, current	$ 0	900,000
LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Share-based payment arrangement, expense	$ 1,200,000	800,000	$ 700,000
Employee-related liabilities, current	$ 2,100,000	$ 1,500,000
LTIP \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiplier for target award	0.00%
LTIP \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiplier for target award	200.00%
Officers, Directors, and Employees \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, expiration period	10 years
Award vesting period	3 years
Officers, Directors, and Employees \| Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Vesting share-based awards percentage	33.33%
2019 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company’s common stock for incentive stock awards (in shares)				2,050,000
DineEquity, Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company’s common stock for incentive stock awards (in shares)					3,750,000
DineEquity, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Company’s common stock for incentive stock awards (in shares)						1,500,000