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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2011
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	17. Subsequent Events On October 13, 2011, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement for the refranchising and sale of related restaurant assets of 17 Applebee’s company-operated restaurants located in a six-state market area geographically centered around Memphis, Tennessee. This sale is expected to close in the fiscal first quarter of 2012. On November 2, 2011, the Company completed the sale of 62 of 66 Applebee's company-operated restaurants located in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont and parts of New York state. The Company expects to recognize a gain of approximately $23 million on the sale of the 66 restaurants.