Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

SEGMENT REPORTING

Reflecting the information currently being used in managing the Company as a two-branded restaurant operations business, our segments comprise results related to system restaurant operations for our Jack in the Box and Qdoba brands. This segment reporting structure reflects the Company’s current management structure, internal reporting method and financial information used in deciding how to allocate Company resources. Based upon certain quantitative thresholds, both operating segments are considered reportable segments.

We measure and evaluate our segments based on segment earnings from operations. Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table (in thousands):

	2012			2011			2010
Revenues by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	1,252,028		$	1,445,105		$	1,731,130
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	292,998			217,234			168,424
Consolidated revenues	$	1,545,026		$	1,662,339		$	1,899,554
Earnings from Operations by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	96,302		$	133,898		$	111,983
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	16,390			11,408			11,580
FFE operations	(203		)	(245		)	—
Consolidated earnings from operations	$	112,489		$	145,061		$	123,563
Total Expenditures for Long-Lived Assets by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	56,378		$	100,142		$	80,855
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	23,621			24,236			13,572
Consolidated expenditures for long-lived assets	$	79,999		$	124,378		$	94,427
Total Depreciation Expense by Segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	79,287		$	81,827		$	90,168
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	17,200			13,018			10,117
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	96,487		$	94,845		$	100,285

Interest income and expense, income taxes and total assets are not reported for our segments, in accordance with our method of internal reporting.