Number of additional law suits filed.

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Number of causes of action in the complaint.

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Number of causes of action in the complaint the court sustained the demurrer without leave to amend.

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Number of consolidated cases the parties are scheduled to participate in voluntary mediation.

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Represents the number of present and former restaurant hourly employees filed a class action lawsuit

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The period of partial stay of the case the parties allow for informal discussions and an informal exchange of information with the purpose of exploring a possible resolution of the case, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of the additional liability or refund received or expected based on a final settlement with a taxing authority.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15A
-Subparagraph (3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=SL6600010-109319

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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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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 13, 2018 item	Apr. 16, 2018	Mar. 27, 2018 item	Feb. 28, 2017 item	Feb. 03, 2017 item	Apr. 04, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of causes of action in the complaint, demurrer without leave to amend			6
Number of causes of action in the complaint			7
Period of partial stay of the case		60 days
Number of additional lawsuits filed				2
Number of present and former restaurant hourly employees filed a class action lawsuit					5
Number of consolidated cases	2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Commitments and Contingencies
Tax disallowance \| $						$ 12.9