Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document Type Document Type Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Document Quarterly Report Document Quarterly Report Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Transition Report Document Transition Report Entity File Number Entity File Number Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity Incorporation, State Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address Line Two Entity Address, Address Line Two Entity Address City Entity Address, City or Town Entity Address State Entity Address, State or Province Entity Address Postal Zip Code Entity Address, Postal Zip Code City Area Code City Area Code Local Phone Number Local Phone Number Title of 12(b) Security Title of 12(b) Security Security Trading Currency Entity Listing, Security Trading Currency Par Value Per Share Entity Listing, Par Value Per Share Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Security Exchange Name Security Exchange Name Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Small Reporting Company Entity Small Business Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Shell Company Entity Shell Company Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Revenue Recognition [Abstract] Balance, beginning of period Capitalized Contract Cost, Net, Current Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization Amortization of Deferred Sales Commissions Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization Deferred Sale Inducement Cost, Capitalization Other Other Depreciation and Amortization Balance, end of period Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] Goodwill rollforward Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] Disaggregation of Revenue [Table] Disaggregation of Revenue [Table] Product and service [Axis] Product and Service [Axis] Product and service [Domain] Product and Service [Domain] Restaurant sales [Member] Food and Beverage [Member] Franchise and other revenues [Member] Franchise and Other Revenue [Member] Revenues generated from the right granted to operate a business using grantor's name, merchandise, service, methodology, promotional support, marketing and supplies; and other revenues. 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Debt Instrument, covenant, monthly minimum liquidity, unrestricted cash in foreign subsidiaries Debt Instrument, Covenant, Monthly Minimum Liquidity, Unrestricted Cash in Foreign Subsidiaries Unrestricted cash held by foreign subsidiaries included in the monthly minimum liquidity calculation. Debt instrument, covenant, aggregate capital expenditures Debt Instrument, Covenant, Aggregate Capital Expenditures Limit of aggregate capital expenditures under the Amended Credit Agreement. Debt instrument, covenant, investment in foreign subsidiaries Debt Instrument, Covenant, Investment in Foreign Subsidiaries Limit of aggregate investments in foreign subsidiaries under the Amended Credit Agreement. Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Letters of credit fee, percentage Letters of Credit Fee, Percentage Stated fees for letters of credit issued against the revolving credit facility per the respective debt agreement, percentage Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage Debt instrument, interest rate, floor Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Number of restaurant concepts in portfolio Number of Restaurant Concepts Number of restaurant concepts in the Company's portfolio. 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Includes costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered and of liabilities not separately disclosed. 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Segment Reporting Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member] Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] Assets held for sale [Member] Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member] Operating Lease, Right-of-Use-Asset [Member] Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease. Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Assets measured with impairment, period of measurement [Axis] Assets Measured with Impairment, Period of Measurement [Axis] Assets Measured with Impairment, Period of Measurement [Axis] Assets measured with impairment, period of measurement [Domain] Assets Measured with Impairment, Period of Measurement [Domain] [Domain] for Assets Measured with Impairment, Period of Measurement [Axis] Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] Assets Measured with Impairment, Year-to-Date [Member] Assets Measured with Impairment, Year-to-Date [Member] Assets, fair value disclosure Assets held for sale, impairment Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of Operating lease assets, impairment Property, fixtures and equipment, impairment Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings Provision for Impaired Assets and Restaurant Closings [Table Text Block] Provision for Impaired Assets and Restaurant Closings [Table Text Block] Accrued facility closure and other costs rollforward Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] Income Taxes Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] Earnings Per Share [Abstract] (Loss) Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Other long-term liabilities Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Table Text Block] Allowance for credit losses rollforward Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Table Text Block] Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block] Basis of Presentation Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block] Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] Reclassifications Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block] Revenue Recognition [Table] Revenue Recognition [Table] Revenue Recognition [Table] Unearned revenue arrangement type [Axis] Deferred Revenue Arrangement Type [Axis] Unearned revenue [Domain] Deferred Revenue [Domain] Deferred gift card revenue [Member] Up-front Payment Arrangement [Member] Revenue Recognition [Line Items] Revenue Recognition [Line Items] [Line Items] for Revenue Recognition [Table] Balance, beginning of the period Gift card sales Deferred Revenue, Additions Gift card redemptions Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized Gift card breakage Revenue Recognition, Gift Card Breakage The amount of breakage recognized related to unredeemed gift cards. Breakage occurs when a customer pays in advance of vendor performance and does not demand full performance for various reasons. Balance, end of the period Stock-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, stock options Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount Stock-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, stock-based awards other than options Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, period for recognition Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition Income tax expense [Member] Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Member] Income tax expense (benefit) [Member] Interest rate swap (expense) income recognized in Interest expense, net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax Income tax benefit (expense) recognized in Provision for income taxes Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Net of Tax Derivative, net liability position, aggregate fair value Derivative, Net Liability Position, Aggregate Fair Value Derivative, termination value Assets Needed for Immediate Settlement, Aggregate Fair Value Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value Interest payable Interest Payable Fair value, financial instruments measured on nonrecurring basis, valuation techniques Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block] Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, methods and assumptions Fair Value Inputs, Assets and Liabilities, Quantitative Information [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of quantitative information about the inputs used in the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities. This disclosure may include, but is not limited to, the fair value of the asset or liability, valuation technique used to measure fair value, the inputs used to measure fair value, the ranges of the inputs, and the weighted averages of the inputs. 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