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  <xs:element id="blmn_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardStockPricePremiumPercentage" abstract="false" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardStockPricePremiumPercentage" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:percentItemType"/>
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  <xs:element id="blmn_AccruedRentandCurrentOperatingLeaseLiability" abstract="false" name="AccruedRentandCurrentOperatingLeaseLiability" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
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