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Jack in the Box
(NASDAQ:JACK) 

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Jack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises Jack in the Box quick-service restaurants. As of September 27, 2020, it operated and franchised 2,241 Jack in the Box quick-service restaurants primarily in the western and southern United States, including one in Guam. The company was founded in 1951 and...

Founded: 1951
Full Time Employees: 5,200
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants

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      revenues:
                                                                                             
      company restaurant sales
    94,696,000 131,907,000  140,931,000 142,492,000 201,406,000  166,480,000 167,098,000 224,040,000  198,516,000 202,604,000 270,191,000  215,231,000 151,309,000 120,056,000  91,892,000 85,962,000 114,278,000  82,444,000 74,380,000 105,364,000  78,434,000 76,682,000 102,832,000  87,574,000 113,938,000 169,637,000  264,839,000 279,067,000 367,270,000  278,829,000 271,792,000 353,221,000  270,655,000 268,904,000 351,896,000  264,398,000 257,773,000 338,828,000  270,863,000 277,197,000 360,094,000  285,376,000 290,803,000 364,102,000  326,033,000 321,242,000 436,910,000                            
      franchise rental revenues
    72,122,000 97,387,000  85,127,000 86,307,000 116,546,000  89,125,000 85,826,000 113,196,000  86,248,000 83,520,000 108,830,000  80,068,000 76,556,000 103,099,000  80,598,000 77,901,000 103,749,000  76,021,000 69,885,000 96,084,000  63,359,000 61,646,000 83,890,000  61,622,000 57,843,000 77,217,000  52,849,000 51,321,000 71,469,000  52,878,000 52,602,000 69,738,000                                                
      franchise royalties and other
    43,039,000 58,876,000  52,769,000 53,939,000 74,034,000  55,293,000 55,084,000 73,330,000  54,970,000 53,982,000 76,390,000  52,059,000 47,101,000 60,755,000  48,582,000 47,231,000 59,648,000  43,239,000 37,764,000 52,466,000  40,180,000 38,410,000 52,250,000  38,787,000 37,991,000 47,609,000  40,158,000 39,001,000 49,194,000  37,231,000 36,757,000 47,864,000                                                
      franchise contributions for advertising and other services
    44,407,000 61,347,000  54,160,000 53,958,000 77,452,000  58,273,000 57,339,000 76,932,000  57,208,000 55,638,000 71,685,000  50,947,000 47,328,000 60,801,000  48,386,000 46,123,000 60,866,000  40,571,000 34,128,000 53,759,000  40,386,000 38,989,000 51,814,000                                                            
      revenues: - sum
    254,264,000 349,517,000  332,987,000 336,696,000 469,438,000  369,171,000 365,347,000 487,498,000  396,942,000 395,744,000 527,096,000  398,305,000 322,294,000 344,711,000  269,458,000 257,217,000 338,541,000  242,275,000 216,157,000 307,673,000  222,359,000 215,727,000 290,786,000  187,983,000 209,772,000 294,463,000  357,846,000 369,389,000 487,933,000  368,938,000 361,151,000 470,823,000  359,506,000 358,122,000 468,621,000  348,492,000 340,870,000 450,081,000  350,329,000 355,623,000 465,523,000  501,820,000 506,630,000 652,715,000  519,279,000 505,135,000 664,718,000  523,294,000 529,706,000 681,318,000 540,290,000 575,722,000 578,411,000 776,673,000 231,602,000 709,503,000 693,514,000 904,942,000 678,416,000 680,203,000 660,667,000 856,692,000 670,708,000 648,988,000 626,236,000 819,717,000 601,419,000 590,178,000 577,045,000 738,596,000 432,099,500 541,212,000  
      operating costs and expenses, net:
                                                                                             
      food and packaging
    27,388,000 39,232,000  39,385,000 38,095,000 51,648,000  46,251,000 45,914,000 64,132,000  58,556,000 59,310,000 81,933,000  65,755,000 46,871,000 37,537,000  27,061,000 23,938,000 32,377,000  24,077,000 22,237,000 31,348,000  23,058,000 21,676,000 29,616,000  24,946,000 32,638,000 48,864,000  80,159,000 82,912,000 108,936,000  81,825,000 82,066,000 108,911,000  82,649,000 84,032,000 113,109,000  84,459,000 81,422,000 108,238,000  88,712,000 90,688,000 116,101,000  92,155,000 94,910,000 122,107,000  110,596,000 107,275,000 141,855,000  119,642,000 122,316,000                         
      payroll and employee benefits
    33,683,000 46,577,000  50,982,000 50,273,000 70,273,000  57,917,000 54,054,000 73,054,000  63,871,000 65,035,000 88,641,000  71,366,000 50,910,000 39,725,000  27,356,000 26,440,000 34,931,000  25,085,000 24,261,000 31,890,000  23,121,000 22,768,000 30,274,000  24,875,000 33,096,000 48,940,000  74,898,000 82,759,000 106,921,000  76,910,000 76,137,000 97,907,000  72,896,000 73,073,000 95,679,000  71,733,000 71,616,000 93,816,000  74,242,000 79,620,000 104,064,000  81,806,000 85,257,000 107,812,000  96,723,000 97,998,000 134,516,000  114,526,000 117,133,000 156,352,000                        
      occupancy and other
    18,105,000 24,801,000  29,164,000 29,382,000 39,146,000  32,365,000 32,355,000 42,053,000  37,274,000 39,275,000 51,371,000  42,054,000 29,171,000 20,877,000  14,103,000 13,349,000 17,835,000  12,334,000 12,570,000 15,958,000  11,052,000 11,100,000 16,013,000  13,715,000 18,143,000 27,750,000  61,716,000 64,570,000 83,044,000  59,118,000 59,527,000 77,699,000  56,103,000 56,468,000 75,031,000  57,671,000 56,998,000 74,709,000  59,360,000 63,152,000 83,354,000  64,316,000 65,493,000 84,942,000  78,100,000 76,393,000 105,409,000  88,381,000 89,888,000 120,153,000                        
      franchise occupancy expenses
    50,048,000 66,301,000  59,213,000 59,558,000 78,833,000  57,989,000 57,091,000 72,624,000  53,930,000 52,649,000 67,224,000  50,971,000 49,244,000 63,983,000  48,824,000 48,904,000 65,169,000  48,612,000 48,341,000 64,517,000  38,371,000 38,618,000 50,713,000  37,401,000 36,065,000 46,521,000  39,837,000 38,417,000 51,449,000  38,848,000 37,408,000 52,219,000                                                
      franchise support and other costs
    3,421,000 3,760,000  4,815,000 4,903,000 5,198,000  3,853,000 3,860,000 5,194,000  4,079,000 3,260,000 1,877,000  3,768,000 5,015,000 3,911,000  2,722,000 3,341,000 3,273,000  2,692,000 2,971,000 4,676,000  2,695,000 2,797,000 2,845,000  2,829,000 2,583,000 2,482,000  2,928,000 2,741,000 3,838,000  3,654,000 3,907,000 4,862,000                                                
      franchise advertising and other services expenses
    45,621,000 63,472,000  55,447,000 55,746,000 78,998,000  60,444,000 59,523,000 80,234,000  59,569,000 58,143,000 74,570,000  52,398,000 49,258,000 63,308,000  49,168,000 47,104,000 62,695,000  42,176,000 35,734,000 55,224,000  41,882,000 40,245,000 54,270,000                                                            
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    26,421,000 37,018,000  26,835,000 35,492,000 50,672,000  29,580,000 37,520,000 46,365,000  39,617,000 39,405,000 50,142,000  40,086,000 28,479,000 25,339,000  21,796,000 18,861,000 20,499,000  13,680,000 24,203,000 28,248,000  24,389,000 17,585,000 24,083,000  20,094,000 27,017,000 34,625,000  38,365,000 35,788,000 55,708,000  42,768,000 46,895,000 65,872,000  50,986,000 52,472,000 63,095,000  47,422,000 48,660,000 59,156,000  52,078,000 52,972,000 67,336,000  52,566,000 54,497,000 65,717,000  51,344,000 52,619,000 66,885,000  64,134,000 58,194,000 73,356,000 62,455,000 62,532,000 66,910,000 90,779,000 65,845,000 65,351,000 65,760,000 90,599,000 72,807,000 62,170,000 69,552,000 89,352,000 73,945,000 68,193,000          
      depreciation and amortization
    10,981,000 13,609,000  12,844,000 12,217,000 18,270,000  13,827,000 13,906,000 18,473,000  14,460,000 14,598,000 19,402,000  16,713,000 11,545,000 12,496,000  10,389,000 10,696,000 14,571,000  12,141,000 12,282,000 16,728,000  12,786,000 12,690,000 17,169,000  13,194,000 13,955,000 19,157,000                                                        
      pre-opening costs
    146,000 59,000  1,359,000 632,000 1,476,000  851,000 602,000 465,000  182,000 154,000 331,000                                                                            
      other operating expenses
    3,003,000 8,050,000  5,683,000 4,216,000 3,519,000      7,656,000  -5,501,000  4,129,000 14,367,000                                                                         
      gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants
    -21,000           -5,794,000 -704,000 -3,825,000  -802,000 -810,000 -48,000  -264,000 -1,532,000 -1,283,000  -1,050,000  -1,575,000    -219,000  -28,676,000 -5,472,000 -8,940,000  -13,250,000  -137,000    -818,000    -850,000    -461,000    -748,000  -3,733,000 -14,078,000 -1,122,000  -10,190,000 -878,000 -27,872,000  -23,687,000 -2,987,000 -9,380,000 -34,322,000 -8,725,000 -17,234,000 -18,361,000 -23,124,000 -15,247,000                  
      operating costs and expenses, net: - sum
    218,796,000 302,879,000  292,199,000 493,774,000 395,227,000  471,407,000 311,157,000 408,018,000  333,400,000 334,105,000 426,165,000  346,438,000 284,050,000 270,971,000  202,077,000 192,329,000 249,615,000                                                                    
      earnings from operations
    35,468,000 46,638,000  40,788,000 -157,078,000 74,211,000  -102,236,000 54,190,000 79,480,000  63,542,000 61,639,000 100,931,000  51,867,000 38,244,000 73,740,000  67,381,000 64,888,000 88,926,000  61,790,000 32,842,000 69,950,000  48,261,000 47,123,000 58,324,000  76,340,000 46,820,000 72,807,000  66,981,000 65,650,000 73,117,000  55,705,000 52,786,000 62,514,000  50,395,000 41,868,000 63,236,000  43,000,000 32,879,000 57,204,000  30,884,000 24,730,000 39,665,000  22,086,000 37,335,000 24,255,000  32,953,000 14,069,000 54,636,000  41,848,000 31,150,000 43,731,000 66,663,000 57,119,000 53,110,000 54,376,000 45,830,000 54,922,000 48,383,000 67,522,000 48,274,000 59,771,000 48,122,000 63,518,000 54,745,000 44,901,000 38,000,000 44,049,000 36,048,000 39,034,000 35,787,000 44,427,000 30,876,000 38,081,000  
      other pension and post-retirement expenses
    1,263,000 1,684,000  1,342,000 1,341,000 1,789,000  1,579,000 1,579,000 2,106,000  1,608,000 1,607,000 2,144,000  70,000 70,000 93,000  204,000 203,000 271,000  1,482,000 512,000 38,978,000  342,000 343,000 456,000                                                            
      interest expense
    16,871,000 23,682,000  17,925,000 18,368,000 24,425,000  18,402,000 18,603,000 24,486,000  18,662,000 19,357,000 26,148,000  19,703,000 26,481,000 20,187,000  15,158,000 15,227,000 20,735,000  15,700,000 15,409,000 19,942,000  36,494,000 13,276,000 17,374,000  10,873,000 10,413,000 12,780,000  11,433,000 10,941,000 12,717,000  7,613,000 6,911,000 8,175,000  4,504,000 4,220,000 5,213,000  3,535,000 4,311,000 4,542,000  3,270,000 3,426,000 5,365,000  4,371,000 4,534,000 6,057,000  4,016,000 3,945,000 4,611,000  2,421,000 4,125,000 5,772,000 4,353,000 4,622,000 4,979,000 8,201,000 6,150,000 6,050,000 6,783,000 9,087,000 6,480,000 6,099,000 5,281,000 5,494,000 1,960,000 2,685,000 3,440,000 3,990,000 4,273,000 4,435,000 3,522,000 4,862,000 3,588,000 3,757,000  
      earnings before income taxes
    17,334,000 21,272,000  21,521,000 -176,787,000 47,997,000  -122,217,000 34,008,000 52,888,000  43,272,000 40,675,000 72,639,000  32,094,000 11,693,000 53,460,000  52,019,000 49,458,000 67,920,000                                  17,715,000 32,801,000 18,198,000  28,937,000 10,124,000 50,025,000             38,634,250 53,672,000 42,841,000 58,024,000 29,208,750 42,216,000 34,560,000 40,059,000 31,775,000 34,599,000 32,265,000 39,565,000 22,554,000 34,324,000  
      income tax expense
    4,793,000 6,883,000  -506,000 -34,559,000                   12,432,000 5,458,000 3,133,000  -2,048,000                                           14,025,750 19,033,000 15,213,000 22,147,000                
      earnings from continuing operations
    12,541,000 14,389,000                  40,028,000    32,176,000 11,463,000 7,897,000  13,473,000 25,130,000 31,121,000  48,133,000 24,981,000 12,889,000  37,121,000 33,820,000 37,034,000  30,784,000 29,028,000 33,897,000  28,363,000 23,362,000 37,098,000  26,127,000 18,264,000 33,010,000  17,296,000 13,410,000 23,944,000          24,242,000 17,680,000 24,248,000 40,617,000 32,876,000 29,586,000 27,967,000                    
      losses from discontinued operations, net of taxes
    -2,296,000                                                                                         
      net earnings
    10,245,000 -2,458,000  22,027,000 -142,228,000 33,686,000  -122,300,000 24,980,000 38,683,000  29,168,000 26,507,000 53,254,000  22,857,000 7,796,000 39,270,000  40,028,000 35,934,000 50,859,000  32,555,000 11,463,000 7,897,000  13,189,000 25,089,000 34,098,000  45,307,000 47,605,000 12,190,000  36,351,000 33,094,000 35,929,000  30,189,000 28,682,000 33,221,000  26,831,000 23,005,000 35,835,000  24,703,000 15,801,000 32,286,000  -5,656,000 13,290,000 20,689,000  11,592,000 21,632,000 11,950,000  18,745,000 6,802,000 32,401,000  24,242,000 17,680,000 24,248,000 40,592,000 19,558,000 29,861,000 28,397,000 26,874,000 29,916,000 26,429,000 36,539,000 26,998,000 34,743,000 27,209,000 37,354,000 33,180,000 27,841,000 21,787,000 25,223,000 21,544,000 23,886,000 20,677,000 25,430,000 14,209,000 21,624,000  
      yoy
    -107.20% -107.30%  -118.01% -669.37% -12.92%  -519.30% -5.76% -27.36%  27.61% 240.01% 35.61%  -42.90% -78.30% -22.79%  22.95% 213.48% 544.03%  146.83% -54.31% -76.84%  -70.89% -47.30% 179.72%  24.64% 43.85% -66.07%  20.41% 15.38% 8.15%  12.52% 24.68% -7.29%  8.61% 45.59% 10.99%  -536.76% 18.89% 56.05%  -148.79% -38.56% 73.13%  -38.16% 218.02% -63.12%  -22.68% -61.53% 33.62%  23.95% -40.79% -14.61% 51.05% -34.62% 12.99% -22.28% -0.46% -13.89% -2.87% -2.18% -18.63% 24.79% 24.89% 48.09% 54.01% 16.56% 5.37% -0.81% 51.62% 10.46%      
      qoq
    -516.80%   -115.49% -522.22%   -589.59% -35.42%   10.04% -50.23%   193.19% -80.15%   11.39% -29.35%   184.00% 45.16%   -47.43% -26.42%   -4.83% 290.53%   9.84% -7.89%   5.25% -13.66%   16.63% -35.80%   56.34% -51.06%   -142.56% -35.76%   -46.41% 81.02%   175.58% -79.01%   37.12% -27.09% -40.26% 107.55% -34.50% 5.16% 5.67% -10.17% 13.19% -27.67% 35.34% -22.29% 27.69% -27.16% 12.58% 19.18% 27.79% -13.62% 17.08% -9.80% 15.52% -18.69% 78.97% -34.29%   
      net earnings per share - basic:
                                                                                             
      losses from discontinued operations
    -0.12                                   -0.03 -0.02 -0.03  -0.02 -0.01 -0.02  -0.04 -0.01 -0.03  -0.04 -0.06 -0.02  -0.52  -0.08                                    
      net earnings per share
    0.53 -0.13                  1.8    1.42 0.5 0.33  0.51 0.97 1.32  1.62 1.64 0.41  1.23 1.07 1.12  0.92 0.85 0.94  0.72 0.61 0.93  0.62 0.38 0.76  -0.13 0.3 0.48          0.44 0.32 0.43 0.71 0.34 0.53 0.5                    
      net earnings per share - diluted:
                                                                                             
      cash dividends declared per common share
        0.44 0.44  0.44 0.44 0.44  0.44 0.44 0.44  0.44 0.44 0.44    0.4   0.4 0.4  0.4 0.4 0.4  0.4 0.4 0.4  0.4 0.4 0.4  0.3 0.3 0.3  0.3 0.2 0.2  0.2                                          
      earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes
     -16,847,000                              -2,826,000 22,624,000 -699,000                                                        
      earnings from discontinued operations
     -0.88                      0.02    -0.01  0.11  -0.1 0.78 -0.02                                 -25,000 -13,318,000 275,000 430,000                    
      impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
       6,326,000 203,230,000                                                                                     
      losses on the sale of company-operated restaurants
       146,000 30,000 -2,806,000  65,000 1,065,000 254,000                           -7,779,000   -409,000 3,000   183,000 5,020,000   -24,000 -1,757,000   1,509,000 2,418,000                                     
      earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      basic
       1.16 -7.47 1.77  -6.29 1.27 1.94  1.42 1.28 2.55  1.08 0.37 1.85   1.58 2.21                                                                    
      diluted
       1.15 -7.47 1.75  -6.26 1.26 1.93  1.41 1.27 2.54  1.08 0.37 1.85   1.58 2.21                                                                    
      income taxes
         14,311,000  83,000 9,028,000 14,205,000  14,104,000 14,168,000 19,385,000  9,237,000 3,897,000 14,190,000  11,991,000 13,524,000 17,061,000       8,374,000 9,373,000  17,334,000 11,426,000 47,138,000  18,427,000 20,889,000 23,366,000  17,308,000 16,847,000 20,442,000  17,528,000 14,286,000 20,925,000  13,338,000 10,304,000 19,652,000  10,318,000 7,894,000 10,356,000  6,123,000 11,169,000 6,248,000  10,192,000 3,322,000 17,624,000  15,185,000 9,597,000 14,048,000 21,951,000 19,871,000 18,951,000 18,682,000     14,796,000 18,929,000 15,632,000 20,670,000 18,561,000 14,375,000 12,773,000 14,836,000 10,231,000 10,713,000 11,588,000 14,135,000 9,440,000 12,700,000  
      goodwill impairment
           162,624,000                                                                                  
      other operating expenses (income)
           5,641,000 5,267,000 5,170,000   2,980,000     3,843,000                                                                        
      impairment and other charges (gains)
                       922,000 1,228,000                                                                     
      earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                           379,000    -284,000 -41,000 2,977,000                                                            
      dividends declared per common share
                       0.44 0.4                                                                     
      impairment and other gains
                         -452,000                                                                    
      company restaurant costs
                                                                   322,549,000 329,337,000 438,832,000                        
      total company restaurant costs
                           61,496,000 59,068,000 79,196,000  57,231,000 55,544,000 75,903,000  63,536,000 83,877,000 125,554,000  216,773,000 230,241,000 298,901,000  217,853,000 217,730,000 284,517,000  211,648,000 213,573,000 283,819,000  213,863,000 210,036,000 276,763,000  222,314,000 233,460,000 303,519,000  238,277,000 245,660,000 314,861,000  285,419,000 281,666,000 381,780,000                            
      impairment and other charges
                           738,000 716,000 -9,291,000  -3,256,000 1,125,000 7,698,000  3,265,000 4,927,000 2,257,000  6,212,000 4,331,000 5,057,000  10,519,000 2,422,000 1,657,000  3,758,000 2,130,000 2,180,000  1,668,000 9,056,000 1,909,000  3,428,000 2,382,000 3,263,000  15,181,000 5,074,000 4,351,000  2,101,000 4,494,000 3,596,000                            
      earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes
                           44,608,000 16,921,000 11,030,000  11,425,000 33,504,000 40,494,000  65,467,000 36,407,000 60,027,000  55,548,000 54,709,000 60,400,000  48,092,000 45,875,000 54,339,000  45,891,000 37,648,000 58,023,000  39,465,000 28,568,000 52,662,000  27,614,000 21,304,000 34,300,000          39,427,000 27,277,000 38,296,000 36,983,250 52,747,000 48,537,000 46,649,000                    
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic
                                  28,499 28,042 29,040 29,551 30,630 29,474 30,895 32,168 33,735 32,642 33,656 35,458 37,587 37,106 37,970 38,640 40,781 39,692 41,464 42,434 43,351 43,772 43,747 42,997 43,999 44,156 43,937 43,863 49,302 48,498 50,183 52,077 55,070 54,937 54,972 56,273 56,795 56,921 56,714 56,592 58,249 57,746 58,833 59,523 65,314 31,180 33,060 35,140 34,944 35,073 34,482 34,978 35,625 35,080 36,092 35,954  36,291  
      diluted
                                  28,807 28,296 29,356 29,853 30,914 29,718 31,126 32,442 34,146 33,016 34,177 35,946 38,215 37,661 38,566 39,384 41,973 40,787 42,632 43,838 44,899 45,247 45,274 44,356 44,948 45,153 44,911 44,659 50,085 49,252 50,984 52,883 55,843 55,711 55,797 57,017 57,733 57,975 57,704 57,427 59,445 58,767 59,953 60,938 67,263 32,027 33,944 36,144 35,917 36,018 35,701 36,053 36,938 36,403 37,395 37,313  37,254  
      company restaurant costs:
                                                                                             
      losses from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit
                                       -770,000 -726,000 -1,105,000  -595,000 -346,000 -676,000  -1,532,000 -357,000 -1,263,000  -1,424,000 -2,463,000 -724,000  -22,952,000 -120,000 -3,255,000                                    
      franchise revenues
                                               88,851,000 89,218,000 116,725,000  84,094,000 83,097,000 111,253,000  79,466,000 78,426,000 105,429,000  77,605,000 75,681,000 93,819,000  67,542,000 62,531,000 81,121,000                            
      franchise costs
                                               42,536,000 43,059,000 57,141,000  42,563,000 41,996,000 55,510,000  40,116,000 39,661,000 52,488,000  38,604,000 37,996,000 49,859,000  31,589,000 31,328,000 38,352,000                            
      distribution sales
                                                           138,839,000 140,146,000 194,794,000  125,704,000 121,362,000 146,687,000  94,039,000 90,762,000 104,618,000 70,618,000 72,534,000 67,460,000 91,523,000                    
      distribution costs
                                                           138,839,000 140,146,000 194,794,000  126,063,000 121,837,000 147,341,000                            
      net earnings per share:
                                                                                             
      basic
                                                           0.26 0.49 0.27  0.39 0.14 0.62         0.393 0.52 0.45 0.61 0.745 1.11 0.82 1.06 0.538 0.79 0.63 0.72 0.61 0.68 0.57 0.71 0.393 0.6  
      diluted
                                                           0.26 0.48 0.27  0.38 0.13 0.61         0.385 0.51 0.44 0.6 0.725 1.08 0.8 1.03 0.523 0.77 0.61 0.7 0.59 0.66 0.55 0.68 0.388 0.58  
      restaurant sales
                                                                   376,143,000 388,301,000 512,094,000 421,281,000 457,586,000 468,326,000 628,649,000 473,828,000 489,223,000 490,810,000 647,715,000 496,052,000 503,080,000 500,445,000 651,408,000 485,199,000 488,054,000 487,822,000 639,880,000 471,900,000 483,392,000 477,968,000 612,140,000 505,440,000 470,621,000  
      franchised restaurant revenues
                                                                   53,112,000 50,643,000 64,606,000 48,391,000 45,602,000 42,625,000 56,501,000 41,031,000 37,260,000 35,578,000 48,891,000 34,786,000 33,151,000 30,415,000 41,534,000            
      operating costs and expenses:
                                                                                             
      distribution costs of sales
                                                                   94,652,000 90,910,000 105,369,000 70,864,000 72,456,000 67,035,000 90,579,000                    
      franchised restaurant costs
                                                                   23,798,000 23,102,000 29,410,000 19,763,000 18,961,000 17,561,000 22,129,000 15,805,000 15,310,000 14,892,000 18,948,000 13,947,000 13,201,000 12,923,000 16,420,000 10,926,000 10,679,000 9,984,000 12,867,000 8,176,000 8,711,000 8,189,000 10,331,000 5,862,250 7,265,000  
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share — basic:
                                                                                             
      net earnings per share — diluted:
                                                                                             
      interest income
                                                                    -252,000 -337,000 -258,000 -250,000 -406,000 -474,000 -272,000 -77,000 -42,000 -251,000                
      food and packaging costs
                                                                     162,327,000                        
      restaurant costs of sales
                                                                      127,144,500 143,952,000 150,738,000 213,888,000 163,659,000 162,658,000 161,971,000 212,763,000 162,169,000 164,372,000 155,205,000 202,126,000 149,746,000 149,399,000 151,569,000 203,945,000 148,029,000 156,093,000 150,304,000 192,279,000 118,361,750 145,601,000  
      restaurant operating costs
                                                                      198,250,250 229,427,000 240,291,000 323,283,000 245,751,000 245,039,000 247,790,000 324,512,000 247,792,000 250,998,000 253,750,000 329,638,000 248,865,000 247,598,000 250,418,000 331,148,000 242,317,000 244,198,000 245,762,000 319,898,000 198,030,500 240,488,000  
      operating costs and expenses: - sum
                                                                      441,550,250 518,603,000 525,301,000 722,297,000 185,772,000 654,581,000 645,131,000 837,420,000 630,142,000 620,432,000 612,545,000 793,174,000            
      distribution and other sales
                                                                          139,620,500 183,020,000 167,126,000 208,336,000 147,578,000 143,972,000 129,807,000 163,750,000 134,748,000 130,076,000 108,122,000 139,961,000 100,238,000 81,318,000 73,886,000 93,040,000 65,022,000 49,575,000  
      distribution and other costs of sales
                                                                          138,883,250 181,470,000 166,660,000 207,403,000 145,649,000 142,329,000 128,359,000 162,795,000            
      earnings before income tax expense
                                                                          37,127,000 48,949,000 41,642,000 58,686,000                
      gains on sale of company-operated restaurants
                                                                            -11,942,000 -16,805,000 -12,222,000 -12,638,000 -7,244,000 -7,157,000            
      franchise rents and royalties
                                                                                  25,954,000 23,259,000 21,240,000 30,903,000 20,887,000 18,236,000 16,611,000 24,656,000 17,999,000 14,402,000  
      gains on sale of company-operated restaurants and other
                                                                                  24,807,000 7,599,000          
      costs of revenues:
                                                                                             
      costs of distribution and other sales
                                                                                  132,481,000 128,218,000 107,134,000 138,158,000 98,899,000 79,869,000 72,963,000 92,103,000 32,571,750 48,532,000  
      costs of revenues: - sum
                                                                                  542,018,000 535,894,000 519,105,000 686,118,000 497,421,000 488,871,000 477,218,000 614,611,000 354,826,250 441,886,000  
      gain on sale of company-operated restaurants and other
                                                                                    9,052,000         
      selling, general and administrative
                                                                                    69,131,000 89,550,000 67,950,000 62,273,000 64,040,000 79,558,000 48,786,750 61,245,000  
      other
                                                                                     8,973,000 8,394,000 7,232,000 8,580,000 8,760,000 5,505,000 6,614,000  
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        assets
                                                                                               
        current assets:
                                                                                               
        cash
      43,035,000 71,973,000 51,531,000 38,014,000 15,780,000 74,978,000 24,745,000 21,646,000 20,197,000 53,975,000 157,653,000 154,073,000 94,911,000 153,846,000 108,890,000 65,857,000 55,719,000 70,207,000 55,346,000 84,220,000 90,637,000 251,324,000 199,662,000 159,540,000 132,161,000 19,914,000 125,536,000 12,447,000 1,590,000 4,300,000 2,705,000 138,000 1,154,000 3,789,000 7,642,000 7,560,000 6,358,000 6,090,000 17,030,000                                                   
        restricted cash
      26,329,000 27,398,000 30,282,000 30,097,000 29,812,000 29,655,000 29,422,000 29,112,000 28,780,000 28,559,000 28,254,000 27,947,000 27,925,000 27,772,000 27,150,000 27,058,000 28,914,000 18,259,000 18,222,000 18,221,000 18,137,000 37,251,000 37,258,000 37,373,000 37,023,000 18,372,000 26,025,000                                                               
        accounts and other receivables
      120,202,000 92,437,000 90,311,000 88,472,000 114,675,000 68,081,000 83,567,000 86,228,000 102,664,000 63,251,000 99,678,000 82,776,000 96,657,000 56,987,000 103,803,000 78,490,000 52,461,000 55,220,000 74,335,000 68,278,000 86,721,000 54,702,000 78,417,000 88,242,000 66,331,000 53,576,000 45,235,000 57,647,000 70,174,000 61,541,000 57,422,000 90,677,000 102,404,000 36,303,000 68,694,000 56,245,000 39,657,000 54,711,000 73,360,000 61,990,000 71,948,000 51,673,000 47,975,000 54,784,000 69,455,000 43,874,000 50,014,000 75,720,000 56,317,000 40,695,000 41,749,000 41,972,000 52,185,000 40,489,000 78,798,000 84,899,000 89,824,000 79,717,000 86,213,000 72,219,000 60,061,000 57,796,000 81,150,000 56,053,000 56,142,000 47,773,000 49,036,000 62,723,000 65,257,000 49,747,000 70,290,000 56,036,000 50,124,000 41,403,000 41,091,000 47,003,000              
        inventories
      2,368,000 2,771,000 3,958,000 3,741,000 3,793,000 3,856,000 3,922,000 4,160,000 4,067,000 4,381,000 3,896,000 4,606,000 5,287,000 5,070,000 5,264,000 5,704,000 5,845,000 2,686,000 2,335,000 2,120,000 2,158,000 2,003,000 1,808,000 1,835,000 1,821,000 2,029,000 1,776,000 1,937,000 1,949,000 2,090,000 1,858,000 2,115,000 2,559,000 3,335,000 6,647,000 7,418,000 7,769,000 8,344,000 8,229,000 7,933,000 7,873,000 7,871,000 7,376,000 7,448,000 7,335,000 7,602,000 7,481,000 7,697,000 7,821,000 7,862,000 7,181,000 8,203,000 8,713,000 8,235,000 7,752,000 36,997,000 33,718,000 45,393,000 38,931,000 38,145,000 36,830,000 39,226,000 37,391,000 39,927,000 37,768,000 40,223,000 37,675,000 39,543,000 41,122,000 42,966,000 45,206,000 52,404,000 46,805,000 48,804,000 46,933,000 44,879,000 45,495,000 45,728,000 41,202,000 40,964,000 39,789,000 40,575,000 40,007,000 39,503,000 41,018,000 38,712,000 34,043,000 36,608,000 29,613,000 
        prepaid expenses
      11,065,000 12,648,000 15,826,000 10,921,000 8,297,000 8,130,000 13,126,000 12,121,000 8,020,000 8,982,000 16,911,000 10,323,000 10,856,000 11,247,000 16,095,000 15,529,000 20,486,000 10,073,000 12,682,000 8,990,000 6,784,000 7,686,000 10,114,000 13,447,000 18,460,000 13,665,000 9,015,000 17,484,000 13,464,000 10,367,000 14,443,000 36,464,000 11,947,000 16,423,000 29,148,000 52,071,000 20,782,000 12,631,000 40,398,000 38,064,000 24,786,000 20,365,000 16,240,000 40,467,000 29,448,000 37,866,000 36,314,000 54,669,000 45,344,000 28,030,000 19,970,000 56,816,000 31,992,000 20,543,000 32,821,000 32,175,000 24,018,000 20,665,000 18,737,000 34,937,000 30,223,000 13,399,000 33,563,000 33,387,000 29,979,000 14,906,000 8,958,000 37,596,000 28,971,000 23,394,000 20,061,000 27,393,000 24,831,000 19,626,000 29,311,000 27,586,000 25,122,000 22,293,000 23,489,000           
        current assets held for sale
      15,440,000 16,430,000  12,034,000 8,852,000  16,493,000 29,408,000 24,970,000 23,656,000 13,925,000 10,012,000 9,013,000 4,600,000 17,019,000 7,519,000 3,695,000 1,881,000 1,692,000 3,255,000 3,883,000 3,315,000 4,598,000 6,191,000 6,186,000 7,760,000 16,823,000 13,236,000 12,915,000 12,556,000 13,947,000 15,276,000 23,495,000 332,308,000                                                        
        other current assets
      8,185,000 8,561,000 10,135,000 17,102,000 18,727,000 16,854,000 10,002,000 6,598,000 5,609,000 6,109,000 5,667,000 5,799,000 5,340,000 4,828,000 4,772,000 4,775,000 4,828,000 4,230,000 4,346,000 4,123,000 3,703,000 3,556,000 3,724,000 3,504,000 3,970,000 3,037,000 2,718,000 3,246,000 5,244,000 5,692,000 4,598,000 4,688,000 3,582,000 5,950,000 3,039,000 2,656,000 2,350,000 2,371,000 2,129,000 2,073,000 2,616,000 3,018,000 3,106,000 1,494,000 2,097,000 961,000 597,000 1,925,000 1,103,000 323,000 108,000 471,000 452,000 671,000 375,000 517,000 1,139,000 1,275,000 1,793,000 2,301,000 3,882,000 3,405,000 6,129,000 4,953,000 5,193,000 5,720,000 7,152,000 6,904,000 5,967,000 5,688,000 7,480,000 8,150,000 5,859,000 5,827,000 5,383,000 8,634,000 6,980,000 5,722,000 6,711,000           
        total current assets
      226,624,000 232,218,000 220,372,000 200,381,000 199,936,000 213,986,000 181,277,000 189,273,000 194,307,000 188,913,000 325,984,000 295,536,000 249,989,000 264,350,000 282,993,000 204,932,000 171,948,000 162,556,000 168,958,000 189,207,000 212,023,000 359,837,000 335,581,000 310,132,000 265,952,000 118,353,000 227,128,000 105,997,000 105,336,000 96,546,000 94,973,000 149,358,000 145,141,000 398,108,000 139,277,000 162,705,000 112,140,000 102,504,000 155,405,000 136,253,000 135,704,000 109,386,000 147,989,000 172,716,000 166,036,000 140,946,000 146,560,000 184,401,000 149,951,000 119,071,000 117,212,000 175,429,000 170,044,000 151,258,000 231,181,000 271,969,000 267,432,000 264,842,000 254,411,000 249,304,000 243,385,000 229,559,000 274,922,000 262,895,000 278,844,000 261,166,000 300,049,000 327,758,000 334,310,000 315,499,000 350,081,000 258,412,000 234,480,000 215,370,000 228,066,000 283,828,000 264,070,000 468,793,000 403,130,000 359,690,000 330,658,000 269,731,000 283,970,000 230,086,000 250,604,000 234,565,000 240,155,000 216,449,000 112,545,000 
        property and equipment:
                                                                                               
        property and equipment, at cost
      1,169,593,000 1,145,008,000  1,322,662,000 1,303,877,000 1,293,448,000  1,271,679,000 1,267,469,000 1,261,323,000  1,249,618,000 1,251,969,000 1,251,566,000  1,270,362,000 1,282,161,000 1,127,989,000  1,140,824,000 1,144,503,000 1,135,562,000  1,140,285,000 1,149,656,000 1,155,356,000  1,178,894,000 1,188,081,000 1,191,930,000  1,207,038,000 1,224,738,000 1,250,596,000  1,516,247,000 1,537,344,000 1,596,676,000  1,592,049,000 1,576,974,000 1,570,364,000  1,530,709,000 1,508,360,000 1,511,711,000  1,506,372,000 1,507,467,000 1,527,023,000  1,489,407,000 1,543,068,000 1,528,889,000  1,532,655,000 1,527,637,000 1,527,612,000  1,525,532,000 1,551,432,000 1,541,152,000  1,598,105,000 1,603,575,000 1,610,897,000  1,617,289,000 1,609,352,000 1,609,395,000  1,629,871,000 1,608,266,000 1,601,414,000  1,545,488,000 1,521,866,000 1,509,874,000  1,470,814,000 1,442,801,000 1,433,577,000        
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
      -836,090,000 -808,559,000 -870,622,000 -866,112,000 -861,587,000 -856,923,000 -848,491,000 -851,443,000 -850,333,000 -845,375,000 -846,559,000 -834,669,000 -832,065,000 -826,928,000 -810,752,000 -828,723,000 -819,037,000 -813,346,000 -810,124,000 -809,375,000 -812,489,000 -807,381,000 -796,448,000 -796,159,000 -793,435,000 -793,851,000 -784,307,000 -788,956,000 -789,478,000 -783,639,000 -770,362,000 -774,741,000 -781,389,000 -787,427,000 -889,630,000 -881,240,000 -883,109,000 -899,077,000 -886,526,000 -874,562,000 -862,552,000 -852,360,000 -835,114,000 -826,691,000 -812,898,000 -806,866,000 -797,818,000 -781,730,000 -772,567,000 -767,143,000 -746,054,000 -726,552,000 -736,854,000 -729,755,000 -708,858,000 -707,105,000 -694,032,000 -684,055,000 -663,373,000 -671,857,000 -685,614,000 -676,674,000 -684,690,000 -714,812,000 -708,665,000 -698,763,000 -665,957,000 -676,263,000 -663,055,000 -662,386,000 -662,435,000 -669,160,000 -658,035,000 -649,900,000 -634,409,000 625,183,000 617,869,000 604,965,000 590,530,000 587,390,000 575,158,000 562,844,000 545,563,000    491,835,000  372,556,000 
        property and equipment
      333,503,000 336,449,000 443,608,000 456,550,000 442,290,000 436,525,000 430,039,000 420,236,000 417,136,000 415,948,000 412,030,000 414,949,000 419,904,000 424,638,000 418,164,000 441,639,000 463,124,000 314,643,000 322,914,000 331,449,000 332,014,000 328,181,000 335,982,000 344,126,000 356,221,000 361,505,000 391,934,000 389,938,000 398,603,000 408,291,000 419,669,000 432,297,000 443,349,000 463,169,000 632,991,000 635,007,000 654,235,000 697,599,000 719,050,000 717,487,000 714,422,000 718,004,000 728,263,000 704,018,000 695,462,000 704,845,000 722,129,000 724,642,000 734,900,000 759,880,000 770,859,000 762,855,000 806,214,000 799,134,000 820,792,000 825,550,000 833,605,000 843,557,000 855,426,000 853,675,000 865,818,000 864,478,000 878,039,000 883,293,000 894,910,000 912,134,000 936,290,000 941,026,000 946,297,000 947,009,000 943,062,000 960,711,000 950,231,000 951,514,000 952,168,000 920,305,000 903,997,000 904,909,000 914,776,000 883,424,000 867,643,000 870,733,000 877,985,000 855,349,000 852,078,000 859,036,000 862,610,000 883,128,000 846,931,000 
        other assets:
                                                                                               
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      991,099,000 1,000,680,000 1,371,454,000 1,389,944,000 1,398,798,000 1,416,958,000 1,410,083,000 1,425,560,000 1,414,559,000 1,411,019,000 1,397,555,000 1,368,133,000 1,347,035,000 1,327,654,000 1,332,135,000 1,334,300,000 1,337,950,000 956,068,000 934,066,000 924,210,000 914,010,000 897,352,000 904,548,000 902,858,000 903,010,000 884,213,000                                                                
        goodwill
      136,026,000 136,026,000 136,026,000 136,026,000 136,026,000 161,344,000 161,209,000 161,645,000 329,583,000 329,583,000 329,986,000 339,389,000 353,611,000 359,511,000 366,821,000 367,507,000 329,758,000 48,047,000 47,774,000 47,161,000 47,161,000 47,161,000 47,161,000 47,161,000 47,161,000 46,747,000 46,747,000 46,747,000 46,747,000 46,747,000 46,749,000 46,848,000 47,414,000 51,050,000 169,049,000 172,963,000 175,525,000 166,045,000 166,046,000 149,007,000 149,012,000 149,012,000 149,027,000 149,042,000 149,042,000 149,058,000 149,074,000 149,110,000 149,115,000 149,235,000 148,988,000 148,632,000 148,935,000 147,283,000 140,622,000 140,470,000 134,503,000  105,872,000    85,041,000    85,843,000    85,789,000    96,665,000    92,187,000    92,187,000 92,187,000 92,187,000 90,919,000 90,218,000 90,218,000  
        deferred tax assets
      55,493,000 62,020,000 41,268,000 38,823,000 38,057,000             48,339,000 51,517,000 72,419,000 71,167,000 68,982,000 72,322,000 66,132,000 77,410,000 66,675,000 85,564,000 72,903,000 73,567,000 77,295,000                                                            
        non-current assets held for sale
                                                                                               
        other assets
      262,629,000 254,234,000 265,209,000 258,699,000 248,751,000 251,321,000 259,006,000 254,132,000 248,636,000 247,048,000 240,707,000 238,757,000 237,643,000 235,414,000 226,569,000 219,350,000 224,747,000 228,540,000 224,438,000 222,771,000 214,138,000 211,793,000 210,623,000 216,008,000 211,205,000 212,783,000 206,685,000 215,234,000 207,388,000 199,462,000 261,406,000 250,267,000 238,424,000 243,894,000 273,032,000 269,768,000 274,838,000 278,616,000 294,248,000 274,590,000 287,962,000 282,053,000 263,935,000 234,883,000 236,717,000 231,440,000 237,298,000 228,531,000 264,414,000 268,435,000 265,760,000 273,502,000 276,544,000 279,614,000 253,924,000 241,099,000 225,268,000 328,701,000 199,118,000 295,993,000 293,992,000 273,189,000 151,104,000 229,627,000 226,728,000 225,027,000 115,294,000 216,982,000 206,924,000 198,291,000 100,237,000 201,779,000 201,516,000 197,697,000 85,866,000 224,055,000 215,269,000 211,044,000 89,347,000 178,920,000 177,547,000 175,640,000 61,751,000 88,598,000 66,686,000 68,040,000 69,094,000 44,927,000 104,007,000 
        total other assets
      1,445,247,000 1,452,960,000 1,929,441,000 1,939,160,000 1,937,318,000 2,123,393,000 2,124,313,000 2,135,710,000 2,287,532,000 2,282,401,000 2,263,078,000 2,241,294,000 2,233,488,000 2,218,030,000 2,221,349,000 2,217,201,000 2,188,681,000 1,281,397,000 1,258,265,000 1,266,817,000 1,246,738,000 1,225,556,000 1,234,931,000 1,232,442,000 1,239,080,000 1,210,455,000 339,421,000 335,335,000 328,188,000 324,015,000 308,755,000 297,794,000 286,548,000 296,292,000                                                        
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                               
        current liabilities:
                                                                                               
        current maturities of long-term debt
      28,186,000 28,270,000 29,489,000 29,426,000 29,579,000 29,725,000 35,880,000 29,999,000 30,049,000 29,941,000 29,964,000 29,970,000 29,976,000 30,110,000 30,169,000 30,201,000 34,202,000 914,000 894,000 858,000 850,000 843,000 818,000 13,821,000 13,819,000 13,786,000 774,000 42,895,000 42,591,000 42,485,000 31,828,000 42,594,000 42,854,000 68,564,000 64,383,000 60,115,000 55,762,000 55,931,000 57,574,000 26,286,000 26,272,000 24,760,000 26,677,000 18,483,000 10,898,000 10,886,000 10,871,000 10,860,000 10,851,000 20,854,000 20,889,000 20,931,000 20,960,000 20,976,000 15,952,000 21,400,000 21,849,000 21,038,000 21,148,000 21,148,000 18,695,000 16,224,000 13,781,000 11,309,000 50,797,000 71,743,000 67,977,000 36,336,000 24,587,000 12,895,000 2,331,000 2,959,000 3,925,000 4,934,000 5,787,000 5,960,000 5,950,000 5,899,000 37,539,000 7,916,000 7,884,000 7,846,000 7,788,000 7,629,000 7,557,000 8,019,000 8,203,000 8,470,000 106,265,000 
        current operating lease liabilities
      134,832,000 136,668,000 159,267,000 159,710,000 159,002,000 159,219,000 162,017,000 160,852,000 158,326,000 159,045,000 142,518,000 161,398,000 166,776,000 168,946,000 171,311,000 173,057,000 174,065,000 150,089,000 150,636,000 153,217,000 153,297,000 154,893,000 179,000,000 169,347,000 163,077,000 158,779,000                                                                
        accounts payable
      49,004,000 45,278,000 71,101,000 57,343,000 68,257,000 69,394,000 69,494,000 68,964,000 82,336,000 70,135,000 84,960,000 50,885,000 58,476,000 37,519,000 66,271,000 49,286,000 48,559,000 22,461,000 29,119,000 34,557,000 24,695,000 16,049,000 31,105,000 26,339,000 47,867,000 23,467,000 37,066,000 51,131,000 25,144,000 44,742,000 44,970,000 36,198,000 24,500,000 27,142,000 37,302,000 34,857,000 42,232,000 30,052,000 40,736,000 21,289,000 28,095,000 43,995,000 32,137,000 26,064,000 28,505,000 18,886,000 31,810,000 24,646,000 32,149,000 27,394,000 36,899,000 26,594,000 24,123,000 38,231,000 94,713,000 67,541,000 67,131,000 83,560,000 94,348,000 72,986,000 68,900,000 68,365,000 101,216,000 65,616,000 68,641,000 64,503,000 63,620,000 81,455,000 70,712,000 82,507,000 99,708,000 76,263,000 67,918,000 78,988,000 97,489,000 61,343,000 53,035,000 53,151,000 61,059,000 59,547,000 54,028,000 63,544,000 56,064,000 55,016,000 63,219,000 62,031,000 53,503,000 44,065,000 59,237,000 
        accrued liabilities
      136,714,000 141,810,000 170,766,000 186,414,000 167,742,000 168,359,000 166,868,000 178,686,000 168,973,000 167,788,000 302,178,000 281,781,000 243,535,000 224,740,000 253,932,000 215,286,000 161,897,000 104,450,000 148,417,000 137,018,000 123,550,000 125,344,000 129,431,000 143,344,000 120,949,000 118,289,000 120,083,000 124,823,000 114,393,000 100,429,000 106,922,000 101,453,000 100,181,000 102,866,000 160,305,000 151,580,000 140,579,000 134,701,000 181,250,000 173,764,000 165,091,000 143,854,000 170,575,000 172,484,000 159,633,000 147,373,000 163,626,000 156,791,000 135,772,000 132,839,000 153,886,000 169,792,000 160,581,000 150,579,000 164,637,000 176,766,000 169,231,000 141,677,000 167,487,000 166,191,000 173,471,000 160,958,000 168,186,000 162,733,000 165,312,000 161,425,000 206,100,000 197,519,000 217,010,000 202,899,000 213,631,000 219,078,000 234,018,000 204,268,000 223,540,000 212,609,000 216,375,000 183,373,000 240,320,000 219,316,000 210,466,000 190,959,000 211,438,000 200,671,000 199,559,000 181,763,000 213,969,000  167,914,000 
        current liabilities held for sale
                                       61,521,000                                                        
        total current liabilities
      348,736,000 352,026,000 430,623,000 432,893,000 424,580,000 426,697,000 434,259,000 438,501,000 439,684,000 426,909,000 559,620,000 524,034,000 498,763,000 461,315,000 521,683,000 467,830,000 418,723,000 277,914,000 329,066,000 325,650,000 302,392,000 297,129,000 340,354,000 352,851,000 345,712,000 314,321,000 157,923,000 218,849,000 182,128,000 187,656,000 183,720,000 180,245,000 167,535,000 260,093,000 261,990,000 246,552,000 238,573,000 220,684,000 279,560,000 221,339,000 219,458,000 212,609,000 229,389,000 217,031,000 199,036,000 177,145,000 206,307,000 192,297,000 178,772,000 181,087,000 211,674,000 217,317,000 205,664,000 209,786,000 275,302,000 265,707,000 258,211,000 246,275,000 282,983,000 260,325,000 261,066,000 245,547,000 283,183,000 239,658,000 284,750,000 297,671,000 337,697,000 315,310,000 312,309,000 298,301,000 315,670,000 298,300,000 305,861,000 288,190,000 326,816,000 279,912,000 275,360,000 242,423,000 338,918,000 286,779,000 272,378,000 262,349,000 275,290,000 263,316,000 270,335,000 251,813,000 275,675,000 253,604,000 333,416,000 
        long-term liabilities:
                                                                                               
        long-term debt
      1,558,212,000 1,564,253,000 1,674,487,000 1,680,812,000 1,687,135,000 1,693,453,000 1,699,433,000 1,705,927,000 1,712,360,000 1,718,813,000 1,724,933,000 1,731,406,000 1,737,032,000 1,793,395,000 1,799,540,000 1,806,074,000 1,812,585,000 1,274,772,000 1,273,420,000 1,272,405,000 1,271,412,000 1,378,317,000 1,376,913,000 1,366,171,000 1,368,446,000 1,262,737,000 1,274,374,000 971,763,000 1,014,864,000 1,013,676,000 1,037,927,000 953,364,000 900,402,000 1,036,642,000 1,080,932,000 1,124,798,000 1,135,287,000 985,588,000 937,512,000 869,982,000 909,388,000 761,252,000 688,579,000 640,076,000 592,989,000 547,718,000 497,012,000 524,160,000 498,882,000 399,098,000 349,393,000 359,514,000 369,728,000 374,947,000 405,276,000 430,441,000 460,683,000 472,805,000 447,350,000 426,401,000 388,672,000 356,953,000 352,630,000 345,837,000 348,419,000 345,799,000 357,270,000 419,150,000 451,347,000 473,547,000 516,250,000 495,489,000 425,970,000 429,478,000 427,516,000 428,441,000 429,911,000 491,409,000 254,231,000 284,105,000 285,937,000 287,914,000 290,213,000 291,973,000 293,500,000 295,236,000 297,092,000 298,669,000 143,364,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
      888,901,000 900,779,000 1,259,577,000 1,260,670,000 1,269,405,000 1,290,800,000 1,286,415,000 1,284,718,000 1,279,443,000 1,277,947,000 1,265,514,000 1,220,968,000 1,195,644,000 1,177,309,000 1,165,097,000 1,166,977,000 1,172,708,000 841,957,000 809,191,000 797,803,000 792,183,000 778,709,000 776,094,000 777,883,000 781,653,000 767,819,000                                                                
        non-current liabilities held for sale
                                                                                               
        other long-term liabilities
      131,577,000 140,607,000 167,005,000 173,337,000 174,645,000 178,461,000 153,708,000 142,781,000 143,301,000 143,872,000 143,123,000 139,675,000 132,841,000 135,983,000 134,694,000 157,051,000 159,955,000 150,017,000 156,342,000 203,217,000 205,345,000 208,542,000 206,494,000 216,752,000 242,368,000 186,589,000 263,770,000 221,219,000 227,649,000 234,816,000 193,449,000 236,310,000 238,011,000 235,394,000 273,531,000 322,865,000 326,455,000 325,526,000 348,925,000 367,668,000 363,235,000 359,265,000 370,058,000 312,309,000 307,433,000 304,576,000 309,435,000 272,591,000 275,579,000 277,280,000 286,124,000 366,356,000 369,667,000 367,387,000 371,202,000 340,376,000 293,642,000 296,136,000 290,723,000 256,891,000 255,377,000 253,575,000 250,440,000 227,720,000 233,609,000 236,379,000 234,190,000 158,414,000 155,493,000 156,948,000 161,277,000 168,207,000 172,156,000 171,049,000 168,722,000 156,494,000 153,133,000 150,423,000 145,587,000 157,814,000 158,356,000 158,697,000 148,251,000 123,117,000 119,888,000 120,682,000 117,396,000 130,806,000 96,727,000 
        total long-term liabilities
      2,578,690,000 2,605,639,000 3,101,069,000 3,114,819,000 3,131,185,000 3,174,338,000 3,153,168,000 3,152,531,000 3,161,912,000 3,168,510,000 3,159,799,000 3,133,162,000 3,106,061,000 3,148,771,000 3,137,015,000 3,163,806,000 3,188,647,000 2,266,746,000 2,238,953,000 2,273,425,000 2,268,940,000 2,365,568,000 2,359,501,000 2,360,806,000 2,392,467,000 2,217,145,000 1,538,144,000 1,192,982,000 1,242,513,000 1,248,492,000 1,231,376,000 1,189,674,000 1,138,413,000 1,272,036,000                                                        
        stockholders’ deficit:
                                                                                               
        preferred stock 0.01 par value...
                                                                                               
        common stock 0.01 par value...
      832,000 831,000 830,000 830,000 830,000 829,000 828,000 828,000 828,000 827,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 826,000 825,000 825,000 825,000 824,000 824,000 823,000 823,000 823,000 822,000 821,000 821,000 821,000 821,000 820,000 819,000 819,000 818,000 818,000 818,000 818,000 816,000 814,000 813,000 813,000 811,000 811,000 810,000 809,000 801,000 799,000 796,000 794,000 785,000 780,000 776,000 764,000 758,000 756,000 753,000 751,000 750,000 749,000 748,000 747,000                            
        capital in excess of par value
      549,679,000 546,336,000 542,177,000 540,751,000 538,624,000 537,568,000 533,818,000 531,304,000 528,887,000 524,970,000 520,076,000 516,789,000 514,395,000 511,924,000 508,323,000 506,674,000 505,002,000 501,570,000 500,441,000 499,668,000 496,798,000 490,913,000 489,515,000 491,594,000 489,847,000 483,739,000 480,322,000 478,256,000 475,871,000 472,894,000 470,826,000 463,872,000 459,821,000 457,772,000 453,530,000 450,830,000 448,246,000 445,147,000 432,564,000 421,195,000 414,816,000 409,607,000 402,986,000 399,180,000 395,087,000 386,452,000 356,727,000 347,328,000 337,678,000 323,616,000 296,764,000 280,600,000 266,500,000 236,672,000 221,100,000 215,539,000 208,668,000 205,805,000 202,684,000 199,700,000 196,668,000 192,753,000 187,544,000 182,593,000 178,217,000 173,271,000 169,440,000 167,132,000 162,254,000 157,568,000 155,023,000 151,576,000 149,506,000 142,338,000 132,081,000 126,102,000 118,903,000 319,340,000 431,624,000 417,083,000 410,818,000 380,718,000 380,161,000 376,988,000 363,119,000 353,034,000 338,326,000 333,059,000 319,810,000 
        retained earnings
      1,776,992,000 1,766,747,000 1,769,205,000 1,763,410,000 1,741,383,000 1,891,977,000 1,866,660,000 1,853,118,000 1,983,944,000 1,967,555,000 1,937,598,000 1,924,466,000 1,904,348,000 1,886,980,000 1,842,947,000 1,806,352,000 1,792,824,000 1,794,362,000 1,764,412,000 1,734,976,000 1,704,766,000 1,677,928,000 1,636,211,000 1,607,485,000 1,574,930,000 1,572,586,000 1,577,034,000 1,565,287,000 1,562,475,000 1,547,759,000 1,561,353,000 1,555,945,000 1,521,934,000 1,485,130,000 1,485,820,000 1,467,671,000 1,443,131,000 1,422,614,000 1,399,721,000 1,377,565,000 1,357,178,000 1,338,724,000 1,316,119,000 1,303,892,000 1,288,272,000 1,272,908,000 1,244,897,000 1,236,609,000 1,219,910,000 1,204,109,000 1,171,823,000 1,148,995,000 1,154,650,000 1,141,360,000 1,120,671,000 1,108,194,000 1,096,602,000 1,074,970,000 1,063,020,000 1,040,367,000 1,021,623,000 1,014,821,000 982,420,000 978,380,000 954,138,000 936,458,000 912,210,000 873,473,000 853,915,000 824,054,000 795,657,000 768,783,000 744,318,000 717,889,000 681,350,000 654,352,000 619,609,000 592,400,000 555,046,000 521,866,000 494,025,000 472,238,000 447,015,000 425,471,000 401,585,000 380,908,000 355,478,000 357,518,000 227,064,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -48,930,000 -49,327,000 -49,858,000 -55,987,000 -56,433,000 -56,880,000 -57,475,000 -50,581,000 -50,944,000 -51,306,000 -51,790,000 -52,761,000 -53,127,000 -53,493,000 -53,982,000 -72,410,000 -72,963,000 -73,516,000 -74,254,000 -107,798,000 -108,640,000 -109,482,000 -110,605,000 -117,553,000 -133,220,000 -88,995,000 -140,006,000 -94,486,000 -101,242,000 -98,331,000 -94,260,000 -120,668,000 -123,045,000 -127,842,000 -137,761,000 -167,876,000 -171,172,000 -170,388,000 -187,021,000 -145,616,000 -141,991,000 -137,830,000 -132,530,000 -91,747,000 -90,285,000 -92,040,000 -90,132,000 -59,572,000 -60,508,000 -61,433,000 -62,662,000 -126,421,000 -129,344,000 -132,168,000 -136,013,000 -115,776,000 -91,602,000 -93,493,000 -95,940,000 -74,233,000 -74,541,000 -75,893,000 -78,787,000 -74,883,000 -76,594,000 -79,463,000 -83,442,000 -20,447,000 -21,180,000 -22,436,000 -19,845,000 -26,717,000 -29,388,000 -28,704,000 -25,140,000 -752,000 -1,936,000 -2,393,000 -1,796,000 -28,234,000 -28,506,000 -29,323,000 -29,563,000 -1,590,000 -1,868,000 -1,254,000 -1,254,000 -27,184,000 -8,882,000 
        treasury stock
      -3,200,625,000 -3,200,625,000 -3,200,625,000 -3,200,625,000 -3,200,625,000 -3,200,625,000 -3,195,629,000 -3,180,482,000 -3,165,336,000 -3,150,203,000 -3,125,037,000 -3,094,737,000 -3,067,885,000 -3,049,305,000 -3,034,306,000 -3,009,306,000 -3,009,306,000 -3,009,306,000 -3,009,306,000 -2,939,273,000 -2,874,306,000 -2,809,306,000 -2,809,306,000 -2,809,306,000 -2,809,306,000 -2,809,306,000 -2,655,756,000 -2,530,439,000 -2,530,439,000 -2,530,439,000 -2,530,439,000 -2,390,439,000 -2,290,439,000 -2,190,439,000 -2,190,439,000 -2,190,439,000 -2,190,439,000 -1,971,432,000 -1,863,286,000 -1,821,433,000 -1,821,433,000 -1,671,433,000 -1,571,433,000 -1,505,938,000 -1,430,939,000 -1,355,939,000 -1,254,382,000 -1,211,723,000 -1,136,723,000 -1,011,723,000 -934,692,000 -886,723,000 -835,904,000 -821,459,000 -794,571,000 -771,459,000 -771,459,000 -771,459,000 -764,558,000 -711,269,000 -646,459,000 -621,459,000 -571,459,000 -524,459,000 -524,459,000 -514,459,000 -474,459,000 -474,459,000 -474,459,000 -474,459,000 -474,459,000 -474,459,000 -424,459,000 -396,567,000 -374,459,000 -274,459,000 -274,459,000 -274,459,000 -274,459,000 -274,459,000 -274,459,000 -274,459,000 -224,462,000 -224,463,000 -195,760,000 -159,463,000 -131,601,000 -124,463,000 -74,306,000 
        total stockholders’ deficit
      -922,052,000 -936,038,000 -938,271,000 -951,621,000 -976,221,000 -827,131,000 -851,798,000 -845,813,000 -702,621,000 -708,157,000 -718,327,000 -705,417,000 -701,443,000 -703,068,000 -736,192,000 -767,864,000 -783,617,000 -786,064,000 -817,882,000 -811,602,000 -780,557,000 -749,123,000 -793,361,000 -826,957,000 -876,926,000 -841,153,000 -737,584,000 -580,561,000 -592,514,000 -607,296,000 -591,699,000 -490,470,000 -430,910,000 -374,560,000 -388,032,000 -438,996,000 -469,416,000 -273,241,000                                                    
        assets held for sale
        18,329,000   12,432,000                             24,107,000 36,755,000 35,224,000 18,357,000 14,259,000 19,546,000 19,682,000 19,359,000 15,516,000 13,440,000 10,505,000 5,025,000 4,766,000 3,490,000 3,569,000 5,543,000 11,875,000 31,253,000        42,689,000 51,349,000 53,018,000 59,897,000 71,091,000 92,687,000 95,422,000 99,612,000 122,673,000 135,819,000 125,753,000 112,994,000                   
        property and equipment, at cost:
                                                                                               
        land
        82,008,000    93,950,000    92,007,000    86,134,000    105,393,000    100,460,000    116,070,000    105,155,000    112,509,000    117,166,000    112,991,000    113,622,000    112,673,000    109,295,000    105,314,000    101,206,000    101,576,000    99,421,000    98,962,000    98,962,000    96,544,000    97,594,000  105,298,000 
        buildings
        967,676,000    963,699,000    968,221,000    960,984,000    907,792,000    914,311,000    927,337,000    934,360,000    1,112,763,000    1,116,244,000    1,091,237,000    1,090,360,000    1,068,405,000    1,054,967,000    1,025,107,000    965,312,000    936,351,000    874,019,000    836,878,000    759,459,000    702,634,000    661,905,000  581,651,000 
        restaurant and other equipment
        225,102,000    171,436,000    166,714,000    163,527,000    112,959,000    112,675,000    125,176,000    129,701,000    265,791,000    331,644,000    315,235,000    291,443,000    305,769,000    328,031,000    343,718,000    437,547,000    506,185,000    560,485,000    582,931,000    574,630,000    566,976,000    547,107,000  486,183,000 
        construction in progress
        39,444,000    49,445,000    31,647,000    18,271,000    6,894,000    4,984,000    7,658,000    20,815,000    31,558,000    40,522,000    43,914,000    24,522,000    30,066,000    37,357,000    44,660,000    58,664,000    58,135,000    71,572,000    67,806,000    72,255,000    57,394,000    47,839,000  46,355,000 
        property and equipment, at cost: - sum
        1,314,230,000    1,278,530,000    1,258,589,000    1,228,916,000    1,133,038,000    1,132,430,000    1,176,241,000    1,190,031,000    1,522,621,000        1,563,377,000    1,519,947,000    1,516,913,000    1,529,650,000    1,518,799,000    1,562,729,000    1,602,247,000    1,605,497,000    1,586,577,000    1,505,306,000    1,423,548,000    1,354,445,000  1,219,487,000 
        intangible assets
        9,884,000 10,068,000 10,086,000 10,270,000 10,515,000 10,873,000 11,254,000 11,251,000 11,330,000 11,515,000 11,699,000 11,951,000 12,324,000 12,544,000 12,726,000 403,000 470,000 256,000 262,000 268,000 277,000 283,000 294,000 37,000 425,000 451,000 486,000 511,000 600,000 679,000 710,000 1,348,000 14,072,000 14,776,000 14,161,000 13,793,000 14,042,000 14,177,000 14,364,000 14,552,000 14,765,000 14,955,000 15,146,000 15,340,000 15,604,000 15,805,000 16,006,000 16,207,000 16,390,000    17,206,000    17,495,000    17,986,000    18,434,000    19,249,000    20,057,000    21,021,000    22,093,000 22,333,000 22,576,000 22,886,000 23,265,000 28,083,000  
        trademarks
        105,600,000 105,600,000 105,600,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000 283,500,000                                                                         
        deferred tax liabilities
           11,624,000 13,612,000 19,105,000 26,808,000 27,878,000 26,229,000 41,113,000 40,544,000 42,084,000 37,684,000 33,704,000 43,399,000                                                                         
        liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                                               
        stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
                                                                                               
        total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                            -217,206,000 -167,475,000 -190,617,000 -60,119,000                                                
        cash and cash equivalents
                                             6,647,000 8,799,000 7,100,000 17,743,000 17,706,000 10,386,000 8,808,000 10,578,000 9,892,000 9,112,000 9,933,000 9,644,000 9,783,000 10,202,000 9,542,000 8,469,000 10,815,000 11,308,000 13,644,000 11,424,000 12,026,000 14,712,000 16,530,000 10,607,000 12,870,000 12,461,000 12,508,000 53,002,000 12,153,000 11,008,000 21,785,000 47,884,000 14,470,000 16,400,000 15,397,000 15,702,000 86,512,000 77,113,000 301,607,000 233,906,000 191,523,000 159,134,000 101,639,000 103,708,000 98,636,000 120,662,000 118,054,000 131,700,000 87,486,000 5,620,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                               
        deferred income taxes
                                                40,033,000 37,377,000 36,810,000 36,810,000 36,810,000 31,008,000 26,685,000 26,685,000 26,685,000 26,931,000 26,931,000 26,931,000 26,932,000 44,166,000 44,914,000 45,133,000 45,520,000 46,987,000 46,328,000 46,185,000 46,185,000 44,614,000 44,614,000 44,614,000 44,614,000 46,166,000 46,166,000 46,166,000 46,166,000 47,063,000 47,063,000 47,063,000 47,063,000 43,889,000 43,889,000 43,889,000 43,889,000 56,614,000 56,834,000 57,515,000 58,860,000 41,198,000 41,174,000 41,676,000 41,780,000 44,579,000 25,861,000 
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                               
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                15,953,000 106,198,000 162,945,000 212,190,000 257,911,000 313,441,000 361,153,000 455,363,000 472,018,000 417,231,000 456,678,000 425,169,000 411,945,000 437,254,000 442,962,000 416,574,000 405,956,000 455,314,000 498,039,000 510,969,000 520,463,000 562,375,000 532,044,000 516,548,000 524,489,000 546,439,000 521,268,000 485,463,000 457,111,000 419,917,000 440,710,000 435,686,000 414,557,000 505,669,000 462,542,000 635,340,000 710,885,000 636,722,000 602,343,000 549,629,000 565,372,000 568,949,000 559,234,000 566,039,000 553,399,000 535,147,000 464,115,000 
        assets of discontinued operations held for sale
                                                            30,591,000                                   
        assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                          39,569,000 44,847,000 45,443,000 62,400,000 62,511,000 59,015,000 51,793,000             52,896,000 43,398,000 37,250,000 42,583,000 25,325,000 22,544,000 14,944,000 23,059,000 33,700,000 42,708,000 42,147,000 55,743,000 46,463,000 48,974,000 43,688,000 34,408,000 46,458,000 12,626,000 
        preferred stock .01 par value...
                                                                                               
        common stock .01 par value...
                                                                    745,000 744,000 742,000 741,000 740,000 740,000 738,000 736,000 735,000 734,000 733,000 730,000 725,000 426,000 425,000 452,000 470,000 466,000 465,000 455,000 454,000 453,000 448,000 444,000 438,000  429,000 
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                               
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                               
        accounts and notes receivable
                                                                                  42,927,000 34,610,000 30,874,000 28,608,000 27,200,000 23,888,000 21,227,000 25,679,000 20,869,000 20,191,000 18,310,000 25,820,000  
        unearned compensation
                                                                                        -8,233,000 -7,910,000 -8,290,000 -7,630,000 -7,988,000 -4,219,000  
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                     26,555,000 23,487,000 23,141,000 24,945,000 19,805,000 19,081,000 13,920,000 21,694,000 20,077,000 38,471,000 
        deferred income tax asset
                                                                                     38,340,000 38,340,000 38,341,000 38,340,000       
        liabilities and stock holders’ equity
                                                                                               
        asset
                                                                                               
        total
                                                                                             1,262,805,000  
        accrued expenses
                                                                                             201,069,000  
        common stock
                                                                                             436,000  
        accounts receivable
                                                                                              26,215,000 
        preferred stock
                                                                                               
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-04-12 2026-01-18 2025-07-06 2025-04-13 2025-01-19 2024-07-07 2024-04-14 2024-01-21 2023-07-09 2023-04-16 2023-01-22 2022-07-10 2022-04-17 2022-01-23 2021-07-04 2021-04-11 2021-01-17 2020-07-05 2020-04-12 2020-01-19 2019-07-07 2019-04-14 2019-01-20 2018-07-08 2018-04-15 2018-01-21 2017-07-09 2017-04-16 2017-01-22 2016-07-03 2016-04-10 2016-01-17 2015-07-05 2015-04-12 2015-01-18 2014-07-06 2014-04-13 2014-01-19 2013-07-07 2013-04-14 2013-01-20 2012-07-08 2012-04-15 2012-01-22 2011-07-10 2011-04-17 2011-01-23 2010-07-04 2010-04-11 2010-01-17 2009-09-27 2009-07-05 2009-04-12 2009-01-18 2008-09-28 2008-07-06 2008-04-13 2008-01-20 2007-09-30 2007-07-08 2006-10-01 2006-07-09 2005-10-02 2005-07-10 2004-10-03 
                                                                         
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                         
          net earnings
        7,787,000 -2,458,000  -108,542,000 33,686,000 -58,637,000 63,663,000 38,683,000 108,929,000 79,761,000 53,254,000 69,923,000 47,066,000 39,270,000 126,821,000 86,793,000 50,859,000 51,915,000 19,360,000 7,897,000 72,376,000 59,187,000 34,098,000 105,102,000 59,795,000 12,190,000 105,374,000 69,023,000 35,929,000 92,092,000 61,903,000 33,221,000 85,671,000 58,840,000 35,835,000 72,790,000 48,087,000 32,286,000 28,324,000 33,979,000 20,689,000 45,174,000 33,582,000 11,950,000 57,947,000 39,203,000 32,401,000 66,170,000 41,928,000 24,248,000 40,592,000 19,558,000 29,861,000 28,397,000 26,874,000 29,437,000 26,429,000 36,539,000 26,998,000 34,743,000 33,180,000 27,841,000 21,544,000 23,886,000 17,848,000 
          losses from discontinued operations
        -19,143,000                                                                 
          earnings from continuing operations
        26,930,000 14,389,000             126,821,000   51,536,000 19,360,000 7,897,000 69,724,000 56,251,000 31,121,000                                           
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          depreciation and amortization
        24,590,000 13,609,000 43,331,000 30,487,000 18,270,000 46,206,000 32,379,000 18,473,000 48,460,000 34,000,000 19,402,000 40,754,000 24,041,000 12,496,000 35,656,000 25,267,000 14,571,000 41,151,000 29,010,000 16,728,000 42,645,000 29,859,000 17,169,000 46,306,000 33,112,000 19,157,000 69,527,000 49,166,000 27,987,000 70,314,000 49,331,000 28,514,000 68,205,000 47,875,000 27,370,000 70,585,000 49,725,000 28,454,000 74,870,000 52,590,000 30,016,000 74,210,000 51,874,000 29,534,000 74,342,000 51,817,000 29,582,000 76,643,000 54,152,000 31,129,000 23,441,000 23,502,000 22,206,000 31,681,000 23,461,000 23,596,000 23,306,000 30,602,000 22,450,000 22,120,000 20,855,000 20,242,000 20,170,000 20,055,000 24,662,000 
          amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and incentives
        3,185,000 1,798,000 5,063,000 3,484,000 1,655,000 3,967,000 2,538,000 1,418,000 3,295,000 2,237,000 1,215,000 3,046,000 2,127,000 1,234,000 2,330,000                                                   
          deferred finance cost amortization
        2,453,000 1,359,000 3,668,000 2,572,000 1,473,000 3,722,000 2,610,000 1,493,000 3,915,000 2,787,000 1,616,000 4,280,000 3,060,000 1,722,000 4,304,000 3,013,000 1,722,000 4,337,000 3,046,000 1,755,000 1,903,000 1,224,000 704,000 2,268,000 1,725,000 1,031,000 2,707,000 1,919,000 1,123,000 2,049,000 1,437,000 823,000 1,690,000 1,155,000 661,000 1,677,000 1,177,000 675,000 1,764,000 1,249,000 729,000 2,068,000 1,431,000 788,000 1,954,000 1,350,000 743,000 1,063,000 724,000 465,000 266,000 359,000 358,000 478,000 359,000 266,000 359,000 478,000 358,000 359,000 266,000 267,000 247,000 248,000 248,000 
          tax deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements
        1,557,000 1,399,000       71,000 142,000 143,000                                                       
          deferred income taxes
        13,161,000 9,271,000 -56,446,000 -55,452,000 -5,018,000 -10,314,000 -2,326,000 -719,000 1,648,000 1,496,000 3,385,000 8,058,000 5,529,000 2,317,000 -2,599,000 -882,000 2,452,000 12,567,000 6,783,000 2,010,000 -1,745,000 3,955,000 -783,000 38,544,000 34,726,000 33,542,000 5,824,000 2,385,000 2,239,000 15,672,000 -1,303,000 -2,128,000 -4,046,000 -2,785,000 973,000 6,951,000 5,221,000 -1,257,000 2,523,000 2,536,000 -1,370,000 -2,314,000 -2,560,000 -1,203,000 -7,771,000 -4,965,000 -9,892,000 -5,758,000 -3,267,000 -1,762,000 -14,048,000 -1,115,000 -204,000 36,000          -152,000  
          share-based compensation expense
        7,580,000 4,159,000 6,812,000 4,685,000 3,689,000 11,018,000 8,661,000 4,820,000 7,991,000 5,932,000 3,534,000 5,541,000 3,934,000 1,018,000 3,338,000 2,836,000 1,231,000 7,612,000 5,865,000 3,184,000 6,589,000 4,708,000 1,909,000 7,830,000 6,148,000 2,937,000 8,855,000 6,735,000 3,814,000 9,220,000 7,901,000 4,088,000 10,041,000 7,367,000 3,885,000 8,128,000 6,348,000 3,801,000 10,049,000 7,599,000 4,062,000 5,001,000 3,562,000 2,022,000 6,755,000 4,972,000 2,666,000 7,564,000 5,500,000 2,805,000            1,334,000    
          pension and post-retirement expense
        2,947,000 1,684,000 4,472,000 3,130,000 1,789,000 5,264,000 3,685,000 2,106,000 5,359,000 3,751,000 2,144,000 233,000 163,000 93,000 678,000 474,000 271,000                                                 
          losses on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance
        -4,155,000        -8,331,000 -8,007,000 -6,631,000 9,024,000 3,163,000 579,000  -9,352,000   3,150,000 -3,374,000   2,863,000   -2,163,000   326,000   2,466,000                -1,006,000 -6,026,000 -3,935,000 -5,780,000 -2,316,000 -2,033,000 12,039,000  1,775,000 -1,882,000 5,765,000        
          gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants
        -21,000        -10,323,000 -4,529,000 -3,825,000 -1,660,000 -858,000 -48,000 -3,079,000 -2,815,000 -1,283,000 -2,625,000 -1,575,000 -1,575,000 -219,000 -219,000 -219,000 -43,088,000 -14,412,000 -8,940,000 -21,166,000 -7,916,000 -137,000   -818,000   -850,000   -461,000   -748,000 -18,933,000 -15,200,000 -1,122,000 -38,940,000 -28,750,000 -27,872,000 -36,054,000 -12,367,000 -9,380,000 -34,322,000 -8,725,000 -17,234,000 -18,361,000 -23,124,000 -14,478,000 -11,942,000 -16,805,000   -22,217,000 -5,643,000 -5,887,000 -4,924,000 -3,421,000 
          losses on the disposition of property and equipment
        -8,178,000 -6,271,000 1,983,000 1,385,000 521,000 1,675,000 1,148,000 1,011,000            -10,437,000 -5,756,000 -138,000 635,000 958,000 481,000 183,000 2,186,000 1,234,000 699,000 2,295,000 1,646,000 651,000 1,074,000 466,000 1,243,000 2,353,000 1,745,000 992,000 2,525,000 416,000 -832,000 3,762,000 2,858,000 1,083,000 6,084,000 5,424,000 2,796,000 5,858,000 2,360,000 1,182,000 3,397,000 3,485,000 1,429,000 4,355,000 3,434,000 4,011,000 3,769,000 5,198,000 5,147,000 4,686,000      
          impairment charges
        357,000 267,000 212,476,000 205,094,000                                      2,765,000 2,109,000 1,199,000 1,684,000 1,167,000 289,000 4,083,000 1,503,000 608,000  1,386,000 3,168,000 1,689,000            
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                         
          accounts and other receivables
        -24,267,000 2,177,000 -2,423,000 -28,655,000 17,822,000 17,385,000 815,000 40,139,000 12,902,000 -1,456,000 37,813,000 571,000 26,257,000 19,910,000 14,485,000 -4,490,000 24,663,000 -39,198,000 -22,858,000 -5,619,000 -3,555,000 -11,658,000 -3,154,000 945,000 -13,876,000 26,539,000 6,026,000 24,915,000 19,378,000 -16,333,000 -25,875,000 -4,204,000 -6,895,000 -21,841,000 3,999,000 -9,376,000 -14,274,000 1,582,000 33,776,000 25,227,000 38,766,000 -2,891,000 -8,680,000 8,630,000 -14,198,000 -2,359,000 -42,000 -9,746,000                  
          inventories
        -21,000 -424,000 181,000 129,000 66,000 -262,000 -170,000 -484,000 658,000 -23,000 194,000 -137,000 -277,000 -351,000 -250,000 -288,000 -133,000 14,000 28,000 -253,000 -79,000 -91,000 -232,000 1,330,000 886,000 110,000 1,000,000 460,000 -115,000 -557,000 -497,000 -495,000 33,000 146,000 -121,000 -516,000 -640,000 -682,000 26,393,000 25,883,000 26,361,000 1,934,000 5,213,000 -6,462,000 -754,000 561,000 -1,835,000 -2,252,000 -93,000 -2,548,000                
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        6,407,000 5,266,000 -5,180,000 -4,007,000 -1,892,000 4,141,000 9,299,000 9,587,000 5,714,000 6,344,000 6,953,000 -3,261,000 -6,716,000 2,720,000 1,194,000 3,461,000 2,595,000 -5,034,000 -10,350,000 -4,957,000 1,509,000 3,701,000 6,224,000 -27,448,000 -5,458,000 7,419,000 -8,057,000 23,428,000 31,506,000 -7,677,000 -2,149,000 1,205,000 20,760,000 27,181,000 16,683,000 -36,514,000 -26,368,000 -8,274,000 -24,091,000 751,000 11,980,000 -12,346,000 -4,627,000 -1,412,000 2,453,000 6,848,000 23,592,000 -23,002,000 -19,833,000 -5,289,000                
          operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
        -8,861,000 -4,664,000 -13,560,000 -9,580,000 -5,788,000 6,191,000 9,392,000 12,208,000 5,357,000 8,561,000 11,281,000 6,074,000 9,155,000 10,218,000                                                    
          accounts payable
        10,715,000 -5,617,000 -10,513,000 550,000 4,776,000 -16,720,000 -396,000 -13,826,000 -28,068,000 -15,994,000 -31,285,000 2,627,000 1,297,000 -5,218,000 -9,821,000 -14,614,000 -22,643,000 -4,620,000 20,660,000 -7,984,000 24,321,000 -3,904,000 6,365,000 3,135,000 -3,742,000 -371,000 2,238,000 -1,371,000 -5,487,000 -7,466,000 -1,847,000 7,386,000 690,000 -1,459,000 -4,623,000 -3,035,000 1,725,000 -5,636,000 -27,857,000 -32,036,000 -33,966,000 -5,395,000 -6,178,000 2,222,000 -3,071,000 -2,851,000 -2,977,000 -3,555,000 -3,309,000 92,000                
          accrued liabilities
        -4,612,000 2,656,000 17,277,000 1,927,000 6,684,000 -114,100,000 -123,532,000 -125,861,000 32,525,000 -7,043,000 -24,677,000 -42,701,000 -52,286,000 -47,849,000 20,611,000 6,499,000 8,791,000 15,755,000 1,400,000 -1,558,000 9,363,000 -6,532,000 -16,298,000 -34,653,000 -35,959,000 -32,667,000 -27,485,000 -37,870,000 -43,328,000 1,534,000 -3,464,000 -25,403,000 4,215,000 -8,991,000 -20,063,000 16,615,000 -13,543,000 -16,781,000 7,196,000 -4,256,000 -9,141,000 13,210,000 6,237,000 -21,849,000                      
          pension and post-retirement contributions
        -3,565,000 -2,090,000 -5,370,000 -3,833,000 -2,218,000 -4,784,000 -3,288,000 -1,698,000 -4,674,000 -3,234,000 -1,688,000 -5,109,000 -3,693,000 -2,075,000 -4,961,000 -3,577,000 -2,061,000                                                 
          franchise tenant improvement allowance and incentive disbursements
        -15,702,000 -1,844,000 -5,706,000 -3,586,000 -1,924,000 -1,919,000 -1,460,000 -523,000 -2,745,000 -2,052,000 -527,000 -2,206,000 -1,629,000 -1,166,000 -8,009,000                                                   
          other
        -13,416,000 -2,534,000 25,960,000 28,207,000 33,219,000 -3,995,000 -1,583,000 -1,257,000 2,311,000 -499,000 -303,000 -1,185,000 -1,077,000 -1,159,000 -778,000 -1,175,000 -3,384,000 -4,844,000 -4,222,000 -80,000 -16,012,000 -7,421,000 -4,668,000 -10,351,000 -7,551,000 -3,330,000 -6,077,000 -4,045,000 -726,000 -2,992,000 -782,000 -1,089,000 -5,782,000 -4,659,000 -1,642,000 -9,689,000 -9,910,000 -5,998,000 -6,121,000 -3,821,000 -3,201,000 -2,737,000 595,000 1,938,000 -577,000 6,900,000 -3,899,000 -36,298,000 -26,652,000 -32,303,000 -13,155,000 17,000 -3,347,000 1,254,000  17,000 1,145,000 21,000 202,000 -12,000 -555,000 -510,000 -20,000 4,431,000 15,067,000 
          net cash flows from operating activities
        17,084,000                                                                 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                         
          purchases of property and equipment
        -34,531,000 -23,218,000 -70,293,000 -47,769,000 -35,099,000 -85,768,000 -61,071,000 -38,829,000 -56,669,000 -37,196,000 -24,028,000 -34,349,000 -20,781,000 -9,401,000  -22,928,000 -7,076,000 -16,736,000 -12,777,000 -7,202,000 -25,041,000 -18,191,000 -11,183,000 -25,730,000 -18,347,000 -10,793,000 -47,210,000 -33,415,000 -20,865,000 -74,971,000 -51,298,000 -31,543,000 -54,832,000 -32,959,000 -19,885,000 -43,825,000 -31,196,000 -21,310,000 -57,971,000 -41,754,000 -21,394,000 -56,205,000 -40,609,000 -26,945,000 -99,485,000 -74,129,000 -46,887,000 -62,173,000 -42,632,000 -28,716,000 -34,740,000 -26,740,000 -39,224,000 -52,796,000 -67,523,000 -21,724,000 -33,311,000 -58,011,000 -47,198,000 -38,287,000      
          purchases of assets intended for sale or leaseback
          -8,827,000 -8,827,000                                                              
          proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
        14,702,000 10,948,000 15,108,000 15,110,000  10,899,000 1,500,000 516,000 25,174,000 23,371,000 22,103,000 4,691,000 2,245,000 2,245,000 5,272,000 3,629,000 3,629,000 22,790,000 22,394,000 20,618,000 7,563,000 1,479,000 270,000 3,799,000 600,000 589,000 2,898,000 2,082,000                               5,000 1,148,000 34,000 1,163,000    
          proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets
        3,616,000 3,593,000    4,413,000 1,728,000  3,673,000 3,673,000  5,968,000 1,861,000 1,576,000    19,828,000 17,373,000 17,373,000 3,056,000 1,944,000  7,571,000 4,949,000 4,949,000 2,466,000 2,466,000 2,466,000 7,748,000 7,748,000 5,803,000                                  
          proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants
        36,000  5,712,000 5,712,000 5,712,000 2,168,000 1,989,000 1,739,000 51,845,000 18,417,000 17,609,000 1,402,000 600,000 48,000 1,229,000 965,000 133,000 2,625,000 1,575,000 1,575,000 133,000 133,000 133,000 23,666,000 16,844,000 5,591,000 62,923,000 31,389,000 138,000 1,434,000 1,021,000 1,021,000 2,651,000 2,630,000 1,174,000 8,199,000 7,842,000 468,000 8,415,000 2,866,000 833,000 29,253,000 21,964,000 1,249,000 76,915,000 49,588,000 44,083,000 52,035,000 19,093,000 11,575,000 45,480,000 9,018,000 21,809,000 18,620,000 3,176,000 17,888,000 14,118,000 21,935,000 16,650,000 15,314,000 27,280,000 8,325,000 7,800,000 8,084,000 4,979,000 
          net cash flows from investing activities
        -13,377,000                                                                 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                         
          repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities
          -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000    -50,000,000 -50,000,000  -18,000,000 -9,000,000  -107,875,000 -107,875,000  -3,500,000 -3,500,000  -252,800,000 -180,800,000 -117,300,000 -412,100,000 -199,100,000 -130,800,000 -400,000,000 -305,000,000 -167,000,000 -376,000,000 -264,000,000 -97,000,000 -698,000,000 -160,000,000 -98,000,000 -460,000,000 -379,000,000 -103,000,000 -619,000,000 -539,000,000 -445,148,000                         
          principal repayments on debt
        -119,350,000 -112,313,000 -22,399,000 -14,930,000 -7,464,000 -22,288,000 -14,818,000 -7,481,000 -22,620,000 -15,088,000 -7,557,000 -580,518,000 -572,958,000 -223,000 -640,000 -415,000 -211,000 -7,094,000 -3,640,000 -198,000 -32,611,000 -21,757,000 -10,907,000 -293,671,000 -282,626,000 -14,208,000 -43,162,000 -28,800,000 -14,438,000 -19,651,000 -13,065,000 -8,479,000 -198,217,000 -7,996,000 -5,279,000 -193,262,000 -190,549,000 -10,330,000 -175,783,000 -170,540,000 -165,305,000 -15,933,000 -10,662,000 -5,380,000 -8,549,000 -5,731,000 -2,922,000 -416,101,000 -46,031,000 -24,705,000                
          dividends paid on common stock
          -16,614,000 -16,614,000 -8,308,000 -25,633,000 -17,167,000 -8,652,000 -27,198,000 -18,218,000 -9,154,000 -27,789,000 -18,526,000 -9,257,000 -27,886,000 -18,130,000 -9,089,000 -18,466,000 -18,466,000 -9,412,000 -30,929,000 -20,615,000 -10,305,000 -34,609,000 -23,370,000 -11,736,000 -37,194,000 -25,462,000 -12,962,000 -30,513,000 -20,765,000 -10,592,000 -26,556,000 -15,395,000 -7,791,000 -7,990,000                              
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
        2,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 263,000   51,000 51,000 49,000 6,646,000 4,340,000 114,000 3,559,000 3,559,000 184,000 696,000 243,000 114,000 2,365,000 39,000  5,166,000 4,840,000 4,756,000 5,093,000 1,432,000 492,000 14,590,000 13,894,000 11,302,000 27,069,000 22,457,000 17,650,000 48,000,000 37,113,000 10,733,000 7,096,000 2,015,000 785,000 4,260,000 3,376,000 2,143,000 4,079,000 2,445,000 701,000 457,000 1,981,000 1,826,000 310,000 564,000 429,000 3,235,000 4,414,000 1,107,000 2,730,000 8,236,000 3,167,000 1,327,000 9,954,000 3,268,000 
          repurchases of common stock
          -4,999,000 -4,999,000 -4,999,000 -54,999,000 -40,000,000 -25,000,000 -60,431,000 -32,621,000 -14,999,000    -124,399,000 -65,000,000  -155,576,000 -155,576,000 -155,576,000 -14,362,000 -14,362,000 -14,362,000 -200,000,000 -100,000,000  -334,361,000 -322,687,000 -115,354,000 -250,000,000 -250,000,000 -100,000,000 -254,668,000 -174,115,000 -104,669,000 -284,258,000 -205,453,000 -84,318,000 -92,152,000 -40,465,000 -26,888,000 -6,901,000 -6,901,000 -6,901,000 -138,050,000 -75,000,000                    
          payroll tax payments for equity award issuances
        -1,105,000 -873,000 -2,482,000 -2,453,000 -2,336,000 -3,206,000 -3,072,000 -2,992,000 -1,593,000 -1,115,000 -868,000 -1,215,000 -874,000 -795,000 -4,166,000 -3,892,000 -773,000 -4,442,000 -4,442,000 -3,108,000 -2,705,000 -2,617,000 -2,498,000 -7,250,000 -4,268,000                                         
          net cash flows from financing activities
        -120,453,000                                                                 
          net cash flows from continuing operations
        -116,746,000                                                                 
          net cash from operating activities of discontinued operations
        -13,679,000 -11,902,000                      5,159,000 5,503,000 16,785,000                                        
          net cash from investing activities of discontinued operations
        118,014,000 118,014,000                      273,653,000 273,653,000 -13,648,000                                        
          net cash from financing activities of discontinued operations
        -38,000 -38,000                      -78,000 -78,000 -43,000                                        
          net cash from discontinued operations
        104,297,000 106,074,000                      278,734,000 279,078,000 3,094,000                                        
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of period, including discontinued operations cash
        81,813,000 81,813,000                                                                
          cash and restricted cash at end of period, including discontinued operations cash
        69,364,000 99,371,000                                                                
          earnings from discontinued operations
         -16,847,000                379,000   2,652,000 2,936,000 2,977,000 19,099,000 21,925,000 -699,000                                        
          gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance
         -4,044,000 -5,731,000  -189,000 -11,776,000 -7,949,000 -6,161,000       -12,561,000  -7,042,000 -1,861,000   -3,117,000 -1,336,000  -1,335,000 -312,000  -364,000 -73,000  -5,008,000 -2,446,000  -1,960,000 -3,635,000 -574,000 -8,312,000 -3,428,000 -3,117,000 -5,209,000 -5,669,000 -2,836,000 -8,781,000 -8,427,000 -6,742,000 -8,287,000 -7,841,000 -5,461,000            -796,000 -2,050,000 -1,275,000 25,000    
          cash flows from operating activities
         30,546,000 128,626,000 68,890,000 105,656,000 39,263,000 -6,021,000 -22,675,000 182,071,000 94,108,000 62,472,000 103,812,000 67,828,000 34,051,000 149,881,000 78,544,000 62,251,000 90,168,000 58,927,000 22,687,000 116,793,000 60,816,000 37,601,000 59,368,000 29,277,000 53,730,000 139,907,000 126,154,000 70,955,000 146,699,000 80,453,000 44,909,000 165,145,000 90,920,000 47,347,000 113,923,000 50,952,000 23,652,000 167,288,000 121,605,000 89,965,000 111,582,000 69,588,000 27,792,000 92,016,000 81,844,000 45,805,000 45,709,000 24,474,000 8,923,000 33,694,000 47,715,000 32,537,000 34,804,000 63,063,000 3,081,000 62,975,000 43,265,000 57,276,000 37,456,000 51,805,000 55,237,000 56,259,000 17,255,000 45,056,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
         -5,877,000 -62,190,000 -32,471,000 -26,084,000 -68,288,000 -55,854,000 -36,574,000 25,488,000 9,730,000 15,684,000 -604,395,000 -598,182,000 -6,837,000 -26,040,000 -15,718,000 -637,000 29,543,000 29,601,000 32,364,000 950,000 -8,144,000 -4,263,000 40,793,000 11,246,000 -1,818,000 17,542,000 1,749,000 -19,682,000 -67,770,000 -45,158,000 -27,256,000 -52,968,000 -28,584,000 -13,639,000 -26,304,000 -21,208,000 -19,557,000 -39,324,000 -45,494,000 -24,315,000 -81,785,000 -64,592,000 -38,845,000 -21,734,000 -26,905,000 20,795,000 23,661,000 -5,944,000 -9,708,000 43,277,000 -22,388,000 -27,225,000 -34,623,000 -62,007,000 -12,760,000 -26,381,000 -33,222,000        
          cash flows from financing activities
         -113,185,000 -52,492,000 -44,994,000 -29,106,000 -106,124,000 -75,055,000 -44,124,000 -161,579,000 -117,042,000 -32,578,000 519,930,000 541,419,000 -12,316,000 -258,320,000 -190,972,000 -9,959,000 -74,359,000 -70,905,000 -168,326,000 -108,001,000 -53,787,000 -31,743,000 -386,405,000 -326,095,000 -54,917,000 -166,918,000 -138,575,000 -62,213,000 -90,036,000 -44,252,000 -28,264,000 -105,012,000 -62,539,000 -35,481,000 -87,374,000 -30,281,000 -3,811,000 -126,650,000 -74,378,000 -64,577,000 -30,406,000 -5,112,000 13,273,000 -68,863,000 -50,834,000 -60,677,000 -109,502,000 -59,071,000 -39,709,000 -36,122,000 -24,182,000 -16,089,000 -26,280,000 32,358,000 7,749,000 -35,591,000 -10,348,000       -5,741,000 
          cash flows from continuing operations
         -88,516,000                   9,742,000 -1,115,000 1,595,000 -286,244,000 -285,572,000 -3,005,000                                        
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          excess tax deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements
          1,483,000   5,000                                                            
          pension and postretirement expense
                         40,972,000 39,490,000 38,978,000 1,141,000 799,000 456,000 1,789,000 1,252,000 715,000 3,242,000 2,269,000 1,297,000 10,374,000 7,261,000 4,149,000 14,423,000 10,096,000 5,769,000 10,585,000 7,410,000 4,233,000 23,959,000 16,772,000 9,584,000 26,853,000 14,372,000 8,212,000 18,343,000 12,840,000 7,337,000 22,373,000 15,661,000 8,949,000 2,824,000 2,825,000 2,826,000 3,768,000 3,294,000 3,342,000 3,341,000 4,456,000 3,373,000 3,374,000 6,267,000     
          gains on acquisition of restaurants
          -6,000 -6,000 -6,000 -2,357,000 -2,357,000 -2,357,000                                                          
          impairment charges and other
            736,000 163,169,000 1,580,000 28,000 6,232,000 549,000 483,000 3,863,000 1,109,000 919,000 1,951,000 1,340,000 546,000 195,000 133,000  1,624,000 896,000 387,000 2,205,000 1,502,000 805,000 4,320,000 2,702,000 1,871,000 2,928,000 858,000 446,000 4,813,000 2,180,000 215,000 7,241,000 6,937,000 393,000 28,237,000 4,828,000 4,458,000              1,696,000 350,000 22,000 1,439,000 859,000 105,000 2,514,000     
          changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                         
          pension and postretirement contributions
                         -4,921,000 -3,582,000 -2,025,000 -5,126,000 -3,671,000 -2,111,000 -4,384,000 -3,077,000 -1,710,000 -4,110,000 -2,773,000 -1,440,000 -14,700,000 -8,255,000 -1,883,000 -14,359,000 -8,113,000 -6,880,000 -14,107,000 -7,831,000 -6,558,000 -13,168,000 -7,052,000 -5,525,000 -9,998,000 -6,573,000 -996,000 -3,522,000 -2,472,000 -1,623,000 -18,715,000 -11,824,000 -5,289,000 -7,193,000 -9,516,000 -8,805,000 -719,000 -879,000 -14,932,000 -5,247,000 -3,954,000 -3,781,000       
          acquisition of franchise-operated restaurants
          -7,193,000                           324,000 324,000 324,000             -22,077,000 -21,477,000  -8,115,000   -6,760,000           
          borrowings on revolving credit facilities
                   68,000,000 63,000,000     111,376,000 111,376,000  229,798,000 189,736,000 114,298,000 560,800,000 283,200,000 106,200,000 638,500,000 534,500,000 231,000,000 576,000,000 497,000,000 176,000,000 742,000,000 264,000,000 154,000,000 618,000,000 509,000,000 163,000,000 554,000,000 479,000,000 385,148,000                         
          net increase in cash and restricted cash
          13,944,000  50,466,000 -135,149,000  -103,373,000 45,980,000 -13,204,000 45,578,000 19,347,000 11,065,000 14,898,000 -134,479,000 -128,146,000 51,655,000 45,352,000 17,623,000 -113,275,000                                              
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                         
          cash and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                         
          net loss
          -86,515,000                                                               
          losses on the sale of company-operated restaurants
          -2,630,000 -2,776,000 -2,806,000 1,384,000 1,319,000 254,000                      -1,224,000 -815,000  4,353,000 4,170,000  -2,242,000 -2,218,000  3,179,000 1,670,000                          
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of period
          54,167,000 54,167,000 54,167,000 185,907,000 185,907,000 185,907,000 136,040,000 136,040,000 136,040,000 73,568,000 73,568,000 73,568,000 236,920,000 236,920,000 236,920,000 151,561,000 151,561,000 151,561,000                                              
          cash and restricted cash at end of period
          68,111,000 45,592,000 104,633,000 50,758,000 48,977,000 82,534,000 182,020,000 122,836,000 181,618,000 92,915,000 84,633,000 88,466,000 102,441,000 108,774,000 288,575,000 196,913,000 169,184,000 38,286,000                                              
          excess tax deficiency (benefit) from share-based compensation arrangements
           1,435,000 1,111,000                                                             
          loss (gains) on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance
           2,242,000                                                              
          net decrease in cash and restricted cash
           -8,575,000   -136,930,000                                                           
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                   7,700,000 7,700,000                                                     
          acquisition of del taco, net of cash acquired
                   -580,792,000 -580,792,000                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of debt
                                        300,000,000   200,000,000 200,000,000  200,000,000 200,000,000 200,000,000       200,000,000                 
          debt issuance costs
                     -2,090,000    -216,000 -216,000 -216,000 -5,088,000 -3,615,000 -17,000 -1,367,000 -1,367,000        -1,942,000   -3,607,000 -3,527,000  -4,392,000 -4,392,000 -4,386,000 -741,000 -741,000  -989,000 -989,000 -375,000 -9,126,000                  
          changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
                                                                         
          excess tax (benefits) deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements
              -49,000 -9,000                                                          
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                                         
          tax deficiency (excess tax benefits) from share-based compensation arrangements
                                                                         
          gains on the disposition of property and equipment
                -9,155,000 -8,615,000 -10,009,000 -1,746,000 -286,000 -617,000 -1,754,000 -1,931,000 -2,160,000 -10,386,000 -10,170,000                                               
          proceeds from the issuance of debt
                   1,100,000,000 1,100,000,000                                                     
          payment of debt issuance and extinguishment costs
                   -20,599,000 -20,274,000                                                     
          payment of debt issuance costs
                                                                         
          tax deficiency (excess tax benefit) from share-based compensation arrangements
                   123,000 49,000       196,000                                              
          (excess tax benefit) tax deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements
                     38,000   -58,000                                                 
          loss on interest rate swap termination
                                                                         
          excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements
                         -71,000 -77,000  -66,000 -47,000 -50,000 -2,084,000 -816,000 -802,000 -4,133,000 -4,034,000 -3,981,000 -3,822,000 -2,451,000 -2,020,000 -17,781,000 -17,073,000 -14,533,000 15,167,000 12,017,000 5,307,000 1,261,000 599,000 675,000 525,000 287,000 191,000 883,000 640,000 263,000 1,234,000 690,000 181,000 -564,000 778,000 391,000 59,000 -1,100,000 244,000 1,674,000 2,528,000 884,000 2,275,000 3,442,000 840,000    
          collections on notes receivable
                            15,239,000 6,491,000 6,517,000 34,057,000 9,722,000 9,410,000 1,426,000 1,204,000 298,000 3,237,000 2,614,000 441,000 5,648,000 5,314,000 5,050,000 2,555,000 1,774,000 894,000 5,837,000 2,987,000 1,848,000 10,198,000 9,669,000 3,539,000 20,014,000 19,062,000 18,929,000 8,074,000 7,675,000 4,333,000 7,880,000 2,303,000 1,754,000 19,602,000     61,000 15,000 4,539,000 455,000 196,000 208,000 3,759,000 
          payments related to termination of interest rate swaps
                                                                         
          excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements
                      -1,164,000 -1,112,000                                                  
          non-cash operating lease costs
                      -16,511,000 -11,870,000 -7,296,000 -5,689,000 -13,118,000 -7,668,000                                              
          capital expenditures
                      -35,157,000                                                   
          amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and other
                       1,534,000 861,000 2,383,000 1,765,000 1,151,000 1,524,000 1,137,000                                            
          franchise tenant improvement allowance disbursements
                       -567,000 -251,000         -1,761,000                                        
          franchise tenant improvement allowance amortization and other
                                                                         
          change in book overdraft
                              9,234,000 -573,000 1,397,000 -129,000   7,804,000 1,213,000 2,695,000 9,295,000   423,000 1,507,000 4,774,000 7,880,000 -38,584,000 -36,693,000 -19,406,000 -13,728,000 -13,806,000 -6,147,000 -16,418,000 -20,130,000 -19,786,000 12,412,000 13,825,000 7,114,000 -5,776,000 -6,493,000 -7,798,000 5,490,000 12,761,000 -11,477,000 -8,090,000 3,708,000        
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                               6,000 6,000  -1,000                                       
          franchise tenant improvement allowance distributions
                         -7,105,000 -5,811,000 -3,682,000 -7,875,000 -6,697,000 -3,247,000 -9,099,000 -3,487,000                                         
          changes in assets and liabilities, excluding dispositions:
                                                                         
          loss on debt extinguishment
                                                                         
          purchases of assets intended for sale and leaseback
                               -5,491,000 -5,491,000 -1,411,000 -3,248,000 -1,805,000 -1,770,000 -5,593,000 -5,581,000 -3,274,000 -8,323,000 -5,355,000  -19,000 -19,000  -25,198,000 -25,165,000 -13,357,000                         
          cash at beginning of period
                            2,705,000 2,705,000 2,705,000   4,467,000 17,030,000 17,030,000 17,030,000                                     
          cash at end of period
                            12,447,000 1,590,000 4,300,000   3,789,000 7,560,000 6,358,000 6,090,000                                     
          amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances
                              530,000 497,000 265,000 147,000                                        
          funding of intercompany operations
                                 -13,122,000                                        
          franchise tenant improvement allowance amortization
                                                                         
          cash flows from (provided by) continuing operations
                                                                         
          cash at beginning of year, including discontinued operations cash
                                                                         
          cash at end of year, including discontinued operations cash
                                                                         
          income from continuing operations
                               86,003,000 37,870,000 12,889,000                                        
          cash at beginning of period, including discontinued operations cash
                               7,642,000 7,642,000                                         
          cash at end of period, including discontinued operations cash
                               138,000 1,154,000                                         
          tax payments for equity award issuances
                                 -4,244,000                                        
          net increase in cash
                                                                         
          cash at beginning of year
                                                                         
          cash at end of year
                                                                         
          net decrease in cash
                                  -9,470,000 -10,672,000 -10,940,000                                     
          loss on early retirement of debt
                                           789,000 789,000  939,000 939,000 939,000       513,000               
          proceeds from sale and leaseback of assets
                                              36,553,000 22,892,000 13,513,000                         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                     11,000 13,000 -32,000 -37,000 11,000 3,000 3,000 5,000 5,000                            
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                     -11,096,000   7,128,000  -1,770,000 248,000 -532,000 289,000 1,314,000 1,733,000 1,073,000 -609,000 -116,000 2,220,000 1,419,000 4,105,000 5,923,000          1,003,000 -305,000 -70,810,000 9,399,000 42,383,000 32,389,000 5,072,000  44,214,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                     17,743,000 17,743,000 17,743,000 10,578,000 10,578,000 10,578,000 9,644,000 9,644,000 9,644,000 8,469,000 8,469,000 8,469,000 11,424,000 11,424,000 11,424,000 10,607,000 10,607,000 10,607,000 53,002,000 53,002,000 53,002,000 47,884,000 15,702,000        
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                     6,647,000 8,799,000 7,100,000 17,706,000 10,386,000 8,808,000 9,892,000 9,112,000 9,933,000 9,783,000 10,202,000 9,542,000 10,815,000 11,308,000 13,644,000 12,026,000 14,712,000 16,530,000 12,870,000 12,461,000 12,508,000 40,849,000 1,145,000 -10,777,000 21,785,000 33,414,000 -1,930,000 1,003,000 15,397,000        
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                      -8,944,000 -10,643,000  -192,000              -40,132,000 -40,541,000 -40,494,000    -26,099,000            
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                         
          proceeds from the sale of assets
                                           5,698,000 2,105,000 2,105,000                            
          acquisitions of franchise-operated restaurants
                                           -1,750,000 -1,750,000 -1,750,000 -11,014,000 -11,014,000 -7,800,000 -48,262,000 -39,195,000 -6,195,000                      
          disbursements for loans to franchisees
                                                 -3,976,000 -3,977,000 -2,604,000                      
          gains on the acquisition of franchise-operated restaurants
                                                          -958,000            
          gains on the acquisition of franchised-operated restaurants
                                                                         
          purchases of assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                 -31,565,000                        
          proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                 18,457,000                        
          borrowings on revolving credit facility
                                                 444,380,000 333,020,000 222,020,000 543,000,000 396,000,000 231,000,000 660,000,000 313,000,000 104,000,000 160,000,000 135,000,000 204,000,000 42,000,000 258,000,000 144,000,000 173,000,000 75,000,000        
          repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facility
                                                 -445,104,000 -308,324,000 -191,295,000 -453,000,000 -349,000,000 -221,000,000 -512,000,000 -293,000,000 -87,000,000 -190,000,000 -155,000,000 -214,000,000 -73,000,000            
          proceeds from (purchases of) assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                  -12,688,000 -7,903,000    31,333,000 8,889,000 3,356,000                
          cash flows from operating activities from continuing operations
                                                    92,016,000 81,844,000  47,881,000 26,646,000 8,923,000 35,221,000               
          cash flows from operating activities from discontinued operations
                                                       -2,172,000 -2,172,000  -1,527,000               
          ffe loans to franchisees
                                                                         
          cash flows from investing activities from continuing operations
                                                       23,661,000 -5,944,000 -9,708,000 10,864,000               
          cash flows from investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                          32,413,000               
          gain on the acquisition of franchise-operated restaurants
                                                    -426,000                     
          proceeds from assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                    8,311,000 6,669,000 4,668,000             -1,822,000      
          repurchase of common stock
                                                      -50,000,000 -50,000,000 -50,000,000 -40,000,000     -50,000,000 -27,893,000 -22,107,000 -100,000,000 -99,000 1,000 -28,703,000  
          net earnings from continuing operations
                                                       66,170,000 41,928,000 24,248,000 40,617,000               
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                         
          receivables
                                                        -11,811,000 -49,000                
          loss (earnings) from discontinued operations
                                                                         
          purchase of assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                                         
          borrowings under term loan
                                                                         
          principal payments on debt
                                                          -239,000 -448,000 -508,000 -1,139,000 -867,000 -1,447,000 -1,517,000 -1,891,000 -1,098,000 -1,460,000 -1,910,000 -1,959,000 -1,601,000 -1,934,000  
          payment of debt costs
                                                                         
          share-based compensation expense awards
                                                           1,964,000 2,472,000 2,490,000            
          increase in receivables
                                                           5,468,000   5,776,000 -5,916,000 -8,721,000 -311,000  -4,077,000  -1,780,000  -4,810,000  
          decrease in inventories
                                                           678,000 1,447,000 3,538,000            
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                           -10,008,000 -3,276,000 -2,580,000   -3,372,000 8,863,000    -3,322,000    
          increase in accounts payable
                                                              15,262,000    9,584,000 5,517,000 1,512,000 5,519,000 1,048,000 -8,203,000  
          decrease in other liabilities
                                                             -19,427,000    -14,417,000        
          decrease in accounts payable
                                                            -526,000 -14,387,000   -956,000 -13,030,000        
          increase in other liabilities
                                                              -16,354,000 -16,189,000   -516,000 -5,283,000 18,823,000 10,881,000 19,117,000 8,218,000 -3,127,000 
          decrease in receivables
                                                             2,765,000            
          proceeds from (purchase of) assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                             -14,543,000 -4,658,000 -7,983,000 -4,727,000 3,365,000        
          provision for deferred income taxes
                                                              8,862,000 -1,037,000 1,625,000 -2,807,000        
          share-based compensation expense for equity-classified awards
                                                                   2,102,000      
          cumulative effect of accounting change
                                                                         
          increase in inventories
                                                              680,000   -1,871,000 -2,054,000  -238,000  -504,000 1,515,000 2,565,000 
          purchase of investments
                                                              -916,000 -958,000 -3,606,000 -532,000 -923,000 -899,000 -834,000 -836,000    
          principal payments on revolving credit facility
                                                              -237,000,000 -74,000,000 -176,000,000 -72,000,000        
          share-based compensation expense for equity classified awards
                                                               1,196,000 2,265,000 3,120,000        
          increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                         
          benefit from deferred income taxes
                                                                  -428,000 -5,458,000 -7,932,000 -493,000    
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in receivables
                                                                         
          cash flows used in investing activities
                                                                  -46,655,000 -31,503,000 -19,190,000 -24,896,000 -50,914,000 -18,598,000 4,899,000 
          cash flows used in financing activities
                                                                  -81,431,000 3,446,000 9,768,000 2,048,000  -20,683,000  
          gains on sale of company-operated restaurants
                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                   -2,975,000      
          debt costs
                                                                      
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                         
          pension contributions
                                                                    -668,000 -8,580,000 -1,306,000  
          purchase of property and equipment
                                                                    -60,265,000 -42,131,000    
          tax benefits from share-based compensation
                                                                     -840,000    
          losses on the sale of property and equipment
                                                                     2,629,000    
          pension and post retirement expense
                                                                         
          purchase of investments and change in cash surrender value of life insurance
                                                                         
          non-cash items included in operations:
                                                                         
          deferred income taxes, excluding the effect of the qdoba acquisition in 2003
                                                                         
          amortization of unearned compensation expense
                                                                      56,000 425,000  
          tax benefit associated with exercise of stock options
                                                                      442,000 3,921,000 989,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of the qdoba acquisition in 2003:
                                                                         
          purchase of qdoba, net of 2,856 cash acquired
                                                                         
          purchase of investments and change in cash surrender value
                                                                         
          borrowings under revolving bank loans
                                                                        
          principal payments under revolving bank loans
                                                                         
          debt issuance and debt repayment costs
                                                                      
          additions to property and equipment
                                                                       -26,336,000 -35,723,000 
          dispositions of property and equipment
                                                                       3,459,000 5,111,000 
          increase in assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                                       -1,002,000  
          principal payments under revolving banks loans
                                                                         
          impairment charge
                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in assets held for sale and leaseback
                                                                         
          principal repayments under revolving bank loans
                                                                        
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                         
          principal payments on long-term debt,
                                                                         
          amortization of unearned compensation
                                                                         
          changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of the qdoba acquisition:
                                                                         
          proceeds from term loans
                                                                         
          principal payments on long-term debt, including current maturities
                                                                         
          tax benefit associated with additional pension liability
                                                                         
          increase in trading area rights
                                                                         
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                         
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                         
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                         
          interest, net of amounts capitalized
                                                                         
          income tax payments
                                                                         
          capital lease obligations incurred