$DENN
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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000085277213000020 Filed on March 11, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$488.4M	$130.2M	$136.7M
YoY Change	-9.32%	-4.2%	-2.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$302.2M	$75.40M	$77.90M
YoY Change	-15.53%	-6.68%	-1.27%
Gross Profit	$186.2M	$54.80M	$58.80M
YoY Change	2.98%	-0.54%	-3.61%
Gross Profit Margin	38.12%	42.09%	43.02%
Selling, General & Admin	$153.8M	$26.80M	$26.60M
YoY Change	44.01%	-0.37%	-6.67%
% of Gross Profit	82.62%	48.91%	45.24%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$22.30M	$6.600M	$7.000M
YoY Change	-20.28%	-13.16%	-4.11%
% of Gross Profit	11.98%	12.04%	11.9%
Operating Expenses	$176.1M	$41.70M	$43.00M
YoY Change	2.5%	-6.08%	-6.52%
Operating Profit	$56.39M	$11.81M	$13.97M
YoY Change	10.62%	10.34%	-6.89%
Interest Expense	$13.37M	-$4.700M	-$4.800M
YoY Change	-33.29%	-27.69%	-25.0%
% of Operating Profit	23.71%	-39.81%	-34.37%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$7.926M	-$100.0K	-$800.0K
YoY Change	204.03%	-97.78%	300.0%
Pretax Income	$35.09M	$7.100M	$8.400M
YoY Change	23.89%	129.03%	-19.23%
Income Tax	$12.79M	-$85.00M	$400.0K
% Of Pretax Income	36.43%	-1197.18%	4.76%
Net Earnings	$22.31M	$92.05M	$7.985M
YoY Change	-80.13%	3309.19%	-19.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	4.57%	70.7%	5.84%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.23	$0.96	$0.08
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.23	$0.94	$0.08
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	94.95M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	96.75M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$13.60M	$13.70M	$14.90M
YoY Change	-0.73%	-52.92%	-63.3%
Cash & Equivalents	$13.60M	$13.74M	$14.90M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$28.20M	$29.20M	$12.40M
YoY Change	-3.42%	141.32%	-30.34%
Inventory	$2.900M	$3.438M	$3.500M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$14.10M	$13.90M	$12.70M
Other Receivables	$5.800M	$1.100M	$800.0K
Total Short-Term Assets	$64.60M	$61.29M	$44.30M
YoY Change	5.38%	-1.93%	-41.63%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$107.0M	$112.8M	$120.7M
YoY Change	-5.14%	-12.92%	2.2%
Goodwill		$30.76M
YoY Change		-1.74%
Intangibles		$50.92M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$71.90M	$28.23M	$34.50M
YoY Change	-24.16%	-21.14%	1.77%
Total Long-Term Assets	$260.3M	$289.2M	$236.3M
YoY Change	-9.99%	16.29%	-0.21%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$64.60M	$61.29M	$44.30M
Total Long-Term Assets	$260.3M	$289.2M	$236.3M
Total Assets	$324.9M	$350.5M	$280.6M
YoY Change	-7.3%	12.63%	-10.27%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$24.50M	$25.94M	$20.30M
YoY Change	-5.41%	-0.25%	5.73%
Accrued Expenses	$33.90M
YoY Change	0.89%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$12.70M	$2.591M	$7.100M
YoY Change	81.43%	-61.33%	51.06%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$91.80M	$87.20M	$84.50M
YoY Change	5.28%	-3.44%	-2.42%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$177.5M	$193.3M	$224.3M
YoY Change	-16.0%	-23.64%	-13.2%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$60.10M	$43.10M	$54.00M
YoY Change	-2.44%	-25.82%	-5.1%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$237.6M	$273.0M	$278.3M
YoY Change	-12.94%	-12.28%	-11.73%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$91.80M	$87.20M	$84.50M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$237.6M	$273.0M	$278.3M
Total Liabilities	$329.3M	$360.2M	$376.1M
YoY Change	-8.58%	-13.19%	-9.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		-$517.8M
YoY Change
Common Stock		$558.4M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$25.46M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		6.696M shares
Shareholders Equity	-$4.500M	-$9.676M	-$95.50M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$324.9M	$350.5M	$280.6M
YoY Change	-7.3%	12.63%	-10.27%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$22.31M	$92.05M	$7.985M
YoY Change	-80.13%	3309.19%	-19.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$22.30M	$6.600M	$7.000M
YoY Change	-20.28%	-13.16%	-4.11%
Cash From Operating Activities	$59.20M	$12.90M	$21.70M
YoY Change	-0.51%	92.54%	3.83%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$14.16M	-$4.700M	-$4.000M
YoY Change	-11.96%	-66.9%	-42.03%
Acquisitions	$1.422M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$10.70M	$4.200M	$1.400M
YoY Change	8.08%	-53.33%	-80.28%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.501M	-$500.0K	-$2.700M
YoY Change	-54.51%	-90.38%	-1450.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$21.62M
YoY Change	0.23%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$222.7M
YoY Change	381.57%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$55.88M	-13.60M	-16.90M
YoY Change	-16.78%	3.82%	704.76%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$59.20M	12.90M	21.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-$3.501M	-500.0K	-2.700M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$55.88M	-13.60M	-16.90M
Net Change In Cash	-$175.0K	-1.200M	2.100M
YoY Change	-98.86%	-89.66%	-88.95%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$59.20M	$12.90M	$21.70M
Capital Expenditures	$14.16M	-$4.700M	-$4.000M
Free Cash Flow	$45.04M	$17.60M	$25.70M
YoY Change	3.73%	-15.79%	-7.55%

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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	60636000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	45776000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Domestic DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic	5371000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Domestic DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	24587000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	13398000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	13508000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	10707000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Alternative Minimum Tax DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax	12409000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Alternative Minimum Tax DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax	12948000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards General Business DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness	35105000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards General Business DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness	35769000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	17145000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefits	14778000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	1050000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Restructuring Charges DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsRestructuringCharges	2158000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Restructuring Charges DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsRestructuringCharges	2260000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Self Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance	9314000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Self Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance	10048000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	22700000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	12860000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Expense Deferred Financing Costs DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredFinancingCosts	2583000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Expense Deferred Financing Costs DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredExpenseDeferredFinancingCosts	220000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	23818000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	24610000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	161000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Minimum Pension Liability After Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMinimumPensionLiabilityAfterTax	25000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Minimum Pension Liability After Tax DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMinimumPensionLiabilityAfterTax	24800000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0418
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate	0.0459
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0459
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0599
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0542
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.08
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.08
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Expected Long Term Return On Assets DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets	0.0775
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	1000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Gain Loss On Derivative Net DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Net Periodic Benefit Cost DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost	1500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	1400000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	1300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized	1300000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent	0.03
CY2012	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Annual Contribution Per Employee Percent DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionPerEmployeePercent	0.15
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	23700000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	19100000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	24500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	29637000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	27979000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Depreciation Depletion And Amortization DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	22304000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Derivative Gain Loss On Derivative Net DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet	-167000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivative Gain Loss On Derivative Net DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.23
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.23
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.15
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.08
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.04
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.96
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.08
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.05
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.07
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.06
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	0.06
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.13
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.22
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.23
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.08
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.08
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.04
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.94
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.05
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.06
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.07
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	0.06
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.06
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.36
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	-2.96
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	-0.24
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.00
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0.00
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.03
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.04
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.01
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	-0.14
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	0.00
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits Other EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	-0.07
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.02
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	-0.04
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	-0.09
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	20642000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	17804000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	1010000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	670000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	0	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	33051000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	36308000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	1981000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	83000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	315000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	862000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	1426000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	32023000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	31834000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	34370000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Food And Beverage Cost Of Sales FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales	101796000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Food And Beverage Cost Of Sales FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales	101470000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Food And Beverage Cost Of Sales FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales	88473000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Franchise Costs FranchiseCosts	46675000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Franchise Costs FranchiseCosts	44368000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Franchise Costs FranchiseCosts	46987000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	126939000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	124530000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	134653000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	31250000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	31832000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	33492000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	32575000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	34216000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	-100000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Investments GainLossOnInvestments	500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	9481000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	3187000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	7090000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-2589000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-4755000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-8290000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	55352000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	60307000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	55619000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	31430000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	30764000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	31308000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	1022000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	1366000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	2042000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedTaxesPayable	-429000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedTaxesPayable	-747000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Taxes Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedTaxesPayable	-620000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-5501000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-3763000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-4535000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	1740000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	-2232000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	1713000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Initial Franchise Fees InitialFranchiseFees	6600000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Initial Franchise Fees InitialFranchiseFees	3100000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Initial Franchise Fees InitialFranchiseFees	3000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Written Off Related To Sale Of Business Unit GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit	544000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Written Off Related To Sale Of Business Unit GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit	356000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	24094000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	28327000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	35094000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1381000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	12785000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-83960000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	2034000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	1124000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	850000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-1217000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	48920000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	50921000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	2279000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	934000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Employee Related Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInEmployeeRelatedLiabilities	-5983000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-128000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-548000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-598000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-4108000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-4687000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherAccruedLiabilities	-4420000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets	-2820000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets	1112000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets	634000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	3172000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	-405000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	2534000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	200000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	100000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest And Fee Income Loans And Leases InterestAndFeeIncomeLoansAndLeases	300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	20040000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	25792000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	13369000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	21350000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	12918000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	25277000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	1113000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	388000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	2890000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	3438000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	27372000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	27967000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Noncurrent LiabilitiesNoncurrent	272982000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Noncurrent LiabilitiesNoncurrent	237521000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	170000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	177453000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	211334000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	12681000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations Current LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	6971000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	23405000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	360177000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	329345000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	350501000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	324885000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	91824000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Current LiabilitiesCurrent	87195000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	8500000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	2591000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	8500000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	19000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	14250000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	23750000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	193257000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	161500000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual Insurance Related Assessment Discount Rate LossContingencyAccrualInsuranceRelatedAssessmentDiscountRate	0.010
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual Insurance Related Assessment Discount Rate LossContingencyAccrualInsuranceRelatedAssessmentDiscountRate	0.015
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Discounted Amount Of Insurance Related Assessment Liability LossContingencyDiscountedAmountOfInsuranceRelatedAssessmentLiability	24600000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Discounted Amount Of Insurance Related Assessment Liability LossContingencyDiscountedAmountOfInsuranceRelatedAssessmentLiability	23200000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Undiscounted Amount Of Insurance Related Assessment Liability LossContingencyUndiscountedAmountOfInsuranceRelatedAssessmentLiability	25600000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Undiscounted Amount Of Insurance Related Assessment Liability LossContingencyUndiscountedAmountOfInsuranceRelatedAssessmentLiability	23800000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-30426000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-67146000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-55878000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-3501000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-7697000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-5280000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	59509000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	38255000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	59204000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22713000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	22309000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	112287000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	8130000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	92048000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4124000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	7985000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4601000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	5363000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	5865000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	6480000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent	560000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Net Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent	1002000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Notes Issued1 NotesIssued1	290000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Notes Issued1 NotesIssued1	500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Notes Issued1 NotesIssued1	200000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Countries In Which Entity Operates NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates	7	Countries
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Restaurants NumberOfRestaurants	1688	restaurant
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Restaurants NumberOfRestaurants	1685	restaurant
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Number Of States In Which Entity Operates NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates	50	States
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	50974000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	55168000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	56389000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	11806000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	13707000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	11494000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	13967000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	11787000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	18999000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	11690000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	13913000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	249215000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	36420000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentals OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals	1800000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	23936000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	26578000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	29432000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	34081000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	98768000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Contingent Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals	5762000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	38326000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	42575000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Minimum Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseMinimumRentals	40278000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	2854000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	7704000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	8407000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	301127000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent	36563000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears	27260000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears	29271000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears	31244000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears	34586000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter	142203000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Contingent Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementContingentRevenue	2812000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Contingent Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementContingentRevenue	3871000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Contingent Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementContingentRevenue	2660000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Lease Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue	38149000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Lease Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue	38542000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Lease Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue	41234000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Contingent Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals	5575000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Contingent Rentals OperatingLeasesRentExpenseContingentRentals	4374000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	25104000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	28231000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-186000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-986000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-5614000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	5614000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	186000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	1153000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	3615000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	191000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	167000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	61017000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	64029000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	49025000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	54289000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	54682000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	43096000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	42023000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-2607000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-5282000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-7926000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Current OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent	12816000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Sundry Liabilities Current OtherSundryLiabilitiesCurrent	12597000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	21569000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	3890000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	21618000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	14164000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	27381000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	3421000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	16089000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	11274000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets Current PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent	8401000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	5342000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	1809000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	2695000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	1097000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	839000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	327000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	377000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	455000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	1422000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	1553000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Intangible Assets PaymentsToAcquireIntangibleAssets	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireNotesReceivable	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireNotesReceivable	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Notes Receivable PaymentsToAcquireNotesReceivable	5440000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfNotesReceivable	1347000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfNotesReceivable	3421000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfNotesReceivable	1970000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	246250000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	190000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	-207000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	-1476000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Bank Overdrafts ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfBankOverdrafts	448000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	18680000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	15555000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	8598000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	2180000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	4027000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	4850000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross Excluding Capital Leased Assets PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets	322457000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross Excluding Capital Leased Assets PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGrossExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets	328605000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	107004000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	112772000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net Excluding Capital Leased Assets PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets	99447000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net Excluding Capital Leased Assets PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetExcludingCapitalLeasedAssets	94559000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Settled With Cash RestructuringReserveSettledWithCash	-2200000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Receivables Net Current ReceivablesNetCurrent	19947000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Receivables Net Current ReceivablesNetCurrent	14971000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	538534000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	135805000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	222741000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	268769000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	46253000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	4162000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	3912000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Restructuring Charges RestructuringCharges	1234000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve RestructuringReserve	3863000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve RestructuringReserve	4948000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve RestructuringReserve	4061000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Current RestructuringReserveCurrent	1116000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Current RestructuringReserveCurrent	1361000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Noncurrent RestructuringReserveNoncurrent	2700000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Noncurrent RestructuringReserveNoncurrent	2747000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Restructuring Reserve Settled With Cash RestructuringReserveSettledWithCash	-2227000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	-517827000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	-495518000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Gift Cards RevenueRecognitionGiftCards	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Gift cards.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> We sell gift cards which have no stated expiration dates. We recognize revenue from gift cards when the gift card is redeemed by the customer or when we determine the likelihood of redemption is remote (gift card breakage). Breakage is based on our company-specific historical redemption patterns.</font></div></div>
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Gift Cards Breakage RevenueRecognitionGiftCardsBreakage	300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Gift Cards Breakage RevenueRecognitionGiftCardsBreakage	300000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Sales Of Goods RevenueRecognitionSalesOfGoods	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company Restaurant Sales.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Company restaurant sales are recognized when food and beverage products are sold at company restaurants. We present company restaurant sales net of sales taxes.</font></div></div>
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Services Franchise Fees RevenueRecognitionServicesFranchiseFees	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Franchise and License Fees.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We recognize initial franchise and license fees when all of the material obligations have been performed and conditions have been satisfied, typically when operations of a new franchised restaurant have commenced.</font></div></div>
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	548466000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	488363000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	135853000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	136682000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	130194000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	115949000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	120945000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	126738000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	124731000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	411595000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	353710000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	423936000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	98360000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	104659000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	104021000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	104555000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	86575000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	94163000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	81733000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Goods Net SalesRevenueGoodsNet	91239000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	3.22
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	1700000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	5600000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	3600000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Noncurrent SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent	18045000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Self Insurance Reserve Noncurrent SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent	18552000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	4219000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	2840000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	3496000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Additional Shares Authorized ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfAdditionalSharesAuthorized	1500000	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	2394000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod	37000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	161000	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	0	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	1.31
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	1.98
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	4802000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	3099000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	4140000	shares
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