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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Disclosure Restaurant Information By Ownership Type [Abstract] |
Restaurant Information by Ownership Type | The following table presents restaurant information by ownership type:
Restaurants at March 31, | 2016 |  | 2015
Conventional franchised | 21,209 |  |  | 20,787 |
Developmental licensed | 5,618 |  |  | 5,261 |
Foreign affiliated | 3,370 |  |  | 3,508 |
Total Franchised | 30,197 |  |  | 29,556 |
Company-operated | 6,270 |  |  | 6,734 |
Systemwide restaurants | 36,467 |  |  | 36,290 |

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