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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure Restaurant Information By Ownership Type [Abstract] |
Restaurant Information by Ownership Type | The following table presents restaurant information by ownership type:
Restaurants at September 30, | 2016 |  | 2015
Conventional franchised | 21,456 |  |  | 21,009 |
Developmental licensed | 5,742 |  |  | 5,348 |
Foreign affiliated | 3,361 |  |  | 3,494 |
Total Franchised | 30,559 |  |  | 29,851 |
Company-operated | 6,056 |  |  | 6,554 |
Systemwide restaurants | 36,615 |  |  | 36,405 |

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