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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
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, | 2018 |  | 2017
Conventional franchised | 21,425 |  |  | 21,168 |
Developmental licensed | 6,972 |  |  | 6,800 |
Foreign affiliated | 5,882 |  |  | 3,360 |
Total Franchised | 34,279 |  |  | 31,328 |
Company-operated | 3,007 |  |  | 5,577 |
Systemwide restaurants | 37,286 |  |  | 36,905 |

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