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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure Restaurant Information By Ownership Type [Abstract] |
Restaurant Information by Ownership Type | The following table presents restaurant information by ownership type:
Restaurants at June 30, | 2018 |  | 2017
Conventional franchised | 21,535 |  |  | 21,317 |
Developmental licensed | 7,013 |  |  | 7,263 |
Foreign affiliated | 5,973 |  |  | 3,356 |
Total Franchised | 34,521 |  |  | 31,936 |
Company-operated | 2,885 |  |  | 5,075 |
Systemwide restaurants | 37,406 |  |  | 37,011 |

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