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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 September 30, | 2018 |  | 2017
Conventional franchised | 21,586 |  |  | 21,214 |
Developmental licensed | 7,103 |  |  | 6,824 |
Foreign affiliated | 6,056 |  |  | 5,708 |
Total Franchised | 34,745 |  |  | 33,746 |
Company-operated | 2,812 |  |  | 3,230 |
Systemwide restaurants | 37,557 |  |  | 36,976 |

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