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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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, | 2019 |  | 2018
Conventional franchised | 21,662 |  |  | 21,425 |
Developmental licensed | 7,362 |  |  | 6,972 |
Foreign affiliated | 6,254 |  |  | 5,882 |
Total Franchised | 35,278 |  |  | 34,279 |
Company-operated | 2,693 |  |  | 3,007 |
Systemwide restaurants | 37,971 |  |  | 37,286 |

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