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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
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, | 2020 |  | 2019
Conventional franchised | 21,838 |  |  | 21,662 |
Developmental licensed | 7,678 |  |  | 7,362 |
Foreign affiliated | 6,831 |  |  | 6,254 |
Total Franchised | 36,347 |  |  | 35,278 |
Company-operated | 2,637 |  |  | 2,693 |
Total Systemwide restaurants | 38,984 |  |  | 37,971 |

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