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Restaurant Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
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, | 2021 |  | 2020
Conventional franchised | 21,496 |  |  | 21,838 |
Developmental licensed | 7,705 |  |  | 7,678 |
Foreign affiliated | 7,283 |  |  | 6,831 |
Total Franchised | 36,484 |  |  | 36,347 |
Company-operated | 2,676 |  |  | 2,637 |
Total Systemwide restaurants | 39,160 |  |  | 38,984 |

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