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Restaurant Information by Ownership Type (Details) - Restaurant	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	39,160	38,984
Franchised
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	36,484	36,347
Franchised | Conventional franchised
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	21,496	21,838
Franchised | Developmental licensed
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	7,705	7,678
Franchised | Affiliated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	7,283	6,831
Company-operated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants	2,676	2,637

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