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Restaurant Closure Costs and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Restaurant Closure Costs and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule of Impairment Charges |
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﻿Lease termination and other restaurant closure costs | $ | 40,522 |  | $ | 3,284 |  | $ | 17,394
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Schedule of Reconciliation of the Impairment Liability |
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﻿ | Balance December 31, 2017 |  | Charges |  | Payments |  | Balance December 31, 2018
﻿Lease termination costs for closed restaurants | $ | 1,416 |  | $ | 13,843 |  | $ | (4,519) |  | $ | 10,740
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