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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 08, 2012

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Accounts and Notes Receivable

The Company’s receivables are primarily generated as a result of ongoing business relationships with our franchisees and licensees as a result of royalty and lease agreements.  Trade receivables consisting of royalties from franchisees and licensees are generally due within 30 days of the period in which the corresponding sales occur and are classified as Accounts and notes receivable on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  

	9/8/2012				12/31/2011
Accounts and notes receivable	$	321			$	308
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(19		)		(22		)
Accounts and notes receivable, net	$	302			$	286

Property, Plant and Equipment

	9/8/2012				12/31/2011
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$	7,338			$	7,267
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(3,219		)		(3,225		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	4,119			$	4,042

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests, rollforward

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amount of the equity attributable to noncontrolling interests is as follows:

Noncontrolling interests as of December 31, 2011	$	93
Net Income – noncontrolling interests	12
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2		)
Dividends declared	(22		)
Noncontrolling interests - Little Sheep acquisition(a)	16
Noncontrolling interests as of September 8, 2012	$	97

(a)    Represents restaurant-level noncontrolling interests of Little Sheep's consolidated subsidiaries.

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Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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