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Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012 restaurants Hours plaintiffs States violations cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number of class actions filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the company and certain of its executive officers | 4
Proposed number of classes concerning meals and rest breaks at Taco Bell in California Supreme Court for which plaintiffs sought certification | 4
Taco Bell Wage and Hour Actions - Number of proposed classes concerning meals and rest breaks at Taco Bell which were rejected by the District Court | 3
Number of company-owned restaurants that may be in the class | 200
Minimum statutory damages per offense under Unruh Act | $ 4,000
Minimum statutory damages per offense under California Disabled Persons Act | 1,000
Number of individuals contended by plaintiffs that may be in the class | 100,000
Number of accessibility laws that Taco Bell was in violation of | 3
Number of restaurants to be subject of trial on ADA claims | 1
Number of alleged violations of ADA and state law tried | 12
Moeller v. Taco Bell, Number of individual plaintiffs' state law damages claims | 4
Number of states that assert state-law class action claims | 16
Mark Smith v. Pizza Hut, Inc. - final number of opt-ins, expected approximate | 6,000
Number of hours worked per week after which overtime pay was allegedly not received | 40
Number of hours worked per day after which overtime pay was allegedly not received | 12
Number of individuals submitting opt-in forms | 488
Agustine Castillo v. Taco Bell - Number of hours worked in a week, after which overtime pay was allegedly not received | 40
Franchise Lending Program Guarantees |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee | 54,000,000
Total loans outstanding | 72,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Outstanding guarantees of lines of credit and loans for unconsolidated affiliates | 0
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others | Franchise Loan Pool Guarantees [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss contingency, amount of guarantee | 37,000,000
Total loans outstanding | 53,000,000
Additional amount under the franchisee loan pool available for lending | 27,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others | Unconsolidated Affiliate Guarantees |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Total revenues of unconsolidated affiliates | 1,200,000,000
Total assets of unconsolidated affiliates | 355,000,000
Total debt of unconsolidated affiliates | $ 60,000,000

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