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Financial Statement Presentation (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 countries_and_territiories restaurants Months operating_segments Rate
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates | countries_and_territiories	150
Number of Stores | restaurants	50,000
Percent Of System Units Located Outside United States | Rate	98.00%
Number of Reportable Segments | operating_segments	4
Fiscal period months standard for each quarter | Months	3

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8672-108599

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Franchise Restaurant Ownership

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