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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Assets or liabilities recorded at fair value | Assets or liabilities recorded at fair value in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
|  | Fair Value at December 31, |
|  | Total |  |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | (In millions) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies(4) |  | $ | 21.4 |  |  | $ | 17.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21.4 |  |  | $ | 17.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow swaps designated as hedges(1) |  | $ | 31.4 |  |  | $ | 32.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31.4 |  |  | $ | 32.5 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Cash flow swaps not designated as hedges(2) |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Deferred compensation plan(3) |  |  | 13.8 |  |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13.8 |  |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 48.1 |  |  | $ | 49.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 48.1 |  |  | $ | 49.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
(1) | As of December 31, 2012, approximately $11.4 million and $20.0 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2011, $10.4 million and $22.1 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | As of December 31, 2012, approximately $0.7 million and $2.2 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2011, $2.8 million and $2.3 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) | Included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4) | Included in other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis | The carrying value of assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis but not completely adjusted to fair value in the in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012, are included in the table below. Certain components of long-lived assets held and used have been adjusted to fair value through impairment charges as discussed in Note 4, “Property and Equipment.”
|  | Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) as of December 31, 2012 |  |  | Total Gains/(Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
|  | (In millions) |
Long-lived assets held and used(1) |  | $ | 595.1 |  |  | $ | 595.1 |  |  | $ | (0.9 | )
Goodwill(2) |  |  | 454.2 |  |  |  | 454.2 |  |  |  | — |
Franchise assets(2) |  |  | 60.6 |  |  |  | 60.6 |  |  |  | — |
(1) | See Notes 1 and 4 for discussion.
(2) | See Notes 1 and 5 for discussion.
Fair value and carrying value of fixed rate long-term debt | The fair value and carrying value of Sonic’s fixed rate long-term debt was as follows:
|  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
9.0% Notes(1) |  | $ | 231,525 |  |  | $ | 208,923 |  |  | $ | 221,025 |  |  | $ | 208,769 |
7.0% Notes(1) |  | $ | 222,000 |  |  | $ | 198,282 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
5.0% Convertible Notes(1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 205,448 |  |  | $ | 137,333 |
Mortgage Notes(2) |  | $ | 148,244 |  |  | $ | 137,791 |  |  | $ | 119,310 |  |  | $ | 116,584 |
Assumed Notes(2) |  | $ | 10,592 |  |  | $ | 11,289 |  |  | $ | 13,260 |  |  | $ | 14,438 |
Other(2) |  | $ | 4,971 |  |  | $ | 5,341 |  |  | $ | 5,150 |  |  | $ | 5,555 |
(1) | As determined by market quotations as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively (Level 1).
(2) | As determined by discounted cash flows (Level 3).

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). Disclosures may include, but are not limited to: (a) the fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (levels 1, 2, 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 33 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19296-110258 + Details
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