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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Assets or Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value | Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:
|  | Fair Value Based on Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
|  | March 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1) |  | $ | 25,481 |  |  | $ | 25,301 |
Cash flow swaps designated as hedges (1) |  |  | 2,963 |  |  |  | 3,707 |
Total assets |  | $ | 28,444 |  |  | $ | 29,008 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow swaps designated as hedges (2) |  | $ | 15,579 |  |  | $ | 17,995 |
Cash flow swaps not designated as hedges (3) |  |  | 1,902 |  |  |  | 2,046 |
Deferred compensation plan (4) |  |  | 15,219 |  |  |  | 14,842 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 32,700 |  |  | $ | 34,883 |
(1) | Included in other assets in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) | As of March 31, 2014, approximately $10.4 million and $5.2 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2013, approximately $10.6 million and $7.4 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) | As of March 31, 2014, approximately $0.7 million and $1.2 million were included in other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets . As of December 31, 2013, approximately $1.0 million was included in both other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4) | Included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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:
|  | March 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
7.0% Notes (1) |  | $ | 220,000 |  |  | $ | 198,448 |  |  | $ | 218,000 |  |  | $ | 198,414 |
5.0% Notes (1) |  | $ | 294,000 |  |  | $ | 300,000 |  |  | $ | 285,000 |  |  | $ | 300,000 |
Mortgage Notes (2) |  | $ | 163,263 |  |  | $ | 155,763 |  |  | $ | 165,381 |  |  | $ | 157,571 |
Assumed Notes (2) |  | $ | 6,847 |  |  | $ | 7,128 |  |  | $ | 7,636 |  |  | $ | 7,993 |
Other (2) |  | $ | 4,783 |  |  | $ | 5,107 |  |  | $ | 4,774 |  |  | $ | 5,080 |
(1) | As determined by market quotations as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (Level 1).
(2) | As determined by discounted cash flows (Level 3).

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, including financial assets and financial liabilities, and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28364263&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28364263&loc=d3e13467-108611 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28364263&loc=d3e13476-108611 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6447952&loc=d3e13220-108610 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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