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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) store | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) store | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of franchises disposed | store | 1 | 2 |
Cash generated from disposition | $ | $ 250.7 | $ 128.7 | $ 38.2

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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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