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Quarterly Data - Unaudited, in Thousands, except Per Share Data (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares | Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares | Mar. 26, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares | Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Jun. 26, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 27, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) item $ / shares | Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Quarterly Financial Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | $ | $ 467,606,000 | $ 431,709,000 | $ 434,778,000 | $ 449,266,000 | $ 439,619,000 | $ 422,442,000 | $ 422,964,000 | $ 428,595,000 | $ 1,783,359,000 | $ 1,713,620,000 | $ 1,637,375,000
Operating income | $ | 36,604,000 | 33,515,000 | 37,217,000 | 43,681,000 | 51,411,000 | 33,383,000 | 36,831,000 | 42,898,000 | 151,017,000 | 164,523,000 | 136,307,000
Net income attributable to the Company | $ | $ 28,509,000 | $ 21,817,000 | $ 23,538,000 | $ 28,428,000 | $ 32,630,000 | $ 21,467,000 | $ 22,541,000 | $ 26,182,000 | $ 102,292,000 | $ 102,820,000 | $ 75,682,000
Basic earnings per common share | $ / shares | $ 0.82 | $ 0.61 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.78 | $ 0.89 | $ 0.57 | $ 0.61 | $ 0.69 | $ 2.86 | $ 2.76 | $ 1.91
Diluted earnings per common share | $ / shares | 0.81 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.88 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 2.83 | 2.74 | 1.89
Dividends declared per common share | $ / shares | $ 0.225 | $ 0.225 | $ 0.200 | $ 0.200 | $ 0.200 | $ 0.200 | $ 0.175 | $ 0.175 | $ 0.85 | $ 0.75 | $ 0.63
Provisional one-time Tax Act tax benefit from remeasurement of deferred tax assets, liabilities and related valuation allowances | $ | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,020,000 |  |
Provisional one-time Tax Act benefit, impact on basic and diluted EPS (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After income tax benefit from a 14th week of operation | $ | $ 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Favorable impact on diluted EPS from a 14th week of operations (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
After tax gain from the sale of a domestic Company-owned market to a franchisee | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 7,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact on basic and diluted EPS from the sale of a domestic Company-owned market to a franchisee | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.19 |  |  |  |  |  |
After tax gain related to a legal settlement | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Favorable impact on basic and diluted EPS related to a legal settlement | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 0.02 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of weeks in quarter | item | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |
China Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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After tax loss from impairment related to company-owned stores in China currently for sale | $ | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  | $ 900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unfavorable impact on basic and diluted EPS from impairment related to Company-owned stores in China currently for sale | $ / shares | $ 0.04 |  |  |  | $ 0.02 |  |  |  |  |  |

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