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Operating Lease Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Leases, Operating [Abstract]

Schedule Of Future Minimum Rental Payments For Operating Leases

At December 31, 2015, future minimum payments required under existing operating leases with initial terms of one year or more are:

		Restaurant				Other				Total
2016		$	116,233			$	6,140			$	122,373
2017		106,277				5,057				111,334
2018		95,030				2,321				97,351
2019		82,770				1,563				84,333
2020		73,057				1,418				74,475
Thereafter		349,179				2,712				351,891
Total minimum payment		$	822,546			$	19,211			$	841,757

Schedule Of Details Of Rent Expense

The following table provides detail of rent expense for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013:

		2015				2014				2013
Company-operated restaurants (i)		$	135,232			$	151,724			$	153,538
Franchised restaurants (ii)		36,381				48,814				48,911
Total rent expense		$	171,613			$	200,538			$	202,449

(i) Included within “Occupancy and other operating expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.

(ii) Included within “Franchised restaurants – occupancy expenses” in the consolidated statements of income.

Schedule Of Rent Expense

The following table provides a breakdown detail of rent expense between minimum and contingent rentals for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013:

		2015				2014				2013
Minimum rentals		$	122,110			$	131,463			$	126,329
Contingent rentals based on sales		49,503				69,075				76,120
Total rent expense		$	171,613			$	200,538			$	202,449

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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