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Franchise Arrangements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Franchise Arrangements [Line Items]

Schedule Of Revenues From Franchised Restaurants

Revenues from franchised restaurants for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 consisted of:

		2015				2014				2013
Rent		$	121,122			$	145,540			$	171,859
Initial fees (i)		611				564				929
Royalty fees (ii)		628				659				639
Total		$	122,361			$	146,763			$	173,427

(i) Presented net of initial fees paid to McDonald’s Corporation for $747, $885 and $1,150 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(ii) Presented net of royalties fees paid to McDonald’s Corporation for $49,742, $63,680 and $69,933 in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Schedule Of Future Minimum Rent Payments

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

Rent Payments Due To Company [Member]

Franchise Arrangements [Line Items]

Schedule Of Future Minimum Rent Payments

At December 31, 2015, future minimum rent payments due to the Company under existing franchised agreements are:

		Owned sites				Leased sites				Total
2016		$	6,623			$	11,038			$	17,661
2017		6,451				10,291				16,742
2018		5,834				9,492				15,326
2019		5,227				8,871				14,098
2020		4,563				7,886				12,449
Thereafter		21,543				44,881				66,424
Total		$	50,241			$	92,459			$	142,700

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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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