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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets | As a result of these assessments, the Company concluded the second step was required to be performed as a component of the impairment testing of its long-lived assets in the following markets on a per store basis:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Puerto Rico |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Mexico |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Peru |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Aruba |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Curacao |  | No |  | No |  | Yes
USVI |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Venezuela |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Colombia |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Ecuador |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | Yes
Trinidad and Tobago |  | Yes |  | Yes |  | No
As a result of the impairment testing the Company recorded the following impairment charges, for the markets indicated below, within Other operating income, net on the Statements of Income (loss):
Fiscal year |  | Markets |  | Total
2017 |  | Mexico, Puerto Rico, USVI, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago |  | $ | 17,564 |
2016 |  | Mexico, Puerto Rico, USVI, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago |  | 7,697 |
2015 |  | Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela |  | 12,343 |
Schedule of Goodwill Impairment | As a result of the analyses performed the Company recorded the following impairment charges, related to goodwill generated in the acquisition of franchised restaurants, for the markets indicated below within Other operating income, net on the statements of income (loss):
Fiscal year |  | Markets |  | Total
2017 |  | Mexico |  | $ | 200 |
2016 |  | Mexico |  | 5,045 |
2015 |  | Argentina |  | 679 |

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