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Franchise Arrangements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Franchise Arrangements [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Revenues From Franchised Restaurants | Revenues from franchised restaurants for fiscal years 2017, 2016 and 2015 consisted of:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Rent |  | $ | 155,405 |  |  | $ | 123,311 |  |  | $ | 121,122 |
Initial fees (i) |  | 1,205 |  |  | 1,386 |  |  | 611 |
Royalty fees (ii) |  | 659 |  |  | 599 |  |  | 628 |
Total |  | $ | 157,269 |  |  | $ | 125,296 |  |  | $ | 122,361 |
(i) | Presented net of initial fees paid to McDonald’s Corporation for $1,417, $1,588 and $747 in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
(ii) | Presented net of royalties fees paid to McDonald’s Corporation for $64,806, $50,839 and $49,742 in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Schedule Of Future Minimum Rent Payments | At December 31, 2017, future minimum payments required under existing operating leases with initial terms of one year or more are:
|  | Restaurant |  | Other |  | Total
2018 |  | $ | 141,641 |  |  | $ | 6,844 |  |  | $ | 148,485 |
2019 |  | 124,242 |  |  | 4,639 |  |  | 128,881 |
2020 |  | 109,389 |  |  | 4,378 |  |  | 113,767 |
2021 |  | 94,080 |  |  | 3,333 |  |  | 97,413 |
2022 |  | 76,339 |  |  | 2,729 |  |  | 79,068 |
Thereafter |  | 350,413 |  |  | 14,570 |  |  | 364,983 |
Total minimum payment |  | $ | 896,104 |  |  | $ | 36,493 |  |  | $ | 932,597 |
Rent Payments Due To Company [Member] |
Franchise Arrangements [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Future Minimum Rent Payments | At December 31, 2017, future minimum rent payments due to the Company under existing franchised agreements are:
|  | Owned sites |  | Leased sites |  | Total
2018 |  | $ | 5,651 |  |  | $ | 59,667 |  |  | $ | 65,318 |
2019 |  | 5,185 |  |  | 56,869 |  |  | 62,054 |
2020 |  | 4,782 |  |  | 53,615 |  |  | 58,397 |
2021 |  | 4,462 |  |  | 48,347 |  |  | 52,809 |
2022 |  | 3,795 |  |  | 41,043 |  |  | 44,838 |
Thereafter |  | 18,561 |  |  | 160,860 |  |  | 179,421 |
Total |  | $ | 42,436 |  |  | $ | 420,401 |  |  | $ | 462,837 |

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