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Other Current Assets, Net (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Other Current Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of other current assets, net | Other current assets, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | JUNE 30, |  | DECEMBER 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 28,718 |  |  | $ | 18,113 |
Accounts receivable - vendors, net |  | 33,350 |  |  | 48,568 |
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net |  | 2,787 |  |  | 2,396 |
Accounts receivable - other, net |  | 6,018 |  |  | 11,869 |
Other current assets, net |  | 14,928 |  |  | 23,427 |
|  | $ | 85,801 |  |  | $ | 104,373 |

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