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Introduction and Basis of Presentation (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2012
Introduction and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]  
Entity and franchise unit activity
Denny's Corporation, or Denny's, is one of America's largest full-service restaurant chains. The following table shows the unit activity for the quarter and three quarters ended September 26, 2012 and September 28, 2011, respectively:
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
 
Three Quarters Ended
 
 
 
September 26, 2012
 
 
September 28, 2011
 
 
September 26, 2012
 
 
September 28, 2011
 
Company-owned restaurants, beginning of period
 
 
177
 
 
 
225
 
 
 
206
 
 
 
232
 
Units opened
 
 
—
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
—
 
 
 
8
 
Units sold to franchisees
 
 
(5
)
 
 
(3
)
 
 
(28
)
 
 
(13
)
Units closed
 
 
(1
)
 
 
(1
)
 
 
(7
)
 
 
(4
)
End of period
 
 
171
 
 
 
223
 
 
 
171
 
 
 
223
 
Franchised and licensed restaurants, beginning of period
 
 
1,507
 
 
 
1,452
 
 
 
1,479
 
 
 
1,426
 
Units opened
 
 
12
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
27
 
 
 
39
 
Units relocated
 
 
—
 
 
 
—
 
 
 
—
 
 
 
1
 
Units purchased from Company
 
 
5
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
28
 
 
 
13
 
Units closed (including units relocated)
 
 
(8
)
 
 
(10
)
 
 
(18
)
 
 
(25
)
End of period
 
 
1,516
 
 
 
1,454
 
 
 
1,516
 
 
 
1,454
 
Total restaurants, end of period
 
 
1,687
 
 
 
1,677
 
 
 
1,687
 
 
 
1,677