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Assets Held for Sale	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale Disclosure [Abstract]
Assets Held for Sale	Assets Held for Sale There were no assets held for sale as of December 26, 2012. Assets held for sale of $2.4 million as of December 28, 2011 consisted of restaurants to be sold to franchisees. As a result of classifying certain assets as held for sale, we recognized impairment charges of $2.6 million, $0.8 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 26, 2012, December 28, 2011 and December 29, 2010, respectively. This expense is included as a component of operating (gains), losses and other charges, net in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss).

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