Long-Term Debt	3 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Long-Term Debt As of March 27, 2013, Denny’s Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries had a credit facility comprised of a senior secured term loan in an original principal amount of $190 million and a senior secured revolver of $60 million (with a $30 million letter of credit sublimit). As of March 27, 2013, we had outstanding term loan borrowings under the credit facility of $166.0 million and outstanding letters of credit under the senior secured revolver of $25.2 million. There were no revolving loans outstanding at March 27, 2013. These balances resulted in availability of $34.8 million under the revolving facility. The weighted-average interest rate under the term loan was 2.96% and 2.97% as of March 27, 2013 and December 26, 2012, respectively. A commitment fee of 0.375% was paid on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. Interest on the credit facility was payable at per annum rates equal to LIBOR plus 275 basis points. The maturity date for the credit facility was April 12, 2017. The term loan under the credit facility amortized $19.0 million annually, payable in quarterly installments, with all remaining amounts due on the maturity date. We were required to make certain mandatory prepayments under certain circumstances and had the option to make certain prepayments under the credit facility. The optional prepayments were applied against future amortization. The credit facility included events of default (and related remedies, including acceleration and increased interest rates following an event of default) that were usual for facilities and transactions of this type. The credit facility was guaranteed by the Company and its material subsidiaries and was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the stock of the Company's subsidiaries. It included negative covenants that are usual for facilities and transactions of this type. The credit facility also included certain financial covenants with respect to a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, a minimum consolidated fixed charged coverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures. During the quarter ended March 27, 2013, we made $4.0 million of principal payments on the term loan under the credit facility. On April 13, 2012, we entered into interest rate hedges that cap the LIBOR rate on borrowings under the credit facility for a two year period. The 200 basis point LIBOR cap applies to $150 million of borrowings during the first year and $125 million of borrowings during the second year. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we refinanced our credit facility and entered into additional interest rate hedges. See Note 15. We believe that our estimated cash flows from operations for 2013, combined with our capacity for additional borrowings under our credit facility, will enable us to meet our anticipated cash requirements and fund capital expenditures over the next twelve months.

Long-Term Debt

As of March 27, 2013, Denny’s Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries had a credit facility comprised of a senior secured term loan in an original principal amount of $190 million and a senior secured revolver of $60 million (with a $30 million letter of credit sublimit). As of March 27, 2013, we had outstanding term loan borrowings under the credit facility of $166.0 million and outstanding letters of credit under the senior secured revolver of $25.2 million. There were no revolving loans outstanding at March 27, 2013. These balances resulted in availability of $34.8 million under the revolving facility. The weighted-average interest rate under the term loan was 2.96% and 2.97% as of March 27, 2013 and December 26, 2012, respectively.

A commitment fee of 0.375% was paid on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. Interest on the credit facility was

payable at per annum rates equal to LIBOR plus 275 basis points. The maturity date for the credit facility was April 12, 2017. The term loan under the credit facility amortized $19.0 million annually, payable in quarterly installments, with all remaining amounts due on the maturity date. We were required to make certain mandatory prepayments under certain circumstances and had the option to make certain prepayments under the credit facility. The optional prepayments were applied against future amortization. The credit facility included events of default (and related remedies, including acceleration and increased interest rates following an event of default) that were usual for facilities and transactions of this type.

The credit facility was guaranteed by the Company and its material subsidiaries and was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the stock of the Company's subsidiaries. It included negative covenants that are usual for facilities and transactions of this type. The credit facility also included certain financial covenants with respect to a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, a minimum consolidated fixed charged coverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures.

During the quarter ended March 27, 2013, we made $4.0 million of principal payments on the term loan under the credit facility.

On April 13, 2012, we entered into interest rate hedges that cap the LIBOR rate on borrowings under the credit facility for a two year period. The 200 basis point LIBOR cap applies to $150 million of borrowings during the first year and $125 million of borrowings during the second year.

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we refinanced our credit facility and entered into additional interest rate hedges. See Note 15.

We believe that our estimated cash flows from operations for 2013, combined with our capacity for additional borrowings under our credit facility, will enable us to meet our anticipated cash requirements and fund capital expenditures over the next twelve months.