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Introduction and Basis of Reporting | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 25, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Introduction and Basis of Reporting | Introduction and Basis of Reporting Denny’s Corporation, or Denny’s, is one of America’s largest franchised full-service restaurant chains based on number of restaurants. Denny’s restaurants are operated in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, two U.S. territories and 12 foreign countries with principal concentrations in California (23% of total restaurants), Texas (12%) and Florida (8%). At December 25, 2019, the Denny’s brand consisted of 1,703 restaurants, 1,635 of which were franchised/licensed restaurants and 68 of which were company restaurants. Changes in restaurant counts are as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended
| December 25, 2019 |  | December 26, 2018 |  | December 27, 2017
Company restaurants, beginning of period | 173 |  |  | 178 |  |  | 169 |
Units opened | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Units acquired from franchisees | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 10 |
Units sold to franchisees | (105 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (4 | )
Units closed | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |
End of period | 68 |  |  | 173 |  |  | 178 |
Franchised and licensed restaurants, beginning of period | 1,536 |  |  | 1,557 |  |  | 1,564 |
Units opened | 30 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 36 |
Units purchased from Company | 105 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 4 |
Units acquired by Company | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (10 | )
Units closed | (36 | ) |  | (52 | ) |  | (37 | )
End of period | 1,635 |  |  | 1,536 |  |  | 1,557 |
Total restaurants, end of period | 1,703 |  |  | 1,709 |  |  | 1,735 |

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