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Cost, Direct Labor Reacquired rights Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill Common area maintenance Accrued Common Area Maintenance, Current Accrued Common Area Maintenance, Current Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Table Text Block] Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Finance Lease Liability Schedule of Unrecognized Stock-based Compensation Expense Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award, Restricted Stock Units, Vested and Expected to Vest [Table Text Block] Less: imputed interest Finance Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount Revenues Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] Capital expenditures Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Additional Paid-in Capital Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Total lease assets Lease, Right-of-Use Asset Lease, Right-of-Use Asset Total assets Assets Vested (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares Cover [Abstract] Number of states where company operates and franchises restaurants Number of States in which Entity Operates Franchisor Disclosure [Axis] Franchisor Disclosure [Axis] Subsequent Events Subsequent Events [Text Block] Accounts Receivable Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block] Stock-based compensation APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition Deferred gift card revenue Contract with Customer, Liability, Gift Card Revenue, Current Contract with Customer, Liability, Gift Card Revenue, Current Number of businesses acquired Number of Businesses Acquired Operating cash flows - finance leases Finance Lease, Interest Payment on Liability Other long-term liabilities Other Liabilities, Noncurrent Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Options forfeited (in shares) Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period Total future minimum lease payments Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid Amortization of leased assets Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Amortization Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect Cash flows from financing activities: Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Finance lease liabilities - current Finance Lease, Liability, Current Royalty and system fund contributions Royalty And System Fund Contributions [Member] Royalty And System Fund Contributions Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Current Reporting Status Income from operations Operating Income (Loss) Revenues: Revenues [Abstract] Beginning balance outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value Ending outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested Contingent rent Accrued Liabilities, Operating Leases, Contingent Rentals, Current Accrued Liabilities, Operating Leases, Contingent Rentals, Current Statement [Line Items] Statement [Line Items] Company-owned restaurants Entity Operated Units [Member]