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Segments - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Segments - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 31, 2022 restaurant	Jun. 30, 2023 restaurant	Sep. 30, 2023 restaurant segment territory country
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of operating segments (segment) \| segment			6
Number of reportable segments (segment) \| segment			4
Applebee's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of territories in which entity operates (territory) \| territory			2
Number of countries in which entity operates (country) \| country			13
IHOP
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of territories in which entity operates (territory) \| territory			2
Number of countries in which entity operates (country) \| country			13
Franchised Units \| Applebee's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)			1,652
Franchised Units \| IHOP
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)			1,794
Franchised Units \| Fuzzy's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)			137
Entity Operated Units \| Applebee's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants refranchised (restaurant)	69
Entity Operated Units \| Fuzzy's
Franchisor Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of restaurants (restaurant)			3
Number of restaurants refranchised (restaurant)		2

Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Lease Cost

The Company's lease (income) cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	0.6	$	0.7	$	1.9	$	2.9
Interest on lease liabilities	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Operating lease cost	18.5		21.5		56.7		63.8
Variable lease cost	1.8		2.1		5.9		5.7
Short-term lease cost	0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0
Sublease income	(26.8)		(26.8)		(83.3)		(79.9)
Lease income	$	(5.2)	$	(1.3)	$	(16.7)	$	(3.8)

Schedule of Operating Lease Liability Future Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases as lessee as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	1.5	$	12.9
2024	8.1		79.8
2025	6.7		70.1
2026	6.2		62.6
2027	5.2		44.4
Thereafter	22.1		135.9
Total minimum lease payments	49.8		405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)		(70.1)
Total obligations	38.3		335.6
Less: current portion	(5.7)		(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$	32.6	$	276.8

Schedule of Finance Lease Liability Future Maturity

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases as lessee as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	1.5	$	12.9
2024	8.1		79.8
2025	6.7		70.1
2026	6.2		62.6
2027	5.2		44.4
Thereafter	22.1		135.9
Total minimum lease payments	49.8		405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)		(70.1)
Total obligations	38.3		335.6
Less: current portion	(5.7)		(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$	32.6	$	276.8

Schedule of Lease Payments

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company made the following cash payments for leases:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	$	1.7	$	2.3	$	5.3	$	7.0
Interest payments on finance lease obligations	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Payments on operating leases	20.1		23.7		61.3		70.0
Variable lease payments	1.9		1.8		6.0		5.7

Schedule of Operating Lease Income

The Company's income from operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Minimum lease payments	$	24.6	$	24.1	$	76.3	$	71.9
Variable lease income	4.1		4.0		13.0		12.5
Total operating lease income	$	28.7	$	28.1	$	89.3	$	84.4

Schedule of Future Minimum Payments as a Lessor Under Operating Leases

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	26.5
2024	99.4
2025	86.7
2026	72.6
2027	55.1
Thereafter	152.9
Total minimum rents receivable	$	493.2

Schedule of Direct Finance Lease Income

The Company's income from real estate leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Interest income	$	0.3	$	0.4	$	0.8	$	1.1
Variable lease income	0.1		0.1		0.3		0.5
Selling (loss) profit	—		0.5		—		1.0
Total real estate lease income	$	0.4	$	1.0	$	1.1	$	2.6

Schedule of Future Minimum Payments as a Lessor Under Direct Financing Leases

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable real estate leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	0.9
2024	2.8
2025	2.0
2026	2.0
2027	2.0
Thereafter	13.7
Total minimum rents receivable	23.4
Less: unearned income	(6.4)
Total net investment in real estate leases	17.0
Less: current portion	(2.2)
Long-term investment in real estate leases	$	14.8

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL")

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL")

Current Expected Credit Losses (“CECL”)

The CECL reserve methodology requires companies to measure expected credit losses on financial instruments based on the total estimated amount to be collected over the lifetime of the instrument. Under the CECL model, reserves may be established against financial asset balances even if the risk of loss is remote or has not yet manifested itself. The Company records specific reserves against account balances of franchisees deemed at-risk when a potential loss is likely or imminent as a result of prolonged payment delinquency (greater than 90 days past due) and where notable credit deterioration has become evident. For financial assets that are not currently deemed at-risk, an allowance is recorded based on expected loss rates derived pursuant to the Company's CECL methodology that assesses four components - historical losses, current conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts, and a reversion to history, if applicable.

The Company considers its portfolio segments to be the following:

Accounts Receivable (Franchise-Related)

Most of the Company’s short-term receivables due from franchisees are derived from royalty, advertising and other franchise-related fees.

Gift Card Receivables

Gift card receivables consist primarily of amounts due from third-party vendors. Receivables related to gift card sales are subject to seasonality and usually peak around year-end as a result of the December holiday season.

Notes Receivable

Notes receivable balances primarily relate to the conversion of certain past due Applebee's franchisee accounts receivable to notes receivable, cash loans to franchisees for working capital purposes, a note receivable in connection with the sale of IHOP company restaurants, and IHOP franchise fee and other notes. The notes are typically collateralized by the franchise. A significant portion of these notes have specific reserves recorded against them amounting to $6.7 million as of September 30, 2023.

Equipment Leases Receivable

Equipment leases receivable primarily relate to IHOP franchise development activity prior to 2003 when IHOP typically leased or purchased the restaurant site, built and equipped the restaurant, then franchised the restaurant to a franchisee. Equipment lease contracts are collateralized by the equipment in the restaurant. The estimated fair value of the equipment collateralizing these lease contracts are not deemed to be significant given the very seasoned and mature nature of this portfolio. The weighted average remaining life of the Company’s equipment leases is 3.4 years as of September 30, 2023.

Real Estate Leases Receivable

Real estate leases receivable primarily relate to IHOP franchise development activity prior to 2003 when IHOP provided the financing for leasing or subleasing the site. Real estate leases at September 30, 2023, comprised 29 leases with a weighted average remaining life of 10.8 years, and relate to locations that IHOP is leasing from third parties and subleasing to franchisees.

Distributor Receivables

Receivables due from distributors are related to the sale of IHOP’s proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix to franchisees through the Company’s network of suppliers and distributors and are included as part of Other receivables.


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Accounts receivable	$	66.1	$	67.5
Gift card receivables	6.4		34.6
Notes receivable	16.0		17.2
Financing receivables:
Equipment leases receivable	21.4		26.6
Real estate leases receivable	16.9		18.5
Other	5.2		5.6
	132.0		170.0
Less: allowance for credit losses and notes receivable	(10.6)		(10.3)
	121.4		159.7
Less: current portion	(85.7)		(120.0)
Long-term receivables	$	35.7	$	39.7

The Company's primary credit quality indicator for all portfolio segments is delinquency.

Changes in the allowance for credit losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	Accounts Receivable		Notes receivable, short-term		Notes receivable, long-term		Lease Receivables		Equipment Notes		Other (1)		Total
	(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	1.2	$	3.5	$	5.3	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	10.3
Bad debt (credit) expense	1.5		0.2		(0.0)		(0.0)		0.8		0.1		2.6
Advertising provision adjustment	0.7		(0.2)		—		—		—		—		0.5
Write-offs	—		(1.6)		(0.4)		(0.0)		(0.8)		(0.0)		(2.8)

Balance, September 30, 2023	$	3.4	$	1.9	$	4.9	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	10.6

(1) Primarily distributor receivables, gift card receivables and credit card receivables.

The delinquency status of receivables (other than accounts receivable, gift card receivables and distributor receivables) at September 30, 2023 was as follows:



	Notes receivable, short-term		Notes receivable, long-term		Real Estate Lease Receivable		Equipment Notes		Other (1)		Total
	(In millions)
Current	$	4.2	$	11.7	$	16.9	$	21.4	$	0.0	$	54.2
30-59 days	0.0		—		—		—		—		—
60-89 days	0.0		—		—		—		—		—
90-119 days	0.0		—		—		—		—		—
120+ days	0.1		—		—		—		—		0.1
Total	$	4.3	$	11.7	$	16.9	$	21.4	$	0.0	$	54.3

(1) Primarily credit card receivables.

The year of origination of the Company's notes receivable and financing receivables is as follows:



	Notes receivable, short and long-term		Lease Receivables		Equipment Notes		Total
	(In millions)
2023	$	5.6	$	1.4	$	1.0	$	8.0
2022	1.0		8.1		—		9.1
2021	9.1		2.4		—		11.5
2020	0.3		1.3		—		1.6
2019	—		0.7		—		0.7
Prior	—		3.0		20.4		23.4
Total	$	16.0	$	16.9	$	21.4	$	54.3

The Company does not place its financing receivables in non-accrual status.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for credit loss on financial instrument measured at amortized cost basis, net investment in lease, off-balance sheet credit exposure, and available-for-sale debt security.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3,100	$ 4,100	$ 7,800	$ 13,900
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	19,970		19,970		$ 23,456
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	19,900		$ 19,900
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition (in years)			1 year 4 months 24 days
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total compensation cost not yet recognized	3,000		$ 3,000
Total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition (in years)			1 year 4 months 24 days
Cash-settled Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 200
LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	200	$ 200	$ (400)	$ 1,500
Award vesting period (in years)			3 years
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	$ 1,700		$ 1,700		$ 2,100
LTIP \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiplier for target award based on total shareholder return on common stock (percent)			0.00%
LTIP \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Multiplier for target award based on total shareholder return on common stock (percent)			200.00%

Cover Page - shares	9 Months Ended
Cover Page - shares	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 25, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-15283
Entity Registrant Name	Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	95-3038279
Entity Address, Address Line One	10 West Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Pasadena
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	91103
City Area Code	(818)
Local Phone Number	240-6055
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	DIN
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Small Reporting Company	false
Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		15,443,006
Entity Central Index Key	0000049754
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL") - Components of Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 66,100	$ 67,500
Gift card receivables	6,400	34,600
Notes receivable	16,000	17,200
Accounts and financing receivable, before allowance for credit loss	132,000	170,000
Less: allowance for credit losses and notes receivable	(10,600)	(10,300)
Receivables, net	121,400	159,700
Less: current portion	(85,742)	(119,981)
Long-term receivables	35,700	39,700
Equipment leases receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	21,400	26,600
Real estate leases receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	16,900	18,500
Other
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivables	$ 5,200	$ 5,600

Stock-Based Compensation - Components of Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Equity classified awards expense	$ 2.9	$ 3.8	$ 8.2	$ 12.2
Liability classified awards (credit) expense	0.2	0.3	(0.4)	1.7
Total stock-based compensation expense	$ 3.1	$ 4.1	$ 7.8	$ 13.9

Segments - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rental revenues	$ 29,128	$ 29,207	$ 90,519	$ 87,080
Interest expense	20,000	17,100	54,400	51,800
Depreciation and amortization	8,600	8,900	26,221	28,870
Pretax book income (loss)	24,947	28,737	85,553	95,425
Total revenues	202,584	233,220	624,766	701,437
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pretax book income (loss)	97,300	94,300	298,300	282,800
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	19,100	15,300	51,500	46,200
Depreciation and amortization	3,600	3,200	11,100	9,100
Pretax book income (loss)	(72,400)	(65,600)	(212,700)	(187,400)
Franchise operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	2,400	2,500	7,300	7,500
Pretax book income (loss)	89,400	84,600	271,600	253,800
Rental operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Rental revenues	29,100	29,200	90,500	87,100
Interest expense	900	1,100	2,900	3,200
Depreciation and amortization	2,600	2,700	7,800	8,000
Pretax book income (loss)	7,400	7,200	24,900	21,100
Company restaurants \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense	0	700	0	2,400
Depreciation and amortization	0	500	0	4,300
Pretax book income (loss)	(0)	1,700	0	5,400
Financing operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Pretax book income (loss)	500	800	1,700	2,500
Franchise operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	172,520	164,907	530,399	494,398
Franchise operations \| Franchise operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	172,500	164,900	530,400	494,400
Company restaurants
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	308	38,248	1,839	117,175
Company restaurants \| Company restaurants
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	300	38,200	1,800	117,200
Financing revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	628	858	2,009	2,784
Financing revenues \| Financing operations \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from contract with customer	$ 600	$ 900	$ 2,000	$ 2,800

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL") - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) lease
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	6 years 1 month 6 days
Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term	6 years 1 month 6 days
Notes Receivable \| Applebee's
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Accounts and financing receivable, allowance for credit loss \| $	$ 6.7
Equipment Notes
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	3 years 4 months 24 days
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items]
Number of properties subject to ground leases \| lease	29
Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term	10 years 9 months 18 days

Closure and Impairment Charges - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) lease restaurant	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) restaurant	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) lease restaurant	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) restaurant
Goodwill [Line Items]
Long-lived tangible asset impairment \| $	$ 1.5	$ 1.1	$ 2.0	$ 1.4
IHOP
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of restaurants related to prior period closure charge revisions	30	35	30	40
IHOP \| Entity Operated Units
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of master land and building leases subject to asset impairment \| lease	4		4
Number of restaurants subject to asset impairment				2
Applebee's \| Entity Operated Units
Goodwill [Line Items]
Long-lived tangible asset impairment \| $				$ 1.1
Applebee's \| Entity Operated Units \| Applebee's Company-Operated Restaurants, North Carolina And South Carolina
Goodwill [Line Items]
Number of restaurants subject to refranchising and sale		69		69

Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, long-term debt consisted of the following components:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I	$	—	$	653.0
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II	594.0		594.0
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	100.0		100.0
Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2	500.0		—
Debt issuance costs	(10.0)		(5.1)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,184.0		1,341.9
Current portion of long-term debt	(100.0)		(100.0)
Long-term debt	$	1,084.0	$	1,241.9

On June 5, 2019, Applebee’s Funding LLC and IHOP Funding LLC (the “Co-Issuers”), each a special purpose, wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, issued two tranches of fixed rate senior secured notes, the Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I (“2019 Class A-2-I Notes”) in an initial aggregate principal amount of $700 million and the Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II (“2019 Class A-2-II Notes”) in an initial aggregate principal amount of $600 million (the “2019 Class A-2-II Notes” and, together with the 2019 Class A-2-I Notes, the “2019 Class A-2 Notes”). The 2019 Class A-2 Notes were issued pursuant to an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On August 12, 2022, the Co-Issuers established a new revolving financing facility, the 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1 (the “Credit Facility”), that allows for drawings up to $325 million of variable funding notes on a revolving basis and the issuance of letters of credit. In connection with this transaction, the Co-Issuers terminated their $225 million revolving financing facility, the 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1 (the “Previous Credit Facility”).

On April 17, 2023, the Co-Issuers completed a refinancing transaction and issued $500 million of Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 (the “2023 Class A-2 Notes”). The 2023 Class A-2 Notes were issued pursuant to an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company used the net proceeds of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes to repay the entire outstanding balance of approximately $585 million of the 2019 Class A-2-I Notes and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes. The remaining 2019 Class A-2-II Notes and the Credit Facility, together with the 2023 Class A-2 Notes are referred to collectively herein as the “Notes.” The Notes were issued in securitization transactions pursuant to which substantially all the domestic revenue-generating assets and domestic intellectual property held by the Co-Issuers and certain other special-purpose, wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”) were pledged as collateral to secure the Notes.

The Notes were issued under a Base Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2014, amended and restated as of June 5, 2019 and further amended and restated as of April 17, 2023 (the “Base Indenture”). In addition, the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes were issued under the related Series 2019-1 Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated June 5, 2019 (the “Series 2019-1 Supplement”), among the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as the trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and securities intermediary, the Credit Facility was issued under the related Series 2022-1 Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated August 12, 2022 (“Series 2022-1 Supplement”), among the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and securities intermediary, and the 2023 Class A-2 Notes were issued under the related Series 2023-1 Supplement to the Base Indenture, dated April 17, 2023 (the “Series 2023-1 Supplement”), among the Co-Issuers and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee and securities intermediary. The Base Indenture, Series 2019-1 Supplement, Series 2022-1 Supplement, and Series 2023-1 Supplement (collectively, the “Indenture”) will allow the Co-Issuers to issue additional series of notes in the future subject to certain conditions set forth therein.

2019 Class A-2 Notes

The 2019 Class A-2-I Notes were voluntarily repaid in full on April 17, 2023, while the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes remain outstanding as of September 30, 2023. For a description of the 2019 Class A-2-I Notes, refer to Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The legal final maturity of the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes is June 2049, but rapid amortization will apply if the 2019 Class

A-2-II Notes are not repaid by June 2026 (the “2019 Class A-2-II Anticipated Repayment Date”). If the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes by the 2019 Class A-2-II Anticipated Repayment Date, then additional interest will accrue on the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes, as applicable, at the greater of: (A) 5.0% and (B) the amount, if any, by which the sum of the following exceeds the applicable 2019 Class A-2-II Note interest rate: (x) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis) on the 2019 Class A-2-II Anticipated Repayment Date of the United States Treasury Security having a term closest to 10 years plus (y) 7.64% for the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes.

While the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes are outstanding, payment of principal and interest is required to be made on the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes on a quarterly basis. The quarterly principal payment of $1.50 million on the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes may be suspended when the leverage ratio for the Company and its subsidiaries is less than or equal to 5.25x. Exceeding the leverage ratio of 5.25x does not violate any covenant related to the Notes. In general, the leverage ratio is the Company's indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) divided by adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Indenture) for the four preceding quarterly periods. The complete definitions of all calculation elements of the leverage ratio are contained in the Indenture.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company's leverage ratio was approximately 4.6x. As a result, quarterly principal payments on the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes of $1.50 million currently are not required.

The Company may voluntarily repay the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes at any time without any associated make-whole premium.

2019 Class A-1 Notes

The Previous Credit Facility allowed for drawings up to $225 million of variable funding notes on a revolving basis and the issuance of letters of credit. There were no outstanding borrowings since March 2021 under the Previous Credit Facility until its termination in August 2022.

The interest rate for borrowings under the Previous Credit Facility was the three-month LIBOR rate plus 2.15% for 60% of the advances and the commercial paper funding rate of our conduit investor plus 2.15% for 40% of the advances.

2022 Class A-1 Notes

In August 2022, the Co-Issuers entered into the Credit Facility that allows for drawings up to $325 million of variable funding notes on a revolving basis and the issuance of letters of credit. The applicable interest rate under the Credit Facility depends on the type of borrowing by the Co-Issuers. The applicable interest rate for advances is generally calculated at a per annum rate equal to the commercial paper funding rate or one-, two-, three- or six-month Term SOFR Rate, in either case, plus 2.50%. The applicable interest rate for swingline advances and unreimbursed draws on outstanding letters of credit is a per annum base rate equal to the sum of (a) the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate in effect from time to time; (ii) the Federal Funds Rate in effect from time to time plus 0.50%; and (iii) Term SOFR for a one-month tenor in effect at such time plus 0.50% plus (b) 2.00%.

The legal final maturity of the Credit Facility is June 2052, but rapid amortization will apply if there are outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility after June 2027 (the “Class A-1 Renewal Date”). The Class A-1 Renewal Date may be extended at the Co-Issuers’ election for up to two successive one-year periods if certain conditions are met. If the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced the Credit Facility by the Class A-1 Renewal Date (after giving effect to any extensions), then interest will accrue on the Credit Facility at a rate equal to 5.00% in addition to the regular interest rate applicable to the Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance of the Credit Facility was $100 million. The amount of $3.4 million was pledged against the Credit Facility for outstanding letters of credit, leaving $221.6 million of the Credit Facility available for borrowing at September 30, 2023. It is anticipated that any principal and interest on the Credit Facility outstanding will be repaid in full on or prior to the quarterly payment date in June 2027, subject to two additional one-year extensions at the option of the Company upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. The letters of credit are used primarily to satisfy insurance-related collateral requirements. The weighted average interest rate for the period outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was 7.60%.

2023 Class A-2 Notes

The legal final maturity of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes is in March 2053, but it is anticipated that, unless repaid earlier to the extent permitted under the Indenture, the 2023 Class A-2 Notes will be repaid in June 2029 (the “2023 Class A-2 Anticipated Repayment Date”). If the Co-Issuers have not repaid or refinanced the 2023 Class A-2 Notes by the 2023 Class A-2 Anticipated Repayment Date, then additional interest will accrue on the 2023 Class A-2 Notes, as applicable, at the greater of: (A) 5.0% and

(B) the amount, if any, by which the sum of the following exceeds the Series 2023-1 Class A-2 Note interest rate: (x) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a quarterly bond-equivalent basis) on the 2023 Class A-2 Anticipated Repayment Date of the United States Treasury Security having a term closest to 10 years plus (y) 9.24% for the 2023 Class A-2 Notes.

While the 2023 Class A-2 Notes are outstanding, payment of principal and interest is required to be made on the 2023 Class A-2 Notes on a quarterly basis. The payment of principal on the 2023 Class A-2 Notes may be suspended when the leverage ratio for the Company and its subsidiaries is less than or equal to 5.25x.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company's leverage ratio was approximately 4.6x. As a result, quarterly principal payments on the 2023 Class A-2 Notes of $1.25 million currently are not required.

The Company may voluntarily repay the 2023 Class A-2 Notes at any time; however, if the 2023 Class A-2 Notes are repaid prior to certain dates, the Company would be required to pay make-whole premiums. As of September 30, 2023, the make-whole premium associated with voluntary prepayment of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes was approximately $35.3 million. The Company also would be subject to a make-whole premium in the event of a mandatory prepayment required following a Rapid Amortization Event or certain asset dispositions. The mandatory make-whole premium requirements are considered derivatives embedded in the Notes that must be bifurcated for separate valuation. The Company estimated the fair value of these derivatives to be immaterial as of September 30, 2023, based on the probability-weighted discounted cash flows associated with either event.

Repurchase Program

On February 16, 2023, our Company's Board of Directors authorized a debt repurchase program of up to $100 million. Repurchases of the Company’s debt, if any, are expected to reduce future cash interest payments, as well as future amounts due at maturity or upon redemption. Under the authorization, the Company may make repurchases of the Company's debt from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions upon such terms and at such prices as management may determine.

Covenants and Restrictions

The Notes are subject to a series of covenants and restrictions customary for transactions of this type, including: (i) that the Co-Issuers maintain specified reserve accounts to be used to make required payments in respect of the Notes, (ii) provisions relating to optional and mandatory prepayments, and the related payment of specified amounts, including specified call redemption premiums in the case of Class A-2 Notes under certain circumstances; (iii) certain indemnification payments in the event, among other things, the transfers of the assets pledged as collateral for the Notes are in stated ways defective or ineffective and (iv) covenants relating to recordkeeping, access to information and similar matters. The Notes are subject to customary rapid amortization events provided for in the Indenture, including events tied to failure of the Securitization Entities (as defined in the Indenture) to maintain the stated debt service coverage ratio (“DSCR”), the sum of domestic retail sales for all restaurants being below certain levels on certain measurement dates, certain manager termination events, certain events of default and the failure to repay or refinance the Class A-2 Notes on the anticipated repayment dates. The Notes are also subject to certain customary events of default, including events relating to non-payment of required interest, principal or other amounts due on or with respect to the Notes, failure of the Securitization Entities to maintain the stated DSCR, failure to comply with covenants within certain time frames, certain bankruptcy events, breaches of specified representations and warranties and certain judgments.

In general, the DSCR ratio is Net Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) for the four quarters preceding the calculation date divided by the total debt service payments (as defined in the Indenture) of the preceding four quarters. The complete definitions of the DSCR and all calculation elements are contained in the Indenture. Failure to maintain a prescribed DSCR can trigger a Cash Flow Sweeping Event, A Rapid Amortization Event, a Manager Termination Event or a Default Event (each as defined in the Indenture) as described below. In a Cash Flow Sweeping Event, the Trustee is required to retain 50% of excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Indenture) in a restricted account. In a Rapid Amortization Event, all excess Cash Flow is retained and used to retire principal amounts of debt. In a Manager Termination Event, the Company may be replaced as manager of the assets securitized under the Indenture. In a Default Event, the outstanding principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest can be called to become immediately due and payable. Key DSCRs are as follows:

•DSCR less than 1.75x - Cash Flow Sweeping Event

•DSCR less than 1.20x - Rapid Amortization Event

•Interest-only DSCR less than 1.20x - Manager Termination Event

•Interest-only DSCR less than 1.10x - Default Event

The Company's DSCR for the reporting period ended September 30, 2023 was approximately 3.7x.

Debt Issuance Costs

2023 Class A-2 Notes

The Company incurred costs of approximately $8.0 million in connection with the issuance of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes. These debt issuance costs are being amortized using the effective interest method over the estimated life of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes. Amortization costs of $0.3 million and $0.5 million were included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs of $7.5 million are reported as a direct reduction of the 2023 Series Class A-2 Notes in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2022 Class A-1 Notes

In August 2022, the Company incurred costs of approximately $6.3 million in connection with the issuance of the Credit Facility. These debt issuance costs are being amortized over the estimated life of the Credit Facility. Amortization of $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of these costs were included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs of $5.0 million related to the Credit Facility are classified as other non-current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2019 Class A-2 Notes

The Company incurred costs of approximately $12.9 million in connection with the issuance of the 2019 Class A-2 Notes. These debt issuance costs are being amortized using the effective interest method over estimated life of each tranche of the 2019 Class A-2 Notes. Amortization costs of $0.2 million and $1.3 million were included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Amortization costs of $0.1 million and $1.1 million were included in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. In connection with the repayment of the 2019 Class A-2-I Notes discussed above, the Company recognized as a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.7 million, representing the related remaining unamortized debt issuance costs. As of September 30, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.5 million are reported as a direct reduction of the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

2019 Class A-1 Notes

Amortization costs incurred in connection with the Previous Credit Facility of $0.2 million were included in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. In connection with the termination of the Previous Credit Facility in August 2022, the Company recognized as a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million, representing the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the Previous Credit Facility.

Loss (Gain) on Extinguishment of Debt

The Company purchased $67.9 million of its 2019 Class A-2-I Notes under par and recognized a $1.7 million gain on extinguishment of debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

In connection with the repayment of the 2019 Class A-2-I Notes, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.7 million, representing the remaining unamortized costs related to the 2019 Class A-2-I Notes.

Maturities of Long-term Debt

•The final maturity of the 2019 Class A-2 Notes is in June 2049, but it is anticipated that, unless repaid earlier, the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes will be repaid in June 2026.

•The final maturity of the 2023 Class A-2 Notes is in March 2053, but it is anticipated that, unless repaid earlier, the 2023 Class A-2 Notes will be repaid in June 2029.

•The renewal date of the Credit Facility is June 2027, subject to two additional one-year extensions at the option of the Company upon the satisfaction of certain conditions.

•Quarterly principal payments on the 2019 Class A-2-II Notes totaling $1.50 million ($6.0 million per annum) are required if the Company's leverage ratio is greater than 5.25x.

•Quarterly principal payments on the 2023 Class A-2 Notes totaling $1.25 million ($5.0 million per annum) are required if the Company's leverage ratio is greater than 5.25x.

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Stock-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Equity classified awards expense	$	2.9	$	3.8	$	8.2	$	12.2
Liability classified awards (credit) expense	0.2		0.3		(0.4)		1.7
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	3.1	$	4.1	$	7.8	$	13.9

As of September 30, 2023, total unrecognized compensation expense of $19.9 million related to restricted stock and restricted stock units and $3.0 million related to stock options are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years for restricted stock and restricted stock units and 1.4 years for stock options.

Fair Value Assumptions

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model for stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Risk-free interest rate	4.4	%
Historical volatility	70.9	%
Dividend yield	2.7	%
Expected years until exercise	4.5
Fair value of options granted	$37.35

Equity Classified Awards - Stock Options

Stock option balances at September 30, 2023, and activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Number of Shares Under Option	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2022	539,575	$	75.65
Granted	72,291	74.94
Exercised	(69,443)	54.90
Expired	(55,879)	82.17
Forfeited	(20,876)	79.11
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	465,668	77.69		5.99	$	—
Vested and Expected to Vest at September 30, 2023	449,236	77.84		5.9	$	—
Exercisable at September 30, 2023	325,063	$	79.62	4.8	$	—

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day of the third quarter of 2023 and the exercise price,

multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2023. The aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the number of in-the-money options.

Equity Classified Awards - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

Outstanding balances as of September 30, 2023, and activity related to restricted stock and restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Shares of Restricted Stock	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2022	355,900	$	73.57	123,895	$	62.11
Granted	210,418	73.28		21,654	74.01
Released	(151,920)	74.11		(47,857)	64.04
Forfeited	(54,723)	73.10		(39,294)	77.23
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	359,675	$	73.24	58,398	$	54.05

Liability Classified Awards - Cash-settled Restricted Stock Units

The Company has granted cash-settled restricted stock units to certain employees in the past. These instruments were recorded as liabilities at fair value as of the respective period end.

There have been no liabilities related to cash-settled restricted stock units since the first quarter of 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, an expense of $0.2 million was included as stock-based compensation expense related to cash-settled restricted stock units.

Liability Classified Awards - Long-Term Incentive Awards

The Company has granted cash long-term incentive awards (“LTIP awards”) to certain employees. Annual LTIP awards vest over a three-year period and are determined using multipliers from 0% to 200% of the target award based on the total stockholder return of Dine Brands Global common stock compared to the total stockholder returns of a peer group of companies. The awards are considered stock-based compensation and are classified as liabilities measured at fair value as of the respective period end. For the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, an expense of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, were included in total stock-based compensation expense related to LTIP awards. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, a credit of $0.4 million and an expense of $1.5 million, respectively, was included in total stock-based compensation expense related to LTIP awards. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, liabilities of $1.7 million and $2.1 million, respectively, related to LTIP awards was included as part of accrued employee compensation and benefits in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

RevenueFranchise revenue and revenue from company-operated restaurants are recognized in accordance with current guidance for revenue recognition as codified in Accounting Standards Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised services or goods to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive for those services or goods.

Franchise Revenues

The Company franchises the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar® (“Applebee's”) concept in the American full-service restaurant segment within the casual dining category of the restaurant industry, the International House of Pancakes® (“IHOP”) concept in the family dining mid-scale full-service category of the restaurant industry, and the Fuzzy's Taco Shop® (“Fuzzy's”) concept in the Mexican food segment within the fast-casual dining category of the restaurant industry. The franchise arrangement for the brands is documented in the form of a franchise agreement and, in most cases, a development agreement. The franchise arrangement between the Company as the franchisor and the franchisee as the customer requires the Company to perform various activities to support the brands that do not directly transfer goods and services to the franchisee, but instead represent a single performance obligation, which is the transfer of the franchise license. The intellectual property subject to the franchise license is symbolic intellectual property as it does not have significant standalone functionality, and substantially all the utility is derived from its association with the Company’s past or ongoing activities. The nature of the Company’s promise in granting the franchise license is to provide the franchisee with access to the respective brand’s symbolic intellectual property over the term of the license. The services provided by the Company are highly interrelated with the franchise license and as such are considered to represent a single performance obligation.

The transaction price in a standard franchise arrangement for the brands primarily consists of (a) initial franchise/development fees; (b) continuing franchise fees (royalties); and (c) advertising fees. Since the Company considers the licensing of the franchising right to be a single performance obligation, no allocation of the transaction price is required. Additionally, all domestic IHOP franchise agreements require franchisees to purchase proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix from the Company.

The Company recognizes the primary components of the transaction price as follows:

•Franchise and development fees are recognized as revenue ratably on a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreement commencing with the restaurant opening date. As these fees are typically received in cash at or near the beginning of the franchise term, the cash received is initially recorded as a contract liability until recognized as revenue over time;

•The Company is entitled to royalties and advertising fees based on a percentage of the franchisee's gross sales as defined in the franchise agreement. Royalty and advertising revenue are recognized when the franchisee's reported sales occur. Depending on timing within a fiscal period, the recognition of revenue results in either what is considered a contract asset (unbilled receivable) or once billed, accounts receivable, and are included in “receivables, net” on the balance sheet;

•Revenue from the sale of proprietary pancake and waffle dry mix and other proprietary products is recognized in the period in which distributors ship the franchisee's order; recognition of revenue results in an accounts receivable included in “receivables, net” on the balance sheet.

In determining the amount and timing of revenue from contracts with customers, the Company exercises significant judgment with respect to collectability of the amount; however, the timing of recognition does not require significant judgments as it is based on either the term of the franchise agreement, the month of reported sales by the franchisee or the date of product shipment, none of which require estimation.

The Company does not incur a significant amount of contract acquisition costs in conducting franchising activities. The Company believes its franchising arrangements do not contain a significant financing component.

Company Restaurant Revenues

Company restaurant revenues comprise retail sales at company-operated restaurants. Sales by company-operated restaurants are recognized when food and beverage items are sold. Company restaurant sales are reported net of sales taxes collected from guests that are remitted to the appropriate taxing authorities, with no significant judgements required.

The following table disaggregates franchise revenue by major type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	79,426	$	76,418	$	245,632	$	229,666
Advertising fees	73,385		71,692		226,401		216,686
Proprietary product sales and other	17,576		14,563		51,988		41,571
Franchise and development fees	2,133		2,234		6,378		6,475
Total franchise revenue	$	172,520	$	164,907	$	530,399	$	494,398

Accounts and other receivables from franchisees as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $66.2 million (net of allowance of $3.6 million) and $69.0 million (net of allowance of $1.3 million), respectively, and were included in receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	49,493
Recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2023	(6,141)
Fees deferred during the nine months ended September 30, 2023	3,550
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	46,902

The balance of deferred revenue as of September 30, 2023 is expected to be recognized as follows:


	(In thousands)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	2,402
2024	6,538
2025	5,781
2026	4,950
2027	4,056
Thereafter	23,175
Total	$	46,902

- Definition

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net income	$ 18,479	$ 20,948	$ 64,137	$ 69,760

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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+ Details

Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 17, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2019 USD ($) extensionTerm	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) renewalPeriod	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) extensionTerm Rate	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) extensionTerm Rate	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 16, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt						$ 651,713,000	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Program, Maximum Amount								$ 100,000,000
Threshold percentage				50.00%		50.00%
Cash sweeping event \| Rate				175.00%		175.00%
Rapid amortization event \| Rate				120.00%		120.00%
Manager termination event \| Rate				120.00%		120.00%
Interest-only debt service coverage ratio, default event \| Rate				110.00%		110.00%
Debt service coverage ratio				3.7		3.7
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt				$ 0	$ (1,161,000)	$ (10,000)	(1,161,000)
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 10,000,000.0		$ 10,000,000.0			$ 5,100,000
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		4.194%		4.194%		4.194%			4.194%
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 700,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 585,000,000
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II and Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of tranches issued \| extensionTerm		2
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)		4.723%		4.723%		4.723%			4.723%
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 600,000,000
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II \| Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional interest on fixed rate		7.64%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)				7.94%		7.94%			7.29%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 325,000,000							$ 325,000,000
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Renewal period term (in years)			1 year
Interest rate percentage after renewal date						5.00%
Letters of credit outstanding, amount				3,400,000		$ 3,400,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity				$ 221,600,000		$ 221,600,000
Debt, weighted average interest rate				7.60%		7.60%
Debt issuance costs, gross			$ 6,300,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs				$ 300,000		$ 900,000
Debt issuance costs, net				$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000
Number of additional extensions \| extensionTerm				2		2
Additional extension (in years)						1 year
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.50%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Letter of Credit \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Letter of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Letter of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 225,000,000
Line of credit facility, expired amount										$ 225,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding											$ 0
Amortization of debt issuance costs							200,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt						$ (1,200,000)
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Revolving Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Line of credit facility, percentage of advances drawn						60.00%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Commercial Paper Funding Rate Of Conduit Investor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						2.15%
Line of credit facility, percentage of advances drawn						40.00%
Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percent)	7.824%			7.824%		7.824%
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000
Additional interest on fixed rate	5.00%
Debt instrument, term	10 years
Quarterly principal payment						$ 1,250,000
Covenant compliance, leverage ratio, maximum \| Rate				525.00%		525.00%
Make-whole premium				$ 35,300,000		$ 35,300,000
Annual principal payment				5,000,000		5,000,000
Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 \| Ten Year United States Treasury Bill Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional interest on fixed rate	9.24%
Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs, gross				8,000,000		8,000,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs				300,000		500,000
Debt issuance costs, net				$ 7,500,000		7,500,000
2019 Class A-2-I And 2019 Class A-2-II Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional interest on fixed rate		5.00%
Debt instrument, term		10 years
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Ratio of indebtedness to net capital \| Rate				460.00%		460.00%
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Amortization of debt issuance costs				200,000	$ 100,000	1,300,000	$ 1,100,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt						(1,700,000)
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Annual principal payment				$ 6,000,000		6,000,000
Class A-2-I Notes \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	$ (1,700,000)					1,700,000
Extinguishment of debt						$ 67,900,000

Revenue - Changes in the Company's Contract Liability for Deferred Franchise and Development Fees (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2022	$ 49,493
Recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2023	(6,141)
Fees deferred during the nine months ended September 30, 2023	3,550
Balance at September 30, 2023	$ 46,902

Net Income Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Numerator for basic and diluted income per common share:
Net income	$ 18,479	$ 20,948	$ 64,137	$ 69,760
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(431)	(575)	(1,551)	(1,852)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	18,048	20,373	62,586	67,908
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	1	0	0	3
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$ 18,049	$ 20,373	$ 62,586	$ 67,911
Denominator:
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic (in shares)	15,217	15,377	15,275	16,049
Dilutive effect of stock options	3	26	14	30
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted (in shares)	15,220	15,403	15,289	16,079
Net income per common share:
Basic (USD per share)	$ 1.19	$ 1.32	$ 4.10	$ 4.23
Diluted (USD per share)	$ 1.19	$ 1.32	$ 4.09	$ 4.22

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Treasury Stock
Common stock, shares, outstanding, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		17,163,946
Stockholders' equity, beginning of the period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ (242,807)	$ 250	$ 256,189	$ 35,415	$ (59)	$ (534,602)
Treasury stock, shares, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021						7,828,329
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	69,760			69,760
Other comprehensive expense	(9)				(9)
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)		1,642,097				1,642,097
Purchase of Company common stock	(113,573)					$ (113,573)
Reissuance of treasure stock (in shares)		186,035				186,035
Reissuance of treasury stock	241		(8,471)			$ 8,712
Net issuance of shares for stock plans (in shares)		9,496
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)		(35,319)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes	(2,601)		(2,601)
Stock-based compensation	12,128		12,128
Dividends on common stock	(23,778)		218	(23,996)
Tax payments for share settlement of restricted stock units	(955)		(955)
Common stock, shares, outstanding, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		15,682,061
Stockholders' equity, ending of the period at Sep. 30, 2022	(301,594)	$ 250	256,508	81,179	(68)	$ (639,463)
Treasury stock, shares, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022						9,284,391
Common stock, shares, outstanding, beginning (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022		15,823,390
Stockholders' equity, beginning of the period at Jun. 30, 2022	(308,656)	$ 250	253,213	68,265	(63)	$ (630,321)
Treasury stock, shares, beginning (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022						9,151,445
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	20,948			20,948
Other comprehensive expense	(5)				(5)
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)		140,997				140,997
Purchase of Company common stock	(9,520)					$ (9,520)
Reissuance of treasure stock (in shares)		8,051				8,051
Reissuance of treasury stock	0		(378)			$ 378
Net issuance of shares for stock plans (in shares)		(4,831)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)		(3,552)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes	(248)		(248)
Stock-based compensation	3,801		3,801
Dividends on common stock	(7,912)		122	(8,034)
Tax payments for share settlement of restricted stock units	(2)		(2)
Common stock, shares, outstanding, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		15,682,061
Stockholders' equity, ending of the period at Sep. 30, 2022	$ (301,594)	$ 250	256,508	81,179	(68)	$ (639,463)
Treasury stock, shares, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022						9,284,391
Common stock, shares, outstanding, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	15,599,239	15,599,239
Stockholders' equity, beginning of the period at Dec. 31, 2022	$ (301,084)	$ 250	259,339	84,538	(65)	$ (645,146)
Treasury stock, shares, beginning (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	9,360,733					9,360,733
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 64,137			64,137
Other comprehensive expense	(2)				(2)
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)		318,356				318,356
Purchase of Company common stock	(20,017)					$ (20,017)
Reissuance of treasure stock (in shares)		279,861				279,861
Reissuance of treasury stock	3,812	$ (1)	(9,576)			$ 13,389
Net issuance of shares for stock plans (in shares)		(19,329)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)		(56,903)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes	(4,139)		(4,139)
Stock-based compensation	8,167		8,167
Dividends on common stock	(23,721)		148	(23,869)
Tax payments for share settlement of restricted stock units	$ (859)		(859)
Common stock, shares, outstanding, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	15,484,512	15,484,512
Stockholders' equity, ending of the period at Sep. 30, 2023	$ (273,706)	$ 249	253,080	124,806	(67)	$ (651,774)
Treasury stock, shares, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	9,399,228					9,399,228
Common stock, shares, outstanding, beginning (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		15,587,934
Stockholders' equity, beginning of the period at Jun. 30, 2023	$ (281,001)	$ 249	250,808	114,226	(65)	$ (646,219)
Treasury stock, shares, beginning (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023						9,302,265
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	18,479			18,479
Other comprehensive expense	(2)				(2)
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)		105,864				105,864
Purchase of Company common stock	(6,000)					$ (6,000)
Reissuance of treasure stock (in shares)		8,901				8,901
Reissuance of treasury stock	0		(445)			$ 445
Net issuance of shares for stock plans (in shares)		(2,914)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes (in shares)		(3,545)
Repurchase of restricted shares for taxes	(198)		(198)
Stock-based compensation	2,858		2,858
Dividends on common stock	$ (7,842)		57	(7,899)
Common stock, shares, outstanding, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	15,484,512	15,484,512
Stockholders' equity, ending of the period at Sep. 30, 2023	$ (273,706)	$ 249	$ 253,080	$ 124,806	$ (67)	$ (651,774)
Treasury stock, shares, ending (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023	9,399,228					9,399,228

Net Income per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of the Company’s Basic and Diluted Net Income per Share

The computation of the Company's basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator for basic and diluted income per common share:
Net income	$	18,479	$	20,948	$	64,137	$	69,760
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(431)		(575)		(1,551)		(1,852)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	18,048		20,373		62,586		67,908
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	1		—		—		3
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$	18,049	$	20,373	$	62,586	$	67,911
Denominator:
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic	15,217		15,377		15,275		16,049
Dilutive effect of stock options	3		26		14		30
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	15,220		15,403		15,289		16,079
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	1.19	$	1.32	$	4.10	$	4.23
Diluted	$	1.19	$	1.32	$	4.09	$	4.22

Revenue - Deferred Revenue Expected to be Recognized (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 46,902
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	46,902
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-10-01
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	2,402
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 2,402
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 6,538
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 6,538
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-01-01
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 5,781
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 5,781
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 4,950
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 4,950
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-01-01
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 4,056
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 4,056
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2028-01-01
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 23,175
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied	$ 23,175
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied, expected timing

Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Noncancelable Leases as Lessee (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Finance Leases
2023 (remaining three months)	$ 1.5
2024	8.1
2025	6.7
2026	6.2
2027	5.2
Thereafter	22.1
Total minimum lease payments	49.8
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)
Total obligations	$ 38.3
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Current maturities of finance lease and financing obligations
Less: current portion	$ (5.7)
Long-term lease obligations	32.6
Operating Leases
2023 (remaining three months)	12.9
2024	79.8
2025	70.1
2026	62.6
2027	44.4
Thereafter	135.9
Total minimum lease payments	405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(70.1)
Total obligations	335.6
Less: current portion	(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$ 276.8

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Non-current restricted cash	$ 19,500	$ 16,400

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Sunday closest to the last day of each calendar quarter. For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The first fiscal quarter of 2023 began on January 2, 2023 and ended on April 2, 2023; the second fiscal quarter of 2023 ended on July 2, 2023; and the third fiscal quarter of 2023 ended on October 1, 2023. The first fiscal quarter of 2022 began on January 3, 2022 and ended on April 3, 2022; the second fiscal quarter of 2022 ended on July 3, 2022; and the third fiscal quarter of 2022 ended on October 2, 2022. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that are consolidated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates may include the calculation and assessment of the following: impairment of goodwill, other intangible assets and tangible assets; income taxes; allowance for credit losses on accounts and notes receivables; lease accounting estimates; contingencies; and stock-based compensation. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates based on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt Components (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Apr. 17, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 05, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ (10,000)		$ (5,100)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,184,000		1,341,900
Current portion of long-term debt	(100,000)		(100,000)
Long-term debt, net, less current maturities	1,084,011		1,241,914
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 0		$ 653,000
Debt interest rate (percent)	4.194%		4.194%	4.194%
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 594,000		$ 594,000
Debt interest rate (percent)	4.723%		4.723%	4.723%
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Debt interest rate (percent)	7.94%		7.29%
Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 500,000		$ 0
Debt interest rate (percent)	7.824%	7.824%

Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments

The Company identifies its reporting segments based on the organizational units used by management to monitor performance and make operating decisions. The Company currently has six operating segments: Applebee's franchise operations, IHOP franchise operations, Fuzzy's franchise operations, rental operations, financing operations, and company-operated restaurant operations. The Company has four reporting segments: franchise operations (an aggregation of each restaurant concept's franchise operations), company-operated restaurant operations, rental operations and financing operations.

As of September 30, 2023, the franchise operations segment consisted of 1,652 restaurants operated by Applebee’s franchisees in the United States, two U.S. territories and 13 countries outside the United States; 1,794 restaurants operated by IHOP franchisees and area licensees in the United States, two U.S. territories and 13 countries outside the United States; and 137 restaurants operated by Fuzzy's franchisees in the United States. Franchise operations revenue consists primarily of franchise royalty revenues, franchise advertising revenue, sales of proprietary products to franchisees, and other franchise fees. Franchise operations expenses include advertising expense, the cost of proprietary products, pre-opening training expenses and other franchise-related costs.

Rental operations revenue includes revenue from operating leases and interest income from real estate leases. Rental operations expenses are costs of operating leases and interest expense from finance leases on which the Company is the lessee.

Financing operations revenue primarily consists of interest income from the financing of IHOP equipment leases and franchise fees and interest income on notes receivable due from franchisees. Financing operations expenses primarily are the cost of taxes related to IHOP equipment leases.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the company restaurants segment consisted of three Fuzzy's restaurants that were acquired in December 2022 of which two were subsequently refranchised in the second quarter of 2023. During three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company operated 69 Applebee's restaurants that were refranchised in October 2022. All company-operated restaurants are located in the United States. Company-operated restaurant operation revenue consists of retail sales at company operated restaurants. Company-operated restaurant operation expenses are operating expenses such as food, beverage, labor, benefits, utilities, rent and other operating costs.

Information on segments is as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Revenues from external customers:
Franchise operations	172.5		$	164.9	530.4		$	494.4
Rental operations	29.1		29.2		90.5		87.1
Company restaurants	0.3		38.2		1.8		117.2
Financing operations	0.6		0.9		2.0		2.8
Total	$	202.6	$	233.2	$	624.8	$	701.4

Interest expense:
Rental operations	$	0.9	$	1.1	$	2.9	$	3.2
Company restaurants	—		0.7		—		2.4
Corporate	19.1		15.3		51.5		46.2
Total	$	20.0	$	17.1	$	54.4	$	51.8

Depreciation and amortization:
Franchise operations	$	2.4	$	2.5	$	7.3	$	7.5
Rental operations	2.6		2.7		7.8		8.0
Company restaurants	0.0		0.5		0.0		4.3
Corporate	3.6		3.2		11.1		9.1
Total	$	8.6	$	8.9	$	26.2	$	28.9

Gross profit by segment:
Franchise operations	$	89.4	$	84.6	$	271.6	$	253.8
Rental operations	7.4		7.2		24.9		21.1
Company restaurants	0.0		1.7		0.0		5.4
Financing operations	0.5		0.8		1.7		2.5
Total gross profit	97.3		94.3		298.3		282.8
Corporate and unallocated expenses, net	(72.4)		(65.6)		(212.7)		(187.4)
Income before income taxes	$	24.9	$	28.7	$	85.6	$	95.4

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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+ Details

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Revenues:
Rental revenues	$ 29,128	$ 29,207	$ 90,519	$ 87,080
Total revenues	202,584	233,220	624,766	701,437
Cost of revenues:
Franchise expenses	83,138	80,264	258,784	240,565
Bad debt (credit) expense	(51)	(77)	2,593	(523)
Company restaurant expenses	323	36,513	1,833	111,802
Interest expense from finance leases	668	740	2,072	2,254
Other rental expenses	21,066	21,268	63,538	63,720
Total rental expenses	21,734	22,008	65,610	65,974
Financing expenses	91	104	283	317
Total cost of revenues	105,286	138,889	326,510	418,658
Gross profit	97,298	94,331	298,256	282,779
General and administrative expenses	48,618	46,335	147,545	131,946
Interest expense, net	19,059	15,300	51,549	46,192
Closure and impairment charges	1,774	1,636	3,088	3,093
Amortization of intangible assets	2,709	2,664	8,202	7,994
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	1,161	10	1,161
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets	191	(1,502)	2,309	(3,032)
Income before income taxes	24,947	28,737	85,553	95,425
Income tax provision	(6,468)	(7,789)	(21,416)	(25,665)
Net income	18,479	20,948	64,137	69,760
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2)	(5)	(2)	(9)
Total comprehensive income	18,477	20,943	64,135	69,751
Net income available to common stockholders:
Net income	18,479	20,948	64,137	69,760
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(431)	(575)	(1,551)	(1,852)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 18,048	$ 20,373	$ 62,586	$ 67,908
Net income available to common stockholders per share:
Basic (USD per share)	$ 1.19	$ 1.32	$ 4.10	$ 4.23
Diluted (USD per share)	$ 1.19	$ 1.32	$ 4.09	$ 4.22
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	15,217	15,377	15,275	16,049
Diluted (in shares)	15,220	15,403	15,289	16,079
Franchise Revenue:
Revenues:
Revenue from contract with customer	$ 172,520	$ 164,907	$ 530,399	$ 494,398
Royalties, franchise fees and other
Revenues:
Revenue from contract with customer	99,135	93,215	303,998	277,712
Advertising revenues
Revenues:
Revenue from contract with customer	73,385	71,692	226,401	216,686
Company restaurant sales
Revenues:
Revenue from contract with customer	308	38,248	1,839	117,175
Financing revenues
Revenues:
Revenue from contract with customer	628	858	2,009	2,784
Advertising fees
Revenues:
Revenue from contract with customer	73,385	71,692	226,401	216,686
Cost of revenues:
Franchise expenses	73,385	71,692	226,401	216,686
Other franchise expenses
Cost of revenues:
Franchise expenses	$ 9,804	$ 8,649	$ 29,790	$ 24,402

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Non-Current Financial Liabilities

The fair values of the Company's long-term debt, excluding the Credit Facility, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Face Value	$	1,094.0	$	1,247.0
Fair Value	$	1,044.1	$	1,736.9

Stockholders' Deficit

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Deficit

Dividends

Dividends declared and paid per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.51	$	0.51	$	1.53	$	1.48
Dividends paid per common share	$	1.02	$	1.02	$	2.04	$	1.88

On December 2, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter 2022 cash dividend of $0.51 per share of common stock, paid on January 6, 2023 to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 17, 2022.

On February 21, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a first quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.51 per share of common stock, paid on March 31, 2023 to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2023.

On May 11, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a second quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.51 per share of common stock, paid on July 7, 2023 to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 20, 2023.

On September 7, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2023 cash dividend of $0.51 per share of common stock, paid on September 29, 2023 to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 19, 2023.

Stock Repurchase Program

In February 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $200 million of the Company’s common stock (the “2019 Repurchase Program”) on an opportunistic basis from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions based on business, market, applicable legal requirements and other considerations. The 2019 Repurchase Program, as approved by the Board of Directors, does not require the repurchase of a specific number of shares and can be terminated at any time.

On February 17, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program, effective April 1, 2022, of up to $250 million (the “2022 Repurchase Program”). In connection with the approval of the 2022 Repurchase Program, the 2019 Repurchase Program terminated effective April 1, 2022.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 318,356 shares of common stock at a cost of $20.0 million. Cumulatively, the Company repurchased 1,467,945 shares at a cost of $98.7 million under the 2022 Repurchase Program.

Treasury Stock

Repurchases of the Company's common stock are included in treasury stock at the cost of shares repurchased plus any transaction costs. Treasury stock may be re-issued when stock options are exercised, when restricted stock awards are granted and when restricted stock units settle in stock upon vesting. The cost of treasury stock re-issued is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company re-issued 279,861 shares of treasury stock at a total FIFO cost of $13.4 million.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity.

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Net Income per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income per Share

The computation of the Company's basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator for basic and diluted income per common share:
Net income	$	18,479	$	20,948	$	64,137	$	69,760
Less: Net income allocated to unvested participating restricted stock	(431)		(575)		(1,551)		(1,852)
Net income available to common stockholders - basic	18,048		20,373		62,586		67,908
Effect of unvested participating restricted stock in two-class calculation	1		—		—		3
Net income available to common stockholders - diluted	$	18,049	$	20,373	$	62,586	$	67,911
Denominator:
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - basic	15,217		15,377		15,275		16,049
Dilutive effect of stock options	3		26		14		30
Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock - diluted	15,220		15,403		15,289		16,079
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	1.19	$	1.32	$	4.10	$	4.23
Diluted	$	1.19	$	1.32	$	4.09	$	4.22

Stockholders' Deficit (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Equity [Abstract]

Dividends Declared

Dividends declared and paid per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.51	$	0.51	$	1.53	$	1.48
Dividends paid per common share	$	1.02	$	1.02	$	2.04	$	1.88

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Fiscal Period	The Company’s fiscal quarters end on the Sunday closest to the last day of each calendar quarter. For convenience, the fiscal quarters of each year are referred to as ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. The first fiscal quarter of 2023 began on January 2, 2023 and ended on April 2, 2023; the second fiscal quarter of 2023 ended on July 2, 2023; and the third fiscal quarter of 2023 ended on October 1, 2023. The first fiscal quarter of 2022 began on January 3, 2022 and ended on April 3, 2022; the second fiscal quarter of 2022 ended on July 3, 2022; and the third fiscal quarter of 2022 ended on October 2, 2022.
Accounting Standards Adopted in the Current Fiscal Year and Not Yet Adopted	Accounting Standards Adopted in the Current Fiscal Year Additional new accounting guidance became effective for the Company as of the beginning of fiscal 2023 that the Company reviewed and concluded was either not applicable to its operations or had no material effect on its consolidated financial statements in the current or future fiscal years. Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted The Company reviewed all other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Company's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Company's financial statements when adoption is required in the future.

Leases - Schedule of Income From Direct Financing Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 0.3	$ 0.4	$ 0.8	$ 1.1
Variable lease income	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.5
Selling (loss) profit	$ 0.0	$ 0.5	$ 0.0	$ 1.0
Direct Financing Lease, Lease Income, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Rental revenues	Rental revenues	Rental revenues	Rental revenues
Total real estate lease income	$ 0.4	$ 1.0	$ 1.1	$ 2.6

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL") - Changes in the Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ 10,300
Bad debt (credit) expense	$ (51)	$ (77)	2,593	$ (523)
Advertising provision adjustment			500
Write-offs			(2,800)
Ending balance	10,600		10,600
Accounts Receivable
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			1,200
Bad debt (credit) expense			1,500
Advertising provision adjustment			700
Write-offs			0
Ending balance	3,400		3,400
Notes receivable, short-term
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			3,500
Bad debt (credit) expense			200
Advertising provision adjustment			(200)
Write-offs			(1,600)
Ending balance	1,900		1,900
Notes receivable, long-term
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			5,300
Bad debt (credit) expense			(0)
Advertising provision adjustment			0
Write-offs			(400)
Ending balance	4,900		4,900
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			100
Bad debt (credit) expense			(0)
Advertising provision adjustment			0
Write-offs			(0)
Ending balance	100		100
Equipment Notes
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			100
Bad debt (credit) expense			800
Advertising provision adjustment			0
Write-offs			(800)
Ending balance	100		100
Other
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			100
Bad debt (credit) expense			100
Advertising provision adjustment			0
Write-offs			(0)
Ending balance	$ 200		$ 200

Revenue - Disaggregation of Franchise Revenue by Major Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Franchise Revenue:
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	$ 172,520	$ 164,907	$ 530,399	$ 494,398
Royalties
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	79,426	76,418	245,632	229,666
Advertising fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	73,385	71,692	226,401	216,686
Proprietary product sales and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	17,576	14,563	51,988	41,571
Franchise and development fees
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total franchise revenue	$ 2,133	$ 2,234	$ 6,378	$ 6,475

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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Leases - Future Minimum Payments to be Received as Lessor Under Noncancelable Operating Leases (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2023 (remaining three months)	$ 26.5
2024	99.4
2025	86.7
2026	72.6
2027	55.1
Thereafter	152.9
Total minimum rents receivable	$ 493.2

Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates franchise revenue by major type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Franchise Revenue:
Royalties	$	79,426	$	76,418	$	245,632	$	229,666
Advertising fees	73,385		71,692		226,401		216,686
Proprietary product sales and other	17,576		14,563		51,988		41,571
Franchise and development fees	2,133		2,234		6,378		6,475
Total franchise revenue	$	172,520	$	164,907	$	530,399	$	494,398

Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue

Changes in the Company's contract liability for deferred franchise and development fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Deferred Franchise Revenue (short- and long-term)
	(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	49,493
Recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2023	(6,141)
Fees deferred during the nine months ended September 30, 2023	3,550
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	46,902

Schedule of Remaining Performance Obligations

The balance of deferred revenue as of September 30, 2023 is expected to be recognized as follows:


	(In thousands)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	2,402
2024	6,538
2025	5,781
2026	4,950
2027	4,056
Thereafter	23,175
Total	$	46,902

Leases - Payment for Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	$ 1,700	$ 2,300	$ 5,329	$ 7,001
Interest payments on finance lease obligations	700	1,200	2,100	3,700
Payments on operating leases	20,100	23,700	61,300	70,000
Variable lease payments	$ 1,900	$ 1,800	$ 6,000	$ 5,700

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, long-term debt consisted of the following components:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Series 2019-1 4.194% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I	$	—	$	653.0
Series 2019-1 4.723% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II	594.0		594.0
Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1, variable interest rate of 7.94% and 7.29% at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively	100.0		100.0
Series 2023-1 7.824% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2	500.0		—
Debt issuance costs	(10.0)		(5.1)
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,184.0		1,341.9
Current portion of long-term debt	(100.0)		(100.0)
Long-term debt	$	1,084.0	$	1,241.9

Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Activity (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares shares
Shares of Restricted Stock
Shares of Restricted Stock
Beginning of period (in shares) \| shares	355,900
Granted (in shares) \| shares	210,418
Released (in shares) \| shares	(151,920)
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(54,723)
End of period (in shares) \| shares	359,675
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning balance (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 73.57
Granted (USD per share) \| $ / shares	73.28
Released (USD per share) \| $ / shares	74.11
Forfeited (USD per share) \| $ / shares	73.10
Ending balance (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 73.24
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units
Shares of Restricted Stock
Beginning of period (in shares) \| shares	123,895
Granted (in shares) \| shares	21,654
Released (in shares) \| shares	(47,857)
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(39,294)
End of period (in shares) \| shares	58,398
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning balance (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 62.11
Granted (USD per share) \| $ / shares	74.01
Released (USD per share) \| $ / shares	64.04
Forfeited (USD per share) \| $ / shares	77.23
Ending balance (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 54.05

Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information by Segment

Information on segments is as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Revenues from external customers:
Franchise operations	172.5		$	164.9	530.4		$	494.4
Rental operations	29.1		29.2		90.5		87.1
Company restaurants	0.3		38.2		1.8		117.2
Financing operations	0.6		0.9		2.0		2.8
Total	$	202.6	$	233.2	$	624.8	$	701.4

Interest expense:
Rental operations	$	0.9	$	1.1	$	2.9	$	3.2
Company restaurants	—		0.7		—		2.4
Corporate	19.1		15.3		51.5		46.2
Total	$	20.0	$	17.1	$	54.4	$	51.8

Depreciation and amortization:
Franchise operations	$	2.4	$	2.5	$	7.3	$	7.5
Rental operations	2.6		2.7		7.8		8.0
Company restaurants	0.0		0.5		0.0		4.3
Corporate	3.6		3.2		11.1		9.1
Total	$	8.6	$	8.9	$	26.2	$	28.9

Gross profit by segment:
Franchise operations	$	89.4	$	84.6	$	271.6	$	253.8
Rental operations	7.4		7.2		24.9		21.1
Company restaurants	0.0		1.7		0.0		5.4
Financing operations	0.5		0.8		1.7		2.5
Total gross profit	97.3		94.3		298.3		282.8
Corporate and unallocated expenses, net	(72.4)		(65.6)		(212.7)		(187.4)
Income before income taxes	$	24.9	$	28.7	$	85.6	$	95.4

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL") (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Accounts receivable	$	66.1	$	67.5
Gift card receivables	6.4		34.6
Notes receivable	16.0		17.2
Financing receivables:
Equipment leases receivable	21.4		26.6
Real estate leases receivable	16.9		18.5
Other	5.2		5.6
	132.0		170.0
Less: allowance for credit losses and notes receivable	(10.6)		(10.3)
	121.4		159.7
Less: current portion	(85.7)		(120.0)
Long-term receivables	$	35.7	$	39.7

Schedule of Changes in Allowance for Credit Losses

Changes in the allowance for credit losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	Accounts Receivable		Notes receivable, short-term		Notes receivable, long-term		Lease Receivables		Equipment Notes		Other (1)		Total
	(In millions)
Balance, December 31, 2022	$	1.2	$	3.5	$	5.3	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	10.3
Bad debt (credit) expense	1.5		0.2		(0.0)		(0.0)		0.8		0.1		2.6
Advertising provision adjustment	0.7		(0.2)		—		—		—		—		0.5
Write-offs	—		(1.6)		(0.4)		(0.0)		(0.8)		(0.0)		(2.8)

Balance, September 30, 2023	$	3.4	$	1.9	$	4.9	$	0.1	$	0.1	$	0.2	$	10.6

(1) Primarily distributor receivables, gift card receivables and credit card receivables.

Schedule of Delinquency Status of Receivable

The delinquency status of receivables (other than accounts receivable, gift card receivables and distributor receivables) at September 30, 2023 was as follows:



	Notes receivable, short-term		Notes receivable, long-term		Real Estate Lease Receivable		Equipment Notes		Other (1)		Total
	(In millions)
Current	$	4.2	$	11.7	$	16.9	$	21.4	$	0.0	$	54.2
30-59 days	0.0		—		—		—		—		—
60-89 days	0.0		—		—		—		—		—
90-119 days	0.0		—		—		—		—		—
120+ days	0.1		—		—		—		—		0.1
Total	$	4.3	$	11.7	$	16.9	$	21.4	$	0.0	$	54.3

(1) Primarily credit card receivables.

Financing Receivable Credit Quality Indicators

The year of origination of the Company's notes receivable and financing receivables is as follows:



	Notes receivable, short and long-term		Lease Receivables		Equipment Notes		Total
	(In millions)
2023	$	5.6	$	1.4	$	1.0	$	8.0
2022	1.0		8.1		—		9.1
2021	9.1		2.4		—		11.5
2020	0.3		1.3		—		1.6
2019	—		0.7		—		0.7
Prior	—		3.0		20.4		23.4
Total	$	16.0	$	16.9	$	21.4	$	54.3

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investment securities with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates market value. Cash held

related to IHOP advertising funds and the Company's gift card programs is not considered to be restricted cash as there are no restrictions on the use of these funds.

The components of cash and cash equivalents were as follows:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Money market funds	$	12.0	$	75.0
IHOP advertising funds and gift card programs	67.5		96.7
Other depository accounts	18.7		98.0
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	98.2	$	269.7

Current Restricted Cash

Current restricted cash primarily consisted of funds required to be held in trust in connection with the Company's securitized debt and funds from Applebee's franchisees pursuant to franchise agreements, usage of which was restricted to advertising activities.

The components of current restricted cash were as follows:



	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Securitized debt reserves	$	35.9	$	32.4
Applebee's advertising funds	4.4		5.4
Other	1.6		1.1
Total current restricted cash	$	41.9	$	38.9

Non-current Restricted Cash

Non-current restricted cash was $19.5 million and $16.4 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and represents interest reserves required to be set aside for the duration of the Company's securitized debt.

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Sep. 30, 2023
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 64,137	$ 69,760
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	26,221	28,870
Non-cash closure and impairment charges	3,088	2,975
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense	8,167	12,128
Non-cash interest expense	2,714	2,210
Loss on extinguishment of debt	10	1,161
Deferred income taxes	(3,582)	(1,376)
Deferred revenue	(2,590)	(3,773)
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets	2,309	(3,032)
Other	(1,577)	(3,816)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	6,354	(734)
Deferred rent receivable	6,792	5,951
Current income tax receivables and payables	(186)	7,361
Gift card receivables and payables	(13,588)	(16,752)
Other current assets	6,358	(5,948)
Accounts payable	(15,527)	(6,855)
Operating lease assets and liabilities	2,438	(8,286)
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	(4,447)	(18,738)
Accrued advertising	(9,750)	5,052
Other current liabilities	1,965	(2,668)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	79,306	63,490
Cash flows from investing activities:
Principal receipts from notes, equipment contracts and other long-term receivables	6,686	13,502
Net additions to property and equipment	(31,968)	(19,495)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	3,908
Additions to long-term receivables	(1,237)	(1,069)
Other	(113)	(255)
Cash flows used in investing activities	(26,632)	(3,409)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	500,000	0
Repayment of long-term debt	(651,713)	0
Borrowing from revolving credit facility	30,000	100,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility	(30,000)	0
Payment of debt issuance costs	(8,044)	(6,286)
Dividends paid on common stock	(31,740)	(30,765)
Repurchase of common stock	(20,017)	(113,862)
Principal payments on finance lease and financing obligations	(5,329)	(7,001)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	3,812	241
Repurchase of restricted stock for tax payments upon vesting	(4,139)	(2,601)
Tax payments for share settlement of restricted stock units	(859)	(955)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(218,029)	(61,229)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(165,355)	(1,148)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	324,984	425,353
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	159,629	424,205
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid in cash	54,032	47,478
Income taxes paid in cash	25,774	20,832
Non-cash conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable	$ 969	$ 84

Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Non-Current Financial Liabilities (Details) - Level 2 - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Face Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 1,094.0	$ 1,247.0
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 1,044.1	$ 1,736.9

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Receivables, allowance for credit loss	$ 5,433	$ 4,806
Long-term receivables, allowance for credit loss	$ 5,152	$ 5,529
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	24,883,740	24,959,972
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	15,484,512	15,599,239
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	9,399,228	9,360,733

Closure and Impairment Charges

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Closure and Impairment Charges

Closure and impairment charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Closure charges	$	0.3	$	0.5	$	1.1	$	1.7
Long-lived tangible asset impairment	1.5		1.1		2.0		1.4



Total closure and impairment charges	$	1.8	$	1.6	$	3.1	$	3.1

The closure charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily related to the establishment of or revisions to existing closure reserves, including accretion, for approximately 30 IHOP restaurants.

The closure charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were primarily related to the establishment of or revisions to existing closure reserves, including accretion, for approximately 35 and 40 IHOP restaurants, respectively.

The long-lived asset impairment for the three months ended September 30, 2023 related to the impairment of four IHOP master land and building leases. The long-lived asset impairment for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily related to technology that was developed in connection with the IHOP Flip'd initiative that was stopped, and the impairment of four IHOP master land and building leases in the third quarter of 2023.

Long-lived intangible asset impairment charges for the three months ended September 30, 2022 related to the refranchising and sale of related restaurant assets of 69 Applebee’s company-operated restaurants located in North Carolina and South Carolina. Long-lived tangible asset impairment charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 related to the Applebee's company-operated restaurants for $1.1 million and the impairment of land and buildings for two IHOP restaurants located on sites owned by the Company.

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The Company's effective tax rate was 25.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to 26.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was different than the rate of the prior comparable period primarily due to the recognition of higher excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation and lower non-deductible executive compensation. The total gross unrecognized tax benefit as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $2.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively, excluding interest, penalties and related tax benefits. The Company estimates the unrecognized tax benefit as of September 30, 2023 may decrease over the upcoming 12 months by an amount up to $0.5 million related to settlements with taxing authorities and expiring statutes of limitations. For the remaining liability, due to the uncertainties related to these tax matters, the Company is unable to make a reasonable estimate as to when cash settlement with a taxing authority will occur. As of September 30, 2023, accrued interest was $0.8 million and accrued penalties were less than $0.1 million, excluding any related income tax benefits. As of December 31, 2022, accrued interest was $0.7 million and accrued penalties were less than $0.1 million, excluding any related income tax benefits. The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties as a component of the income tax provision recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company files federal income tax returns and the Company or one of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in various state and international jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2018 and state or non-United States tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2011. The Company believes that adequate reserves have been provided related to all matters contained in the tax periods open to examination.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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+ Details

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 98,197	$ 269,655
Receivables, net of allowance of $5,433 (2023) and $4,806 (2022)	85,742	119,981
Restricted cash	41,932	38,929
Prepaid gift card costs	23,550	30,235
Prepaid income taxes	3,063	3,063
Other current assets	11,317	17,901
Total current assets	263,801	479,764
Non-current restricted cash	19,500	16,400
Property and equipment, net	162,055	145,277
Operating lease right-of-use assets	283,854	289,123
Deferred rent receivable	35,537	42,329
Long-term receivables, net of allowance of $5,152 (2023) and $5,529 (2022)	35,678	39,697
Goodwill	254,057	253,956
Other intangible assets, net	588,692	597,028
Other non-current assets, net	16,407	17,917
Total assets	1,659,581	1,881,491
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	100,000	100,000
Accounts payable	28,880	52,067
Gift card liability	131,490	171,966
Current maturities of operating lease obligations	58,764	59,071
Current maturities of finance lease and financing obligations	6,922	7,542
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	19,970	23,456
Accrued advertising expenses	14,407	24,157
Dividends payable	0	8,017
Other accrued expenses	23,904	24,446
Total current liabilities	384,337	470,722
Long-term debt, net, less current maturities	1,084,011	1,241,914
Operating lease obligations, less current maturities	276,817	275,120
Finance lease obligations, less current maturities	32,646	30,377
Financing obligations, less current maturities	27,342	28,358
Deferred income taxes, net	70,229	74,651
Deferred franchise revenue, long-term	40,143	42,343
Other non-current liabilities	17,762	19,090
Total liabilities	1,933,287	2,182,575
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, $0.01 par value; shares: 40,000,000 authorized; September 30, 2023 - 24,883,740 issued, 15,484,512 outstanding; December 31, 2022 - 24,959,972 issued, 15,599,239 outstanding	$ 249	$ 250
Additional paid-in-capital	253,080	259,339
Retained earnings	124,806	84,538
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(67)	(65)
Treasury stock, at cost; shares: September 30, 2023 - 9,399,228; December 31, 2022 - 9,360,733	(651,774)	(645,146)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(273,706)	(301,084)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,659,581	$ 1,881,491

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 98,197	$ 269,655
Money market funds
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	12,000	75,000
IHOP advertising funds and gift card programs \| IHOP
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	67,500	96,700
Other depository accounts
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 18,700	$ 98,000

Leases - Components of Lease Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Leases [Abstract]
Minimum lease payments	$ 24.6	$ 24.1	$ 76.3	$ 71.9
Variable lease income	4.1	4.0	13.0	12.5
Total operating lease income	$ 28.7	$ 28.1	$ 89.3	$ 84.4
Operating Lease, Lease Income, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Rental revenues	Rental revenues	Rental revenues	Rental revenues
Lease income	$ (5.2)	$ (1.3)	$ (16.7)	$ (3.8)

Stockholders' Deficit - Dividends Declared and Paid per Share (Details) - $ / shares					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2023	May 11, 2023	Feb. 21, 2023	Dec. 02, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Dividends declared per common share (USD per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 1.53	$ 1.48
Dividends paid per common share (USD per share)					$ 1.02	$ 1.02	$ 2.04	$ 1.88

Leases - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2023 lease restaurant
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessor, number of leases requiring additional rent payments based on a percentage of restaurant sales \| lease	290
Lessee, number of leases requiring additional rent payments based on a percentage of restaurant sales \| lease	40
Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term	6 years 1 month 6 days
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	6 years 1 month 6 days
Finance lease, weighted average discount rate, percent	9.30%
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate, percent	5.60%
IHOP
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of franchisee-operated restaurants	520
Number of properties leased	50
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	5 years
IHOP \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	20 years
IHOP \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	25 years
Applebee's
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of franchisee-operated restaurants	1
Number of properties leased	1
Applebee's \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	10 years
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	5 years
Applebee's \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	20 years
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	20 years
Fuzzy's
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of company-operated restaurants	1

Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

The Company engages in leasing activity as both a lessee and a lessor. The Company currently leases from third parties the real property on which approximately 520 IHOP franchisee-operated restaurants and one Applebee's franchisee-operated restaurant are located; the Company (as lessor) subleases the property to the franchisees that operate those restaurants. The Company also leases property it owns to the franchisees that operate approximately 50 IHOP restaurants and one Applebee's restaurant. The Company leases from a third party the real property on which one Fuzzy's company-operated restaurant is located. The Company also leases office space for its principal corporate office in Pasadena, California and restaurant support centers in Leawood, Kansas, and Irving, Texas. The Company does not have a significant amount of non-real estate leases.

The Company's existing leases/subleases related to IHOP restaurants generally provide for an initial term of 20 to 25 years, with most having one or more five-year renewal options. Leases related to Applebee's restaurants generally have an initial term of 10 to 20 years, with renewal terms of five to 20 years. Option periods were not included in determining liabilities and right-of-use assets related to operating leases. Approximately 290 of the Company's leases met the sales levels that required variable rent payments to the Company (as lessor), based on a percentage of restaurant sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Approximately 40 of the leases met the sales levels that required variable rent payments by the Company (as lessee), based on a percentage of restaurant sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The Company's lease (income) cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	0.6	$	0.7	$	1.9	$	2.9
Interest on lease liabilities	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Operating lease cost	18.5		21.5		56.7		63.8
Variable lease cost	1.8		2.1		5.9		5.7
Short-term lease cost	0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0
Sublease income	(26.8)		(26.8)		(83.3)		(79.9)
Lease income	$	(5.2)	$	(1.3)	$	(16.7)	$	(3.8)

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases as lessee as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	1.5	$	12.9
2024	8.1		79.8
2025	6.7		70.1
2026	6.2		62.6
2027	5.2		44.4
Thereafter	22.1		135.9
Total minimum lease payments	49.8		405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)		(70.1)
Total obligations	38.3		335.6
Less: current portion	(5.7)		(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$	32.6	$	276.8

The weighted average remaining lease term as of September 30, 2023 was 6.1 years for finance leases and 6.1 years for operating leases. The weighted average discount rate as of September 30, 2023 was 9.3% for finance leases and 5.6% for operating leases.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company made the following cash payments for leases:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	$	1.7	$	2.3	$	5.3	$	7.0
Interest payments on finance lease obligations	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Payments on operating leases	20.1		23.7		61.3		70.0
Variable lease payments	1.9		1.8		6.0		5.7

The Company's income from operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Minimum lease payments	$	24.6	$	24.1	$	76.3	$	71.9
Variable lease income	4.1		4.0		13.0		12.5
Total operating lease income	$	28.7	$	28.1	$	89.3	$	84.4

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	26.5
2024	99.4
2025	86.7
2026	72.6
2027	55.1
Thereafter	152.9
Total minimum rents receivable	$	493.2

The Company's income from real estate leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Interest income	$	0.3	$	0.4	$	0.8	$	1.1
Variable lease income	0.1		0.1		0.3		0.5
Selling (loss) profit	—		0.5		—		1.0
Total real estate lease income	$	0.4	$	1.0	$	1.1	$	2.6

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable real estate leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	0.9
2024	2.8
2025	2.0
2026	2.0
2027	2.0
Thereafter	13.7
Total minimum rents receivable	23.4
Less: unearned income	(6.4)
Total net investment in real estate leases	17.0
Less: current portion	(2.2)
Long-term investment in real estate leases	$	14.8

Leases

The Company's lease (income) cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	0.6	$	0.7	$	1.9	$	2.9
Interest on lease liabilities	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Operating lease cost	18.5		21.5		56.7		63.8
Variable lease cost	1.8		2.1		5.9		5.7
Short-term lease cost	0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0
Sublease income	(26.8)		(26.8)		(83.3)		(79.9)
Lease income	$	(5.2)	$	(1.3)	$	(16.7)	$	(3.8)

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases as lessee as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	1.5	$	12.9
2024	8.1		79.8
2025	6.7		70.1
2026	6.2		62.6
2027	5.2		44.4
Thereafter	22.1		135.9
Total minimum lease payments	49.8		405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)		(70.1)
Total obligations	38.3		335.6
Less: current portion	(5.7)		(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$	32.6	$	276.8

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company made the following cash payments for leases:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	$	1.7	$	2.3	$	5.3	$	7.0
Interest payments on finance lease obligations	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Payments on operating leases	20.1		23.7		61.3		70.0
Variable lease payments	1.9		1.8		6.0		5.7

The Company's income from operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Minimum lease payments	$	24.6	$	24.1	$	76.3	$	71.9
Variable lease income	4.1		4.0		13.0		12.5
Total operating lease income	$	28.7	$	28.1	$	89.3	$	84.4

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	26.5
2024	99.4
2025	86.7
2026	72.6
2027	55.1
Thereafter	152.9
Total minimum rents receivable	$	493.2

The Company's income from real estate leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Interest income	$	0.3	$	0.4	$	0.8	$	1.1
Variable lease income	0.1		0.1		0.3		0.5
Selling (loss) profit	—		0.5		—		1.0
Total real estate lease income	$	0.4	$	1.0	$	1.1	$	2.6

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable real estate leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	0.9
2024	2.8
2025	2.0
2026	2.0
2027	2.0
Thereafter	13.7
Total minimum rents receivable	23.4
Less: unearned income	(6.4)
Total net investment in real estate leases	17.0
Less: current portion	(2.2)
Long-term investment in real estate leases	$	14.8

Leases

The Company's lease (income) cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	0.6	$	0.7	$	1.9	$	2.9
Interest on lease liabilities	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Operating lease cost	18.5		21.5		56.7		63.8
Variable lease cost	1.8		2.1		5.9		5.7
Short-term lease cost	0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0
Sublease income	(26.8)		(26.8)		(83.3)		(79.9)
Lease income	$	(5.2)	$	(1.3)	$	(16.7)	$	(3.8)

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases as lessee as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	1.5	$	12.9
2024	8.1		79.8
2025	6.7		70.1
2026	6.2		62.6
2027	5.2		44.4
Thereafter	22.1		135.9
Total minimum lease payments	49.8		405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)		(70.1)
Total obligations	38.3		335.6
Less: current portion	(5.7)		(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$	32.6	$	276.8

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company made the following cash payments for leases:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	$	1.7	$	2.3	$	5.3	$	7.0
Interest payments on finance lease obligations	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Payments on operating leases	20.1		23.7		61.3		70.0
Variable lease payments	1.9		1.8		6.0		5.7

The Company's income from operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Minimum lease payments	$	24.6	$	24.1	$	76.3	$	71.9
Variable lease income	4.1		4.0		13.0		12.5
Total operating lease income	$	28.7	$	28.1	$	89.3	$	84.4

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	26.5
2024	99.4
2025	86.7
2026	72.6
2027	55.1
Thereafter	152.9
Total minimum rents receivable	$	493.2

The Company's income from real estate leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Interest income	$	0.3	$	0.4	$	0.8	$	1.1
Variable lease income	0.1		0.1		0.3		0.5
Selling (loss) profit	—		0.5		—		1.0
Total real estate lease income	$	0.4	$	1.0	$	1.1	$	2.6

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable real estate leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	0.9
2024	2.8
2025	2.0
2026	2.0
2027	2.0
Thereafter	13.7
Total minimum rents receivable	23.4
Less: unearned income	(6.4)
Total net investment in real estate leases	17.0
Less: current portion	(2.2)
Long-term investment in real estate leases	$	14.8

Leases

The Company's lease (income) cost for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$	0.6	$	0.7	$	1.9	$	2.9
Interest on lease liabilities	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Operating lease cost	18.5		21.5		56.7		63.8
Variable lease cost	1.8		2.1		5.9		5.7
Short-term lease cost	0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0
Sublease income	(26.8)		(26.8)		(83.3)		(79.9)
Lease income	$	(5.2)	$	(1.3)	$	(16.7)	$	(3.8)

Future minimum lease payments under noncancellable leases as lessee as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Finance Leases		Operating Leases
	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	1.5	$	12.9
2024	8.1		79.8
2025	6.7		70.1
2026	6.2		62.6
2027	5.2		44.4
Thereafter	22.1		135.9
Total minimum lease payments	49.8		405.7
Less: interest/imputed interest	(11.5)		(70.1)
Total obligations	38.3		335.6
Less: current portion	(5.7)		(58.8)
Long-term lease obligations	$	32.6	$	276.8

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company made the following cash payments for leases:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	$	1.7	$	2.3	$	5.3	$	7.0
Interest payments on finance lease obligations	0.7		1.2		2.1		3.7
Payments on operating leases	20.1		23.7		61.3		70.0
Variable lease payments	1.9		1.8		6.0		5.7

The Company's income from operating leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Minimum lease payments	$	24.6	$	24.1	$	76.3	$	71.9
Variable lease income	4.1		4.0		13.0		12.5
Total operating lease income	$	28.7	$	28.1	$	89.3	$	84.4

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable operating leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	26.5
2024	99.4
2025	86.7
2026	72.6
2027	55.1
Thereafter	152.9
Total minimum rents receivable	$	493.2

The Company's income from real estate leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Interest income	$	0.3	$	0.4	$	0.8	$	1.1
Variable lease income	0.1		0.1		0.3		0.5
Selling (loss) profit	—		0.5		—		1.0
Total real estate lease income	$	0.4	$	1.0	$	1.1	$	2.6

Minimum payments to be received as lessor under noncancellable real estate leases as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:



	(In millions)
2023 (remaining three months)	$	0.9
2024	2.8
2025	2.0
2026	2.0
2027	2.0
Thereafter	13.7
Total minimum rents receivable	23.4
Less: unearned income	(6.4)
Total net investment in real estate leases	17.0
Less: current portion	(2.2)
Long-term investment in real estate leases	$	14.8

Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted	Accounting Standards Adopted and Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted Accounting Standards Adopted in the Current Fiscal Year Additional new accounting guidance became effective for the Company as of the beginning of fiscal 2023 that the Company reviewed and concluded was either not applicable to its operations or had no material effect on its consolidated financial statements in the current or future fiscal years. Newly Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted The Company reviewed all other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to the Company's operations or that no material effect is expected on the Company's financial statements when adoption is required in the future.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for change in accounting principle. Includes, but is not limited to, nature, reason, and method of adopting amendment to accounting standards or other change in accounting principle.

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+ Details

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Litigation, Claims and Disputes The Company is subject to various lawsuits, administrative proceedings, audits and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Some of these lawsuits purport to be class actions and/or seek substantial damages. The Company is required under U.S. GAAP to record an accrual for litigation loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. Legal fees and expenses associated with the defense of all of the Company's litigation are expensed as such fees and expenses are incurred. Management regularly assesses the Company's insurance coverage, analyzes litigation information with the Company's attorneys and evaluates the Company's loss experience in connection with pending legal proceedings. While the Company does not presently believe that any of the legal proceedings to which it is currently a party will ultimately have a material adverse impact on the Company, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in all the proceedings the Company is party to, or that the Company will not incur material losses from them. Lease Guarantees In connection with the refranchising of Applebee’s restaurants to franchisees, the Company has, in certain cases, guaranteed or has potential continuing liability for lease payments totaling $405.5 million as of September 30, 2023. This amount represents the maximum potential liability for future payments under these leases. These leases have been assigned to the buyers and expire at the end of the respective lease terms, which range from 2023 through 2058. Excluding unexercised option periods, the Company's potential liability for future payments under these leases is $91.9 million. In the event of default, the indemnity and default clauses in the sale or assignment agreements govern the Company's ability to pursue and recover damages incurred.

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL") - Delinquency Status of Receivables (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	$ 54.3
Current
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	54.2
30-59 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
60-89 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
90-119 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
120+ days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.1
Notes receivable, short-term
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	4.3
Notes receivable, short-term \| Current
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	4.2
Notes receivable, short-term \| 30-59 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Notes receivable, short-term \| 60-89 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Notes receivable, short-term \| 90-119 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Notes receivable, short-term \| 120+ days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.1
Notes receivable, long-term
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	11.7
Notes receivable, long-term \| Current
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	11.7
Notes receivable, long-term \| 30-59 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Notes receivable, long-term \| 60-89 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Notes receivable, long-term \| 90-119 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Notes receivable, long-term \| 120+ days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	16.9
Lease Receivables \| Current
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	16.9
Lease Receivables \| 30-59 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Lease Receivables \| 60-89 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Lease Receivables \| 90-119 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Lease Receivables \| 120+ days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Equipment Notes
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	21.4
Equipment Notes \| Current
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	21.4
Equipment Notes \| 30-59 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Equipment Notes \| 60-89 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Equipment Notes \| 90-119 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Equipment Notes \| 120+ days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Other
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Other \| Current
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Other \| 30-59 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Other \| 60-89 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Other \| 90-119 days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	0.0
Other \| 120+ days
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Financing receivables	$ 0.0

Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	$ 0.6	$ 0.7	$ 1.9	$ 2.9
Interest on lease liabilities	0.7	1.2	2.1	3.7
Operating lease cost	18.5	21.5	56.7	63.8
Variable lease cost	1.8	2.1	5.9	5.7
Short-term lease cost	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sublease income	(26.8)	(26.8)	(83.3)	(79.9)
Lease income	$ (5.2)	$ (1.3)	$ (16.7)	$ (3.8)

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - Schedule of Current Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total current restricted cash	$ 41.9	$ 38.9
Securitized debt reserves
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total current restricted cash	35.9	32.4
Applebee's advertising funds \| Applebee's
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total current restricted cash	4.4	5.4
Other
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Total current restricted cash	$ 1.6	$ 1.1

General	9 Months Ended
General	Sep. 30, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	General The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Dine Brands Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “Dine Brands Global”) have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve months ending December 31, 2023. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Components of the Company’s Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Equity classified awards expense	$	2.9	$	3.8	$	8.2	$	12.2
Liability classified awards (credit) expense	0.2		0.3		(0.4)		1.7
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	3.1	$	4.1	$	7.8	$	13.9

Schedule of Stock Option Valuation Assumptions

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model for stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023:


Risk-free interest rate	4.4	%
Historical volatility	70.9	%
Dividend yield	2.7	%
Expected years until exercise	4.5
Fair value of options granted	$37.35

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

Stock option balances at September 30, 2023, and activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Number of Shares Under Option	Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2022	539,575	$	75.65
Granted	72,291	74.94
Exercised	(69,443)	54.90
Expired	(55,879)	82.17
Forfeited	(20,876)	79.11
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	465,668	77.69		5.99	$	—
Vested and Expected to Vest at September 30, 2023	449,236	77.84		5.9	$	—
Exercisable at September 30, 2023	325,063	$	79.62	4.8	$	—

Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity

Outstanding balances as of September 30, 2023, and activity related to restricted stock and restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:


	Shares of Restricted Stock	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2022	355,900	$	73.57	123,895	$	62.11
Granted	210,418	73.28		21,654	74.01
Released	(151,920)	74.11		(47,857)	64.04
Forfeited	(54,723)	73.10		(39,294)	77.23
Outstanding at September 30, 2023	359,675	$	73.24	58,398	$	54.05

Stock-Based Compensation - Weighted Average Assumptions of Options Value (Details) - Stock Options	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	4.40%
Historical volatility	70.90%
Dividend yield	2.70%
Expected years until exercise	4 years 6 months
Fair value of options granted (USD per share)	$ 37.35

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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+ Details

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate (in percent)	25.00%	26.90%
Gross unrecognized tax benefit	$ 2.6		$ 2.1
Expected change in unrecognized tax benefits	0.5
Accrued interest on income taxes	0.8		0.7
Accrued penalties on income taxes, less than	$ 0.1		$ 0.1

Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

The Company does not have a material amount of financial assets or liabilities that are required under U.S. GAAP to be measured on a recurring basis at fair value. The Company is not a party to any material derivative financial instruments. The Company does not have a material amount of non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are required under U.S. GAAP to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company has not elected to use the fair value measurement option, as permitted under U.S. GAAP, for any assets or liabilities for which fair value measurement is not presently required.

The Company believes the fair values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts due to their short duration.

The fair values of the Company's long-term debt, excluding the Credit Facility, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Face Value	$	1,094.0	$	1,247.0
Fair Value	$	1,044.1	$	1,736.9

The fair values were determined based on Level 2 inputs, including information gathered from brokers who trade in the Company’s long-term debt, as well as information on notes that are similar to those of the Company.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Stockholders' Deficit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		19 Months Ended
Stockholders' Deficit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 07, 2023	May 11, 2023	Feb. 21, 2023	Dec. 02, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Feb. 17, 2022	Feb. 28, 2019
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share (USD per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 1.53	$ 1.48
Purchase of Company common stock					$ 6,000,000	$ 9,520,000	$ 20,017,000	$ 113,573,000
Reissuance of treasury stock					$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,812,000	$ 241,000
Treasury Stock
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)					105,864	140,997	318,356	1,642,097
Purchase of Company common stock					$ 6,000,000	$ 9,520,000	$ 20,017,000	$ 113,573,000
Reissuance of treasure stock (in shares)					8,901	8,051	279,861	186,035
Reissuance of treasury stock					$ 445,000	$ 378,000	$ 13,389,000	$ 8,712,000
Common Stock
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)					105,864	140,997	318,356	1,642,097
Reissuance of treasure stock (in shares)					8,901	8,051	279,861	186,035
Reissuance of treasury stock							$ (1,000)
2019 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount											$ 200,000,000
2022 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount										$ 250,000,000
Purchase of Company common stock (in shares)							318,356		1,467,945
Purchase of Company common stock							$ 20,000,000		$ 98,700,000

Revenue - Narrative (Details) - Receivables from Franchise Revenue Transactions - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Billed and unbilled receivables	$ 66.2	$ 69.0
Billed and unbilled receivables, accumulated allowance for credit loss	$ 3.6	$ 1.3

Stock-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Number of Shares Under Option
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) \| shares	539,575
Granted (in shares) \| shares	72,291
Exercised (in shares) \| shares	(69,443)
Expired (in shares) \| shares	(55,879)
Forfeited (in shares) \| shares	(20,876)
Outstanding, end of period (in shares) \| shares	465,668
Vested and expected to vest (in shares) \| shares	449,236
Exercisable (in shares) \| shares	325,063
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Beginning of period (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 75.65
Granted (USD per share) \| $ / shares	74.94
Exercised (USD per share) \| $ / shares	54.90
Expired (USD per share) \| $ / shares	82.17
Forfeited (USD per share) \| $ / shares	79.11
End of period (USD per share) \| $ / shares	77.69
Vested and expected to vest (USD per share) \| $ / shares	77.84
Exercisable (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 79.62
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years)	5 years 11 months 26 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and expected to vest (in years)	5 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable (in years)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Options, outstanding, intrinsic value \| $	$ 0.0
Options, vested and expected to vest, intrinsic value \| $	0.0
Options, vested and expected to vest, exercisable \| $	$ 0.0

Closure and Impairment Charges - Long-lived Tangible Asset Impairment and Closure Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Closure charges	$ 300	$ 500	$ 1,100	$ 1,700
Long-lived tangible asset impairment	1,500	1,100	2,000	1,400
Total closure and impairment charges	$ 1,774	$ 1,636	$ 3,088	$ 3,093

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

The components of cash and cash equivalents were as follows:


	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Money market funds	$	12.0	$	75.0
IHOP advertising funds and gift card programs	67.5		96.7
Other depository accounts	18.7		98.0
Total cash and cash equivalents	$	98.2	$	269.7

Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents

The components of current restricted cash were as follows:



	September 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(In millions)
Securitized debt reserves	$	35.9	$	32.4
Applebee's advertising funds	4.4		5.4
Other	1.6		1.1
Total current restricted cash	$	41.9	$	38.9

Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - Applebee's - Property Lease Guarantee $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential liability for guaranteed leases	$ 405.5
Potential liability for guaranteed leases excluding unexercised option periods	$ 91.9

Leases - Future Minimum Payments to be Received as Lessor Under Noncancelable Direct Financing Leases (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2023 (remaining three months)	$ 0.9
2024	2.8
2025	2.0
2026	2.0
2027	2.0
Thereafter	13.7
Total minimum rents receivable	23.4
Less: unearned income	(6.4)
Total net investment in real estate leases	17.0
Less: current portion	(2.2)
Long-term investment in real estate leases	$ 14.8

Closure and Impairment Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset

Closure and impairment charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Closure charges	$	0.3	$	0.5	$	1.1	$	1.7
Long-lived tangible asset impairment	1.5		1.1		2.0		1.4



Total closure and impairment charges	$	1.8	$	1.6	$	3.1	$	3.1

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

Closure and impairment charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Closure charges	$	0.3	$	0.5	$	1.1	$	1.7
Long-lived tangible asset impairment	1.5		1.1		2.0		1.4



Total closure and impairment charges	$	1.8	$	1.6	$	3.1	$	3.1

Current Expected Credit Losses ("CECL") - Year of Origination of Financing Receivables (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
Total	$ 54.3
Total
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2023	8.0
2022	9.1
2021	11.5
2020	1.6
2019	0.7
Prior	23.4
Total	54.3
Notes receivable, short and long-term
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2023	5.6
2022	1.0
2021	9.1
2020	0.3
2019	0.0
Prior	0.0
Total	16.0
Lease Receivables
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2023	1.4
2022	8.1
2021	2.4
2020	1.3
2019	0.7
Prior	3.0
Total	16.9
Equipment Notes
Financing Receivable, Credit Quality Indicator [Line Items]
2023	1.0
2022	0.0
2021	0.0
2020	0.0
2019	0.0
Prior	20.4
Total	$ 21.4