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Retail [Member] A table that contains information regarding the entity's shareholders' rights plans including information regarding dividends that have been declared. This information may contain the amount, amount per share, declared date, and date to be paid. Shareholders' Rights Plan [Table] Information regarding the entity's shareholders' rights plans. Shareholders' Rights Plan [Axis] Information regarding the entity's shareholders' rights plans. Shareholders' Rights Plan [Domain] Activity related to performance based stock unit. Performance Based Stock Unit [Member] Performance-based stock unit [Member] Information regarding the entity's Shareholders' Rights Plan adopted by the Board of Directors on September 22, 2011. This plan was not approved by the entity's shareholders. September 22, 2011 Shareholders' Rights Plan [Member] Information regarding the entity's Shareholders' Rights Plan adopted by the Board of Directors on April 9, 2012. 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Minimum Liquidation Entitlement, Amount Per Share Minimum amount to which holders of the preferred shares will be entitled upon liquidation (in dollars per share) The number of common shares into which each right may be exchanged after a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, but before an Acquiring Person owns 50% or more of the entity's outstanding common stock. Number of common shares into which each right is exchangeable (in shares) Deferred compensation assets, primarily mutual funds, measured at fair value as of balance sheet date. Deferred compensation plan assets fair value dislosure Deferred compensation plan assets Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of food purchases that will be consumed in the store operations. Restaurant related inventory Restaurant Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of supplies that will be consumed in the reporting entity's store operations. 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Common stock ownership for rights extinguishment (in shares) Net income per share denominator: [Abstract] An agreement (contract) that contingently requires the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party in compensation for that party's or parties' loss or injury attributable to specified events or actions, such as a patent infringement action against an entity that relied on certain representations as to ownership rights made by a software vendor. Third party lease guarantees [Member] An agreement (contract) that contingently requires the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party in compensation for that party's or parties' loss or injury attributable to specified events or actions, such as a patent infringement action against an entity that relied on certain representations as to ownership rights made by a software vendor. Indemnification agreement Logan's [Member] Indemnification agreement Logan's [Member] Total remaining life of obligations in years. 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