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Disclosure - Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995552 - Disclosure - Note C - Net Income Per Share link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995553 - Disclosure - Note D - Accounts and Other Receivables, Net link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995554 - Disclosure - Note E - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995555 - Disclosure - Note F - Property and Equipment, Net link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995556 - Disclosure - Note G - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995557 - Disclosure - Note H - Income Taxes link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995558 - Disclosure - Note I - Segment Information link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995559 - 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Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Contract Liabilities From Contracts With Customers (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995582 - Disclosure - Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Significant Changes in Deferred Franchise Fees (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995583 - Disclosure - Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Remaining Performance Obligations (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995584 - Disclosure - Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Remaining Performance Obligations 2 (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995585 - Disclosure - Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenues by Geographical Market (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995586 - Disclosure - Note B - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995587 - Disclosure - Note C - Net Income Per Share - Earnings Per Share Reconciliation (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995588 - Disclosure - Note D - Accounts and Other Receivables, Net (Details Textual) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995589 - Disclosure - Note D - Accounts and Other Receivables, Net - Summary of Accounts and Other Receivables (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995590 - Disclosure - Note D - Accounts and Other Receivables, Net - Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995591 - Disclosure - Note E - Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets - Summary of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995592 - Disclosure - Note F - Property and Equipment, Net (Details Textual) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995593 - 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Disclosure - Note H - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995601 - Disclosure - Note H - Income Taxes - Summary of Income Tax Examinations (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995602 - Disclosure - Note I - Segment Information (Details Textual) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995603 - Disclosure - Note I - Segment Information - Operating Segment Information (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995604 - Disclosure - Note J - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995605 - Disclosure - Note J - Long-term Debt - Summary of Debt (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995606 - Disclosure - Note J - Long-term Debt - Schedule Of Maturities Of Long Term Debt (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995607 - 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Disclosure - Note L - Stockholders' Equity, Stock Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995616 - Disclosure - Note L - Stockholders' Equity, Stock Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans - Compensation Cost Charged to Expense Under All Stock-based Incentive Awards (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995617 - Disclosure - Note L - Stockholders' Equity, Stock Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Option Valuation Assumptions (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995618 - Disclosure - Note L - Stockholders' Equity, Stock Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans - A Summary of the Status of the Company's Stock Options (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995619 - Disclosure - Note L - Stockholders' Equity, Stock Plans and Other Employee Benefit Plans - Transactions With Respect to Restricted Stock (Details) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink 995620 - Disclosure - Note N - Merger (Details Textual) link:calculationLink link:definitionLink link:presentationLink