Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 3,904,384	$ 4,501,223	$ 4,108,269
Restaurant operating costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Food, beverage and packaging	1,365,580	1,503,835	1,420,994
Labor	1,105,001	1,045,726	904,407
Occupancy	293,636	262,412	230,868
Other operating costs	641,953	514,963	434,244
General and administrative expenses	276,240	250,214	273,897
Depreciation and amortization	146,368	130,368	110,474
Pre-opening costs	17,162	16,922	15,609
Loss on disposal and impairment of assets	23,877	13,194	6,976
Total operating expenses	3,869,817	3,737,634	3,397,469
Income from operations	34,567	763,589	710,800
Interest and other income, net	4,172	6,278	3,503
Income before income taxes	38,739	769,867	714,303
Provision for income taxes	(15,801)	(294,265)	(268,929)
Net income	22,938	475,602	445,374
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,291)	(6,322)	(2,049)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net of income taxes of $(849), $946, and $0	1,402	(1,522)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	111	(7,844)	(2,049)
Comprehensive income	$ 23,049	$ 467,758	$ 443,325
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.78	$ 15.30	$ 14.35
Diluted	$ 0.77	$ 15.10	$ 14.13
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	29,265	31,092	31,038
Diluted	29,770	31,494	31,512