Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Revenue:
Restaurant sales	$ 1,891,616	$ 1,715,000	$ 1,422,990
Franchise royalties and fees	95,177	97,722	93,233
Total revenue	1,986,793	1,812,722	1,516,223
Restaurant operating costs:
Cost of sales	564,687	507,812	413,890
Labor	598,992	542,847	444,232
Operating	285,142	250,755	209,583
Occupancy	108,859	94,569	78,931
Depreciation and amortization	152,140	127,503	98,454
General and administrative	123,109	129,133	118,038
Pre-opening	8,730	14,154	13,544
Loss on asset disposals and impairment	8,434	7,462	3,827
Total costs and expenses	1,850,093	1,674,235	1,380,499
Income from operations	136,700	138,487	135,724
Interest expense	4,160	1,685	193
Other expense (income)	(1,464)	661	124
Earnings before income taxes	134,004	136,141	135,407
Income tax expense	39,791	41,265	41,352
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	94,213	94,876	94,055
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(532)	(193)	(39)
Net earnings attributable to Buffalo Wild Wings	$ 94,745	$ 95,069	$ 94,094
Earnings per common share – basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 5.14	$ 5.00	$ 4.98
Earnings per common share – diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 5.12	$ 4.97	$ 4.95
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic (in Shares)	18,445,172	19,013,426	18,907,801
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (in Shares)	18,491,019	19,131,494	19,001,531