Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share

Summary of options and nonvested stock that were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share

	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 25, 2012
Nonvested stock		16,740		23,520		—
Options		—		—		292,193
Total		16,740		23,520		292,193

Schedule of calculation of weighted average shares outstanding

	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 25, 2012
Net income attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries	$	87,022	$	80,423	$	71,170
Basic EPS:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		69,719		70,089		70,026
Basic EPS	$	1.25	$	1.15	$	1.02
Diluted EPS:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		69,719		70,089		70,026
Dilutive effect of stock options and nonvested stock		889		1,273		1,459
Shares—diluted		70,608		71,362		71,485
Diluted EPS	$	1.23	$	1.13	$	1.00