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Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Description of Business	Dec. 29, 2015
Description of Business
Description of Business	(1) Description of Business The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. ("TRI"), our wholly‑owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries in which we own more than a 50 percent interest (collectively, the "Company," "we," "our" and/or "us") as of and for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014. As of December 29, 2015, we owned and operated 401 restaurants and franchised an additional 82 restaurants in 49 states and four foreign countries. Of the 401 company-owned restaurants that were operating at December 29, 2015, 385 were wholly‑owned and 16 were majority‑owned. As of December 30, 2014, we owned and operated 372 restaurants and franchised an additional 79 restaurants in 49 states and four foreign countries. Of the 372 company-owned restaurants that were operating at December 30, 2014, 356 were wholly‑owned and 16 were majority-owned.