Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue:
Restaurant sales	$ 511,284	$ 456,293
Franchise royalties and fees	4,275	3,937
Total revenue	515,559	460,230
Restaurant operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Cost of sales	173,128	159,980
Labor	147,546	131,404
Rent	10,027	8,979
Other operating	77,612	69,317
Pre-opening	4,825	3,818
Depreciation and amortization	19,539	16,335
Impairment and closure costs	11
General and administrative	30,060	21,797
Total costs and expenses	462,748	411,630
Income from operations	52,811	48,600
Interest expense, net	305	515
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(352)	(372)
Income before taxes	52,858	48,457
Provision for income taxes	15,857	14,876
Net income including noncontrolling interests	37,001	33,581
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,408	1,289
Net income attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries	35,593	32,292
Other comprehensive income (expense), net of tax:
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of ($18) and ($127), respectively	27	201
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $6 and ($7), respectively	(11)	6
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax	16	207
Total comprehensive income	$ 35,609	$ 32,499
Net income per common share attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.51	$ 0.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.46
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	70,169	69,841
Diluted (in shares)	70,764	70,528
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.17