Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 27, 2016	Dec. 29, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 81,713	$ 59,334
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15 at September 27, 2016 and $6 at December 29, 2015	22,039	45,421
Inventories, net	14,357	15,633
Prepaid income taxes		53
Prepaid expenses	9,310	11,295
Deferred tax assets, net	5,846	2,077
Total current assets	133,265	133,813
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $440,692 at September 27, 2016 and $395,886 at December 29, 2015	802,555	751,288
Goodwill	116,571	116,571
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $11,502 at September 27, 2016 and $10,548 at December 29, 2015	3,873	4,827
Other assets	28,258	26,207
Total assets	1,084,522	1,032,706
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt and obligation under capital lease	163	144
Accounts payable	41,828	50,996
Deferred revenue - gift cards	55,128	101,274
Accrued wages	27,762	36,233
Income taxes payable	7,098	90
Accrued taxes and licenses	20,477	18,779
Dividends payable	13,398	11,919
Other accrued liabilities	42,084	37,207
Total current liabilities	207,938	256,642
Long-term debt and obligation under capital lease, excluding current maturities	52,424	25,550
Stock option and other deposits	7,274	7,041
Deferred rent	34,905	31,493
Deferred tax liabilities, net	6,917	6,402
Other liabilities	31,700	28,396
Total liabilities	341,158	355,524
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding)
Common stock ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 70,518,677 and 70,091,203 shares issued and outstanding at September 27, 2016 and December 29, 2015, respectively)	71	70
Additional paid-in-capital	212,196	201,023
Retained earnings	523,416	468,678
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(93)	(109)
Total Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries stockholders' equity	735,590	669,662
Noncontrolling interests	7,774	7,520
Total equity	743,364	677,182
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,084,522	$ 1,032,706