Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2017	Mar. 29, 2016
Revenue:
Restaurant sales	$ 563,320	$ 511,284
Franchise royalties and fees	4,366	4,275
Total revenue	567,686	515,559
Restaurant operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Cost of sales	184,193	173,128
Labor	170,347	147,546
Rent	10,869	10,027
Other operating	85,660	77,612
Pre-opening	4,740	4,825
Depreciation and amortization	22,596	19,539
Impairment and closure	11	11
General and administrative	40,248	30,060
Total costs and expenses	518,664	462,748
Income from operations	49,022	52,811
Interest expense, net	332	305
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(320)	(352)
Income before taxes	49,010	52,858
Provision for income taxes	12,987	15,857
Net income including noncontrolling interests	36,023	37,001
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,710	1,408
Net income attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries	34,313	35,593
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax of ($-) and ($18), respectively		27
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of ($13) and $6, respectively	21	(11)
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax	21	16
Total comprehensive income	$ 34,334	$ 35,609
Net income per common share attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.51
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.50
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	70,779	70,169
Diluted (in shares)	71,334	70,764
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.21	$ 0.19