Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and Subsidiaries	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at Dec. 26, 2017	$ 839,079	$ 71	$ 236,548	$ 602,499	$ (39)	$ 12,312	$ 851,391
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 26, 2017		71,168,897
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	54,541			54,541		1,838	56,379
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	110				110		110
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders						(1,507)	(1,507)
Dividends declared	(17,853)			(17,853)			(17,853)
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans including tax effects (in shares)		390,628
Indirect repurchase of shares for minimum tax withholdings	(8,252)		(8,252)				(8,252)
Indirect repurchase of shares for minimum tax withholdings (in shares)		(145,324)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ASU 2014-09 (Topic 606)	(878)			(878)			(878)
Share-based compensation	7,475		7,475				7,475
Balance at Mar. 27, 2018	874,222	$ 71	235,771	638,309	71	12,643	886,865
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 27, 2018		71,414,201
Balance at Dec. 25, 2018	945,569	$ 72	257,388	688,337	(228)	15,139	$ 960,708
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2018		71,617,510					71,617,510
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income	50,390			50,390		1,803	$ 52,193
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	97				97		97
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders						(1,615)	(1,615)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	(70)		(70)			(673)	(743)
Dividends declared	(21,547)			(21,547)			(21,547)
Shares issued under share-based compensation plans including tax effects (in shares)		330,628
Indirect repurchase of shares for minimum tax withholdings	(7,400)		(7,400)				(7,400)
Indirect repurchase of shares for minimum tax withholdings (in shares)		(120,302)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle | ASU 2016-02 (Topic 842)	(2,678)			(2,678)			(2,678)
Share-based compensation	9,132		9,132				9,132
Balance at Mar. 26, 2019	$ 973,493	$ 72	$ 259,050	$ 714,502	$ (131)	$ 14,654	$ 988,147
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 26, 2019		71,827,836					71,827,836