Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 26, 2019
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 652,524	$ 690,608
Restaurant operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Cost of sales	210,180	223,712
Labor	241,079	223,880
Rent	13,471	13,128
Other operating	104,289	101,802
Pre-opening	5,112	3,868
Depreciation and amortization	29,054	27,773
Impairment and closure, net	595	17
General and administrative	32,954	35,983
Total costs and expenses	636,734	630,163
Income from operations	15,790	60,445
Interest expense (income), net	69	(754)
Equity (loss) income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(508)	113
Income before taxes	15,213	61,312
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,939)	9,119
Net income including noncontrolling interests	17,152	52,193
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,123	1,803
Net income attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries	16,029	50,390
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $13 and ($33), respectively	(37)	97
Total comprehensive income	$ 15,992	$ 50,487
Net income per common share attributable to Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and subsidiaries:
Basic	$ 0.23	$ 0.70
Diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.70
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	69,422	71,753
Diluted	69,852	72,187
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.36	$ 0.30
Restaurant and other sales
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 647,626	$ 685,117
Franchise royalties and fees
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 4,898	$ 5,491