Fair Value Measurements - Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2021 USD ($) restaurant item	Dec. 29, 2020 USD ($) restaurant
Fair value of financial instruments
Transfer of asset levels within the fair value hierarchy	$ 0
Minimum number of investment funds in rabbi trust for deferred compensation plan \| item	1
Number of underperforming restaurants related to goodwill \| restaurant		2
Land and Building Relocated [Member] \| Carrying Amount
Fair value of financial instruments
Long-lived assets held for sale	$ 1,200	$ 1,600
Non-Texas Roadhouse restaurants \| China Joint Venture
Fair value of financial instruments
Number Of Restaurants Closed \| restaurant	4
Fair value measured on a recurring basis \| Level 1
Fair value of financial instruments
Deferred compensation plan - assets	$ 67,512	55,633
Deferred compensation plan - liabilities	(67,431)	(55,614)
Fair value measured on a nonrecurring basis \| Level 3
Fair value of financial instruments
Long-lived assets held for sale	1,175	1,645
Goodwill, FairValue Measurements		2,625
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, fair value measurements		1,531
Fair value measured on a nonrecurring basis \| Level 3 \| China Joint Venture
Fair value of financial instruments
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, fair value measurements	$ 0	1,500
Fair value measured on a nonrecurring basis \| Level 3 \| Carrying Amount
Fair value of financial instruments
Goodwill of underperforming restaurant		$ 2,600

Amount of transfers of assets measured on a recurring basis levels within the fair value hierarchy.

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Number of restaurants closed due of global COVID-19

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Fair value portion of assets classified as held for sale.

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Fair value portion of asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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