Stock-Based Employee Compensation (Stock Compensation Cost) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 13, 2017	Jun. 14, 2016	Jun. 13, 2017	Jun. 14, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost	$ 792	$ 735	$ 1,327	$ 1,386
Restaurant operating expenses
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost	61	103	134	197
General and administrative costs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost	$ 731	$ 632	$ 1,193	$ 1,189

Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 14.F)
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(1)(i)
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