Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Footnotes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Costs and expenses									$ 3,948,299	$ 3,981,160	$ 4,084,450
Gain on sale of business									$ (206)	$ 0	$ 15,632
Benefit from value added tax credit	$ 6,000
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business		$ 3,800
Restaurant relocation [Member] | Closure Initiatives [Member] | Employee severance [Member] | Puerto Rico subsidiary [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Costs and expenses					$ 21,800	$ 6,900	$ 9,500	$ 4,500
Restaurant relocation [Member] | Closure Initiatives [Member] | Employee severance [Member] | Outback Puerto Rico and China [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Line Items]
Costs and expenses	$ 4,000	$ 3,900	$ 3,700	$ 6,000