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LEASES (Sale Leaseback Transactions) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2019 USD ($) Restaurant	Mar. 27, 2019 USD ($) Restaurant	Jun. 26, 2019 USD ($)
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, gross gain on sale		$ 298.8
Sale leaseback transaction, lease terms		The initial terms of all leases included in the sale leaseback transactions were for 15 years, plus renewal options at our discretion
Sale leaseback transaction, description of accounting for leaseback		All of these leases were determined to be operating leases
Straight-line rent			$ 62.3
Sale leaseback transaction, current period gain recognized	$ 4.7	$ 29.4
Sale leaseback transaction, transaction costs	0.4	7.4
Sale leaseback transaction, deferred gain, net			274.6
Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale-leaseback transaction, gross proceeds		477.4
Sale leaseback transaction, accumulated depreciation	$ 172.7	$ 172.7
Number of restaurant properties included in sale-leaseback \| Restaurant	149	149
Land [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, historical cost	$ 110.4	$ 110.4
Buildings And Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, historical cost	231.1	231.1
Furniture And Equipment [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, historical cost	9.8	9.8
Q3F19 Sale Leaseback Transaction [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, gross gain on sale	$ 3.4
Q3F19 Sale Leaseback Transaction [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Increase in number of restaurant properties included in sale-leaseback \| Restaurant	4
Sale-leaseback transaction, gross proceeds	$ 11.1
Sale leaseback transaction, accumulated depreciation	3.1	3.1
Q3F19 Sale Leaseback Transaction [Member] \| Land [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, historical cost	3.9	3.9
Q3F19 Sale Leaseback Transaction [Member] \| Buildings And Leasehold Improvements [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, historical cost	6.7	6.7
Q3F19 Sale Leaseback Transaction [Member] \| Furniture And Equipment [Member] \| Chili's Restaurants [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transaction, historical cost	$ 0.2	$ 0.2
Sale Leaseback [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Straight-line rent			$ 2.8