CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2017	Dec. 29, 2015	Dec. 30, 2014
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Revenues	$ 2,275,719	$ 2,100,609	$ 1,976,624
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	526,628	504,031	490,306
Labor expenses	759,998	684,818	646,102
Other operating costs and expenses	540,365	500,640	478,504
General and administrative expenses	146,042	137,402	119,094
Depreciation and amortization expenses	88,010	85,563	82,835
Impairment of assets and lease terminations	114	6,011	696
Preopening costs	13,569	16,898	14,356
Total costs and expenses	2,074,726	1,935,363	1,831,893
Income from operations	200,993	165,246	144,731
Interest and other expense, net	(9,225)	(5,894)	(6,187)
Income before income taxes	191,768	159,352	138,544
Income tax provision	52,274	42,829	37,268
Net income	$ 139,494	$ 116,523	$ 101,276
Net income per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.91	$ 2.39	$ 2.04
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.83	$ 2.30	$ 1.96
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	47,981	48,833	49,567
Diluted (in shares)	49,372	50,605	51,584
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.73	$ 0.61