COVID-19 Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 26, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 26, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Inventory obsolescence and spoilage				$ 0	$ 6,835
Allowance for expected credit losses		$ 0	$ 2	0	3,351	[1]
Total costs and expenses		995,626	785,515	2,844,830	2,525,791
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Goodwill and other impairment		$ 1,162	$ 364	$ 8,726	64,706
COVID-19 pandemic
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Total costs and expenses					108,167
COVID-19 pandemic | Food and beverage costs
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Inventory obsolescence and spoilage					6,748
COVID-19 pandemic | Labor and other related
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Compensation for idle employees	[2]				28,243
Employee retention tax credit					14,400
COVID-19 pandemic | Other restaurant operating
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Other operating charges					2,467
COVID-19 pandemic | General and administrative expense
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Other operating charges					2,624
Allowance for expected credit losses	[3]				3,334
COVID-19 pandemic | General and administrative expense | Property lease guarantee
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities	[4]				4,188
COVID-19 pandemic | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Right-of-use asset impairment	[5]				25,740
COVID-19 pandemic | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings | Property, fixtures and equipment, net
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Fixed asset impairment	[5]				31,727
COVID-19 pandemic | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings | Goodwill and other assets
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Goodwill and other impairment	[6]				$ 3,096

[1] In March 2020, the Company fully reserved substantially all of its outstanding franchise receivables in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. See Note 2 - COVID-19 Charges for details regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s financial results.

[2] Represents relief pay for hourly employees impacted by the closure of dining rooms, net of $14.4 million of employee retention tax credits earned.

[3] Includes additional reserves to reflect an increase in expected credit losses, primarily related to franchise receivables.

[4] Represents additional contingent liabilities recorded for lease guarantees related to certain former restaurant locations now operated by franchisees or other third parties.

[5] Includes impairments resulting from the remeasurement of assets utilizing projected future cash flows revised for then current economic conditions, restructuring charges and the closure of certain restaurants.

[6] Includes impairment of goodwill for the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary.