Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 23, 2016	Apr. 25, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 23, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000703351
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		55,711,827