Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 01, 2014	Dec. 30, 2014
Segment information
Revenues	$ 517,973,000	$ 481,431,000
Income from operations	41,054,000	33,073,000
Capital expenditures	24,151,000	30,100,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	21,177,000	20,251,000
Total assets	1,128,726,000		1,176,452,000
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Segment information
Revenues	472,817,000	436,606,000
Income from operations	66,701,000	57,990,000
Capital expenditures	16,822,000	28,115,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	17,668,000	16,754,000
Total assets	819,036,000		861,697,000
Pre-tax lease termination expenses		200,000
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded		1
Other
Segment information
Revenues	45,156,000	44,825,000
Income from operations	6,063,000	4,426,000
Capital expenditures	3,566,000	994,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	2,494,000	2,591,000
Total assets	154,955,000		154,033,000
Corporate
Segment information
Income from operations	(31,710,000)	(29,343,000)
Capital expenditures	3,763,000	991,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,015,000	906,000
Total assets	$ 154,735,000		$ 160,722,000