Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Details 2) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Asset impairment
Impairment of assets and lease terminations	$ 6,000	$ 500	$ 200	$ 6,011	$ 696	$ (561)
Impact of impairment and lease termination expenses on net income	$ 3,600	$ 300	$ 100
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Asset impairment
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses/(income) were recorded | item				1