Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2019	Feb. 21, 2019	Jul. 03, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000887596
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 01, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-01
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 2,399,934,969
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		45,124,393
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false