Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 01, 2019	Jul. 02, 2019	Apr. 02, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Oct. 02, 2018	Jul. 03, 2018	Apr. 03, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Jan. 02, 2018
Segment Information
Revenues	$ 694,030	$ 586,536	$ 602,645	$ 599,481	$ 585,155	$ 575,160	$ 587,319	$ 584,697	$ 2,482,692	$ 2,332,331	$ 2,260,502
Income/(loss) from operations	6,387	$ 26,964	$ 40,099	$ 30,148	19,359	33,495	34,543	$ 31,551	103,598	118,948	152,845
Depreciation and amortization									88,133	95,976	92,729
Preopening costs									13,149	10,937	13,278
Capital expenditures									73,765	102,909	120,779
Total assets	2,840,593				1,314,133				2,840,593	1,314,133	1,333,060
Impairment of assets and lease terminations									18,247	17,861	10,343
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, compensation and amortization expenses									1,033
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Segment Information
Revenues									2,180,882	2,127,347	2,057,816
Income/(loss) from operations									258,374	270,829	281,715
Depreciation and amortization									70,971	80,646	76,186
Preopening costs									9,967	9,247	10,891
Capital expenditures									59,045	71,880	101,142
Total assets	1,701,418				928,345				1,701,418	928,345	937,512
Impairment of assets and lease terminations	18,200				15,000	$ 300	$ 2,600		8,900	6,600	2,500
North Italia
Segment Information
Revenues									35,268
Income/(loss) from operations									1,608
Depreciation and amortization									829
Preopening costs									1,297
Capital expenditures									2,318
Total assets	297,840								297,840
Other FRC
Segment Information
Revenues									39,335
Income/(loss) from operations									5,309
Depreciation and amortization									1,037
Preopening costs									49
Capital expenditures									5,072
Total assets	310,414								310,414
Other
Segment Information
Revenues									227,207	204,984	202,686
Income/(loss) from operations									(161,693)	(151,881)	(128,870)
Depreciation and amortization									15,296	15,330	16,543
Preopening costs									1,836	1,690	2,387
Capital expenditures									7,330	31,029	19,637
Total assets	$ 530,921				$ 385,788				530,921	385,788	395,548
Impairment of assets and lease terminations									9,300	$ 11,300	$ 7,800
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, compensation and amortization expenses									$ 6,300