Significant Accounting Policies - Covid-19 Pandemic (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2020 person	Oct. 29, 2020
Number of hourly staff members furloughed due to COVID 19	41,000
Subsequent Events
Indoor dining with limited capacity		268
Outdoor only with social distancing		20
Off-premise only		2
Currently closed		5
Total		295
Subsequent Events \| The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Indoor dining with limited capacity		187
Outdoor only with social distancing		17
Off-premise only		1
Total		205
Subsequent Events \| North Italia
Indoor dining with limited capacity		21
Outdoor only with social distancing		2
Total		23
Subsequent Events \| Other FRC
Indoor dining with limited capacity		24
Currently closed		1
Total		25
Subsequent Events \| Other
Indoor dining with limited capacity		36
Outdoor only with social distancing		1
Off-premise only		1
Currently closed		4
Total		42

Number of hourly staff members furloughed during the period, due to COVID

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Represents the information pertaining to number of restaurants operating in indoor dining with limited capacity model.

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Represents the information pertaining to number of restaurants operating in outdoor only with social distancing model.

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