Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Lease Terminations (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2020 USD ($) restaurant	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) restaurant	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2018 restaurant
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease terminations
Impairment of assets and lease termination						$ 219,333	$ 18,247	$ 17,861
The Cheesecake Factory
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease terminations
Impairment of assets and lease termination	$ 14,600	$ 10,400	$ 2,400	$ 191,900	$ 18,200	$ 3,261	$ 8,888	6,580
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded | restaurant						1	2		1
Number of restaurants relating to closure | restaurant									2
Three, The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease terminations
Impairment of assets and lease termination						$ 36,200	$ 18,200	17,900
North Italia
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease terminations
Impairment of assets and lease termination						$ 71,782
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded | restaurant						1
Other FRC
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease terminations
Impairment of assets and lease termination						$ 73,049
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded | restaurant						2
Other
Impairment of long-lived assets and lease terminations
Impairment of assets and lease termination						$ 71,241	$ 9,359	$ 11,281
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded | restaurant						6