Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 29, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 29, 2020
Segment Information
Revenues	$ 768,956	$ 295,851	$ 1,396,373	$ 910,957
Income/(loss) from operations	41,118	(83,710)	49,962	(273,768)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	22,223	22,590	44,229	46,152
Impairment of assets and lease terminations		2,433	594	194,329
Capital expenditures	23,675	13,649	30,902	29,424
Preopening costs	2,779	2,097	6,635	5,216
Total assets	2,722,290		2,722,290		$ 2,747,054
The Cheesecake Factory
Segment Information
Revenues	606,691	241,068	1,106,080	729,539
Income/(loss) from operations	83,198	(26,951)	127,679	12,373
Depreciation and amortization expenses	16,487	16,867	32,807	34,144
Impairment of assets and lease terminations		2,325		2,941
Capital expenditures	7,846	12,116	11,926	20,714
Preopening costs	584	767	2,648	2,181
Total assets	1,608,850		1,608,850		1,671,733
North Italia
Segment Information
Revenues	43,566	13,759	76,390	44,271
Income/(loss) from operations	3,026	(4,405)	3,358	(76,491)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	981	901	1,825	1,866
Impairment of assets and lease terminations				71,524
Capital expenditures	5,277	30	6,489	2,994
Preopening costs	1,061	311	2,279	1,264
Total assets	254,910		254,910		270,218
Other FRC
Segment Information
Revenues	47,458	12,208	83,652	47,791
Income/(loss) from operations	7,282	(5,212)	11,162	(75,176)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	1,038	814	2,215	2,015
Impairment of assets and lease terminations				72,939
Capital expenditures	6,646	687	7,365	1,791
Preopening costs	637	380	1,099	221
Total assets	289,494		289,494		308,866
Other
Segment Information
Revenues	71,241	28,816	130,251	89,356
Income/(loss) from operations	(52,388)	(47,142)	(92,237)	(134,474)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	3,717	4,008	7,382	8,127
Impairment of assets and lease terminations		108	594	46,925
Capital expenditures	3,906	816	5,122	3,925
Preopening costs	497	$ 639	609	$ 1,550
Total assets	$ 569,036		$ 569,036		$ 496,237