Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2021	Sep. 29, 2020	Sep. 28, 2021	Sep. 29, 2020	Dec. 29, 2020
Segment Information
Revenues	$ 754,474	$ 517,716	$ 2,150,847	$ 1,428,673
Income/(loss) from operations	31,377	(34,858)	81,339	(308,626)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	22,576	22,651	66,805	68,803
Impairment of assets and lease terminations		10,402	594	204,731
Capital expenditures	18,256	8,846	49,158	38,270
Preopening costs	3,169	2,394	9,804	7,610
Total assets	2,717,718		2,717,718		$ 2,747,054
The Cheesecake Factory
Segment Information
Revenues	592,555	416,984	1,698,635	1,146,524
Income/(loss) from operations	66,791	18,836	194,470	31,208
Depreciation and amortization expenses	16,414	16,713	49,221	50,857
Impairment of assets and lease terminations		(157)		2,784
Capital expenditures	10,680	6,575	22,606	27,289
Preopening costs	968	976	3,616	3,157
Total assets	1,572,956		1,572,956		1,671,733
North Italia
Segment Information
Revenues	44,357	27,990	120,747	72,262
Income/(loss) from operations	1,962	(831)	5,320	(77,321)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	1,068	901	2,893	2,767
Impairment of assets and lease terminations				71,524
Capital expenditures	2,606	(349)	9,095	2,645
Preopening costs	1,057	631	3,335	1,895
Total assets	267,816		267,816		270,218
Other FRC
Segment Information
Revenues	44,326	20,273	127,978	68,063
Income/(loss) from operations	3,403	(1,901)	14,565	(77,077)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	1,208	987	3,423	3,002
Impairment of assets and lease terminations				72,939
Capital expenditures	3,614	2,123	10,979	3,914
Preopening costs	849	306	1,948	527
Total assets	300,624		300,624		308,866
Other
Segment Information
Revenues	73,236	52,469	203,487	141,824
Income/(loss) from operations	(40,779)	(50,962)	(133,016)	(185,436)
Depreciation and amortization expenses	3,886	4,050	11,268	12,177
Impairment of assets and lease terminations		10,559	594	57,484
Capital expenditures	1,356	497	6,478	4,422
Preopening costs	295	$ 481	905	$ 2,031
Total assets	$ 576,322		$ 576,322		$ 496,237