Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2021	Dec. 29, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Information
Revenues	$ 2,927,540	$ 1,983,225	$ 2,482,692
Income/(loss) from operations	82,318	(347,437)	103,598
Depreciation and amortization	89,654	91,415	88,133
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses	18,139	219,333	18,247
Preopening costs	13,711	10,456	13,149
Capital expenditures	66,943	50,329	73,765
Total assets	2,798,125	2,747,054	2,840,593
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Segment Information
Revenues	2,293,225	1,585,008	2,180,882
Income/(loss) from operations	242,599	45,540	258,374
Depreciation and amortization	65,987	67,514	70,971
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses	11,904	3,261	8,888
Preopening costs	4,868	4,206	9,967
Capital expenditures	31,832	33,154	59,045
Total assets	1,653,161	1,671,733	1,701,418
Acquisition-related (benefit)/expenses	19,500	(1,200)	6,300
North Italia
Segment Information
Revenues	171,901	102,585	35,268
Income/(loss) from operations	8,624	(77,371)	1,608
Depreciation and amortization	4,078	3,608	829
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses		71,782
Preopening costs	4,510	2,578	1,297
Capital expenditures	12,539	8,436	2,318
Total assets	270,029	270,218	297,840
Other FRC
Segment Information
Revenues	182,175	96,856	39,335
Income/(loss) from operations	16,323	(77,026)	5,309
Depreciation and amortization	4,802	4,090	1,037
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses	1,305	73,049
Preopening costs	3,188	1,324	49
Capital expenditures	13,524	3,754	5,072
Total assets	276,369	308,866	310,414
Other
Segment Information
Revenues	280,239	198,776	227,207
Income/(loss) from operations	(185,228)	(238,580)	(161,693)
Depreciation and amortization	14,787	16,203	15,296
Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses	4,930	71,241	9,359
Preopening costs	1,145	2,348	1,836
Capital expenditures	9,048	4,985	7,330
Total assets	$ 598,566	$ 496,237	$ 530,921