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Description of Business | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 25, 2012
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Description of Business | (1) Description of Business The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (the "Company", "we", "our" and/or "us"), and our wholly-owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries in which we own more than 50 percent interest as of and for the 52 weeks ended December 25, 2012 and December 27, 2011. Our wholly-owned subsidiaries include: Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC ("Holdings"), Texas Roadhouse Development Corporation ("TRDC"), Texas Roadhouse Management Corp ("Management Corp.") and Aspen Creek, LLC ("Aspen Creek"). We and our subsidiaries operate restaurants under the names Texas Roadhouse and Aspen Creek. Holdings also provides supervisory and administrative services for certain other franchise and license Texas Roadhouse restaurants. TRDC sells franchise rights and collects the franchise royalties and fees. Management Corp. provides management services to the Company, Holdings, Aspen Creek and certain other license and franchise Texas Roadhouse restaurants. As of December 25, 2012, we owned and operated 320 restaurants and franchised and licensed an additional 72 restaurants in 47 states and two foreign countries. Of the 320 restaurants we owned and operated, 318 operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, while two operated under the name of Aspen Creek. Of the 392 restaurants that were operating at December 25, 2012, (i) 320 were Company-owned restaurants, 305 of which were wholly-owned and 15 of which were majority-owned, (ii) 71 were franchise restaurants and (iii) one was a license restaurant. As of December 27, 2011, we owned and operated 294 restaurants and franchised or licensed an additional 72 restaurants in 47 states and one foreign country. Of the 294 restaurants we owned and operated, 291 operated as Texas Roadhouse restaurants, while three operated under the name of Aspen Creek. Of the 366 restaurants that were operating at December 27, 2011, (i) 294 were Company-owned restaurants, 282 of which were wholly-owned and 12 of which were majority-owned, (ii) 69 were franchise restaurants and (iii) 3 were license restaurants.

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