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Basis of Presentation (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 24, 2013
Minimum
Description of Business
Threshold percentage of ownership for consolidated subsidiaries	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Franchise | Unconsolidated
Description of Business
Number of restaurants	23		23
Franchise | Unconsolidated | Minimum
Description of Business
Ownership percentage by entity	5.00%		5.00%
Franchise | Unconsolidated | Maximum
Description of Business
Ownership percentage by entity	10.00%		10.00%
Non-Texas Roadhouse restaurants | Unconsolidated
Description of Business
Ownership percentage by entity	40.00%		40.00%
Number of restaurants	4

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- Definition

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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- Definition

The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Represents the number of restaurants.

+ References

No definition available.

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