Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2019	Jun. 26, 2018	Jun. 25, 2019	Jun. 26, 2018
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 689,828	$ 629,237	$ 1,380,436	$ 1,256,942
Restaurant and other sales
Revenue
Total revenue	684,373	624,073	1,369,490	1,246,475
Franchise royalties
Revenue
Total revenue	4,814	4,336	9,671	8,820
Franchise fees
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 641	$ 828	$ 1,275	$ 1,647

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045

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