Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2019	Sep. 25, 2018	Sep. 24, 2019	Sep. 25, 2018
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 650,489	$ 594,595	$ 2,030,925	$ 1,851,537
Restaurant and other sales
Revenue
Total revenue	645,230	589,704	2,014,720	1,836,179
Franchise royalties
Revenue
Total revenue	4,645	4,249	14,316	13,069
Franchise fees
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 614	$ 642	$ 1,889	$ 2,289

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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