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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 01, 2013
Number of restaurant concepts for which section 401(k) is open to participation by staff members	3cake_NumberOfRestaurantConceptsStaffMembersPlanOpen
Minimum number of investment options available to participating plan members	1cake_NumberOfInvestmentOptionsAvailableMinimum
Maximum amount of eligible bonuses that may be deferred by participating staff members under the ESP (as a percent)	100.00%cake_DeferredCompensationPlanEmployeeDeferralLimitPercentageOfBonuses
Accrued liability for self-insured medical benefit plan	$ 7,700,000us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent	$ 4,900,000us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveCurrent
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	16,817,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	14,135,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	10,838,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
General and administrative expenses
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	11,356,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember	9,462,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember	7,206,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
Stock options | General and administrative expenses
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	600,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember	600,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember	500,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember
Executive savings plan member | General and administrative expenses
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 800,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = cake_ExecutiveSavingsPlanMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember	$ 700,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = cake_ExecutiveSavingsPlanMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember	$ 700,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = cake_ExecutiveSavingsPlanMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpenseMember

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Represents the maximum percentage of eligible bonuses that can be deferred by the participating staff members under the Executive Savings Plan (ESP).

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Number of restaurant concepts wherein participation in the 401(k) Plan is open to staff members.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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