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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jul. 01, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 01, 2013	Jul. 02, 2013	Apr. 02, 2013	Dec. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 01, 2013
Segment information
Revenues	$ 499,673us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 499,114us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 496,406us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 481,431us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 475,075us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 469,699us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 470,118us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 463,018us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,976,624us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,877,910us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	$ 1,809,017us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Income from operations	34,792us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	34,175us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	42,691us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	33,073us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	44,366us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	38,631us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	41,170us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	36,787us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	144,731us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	160,954us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	138,699us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Total assets	1,176,452us-gaap_Assets				1,124,114us-gaap_Assets				1,176,452us-gaap_Assets	1,124,114us-gaap_Assets	1,092,167us-gaap_Assets
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Depreciation and amortization									82,835us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	78,558us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization	74,433us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Impairment of assets and lease terminations			500cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	200cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	(3,800)cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	1,100cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	1,500cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	600cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	696cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	(561)cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations	9,536cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations
Grand Lux Cafe
Segment information
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded									4cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminationsNumberOfRestaurants / cake_TrademarkedLocationsAxis = cake_GrandLuxCafeMember
The Cheesecake Factory restaurants
Segment information
Revenues									1,792,796us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	1,688,036us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	1,604,825us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Income from operations									240,774us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	250,230us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	225,920us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Total assets	861,697us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember				813,780us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember				861,697us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	813,780us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	764,208us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Capital expenditures									104,525us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	98,660us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	60,300us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Depreciation and amortization									68,504us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	63,549us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	60,358us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Number of restaurants for which impairment and lease termination expenses were recorded									7cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminationsNumberOfRestaurants / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Impairment of assets and lease terminations									700cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	(1,200)cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember	5,500cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = cake_TheCheesecakeFactoryMember
Other
Segment information
Revenues									183,828us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	189,874us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	204,192us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Income from operations									14,983us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	19,985us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	10,857us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Total assets	154,033us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember				155,231us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember				154,033us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	155,231us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	165,274us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Capital expenditures									3,713us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	3,621us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	15,363us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Depreciation and amortization									10,337us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	10,514us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember	9,811us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Other | Grand Lux Cafe
Segment information
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Impairment of assets and lease terminations										600cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember / cake_TrademarkedLocationsAxis = cake_GrandLuxCafeMember	4,100cake_ImpairmentOfAssetsAndLeaseTerminations / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember / cake_TrademarkedLocationsAxis = cake_GrandLuxCafeMember
Corporate Non Segment
Segment information
Income from operations									(111,026)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	(109,261)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	(98,078)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Total assets	160,722us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember				155,103us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember				160,722us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	155,103us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	162,685us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Capital expenditures									5,744us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	4,008us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	10,779us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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