Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Property and Equipment (Details)

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Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross $ 964,348,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 891,947,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (468,086,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (447,220,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Property and equipment, net 496,262,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 444,727,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Depreciation and amortization expense 60,600,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 54,500,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 50,900,000us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Land      
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross 33,896,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
33,896,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember
 
Buildings      
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross 82,802,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
79,698,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
 
Leasehold improvements      
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross 567,303,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
498,097,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment      
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross 265,980,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rrgb_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentMember
257,524,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= rrgb_FurnitureFixturesAndEquipmentMember
 
Restaurant property leased to others      
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross 4,554,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsLeasedToOthersMember
4,554,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_AssetsLeasedToOthersMember
 
Construction in progress      
Property and equipment      
Property and equipment, gross $ 9,813,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
$ 18,178,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember