Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Derivative and Other Comprehensive Income (Details)

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Derivative and Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Jul. 02, 2014	Aug. 05, 2011	Dec. 14, 2012
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Charge related to the de-designation of an interest rate swap	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,220,000
Losses recognized in OCI on derivative (effective portion)	(94,000)	(123,000)
Losses reclassified from AOCI into income (effective portion)	(95,000)	(80,000)
Gains recognized in income on derivative (ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	2,000	5,000
Previous Credit Facility
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Charge related to the de-designation of an interest rate swap			1,200,000
New Credit Facility
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Maximum borrowing capacity				20,000,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Rabobank
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Number of derivative instruments held	1	1
Estimated notional hedge amount on expiration date which is June 30, 2015	50,600,000
Fixed rate of interest on derivative (as a percent)	1.135%
Cash Flow Hedging \| Interest Rate Swap \| Rabobank
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Notional amount of derivatives	54,400,000	61,900,000			74,100,000
Revolving credit facility \| Previous Credit Facility
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Maximum borrowing capacity						225,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| New Credit Facility
Derivative and other comprehensive income
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 250,000,000

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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