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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Acquisitions of Red Robin Franchised Restaurants (Details)

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Acquisitions of Red Robin Franchised Restaurants (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 24, 2014 franchisee	Jul. 14, 2014	Apr. 19, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 83,194,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 84,115,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Series of business acquisitions, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		23,000,000
March 2014, acquisition of four franchise restaurants
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of franchisees	1
Purchase price, cash	8,000,000
July 2014, Acquisition of 32 Red Robin franchised restaurant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of restaurants acquired from franchisees		32
Purchase price, cash		$ 39,500,000
United States \| March 2014, acquisition of four franchise restaurants
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of restaurants acquired from franchisees	4
United States \| July 2014, Acquisition of 32 Red Robin franchised restaurant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of restaurants acquired from franchisees		14
Canada \| July 2014, Acquisition of 32 Red Robin franchised restaurant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of restaurants acquired from franchisees		18

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