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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited) (Details)

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Quarterly Results of Operations (unaudited) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares	Jul. 10, 2016 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares	Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares	Oct. 04, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 12, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 17, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 19, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares	Dec. 27, 2015 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($) restaurant $ / shares
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Total revenues	$ 291,459	$ 297,307	$ 305,549	$ 286,300	$ 283,412	$ 292,979	$ 402,126	$ 394,901	$ 1,296,441	$ 1,257,592	$ 1,146,102
Income (loss) from operations	(14,785)	(4,235)	10,415	15,015	11,705	16,480	20,175	23,845	11,570	67,045	44,684
Net income (loss)	$ (8,752)	$ (1,300)	$ 7,552	$ 11,691	$ 8,282	$ 11,166	$ 14,225	$ 16,565	$ 11,725	$ 47,704	$ 32,561
Basic earning (loss) per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ (0.68)	$ (0.10)	$ 0.56	$ 0.85	$ 0.59	$ 0.79	$ 1.04	$ 1.18	$ 0.88	$ 3.40	$ 2.29
Diluted earning (loss) per share (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ (0.68)	$ (0.10)	$ 0.55	$ 0.84	$ 0.58	$ 0.78	$ 1.03	$ 1.16	$ 0.87	$ 3.36	$ 2.25
Pre-tax non-cash impairment charge	$ 19,300	$ 3,800	$ 3,900	$ 600			$ 800		$ 34,426	$ 581	$ 8,833
Number of restaurants impaired \| restaurant	16	2	6	2					19	2	3
Number of previously impaired restaurants \| restaurant	5
Restaurant closure costs	$ 1,200	$ 5,500							$ 6,700
Number of restaurants closed \| restaurant									9	1	3
Duration of fiscal period	84 days	84 days	84 days	84 days	84 days	84 days	112 days	112 days	364 days	364 days	364 days

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