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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Borrowings - Additional Information (Details)

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Borrowings - Additional Information (Details)	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Borrowings - Additional Information (Details)	Apr. 16, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 13, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Borrowings
Debt issuance costs		$ 664,000	$ 1,058,000
Loan origination costs		2,500,000			$ 2,300,000
New Credit Facility \| Revolving line of credit
Borrowings
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 400,000,000
Additional pricing tiers, lease adjusted leverage ratio threshold				4.75
Debt issuance costs	$ 700,000
New Credit Facility \| Revolving line of credit \| Through October 1, 2017
Borrowings
Covenant compliance, lease adjusted leverage ratio				5.25
New Credit Facility \| Revolving line of credit \| October 2, 2017 through July 15, 2018
Borrowings
Covenant compliance, lease adjusted leverage ratio				5.0
New Credit Facility \| Revolving line of credit \| July 16, 2018 and Thereafter
Borrowings
Covenant compliance, lease adjusted leverage ratio				4.75
New Credit Facility \| Letter of credit \| Line of credit
Borrowings
Maximum borrowing capacity						25,000,000
New Credit Facility \| Swingline loans \| Line of credit
Borrowings
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 15,000,000
Credit Facility \| Revolving line of credit
Borrowings
Amounts outstanding					335,500,000
Credit Facility \| Letter of credit
Borrowings
Amounts outstanding					$ 8,800,000
Credit Facility \| Line of credit
Borrowings
Amounts outstanding		275,900,000
Credit Facility \| Letter of credit \| Line of credit
Borrowings
Amounts outstanding		$ 7,600,000

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