Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 10-Q 31 Jul 20 2020 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jul. 28, 2020
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 28, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-35625
Entity Registrant Name	Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	20-8023465
Entity Address, Address Line One	2202 North West Shore Boulevard
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 500
Entity Address, City	Tampa
Entity Address, State	FL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	33607
City Area Code	813
Local Phone Number	282-1225
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Security Trading Currency	USD
Par Value Per Share	$ 0.01
Trading Symbol	BLMN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		87,546,678
Entity Central Index Key	0001546417
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 181,432	$ 67,145
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,099	0
Inventories	63,563	86,861
Other current assets, net	81,489	186,462
Total current assets	327,583	340,468
Property, fixtures and equipment, net	930,032	1,036,077
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,212,916	1,266,548
Goodwill	271,395	288,439
Intangible assets, net	463,036	470,615
Deferred income tax assets, net	129,507	73,426
Other assets, net	99,106	117,110
Total assets	3,433,575	3,592,683
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	104,808	174,877
Accrued and other current liabilities	380,049	391,451
Unearned revenue	293,627	369,282
Current portion of long-term debt	32,354	26,411
Total current liabilities	810,838	962,021
Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,248,941	1,279,051
Deferred income tax liabilities	3,262	13,777
Long-term debt, net	1,178,438	1,022,293
Other long-term liabilities, net	162,898	138,060
Total liabilities	3,404,377	3,415,202
Commitments and contingencies
Bloomin’ Brands stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 475,000,000 shares authorized; 87,533,599 and 86,945,869 shares issued and outstanding as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively	875	869
Additional paid-in capital	1,123,613	1,094,338
Accumulated deficit	(886,248)	(755,089)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(217,130)	(169,776)
Total Bloomin’ Brands stockholders’ equity	21,110	170,342
Noncontrolling interests	8,088	7,139
Total stockholders’ equity	29,198	177,481
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 3,433,575	$ 3,592,683
Preferred stock, par value per share (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value per share (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	475,000,000	475,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	87,533,599	86,945,869
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	87,533,599	86,945,869

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 578,459	$ 1,021,930	$ 1,586,796		$ 2,150,061
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales	180,758	312,679	500,451		664,790
Labor and other related	205,537	301,213	514,806		620,228
Other restaurant operating	177,846	240,895	424,401		491,749
Depreciation and amortization	45,784	49,788	94,052		99,270
General and administrative	55,487	71,955	140,289		142,544
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	24,959	1,940	66,277		5,526
Total costs and expenses	690,371	978,470	1,740,276		2,024,107
(Loss) income from operations	(111,912)	43,460	(153,480)		125,954
Loss on modification of debt	(237)	0	(237)		0
Other income (expense), net	581	12	(212)		(156)
Interest expense, net	(16,639)	(12,448)	(28,347)		(23,629)
(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes	(128,207)	31,024	(182,276)		102,169
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	(35,779)	1,215	(55,434)		6,711
Net (loss) income	(92,428)	29,809	(126,842)		95,458
Less: net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(172)	788	25		2,137
Net (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	(92,256)	29,021	(126,867)		93,321
Redemption of preferred stock in excess of carrying value	0	0	(3,496)	[1]	0
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	(92,256)	29,021	(130,363)		93,321
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(29,146)	(8,476)	(37,107)		(2,721)
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax	(1,556)	(7,239)	(14,892)		(11,620)
Reclassification of adjustment for loss (gain) on derivatives included in Net (loss) income, net of tax	2,585	130	3,981		(234)
Comprehensive (loss) income	(120,545)	14,224	(174,860)		80,883
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(172)	896	(639)		2,153
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$ (120,373)	$ 13,328	$ (174,221)		$ 78,730
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Basic (loss) earnings per share	$ (1.05)	$ 0.32	$ (1.49)		$ 1.03
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	$ (1.05)	$ 0.32	$ (1.49)		$ 1.02
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	87,496	90,194	87,312		90,805
Diluted (shares)	87,496	90,953	87,312		91,807
Restaurant sales [Member]
Revenues
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 576,261	$ 1,005,687	$ 1,572,498		$ 2,117,329
Franchise and other revenues [Member]
Revenues
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 2,198	$ 16,243	$ 14,298		$ 32,732
[1]	Consideration paid in excess of carrying value for the redemption of preferred stock is considered a deemed dividend and, for purposes of calculating earnings per share, reduces net income attributable to common stockholders for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 14 - Stockholders’ Equity

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Common stock [Member]	Additional paid-in capital [Member]	Accumulated deficit [Member]	Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]	Non-controlling interests [Member]
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2018			91,272,000
Balance at Dec. 30, 2018		$ 54,817	$ 913	$ 1,107,582	$ (920,010)	$ (142,755)	$ 9,087
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		95,458			93,321		2,137
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		$ (14,575)				(14,625)	50
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20
Cash dividends declared, per common share		$ (18,367)		(18,367)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)			(5,469,000)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(106,992)	$ (55)		(106,937)
Stock-based compensation		9,130		9,130
Common stock issued under stock plans (in shares)	[1]		1,024,000
Common stock issued under stock plans	[1]	1,420	$ 10	1,410
Purchase of noncontrolling interests		(41)		(157)		34	82
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(4,007)					(4,007)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		465					465
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019			86,827,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019		158,593	$ 868	1,099,598	(792,341)	(157,346)	7,814
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			91,647,000
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019		252,363	$ 916	1,099,346	(714,425)	(141,653)	8,179
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		29,809			29,021		788
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		$ (15,585)				(15,727)	142
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10
Cash dividends declared, per common share		$ (9,227)		(9,227)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)			(5,469,000)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock		(106,992)	$ (55)		(106,937)
Stock-based compensation		5,137		5,137
Common stock issued under stock plans (in shares)	[1]		649,000
Common stock issued under stock plans	[1]	4,506	$ 7	4,499
Purchase of noncontrolling interests		(41)		(157)		34	82
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(1,578)					(1,578)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		201					201
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019			86,827,000
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019		$ 158,593	$ 868	1,099,598	(792,341)	(157,346)	7,814
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2019		86,945,869	86,946,000
Balance at Dec. 29, 2019		$ 177,481	$ 869	1,094,338	(755,089)	(169,776)	7,139
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cash dividends declared, per common share		(17,480)
Consideration for preferred stock in excess of carrying value, net of tax				(3,500)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 29, 2020			87,417,000
Balance at Mar. 29, 2020		$ 100,143	$ 874	1,074,081	(793,992)	(189,013)	8,193
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2019		86,945,869	86,946,000
Balance at Dec. 29, 2019		$ 177,481	$ 869	1,094,338	(755,089)	(169,776)	7,139
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		(126,842)			(126,867)		25
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		$ (48,018)				(47,871)	(147)
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.20
Cash dividends declared, per common share		$ (17,480)		(17,480)
Stock-based compensation		8,360		8,360
Consideration for preferred stock in excess of carrying value, net of tax		(1,718)		(3,496)		517	1,261
Common stock issued under stock plans (in shares)	[1]		588,000
Common stock issued under stock plans	[1]	(2,862)	$ 6	(2,868)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests		(57)		(58)			1
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(338)					(338)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		147					147
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, equity component of convertible debt, tax effect		650
Equity component value of convertible note issuance, net		64,367		64,367
Sale of common stock warrant		46,690		46,690
Purchase of convertible note hedge		$ (66,240)		(66,240)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 28, 2020		87,533,599	87,534,000
Balance at Jun. 28, 2020		$ 29,198	$ 875	1,123,613	(886,248)	(217,130)	8,088
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 29, 2020			87,417,000
Balance at Mar. 29, 2020		100,143	$ 874	1,074,081	(793,992)	(189,013)	8,193
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income		(92,428)			(92,256)		(172)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(28,117)				(28,117)
Stock-based compensation		5,071		5,071
Common stock issued under stock plans (in shares)	[1]		117,000
Common stock issued under stock plans	[1]	(355)	$ 1	(356)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(27)					(27)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		94					94
Adjustments to additional paid in capital, equity component of convertible debt, tax effect		650
Equity component value of convertible note issuance, net		64,367		64,367
Sale of common stock warrant		46,690		46,690
Purchase of convertible note hedge		$ (66,240)		(66,240)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 28, 2020		87,533,599	87,534,000
Balance at Jun. 28, 2020		$ 29,198	$ 875	$ 1,123,613	$ (886,248)	$ (217,130)	$ 8,088
[1]	Net of forfeitures and shares withheld for employee taxes.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (126,842)	$ 95,458
Adjustments to reconcile Net (loss) income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	94,052	99,270
Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs	2,966	1,255
Amortization of deferred gift card sales commissions	11,592	14,089
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	66,277	5,526
Non-cash operating lease costs	36,230	36,096
Provision for expected credit losses and contingent lease liabilities	7,447	0
Inventory obsolescence and spoilage	6,413	0
Stock-based and other non-cash compensation expense	8,360	12,854
Deferred income tax benefit	(58,578)	(945)
Loss on sale of a business or subsidiary	0	214
Loss on modification of debt	237	0
Loss on disposal of property, fixtures and equipment	1,014	328
Other, net	(1,228)	(4,627)
Change in assets and liabilities	(51,253)	(127,075)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(3,313)	132,443
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Proceeds from disposal of property, fixtures and equipment	422	1,717
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net	0	3,052
Capital expenditures	(53,205)	(80,773)
Other investments, net	4,782	2,150
Net cash used in investing activities	(48,001)	(73,854)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	(13,242)	(14,031)
Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facilities, net	505,000	408,000
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(489,000)	(321,200)
Financing fees	(3,096)	0
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes	230,000	0
Proceeds from issuance of warrants	46,690	0
Purchase of convertible note hedge	(66,240)	0
Issuance costs related to convertible senior notes	(8,416)	0
(Payments of taxes) proceeds from share-based compensation, net	(2,862)	1,420
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(338)	(4,007)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	147	465
Purchase of limited partnership and noncontrolling interests	(57)	(41)
Payments for partner equity plan	(9,976)	(8,662)
Repurchase of common stock	0	(106,992)
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(17,480)	(18,367)
Redemption of subsidiary preferred stock	(1,475)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	169,655	(63,415)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(2,955)	(157)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	115,386	(4,983)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	67,145	71,823
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	182,531	66,840
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	23,595	25,263
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	5,287	11,309
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	13,549	33,679
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	538	194
Decrease in liabilities from the acquisition of property, fixtures and equipment	$ (9,666)	$ (5,494)

Description of the Business and

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation	Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation Description of the Business - Bloomin’ Brands (“Bloomin’ Brands” or the “Company”) owns and operates casual, upscale casual and fine dining restaurants. The Company’s restaurant portfolio has four concepts: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. Additional Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill restaurants in which the Company has no direct investment are operated under franchise agreements. Basis of Presentation - The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments necessary for fair financial statement presentation for the periods presented have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2019. Risks and Uncertainties - In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a global pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. In response to COVID-19, the Company temporarily closed all restaurant dining rooms in the U.S. as of March 20, 2020 and shifted operations to provide only take-out and delivery service, resulting in significantly reduced traffic in its restaurants. In early May 2020, the Company began to reopen its restaurant dining rooms with limited seating capacity in compliance with state and local regulations and as of June 28, 2020 had reopened substantially all of its restaurant dining rooms with limited seating capacity. The temporary closure of the Company’s dining rooms and the limitations on seating capacity in its reopened dining rooms have resulted in significantly reduced traffic in the Company’s restaurants. The negative effect of COVID-19 on the Company’s business was significant during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 2 - COVID-19 Charges for details regarding the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s financial results. The duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its long-term impact on the Company’s business are uncertain at this time. Given the daily evolution of the pandemic and the global responses to curb its spread, the Company may be unable to accurately estimate the effects of the pandemic on its results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity for the foreseeable future. Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards - On December 30, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” (“ASU No. 2016-13”), which requires measurement and recognition of losses for financial instruments under the current expected credit loss model versus incurred losses under previous guidance. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and its related amendments (“the new credit loss standard”) resulted in a cumulative-effect debit adjustment to the beginning balance of Accumulated deficit of $4.3 million, including $4.8 million of contingent lease liabilities related to lease guarantees and $1.0 million of incremental reserve for credit losses, net of the $1.5 million net increase in related deferred tax assets. Measurement processes and related controls have been implemented by the Company to ensure compliance with the new credit loss standard. See Note 18 - Allowance for Expected Credit Losses for additional details regarding the Company’s allowance for expected credit losses. On December 30, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract,” (“ASU No. 2018-15”), which clarifies the accounting for implementation costs in cloud computing arrangements. Under ASU No. 2018-15, implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements are deferred and recognized over the term of the arrangement similar to internal-use software guidance. The Company contracts with 3 rd party information technology providers for various service arrangements including software, platform and information technology infrastructure. The capitalized implementation costs are recorded within Other assets, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the hosting arrangements, including reasonably certain renewal periods, within the same financial statement line as the related hosting fees. The amortization of the Company’s current arrangements is recorded in General and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. The Company’s prospective adoption of ASU No. 2018-15 did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” (“ASU No. 2020-04”). The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU No. 2020-04 was effective beginning March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company has elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to hedge effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows, which enables the Company to continue to apply hedge accounting to hedging relationships impacted by reference rate reform. Application of these expedients allows for presentation of derivatives consistent with the Company’s historical presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections, as applicable. Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - Recent accounting guidance not discussed herein is not applicable, did not have, or is not expected to have a material impact to the Company. Reclassifications - The Company reclassified certain items in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for prior periods to be comparable with the classification for the current period. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income.

COVID-19 Impact

COVID-19 Impact	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
COVID-19 Impact [Abstract]
COVID-19 Charges	COVID-19 Charges Following is a summary of the charges recorded in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic for the periods indicated below (dollars in thousands): CHARGES CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Inventory obsolescence and spoilage (1) Cost of sales $ 1,163 $ 7,345 Compensation for idle employees (2) Labor and other related 11,388 27,574 Other operating charges Other restaurant operating 2,467 2,467 Lease guarantee contingent liabilities (3) General and administrative — 4,188 Allowance for expected credit losses (4) General and administrative — 3,334 Other charges General and administrative 1,216 1,789 Right-of-use asset impairment (5) Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 5,273 25,757 Fixed asset impairment (5) Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 19,611 31,339 Goodwill and other impairment (6) Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 611 2,999 $ 41,729 $ 106,792 ________________ (1) Includes the write-off of value added tax credits in the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 related to the purchase of inventory by the Company’s Brazil subsidiary. (2) Represents relief pay for hourly employees impacted by the closure of dining rooms, net of $13.7 million of employee retention tax credits earned during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. (3) Represents additional contingent liabilities recorded for lease guarantees related to certain former restaurant locations now operated by franchisees or other third parties. (4) Includes additional reserves based on the Company’s increase in expected credit losses, primarily related to franchise receivables. (5) Includes impairments resulting from the remeasurement of assets utilizing projected future cash flows revised for current economic conditions, restructuring charges and the closure of certain restaurants. See Note 4 - Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals for details regarding COVID-19 Restructuring costs. (6) Includes impairment of goodwill for the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition The following table includes the categories of revenue included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Revenues Restaurant sales $ 576,261 $ 1,005,687 $ 1,572,498 $ 2,117,329 Franchise and other revenues Franchise revenue $ 1,951 $ 12,792 $ 11,500 $ 26,554 Other revenue 247 3,451 2,798 6,178 Total Franchise and other revenues $ 2,198 $ 16,243 $ 14,298 $ 32,732 Total revenues $ 578,459 $ 1,021,930 $ 1,586,796 $ 2,150,061 The following tables include the disaggregation of Restaurant sales and Franchise revenue, by restaurant concept and major international market, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE U.S. Outback Steakhouse $ 346,553 $ 136 $ 527,049 $ 9,586 Carrabba’s Italian Grill 93,738 7 150,000 626 Bonefish Grill 63,744 4 148,065 200 Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 31,156 — 74,397 — Other 1,576 — 1,105 — U.S. total $ 536,767 $ 147 $ 900,616 $ 10,412 International Outback Steakhouse Brazil $ 24,003 $ — $ 83,985 $ — Other (1) 15,491 1,804 21,086 2,380 International total $ 39,494 $ 1,804 $ 105,071 $ 2,380 Total $ 576,261 $ 1,951 $ 1,005,687 $ 12,792 ________________ (1) Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil. TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE U.S. Outback Steakhouse $ 877,238 $ 6,677 $ 1,113,820 $ 20,187 Carrabba’s Italian Grill 240,613 468 323,475 797 Bonefish Grill 198,816 140 304,499 410 Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 102,116 — 157,423 — Other 2,873 — 2,212 — U.S. total $ 1,421,656 $ 7,285 $ 1,901,429 $ 21,394 International Outback Steakhouse Brazil $ 115,593 $ — $ 173,550 $ — Other (1) 35,249 4,215 42,350 5,160 International total $ 150,842 $ 4,215 $ 215,900 $ 5,160 Total $ 1,572,498 $ 11,500 $ 2,117,329 $ 26,554 ________________ (1) Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil. The following table includes a detail of assets and liabilities from contracts with customers included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Other current assets, net Deferred gift card sales commissions $ 13,624 $ 18,554 Unearned revenue Deferred gift card revenue $ 279,973 $ 358,757 Deferred loyalty revenue (1) 13,177 10,034 Deferred franchise fees - current 477 491 Total Unearned revenue $ 293,627 $ 369,282 Other long-term liabilities, net Deferred franchise fees - non-current $ 4,278 $ 4,599 ________________ (1) During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain awards under its Dine Rewards program to June 30, 2020 in response to the interruption COVID-19 had to the Company’s business. The following table is a rollforward of deferred gift card sales commissions for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Balance, beginning of period $ 13,049 $ 11,195 $ 18,554 $ 16,431 Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization (2,502) (5,682) (11,592) (14,089) Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization 3,142 5,399 7,466 9,232 Other (65) (424) (804) (1,086) Balance, end of period $ 13,624 $ 10,488 $ 13,624 $ 10,488 The following table is a rollforward of unearned gift card revenue for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Balance, beginning of period $ 277,518 $ 240,923 $ 358,757 $ 333,794 Gift card sales 41,649 75,658 100,088 131,130 Gift card redemptions (37,404) (84,942) (170,585) (226,401) Gift card breakage (1,790) (4,267) (8,287) (11,151) Balance, end of period $ 279,973 $ 227,372 $ 279,973 $ 227,372

Impairments, Exit Costs and Dis

Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals [Abstract]
Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals	Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals The components of Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings are as follows for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Impairment losses U.S. $ 23,741 $ 165 $ 54,713 $ 3,629 International (1) 296 1,767 3,468 1,785 Corporate (119) — 6,161 — Total impairment losses $ 23,918 $ 1,932 $ 64,342 $ 5,414 Restaurant closure expenses U.S. $ 1,041 $ 8 $ 1,762 $ 95 International — — 173 17 Total restaurant closure expenses $ 1,041 $ 8 $ 1,935 $ 112 Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings $ 24,959 $ 1,940 $ 66,277 $ 5,526 ________________ (1) Includes goodwill impairment charges of $2.0 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net for details regarding impairment of goodwill. During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company recognized asset impairment and closure charges related to the COVID-19 pandemic of $25.0 million and $56.3 million, respectively, in the U.S. segment (including charges related to the COVID-19 Restructuring discussed below) and $0.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively, in the international segment. The Company also recognized asset impairment charges related to transformational initiatives of $6.3 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, which were not allocated to its operating segments. COVID-19 Restructuring - During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company recognized pre-tax asset impairments and closure costs in connection with the closure of 22 restaurants and from the update of certain cash flow assumptions, including lease renewal considerations (the “COVID-19 Restructuring”). Following is a summary of the COVID-19 Restructuring charges recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the period indicated (in thousands): LOCATION OF CHARGE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED DESCRIPTION JUNE 28, 2020 Property, fixtures and equipment impairments Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings $ 16,932 Lease right-of-use asset impairments and closing costs Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 3,920 Severance and other expenses General and administrative 1,160 $ 22,012 The remaining impairment and closing charges during the periods presented resulted primarily from locations identified for remodel, relocation or closure and certain other assets. Accrued Facility Closure and Other Costs Rollforward - The following table summarizes the Company’s accrual activity related to certain closure and restructuring initiatives, for the period indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 Balance, beginning of the period $ 14,542 Additions 2,103 Cash payments (1,994) Accretion 566 Adjustments 723 Balance, end of the period (1) $ 15,940 ________________ (1) As of June 28, 2020, the Company had exit-related accruals related to certain closure and restructuring initiatives of $4.8 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $11.1 million recorded in Non-current operating lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet. Refranchising - During the thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of 18 of its existing U.S. Company-owned Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations to an existing franchisee for cash proceeds of $3.6 million, net of certain purchase price adjustments. The Company remains contingently liable on certain real estate lease agreements assigned to the buyer. See Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional details regarding lease guarantees

(Loss) Earnings Per Share

(Loss) Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
(Loss) Earnings Per Share	(Loss) Earnings Per Share The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (in thousands, except per share data) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Net (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands $ (92,256) $ 29,021 $ (126,867) $ 93,321 Redemption of preferred stock in excess of carrying value (1) — — (3,496) — Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders $ (92,256) $ 29,021 $ (130,363) $ 93,321 Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 87,496 90,194 87,312 90,805 Effect of diluted securities: Stock options — 561 — 676 Nonvested restricted stock units — 198 — 278 Nonvested performance-based share units — — — 48 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 87,496 90,953 87,312 91,807 Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders $ (1.05) $ 0.32 $ (1.49) $ 1.03 Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders $ (1.05) $ 0.32 $ (1.49) $ 1.02 ________________ (1) Consideration paid in excess of carrying value for the redemption of preferred stock is considered a deemed dividend and, for purposes of calculating earnings per share, reduces net income attributable to common stockholders for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 14 - Stockholders’ Equity for additional details. Weighted-average securities outstanding not included in the computation of (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stock holders because their effect was antidilutive were as follows, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (shares in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Stock options 5,352 4,214 5,009 3,799 Nonvested restricted stock units 990 200 821 211 Nonvested performance-based share units 624 330 578 295 Convertible senior notes and warrants 23,388 — 11,694 — There are approximately 19.348 million shares of the Company’s common stock that underlie its senior convertible notes based on the initial conversion rate and full principal amount. The conversion spread on the Company’s convertible senior notes will have a dilutive impact on diluted earnings per share when the average market price of the Company’s common stock for a given period exceeds the conversion price of $11.89 per share of common stock. The Company expects to settle the principal amount of its outstanding convertible senior notes in cash and any excess in shares. As a result, upon conversion of the convertible senior notes, only the amounts in excess of the principal amount are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method, if applicable. For the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the convertible senior notes have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would be antidilutive given the Company’s net loss, and also since the conversion price of the convertible senior notes exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common stock. Warrants to purchase approximately 19.348 million shares of the Company’s common shares at $16.64 per share were outstanding as of June 28, 2020 but were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share since the warrants’ strike price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the period. See Note 12 - Convertible Senior Notes for additional information regarding the Company’s convertible senior notes.

Stock-based Compensation Plans

Stock-based Compensation Plans	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Stock-based Compensation Plans	Stock-based Compensation Plans The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Stock options $ 1,038 $ 1,413 $ 1,870 $ 2,572 Restricted stock units 2,340 2,410 4,023 4,159 Performance-based share units 1,693 1,254 2,392 2,257 $ 5,071 $ 5,077 $ 8,285 $ 8,988 During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company made grants of 0.1 million stock options, 0.4 million time-based restricted stock units and 0.5 million performance-based share units. Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the weighted-average fair value of option awards granted were as follows for the periods indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Assumptions: Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (1) 0.90 % 2.39 % Dividend yield (2) 4.34 % 1.92 % Expected term (3) 5.5 years 4.7 years Weighted-average volatility (4) 30.43 % 30.96 % Weighted-average grant date fair value per option $ 3.12 $ 5.11 ________________ (1) Risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect as of the grant date for periods within the expected term of the option. (2) Dividend yield is the level of dividends expected to be paid on the Company’s common stock over the expected term of the option. (3) Expected term represents the period of time that the options are expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the expected term based on historical exercise experience for its stock options. (4) Based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The following represents unrecognized stock compensation expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period as of June 28, 2020: UNRECOGNIZED COMPENSATION EXPENSE REMAINING WEIGHTED-AVERAGE VESTING PERIOD (in years) Stock options $ 5,085 1.6 Restricted stock units $ 15,568 2.1 Performance-based share units $ 12,316 2.1

Other Current Assets, Net

Other Current Assets, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Other Current Assets, Net [Abstract]
Other Current Assets, Net	Other Current Assets, Net Other current assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Prepaid expenses $ 21,729 $ 20,218 Accounts receivable - gift cards, net 13,100 104,591 Accounts receivable - vendors, net 6,550 13,465 Accounts receivable - franchisees, net 545 1,322 Accounts receivable - other, net 13,699 21,734 Deferred gift card sales commissions 13,624 18,554 Assets held for sale 3,786 3,317 Other current assets, net (1) 8,456 3,261 $ 81,489 $ 186,462 ________________ (1) Includes $3.7 million of Company-owned life insurance policies as of June 28, 2020 transferred to Other current assets, net during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 for planned payment of deferred compensation obligations.

Property, Fixtures and Equipmen

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net	Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net Property, fixtures and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Land $ 41,298 $ 42,570 Buildings 1,153,329 1,202,434 Furniture and fixtures 447,195 458,169 Equipment 617,961 665,815 Construction in progress 21,543 24,477 Less: accumulated depreciation (1,351,294) (1,357,388) $ 930,032 $ 1,036,077

Goodwill and Intangible Assets,

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net	Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net Goodwill - The following table is a rollforward of goodwill: (dollars in thousands) U.S. INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED Balance as of December 29, 2019 $ 170,657 $ 117,782 $ 288,439 Translation adjustments — (15,071) (15,071) Impairment charges — (1,973) (1,973) Balance as of June 28, 2020 $ 170,657 $ 100,738 $ 271,395 T he COVID-19 outbreak was considered a triggering event in the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2020, indicating that the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. As a result, the Company performed a quantitative assessment for all reporting units to determine whether a reporting unit was impaired. Based on this assessment, which utilized a discounted cash flow analysis, the Company recorded full impairment of goodwill related to its Hong Kong reporting unit of $2.0 million, within the international segment, during the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2020. Impairment was not recorded for any of the Company’s other reporting units as a result the quantitative assessment. Annual Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Assessment - The Company performs its annual assessment for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets as of the first day of its second fiscal quarter. Since the Company performed a quantitative assessment on the last day of the first fiscal quarter in 2020, as described above, the Company utilized the same assumptions and analysis in performing a quantitative annual assessment in its second fiscal quarter and concluded that no additional impairment was required. In 2019, the Company performed a qualitative assessment and did not record any impairment charges.

Other Assets, Net

Other Assets, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Other Assets [Abstract]
Other Assets, Net	Other Assets, Net Other assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Company-owned life insurance (1) $ 49,908 $ 60,126 Deferred financing fees (2) 5,909 4,893 Liquor licenses 24,250 24,289 Other assets 19,039 27,802 $ 99,106 $ 117,110 ________________ (1) During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company reclassified $9.1 million of Company-owned life insurance policies to current assets in anticipation of settlement of such policies to pay deferred compensation obligations.

Long-term Debt, Net

Long-term Debt, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Net	Long-term Debt, Net Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt, as of the periods indicated: JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands) OUTSTANDING BALANCE INTEREST RATE OUTSTANDING BALANCE INTEREST RATE Senior Secured Credit Facility: Term loan A (1) $ 437,500 2.90 % $ 450,000 3.40 % Revolving credit facility (1) 615,000 2.89 % 599,000 3.44 % Total Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 1,052,500 $ 1,049,000 Convertible Senior Notes (2) 230,000 5.00 % — Finance lease liabilities 1,957 2,308 Other — 50 2.18 % Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs (73,665) (2,654) Total debt, net $ 1,210,792 $ 1,048,704 Less: current portion of long-term debt (32,354) (26,411) Long-term debt, net $ 1,178,438 $ 1,022,293 ________________ (1) Interest rate represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective periods. (2) See Note 12 - Convertible Senior Notes for details regarding the convertible senior notes and related hedge and warrant transactions. Amended Credit Agreement - On May 4, 2020, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (“OSI”), as co-borrowers, entered into an amendment to the existing credit agreement, dated November 30, 2017 (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), which provides relief for the financial covenant to maintain a specified quarterly Total Net Leverage Ratio (“TNLR”). Without such amendment, violation of financial covenants under the original credit agreement could have resulted in default. TNLR is the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt (Current portion of long-term debt and Long-term debt, net of cash, excluding the convertible senior notes) to Consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and certain other adjustments as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement). The Amended Credit Agreement waives the TNLR requirement for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 and requires a TNLR based on a seasonally annualized calculation of Consolidated EBITDA not to exceed the following thresholds for the periods indicated: QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MAXIMUM RATIO March 28, 2021 (1) 5.50 to 1.00 June 27, 2021 (2) 5.00 to 1.00 September 26, 2021 and thereafter (3) 4.50 to 1.00 ________________ (1) Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2021 divided by 34.1%. (2) Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the two consecutive quarters ending June 27, 2021 divided by 58.5%. (3) Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the three consecutive quarters ending September 26, 2021 divided by 77.0%. The Company is also required to meet a minimum monthly liquidity threshold of $125.0 million through March 28, 2021, calculated as the sum of available capacity under the Company’s revolving credit facility, unrestricted domestic cash on hand and up to $25.0 million of unrestricted cash held by foreign subsidiaries. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company is limited to $100.0 million of aggregate capital expenditures for the four fiscal quarters through March 28, 2021. The Company is also prohibited from making certain restricted payments, investments or acquisitions until after September 26, 2021, with an exception for investments in the Company’s foreign subsidiaries which are capped at $27.5 million. Repurchasing shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock and paying dividends are also restricted until after September 26, 2021 and the Company is compliant with its financial covenants under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. Interest rates under the Amended Credit Agreement are 275 and 175 basis points above the Eurocurrency Rate and Base Rate, respectively, and letter of credit fees and fees for the daily unused availability under the revolving credit facility are 2.75% and 0.40%, respectively, subject to reversion to rates under the original credit agreement when the Company is in compliance with the TNLR covenant for the test period ending September 26, 2021. The Company is also subject to a 0% Eurocurrency floor under the Amended Credit Agreement. Deferred Financing Fees - The Company deferred $2.9 million of financing costs incurred in connection with the Amended Credit Agreement. Deferred financing fees of $2.0 million associated with the revolving credit facility portion of the Amended Credit Agreement were recorded in Other assets, net and all other deferred financing fees were recorded in Long-term debt, net. As of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.

Convertible Senior Notes

Convertible Senior Notes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Convertible Notes [Abstract]
Convertible Senior Notes	Convertible Senior Notes Convertible Senior Notes - On May 8, 2020, the Company completed a $200.0 million principal amount private offering of 5.00% convertible senior notes due 2025 and on May 12, 2020, issued an additional $30.0 million principal amount in connection with the option granted to the initial purchasers as part of the offering (collectively, the “2025 Notes”). The 2025 Notes are governed by the terms of an indenture between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the Trustee. The 2025 Notes will mature on May 1, 2025, unless earlier converted, redeemed or purchased by the Company. The 2025 Notes bear cash interest at an annual rate of 5.00%, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020. The 2025 Notes are unsecured obligations and do not contain any financial covenants or restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness, paying dividends or issuing or repurchasing any securities. Events of default under the indenture for the 2025 Notes include, among other things, a default in the payment when due of the principal of, or the redemption price for, any note and a default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on any note. If an event of default, the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable. The initial conversion rate applicable to the 2025 Notes is 84.122 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Notes, or a total of approximately 19.348 million shares for the total $230.0 million principal amount. This initial conversion rate is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $11.89 per share. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events. Noteholders may convert their notes at their option only in the circumstances described in the indenture. The Company will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election, based on the applicable conversion rate. Net proceeds from the 2025 Notes offering were approximately $221.6 million, after deducting the initial purchaser’s discounts and commissions and the Company’s offering expenses. Upon issuance, the principal amount was separated into a liability and an equity component, such that interest expense reflects the Company’s nonconvertible debt interest rate. The initial carrying value of the 2025 Notes, excluding the discounts upon original issuance and third party offering costs allocated to the liability, and recorded during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020, is as follows (in thousands): Liability component Principal $ 230,000 Less: Debt discount (1) (66,137) Less: Debt issuance costs (1) (5,996) Net carrying amount $ 157,867 Equity component (2) $ 64,367 ________________ (1) Debt discount and issuance costs are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected life of the 2025 Notes. (2) Recorded in Additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Includes $2.4 million of equity issuance costs and net deferred tax assets of $0.6 million. Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions - In connection with the offering of the 2025 Notes , the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions (the “Convertible Note Hedge Transactions”) with certain of the initial purchasers of the 2025 Notes and/or their respective affiliates and other financial institutions (in this capacity, the “Hedge Counterparties”). Concurrently with the Company’s entry into the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions, the Company also entered into separate, warrant transactions with the Hedge Counterparties collectively relating to the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, and for which the Company received proceeds that partially offset the cost of entering into the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions (the “Warrant Transactions”). The Convertible Note Hedge Transactions cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that initially underlie the 2025 Notes , and are expected generally to reduce the potential equity dilution, and/or offset any cash payments in excess of the principal amount due, as the case may be, upon conversion of the 2025 Notes . The Warrant Transactions could have a dilutive effect on the Company’s common stock to the extent that the price of its common stock exceeds the strike price of the Warrant Transactions. The strike price will initially be $16.64 per share and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Warrant Transactions. The portion of the net proceeds to the Company from the offering of the 2025 Notes that was used to pay the premium on the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions, net of the proceeds to the Company from the Warrant Transactions, was approximately $19.6 million. The net costs incurred in connection with the Convertible Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions were recorded as a reduction to Additional paid-in capital on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020.

Other Long-term Liabilities, Ne

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Long-term Liabilities, Net	Other Long-term Liabilities, Net Other long-term liabilities, net, consisted of the following, as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Accrued insurance liability $ 32,740 $ 33,818 Chef and Restaurant Managing Partner deferred compensation obligations 38,187 47,831 Other long-term liabilities (1) 91,971 56,411 $ 162,898 $ 138,060 ________________ (1) The increase in Other long-term liabilities during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, primarily relates to $16.9 million related to deferred payroll tax liabilities (as allowed for in the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), $8.6 million of additional contingent lease liabilities subsequent to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and $7.3 million of additional interest rate swap liabilities. See Note 19 - Income Taxes , Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies and Note 15 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities , respectively, for details regarding these increases.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders’ Equity Dividends - The Company declared and paid dividends per share during fiscal year 2020 as follows: (in thousands, except per share data) DIVIDENDS PER SHARE AMOUNT First fiscal quarter $ 0.20 $ 17,480 Redeemable Preferred Stock - In connection with the development of its Abbraccio Cucina Italiana (“Abbraccio”) concept in 2015, the Company entered into an investment agreement (the “Abbraccio Investment Agreement”) to sell preferred shares of its Abbraccio subsidiary (“Abbraccio Shares”) to certain investors. The Abbraccio Investment Agreement included a call option for the purchase of the Abbraccio Shares (the “Abbraccio Call Option”). During the thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2020, the Company exercised the Abbraccio Call Option to purchase all outstanding Abbraccio Shares for $1.0 million and recorded a reduction to Accumulated deficit and an increase in Net loss applicable to common stockholders of $3.5 million for the consideration paid in excess of the Abbraccio Shares’ carrying value. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”) - Following are the components of AOCL as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (188,474) $ (152,031) Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax (28,656) (17,745) Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (217,130) $ (169,776) Following are the components of Other comprehensive loss attributable to Bloomin’ Brands for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (29,146) $ (8,584) $ (36,443) $ (2,737) Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax (1) $ (1,556) $ (7,239) $ (14,892) $ (11,620) Reclassification of adjustments for loss (gain) on derivatives included in Net (loss) income, net of tax (2) 2,585 130 3,981 (234) Total unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax $ 1,029 $ (7,109) $ (10,911) $ (11,854) Other comprehensive loss attributable to Bloomin’ Brands $ (28,117) $ (15,693) $ (47,354) $ (14,591) ________________ (1) Unrealized loss on derivatives is net of tax of $0.5 million and $2.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 and $5.2 million and $4.0 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. (2) Reclassifications of adjustments for loss (gain) on derivatives are net of tax. See Note 15 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for the tax impact of reclassifications.

Derivative Instruments and Hedg

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities	Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk - On October 24, 2018 and October 25, 2018, the Company entered into variable-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements with 12 counterparties to hedge a portion of the cash flows of the Company’s variable rate debt. The swap agreements have an aggregate notional amount of $550.0 million and mature on November 30, 2022. Under the terms of the swap agreements, the Company pays a weighted-average fixed rate of 3.04% on the notional amount and receives payments from the counterparty based on the one-month LIBOR rate. The Company’s swap agreements have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, are recognized on its Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and are classified based on the instruments’ maturity dates. The Company estimates $16.0 million will be reclassified to interest expense over the next 12 fiscal months. The following table presents the fair value and classification of the Company’s swap agreements, as of the periods indicated : (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION Interest rate swaps - liability $ 14,555 $ 7,174 Accrued and other current liabilities Interest rate swaps - liability 24,152 16,835 Other long-term liabilities, net Total fair value of derivative instruments - liabilities (1) $ 38,707 $ 24,009 Accrued interest $ 1,356 $ 632 Accrued and other current liabilities ____________________ (1) See Note 17 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps. On May 4, 2020 , concurrent with entering into the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company de-designated its interest rate swap hedge relationship and modified its hedge documentation to more closely align with certain terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. On May 6, 2020, the Company re-designated the cash flow hedge relationship for the original $550.0 million notional amount, resulting in no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a result of the hedge activity. The following table summarizes the effects of the swap agreements on Net (loss) income for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Interest rate swap (expense) income recognized in Interest expense, net $ (3,482) $ (175) $ (5,362) $ 316 Income tax benefit (expense) recognized in (Benefit) provision for income taxes 897 45 1,381 (82) Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net (loss) income $ (2,585) $ (130) $ (3,981) $ 234 By utilizing the interest rate swaps, the Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event that the counterparty fails to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. To mitigate this risk, the Company enters into derivative contracts with major financial institutions based upon credit ratings and other factors. The Company continually assesses the creditworthiness of its counterparties. As of June 28, 2020 , all counterparties to the interest rate swaps had performed in accordance with their contractual obligations. The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where the Company could be declared in default on its derivative obligations if the repayment of the underlying indebtedness is accelerated by the lender due to the Company’s default on indebtedness. As of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019 , the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps was in a net liability position, including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk, of $40.5 million and $24.8 million, respectively. As of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019 , the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019 , it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $40.5 million and $24.8 million, respectively.

Leases

Leases	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	LeasesIn April 2020, the FASB issued a question and answer document focused on the application of lease accounting guidance to lease concessions provided as a result of COVID-19 (the “Lease Modification Q&A”). The Lease Modification Q&A provides entities with the option to elect to account for lease concessions as though the enforceable rights and obligations existed in the original lease when the total cash flows resulting from the modified lease are substantially similar to the cash flows in the original lease. The Company elected this practical expedient for COVID-19-related rent concessions, primarily rent deferrals or rent abatements, and has elected not to remeasure the related lease liability and right-of-use asset for those leases. Rent deferrals are accrued with no impact to straight-line rent expense. Rent abatements are recognized as a reduction of variable rent expense in the month they occur. This election will continue while these concessions are in effect. The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Operating lease right-of-use assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 1,212,916 $ 1,266,548 Finance lease right-of-use assets (1) Property, fixtures and equipment, net 1,729 2,036 Total lease assets, net $ 1,214,645 $ 1,268,584 Current operating lease liabilities (2) Accrued and other current liabilities $ 177,236 $ 171,866 Current finance lease liabilities Current portion of long-term debt 1,104 1,361 Non-current operating lease liabilities Non-current operating lease liabilities 1,248,941 1,279,051 Non-current finance lease liabilities Long-term debt, net 853 947 Total lease liabilities $ 1,428,134 $ 1,453,225 ________________ (1) Net of accumulated amortization of $1.8 million and $1.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively. (2) Excludes COVID-19-related deferred rent accruals of $18.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and accrued contingent percentage rent of $2.7 million and $2.4 million, as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively. Following is a summary of expenses and income related to leases recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the periods indicated: CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Operating leases (1) Other restaurant operating $ 42,776 $ 45,079 $ 88,658 $ 90,312 Variable lease cost Other restaurant operating (1,046) 746 74 1,565 Finance leases Amortization of leased assets Depreciation and amortization 315 360 657 684 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense, net 37 72 83 145 Sublease revenue (2) Franchise and other revenues (109) (1,792) (1,786) (3,106) Lease costs, net $ 41,973 $ 44,465 $ 87,686 $ 89,600 ________________ (1) Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties of $3.3 million and $3.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $6.9 million and $7.2 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, which is included in General and administrative expense. Also excludes certain supply chain related rent expense of $0.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 and $0.6 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, which is included in Cost of sales. (2) Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties of $0.1 million and $0.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.4 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The following table is a summary of other impacts to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements related to its leases for the periods indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Cash flows from operating activities: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities $ 75,688 $ 95,532
Leases	LeasesIn April 2020, the FASB issued a question and answer document focused on the application of lease accounting guidance to lease concessions provided as a result of COVID-19 (the “Lease Modification Q&A”). The Lease Modification Q&A provides entities with the option to elect to account for lease concessions as though the enforceable rights and obligations existed in the original lease when the total cash flows resulting from the modified lease are substantially similar to the cash flows in the original lease. The Company elected this practical expedient for COVID-19-related rent concessions, primarily rent deferrals or rent abatements, and has elected not to remeasure the related lease liability and right-of-use asset for those leases. Rent deferrals are accrued with no impact to straight-line rent expense. Rent abatements are recognized as a reduction of variable rent expense in the month they occur. This election will continue while these concessions are in effect. The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Operating lease right-of-use assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 1,212,916 $ 1,266,548 Finance lease right-of-use assets (1) Property, fixtures and equipment, net 1,729 2,036 Total lease assets, net $ 1,214,645 $ 1,268,584 Current operating lease liabilities (2) Accrued and other current liabilities $ 177,236 $ 171,866 Current finance lease liabilities Current portion of long-term debt 1,104 1,361 Non-current operating lease liabilities Non-current operating lease liabilities 1,248,941 1,279,051 Non-current finance lease liabilities Long-term debt, net 853 947 Total lease liabilities $ 1,428,134 $ 1,453,225 ________________ (1) Net of accumulated amortization of $1.8 million and $1.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively. (2) Excludes COVID-19-related deferred rent accruals of $18.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and accrued contingent percentage rent of $2.7 million and $2.4 million, as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively. Following is a summary of expenses and income related to leases recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the periods indicated: CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Operating leases (1) Other restaurant operating $ 42,776 $ 45,079 $ 88,658 $ 90,312 Variable lease cost Other restaurant operating (1,046) 746 74 1,565 Finance leases Amortization of leased assets Depreciation and amortization 315 360 657 684 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense, net 37 72 83 145 Sublease revenue (2) Franchise and other revenues (109) (1,792) (1,786) (3,106) Lease costs, net $ 41,973 $ 44,465 $ 87,686 $ 89,600 ________________ (1) Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties of $3.3 million and $3.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $6.9 million and $7.2 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, which is included in General and administrative expense. Also excludes certain supply chain related rent expense of $0.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 and $0.6 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, which is included in Cost of sales. (2) Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties of $0.1 million and $0.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.4 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. The following table is a summary of other impacts to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements related to its leases for the periods indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Cash flows from operating activities: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities $ 75,688 $ 95,532

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements Fair value is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability, or the exit price, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value is categorized into one of the following three levels based on the lowest level of significant input: Level 1 Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities Level 2 Observable inputs available at measurement date other than quoted prices included in Level 1 Level 3 Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis - The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a recurring basis as of the periods indicated: JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands) TOTAL LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 TOTAL LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 Assets: Cash equivalents: Fixed income funds $ 6,567 $ 6,567 $ — $ 1,037 $ 1,037 $ — Money market funds 9,595 9,595 — 12,752 12,752 — Restricted cash equivalents: Money market funds 1,099 1,099 — — — — Total asset recurring fair value measurements $ 17,261 $ 17,261 $ — $ 13,789 $ 13,789 $ — Liabilities: Accrued and other current liabilities: Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps $ 14,555 $ — $ 14,555 $ 7,174 $ — $ 7,174 Other long-term liabilities: Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps 24,152 — 24,152 16,835 — 16,835 Total liability recurring fair value measurements $ 38,707 $ — $ 38,707 $ 24,009 $ — $ 24,009 Fair value of each class of financial instrument is determined based on the following: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS Fixed income funds and Money market funds Carrying value approximates fair value because maturities are less than three months. Derivative instruments The Company’s derivative instruments include interest rate swaps. Fair value measurements are based on the contractual terms of the derivatives and use observable market-based inputs. The interest rate swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative using observable inputs including interest rate curves and credit spreads. The Company also considers its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. As of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, the Company has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives. Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis - Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis relate primarily to property, fixtures and equipment, operating lease right-of-use assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, which are remeasured when carrying value exceeds fair value. Carrying value after impairment approximates fair value. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a nonrecurring basis, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT Operating lease right-of-use assets (1) $ 32,404 $ 4,028 $ 114 $ 1,770 Property, fixtures and equipment (2) 9,992 19,595 466 162 Goodwill and other assets (3) 748 295 — — $ 43,144 $ 23,918 $ 580 $ 1,932 TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT Assets held for sale (4) $ 1,182 $ 75 $ 2,149 $ 215 Operating lease right-of-use assets (1) 85,537 23,591 2,356 2,366 Property, fixtures and equipment (2) 28,390 37,993 956 2,833 Goodwill and other assets (3) 748 2,683 — — $ 115,857 $ 64,342 $ 5,461 $ 5,414 ____________________ (1) Carrying values measured using Level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $0.2 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2019. All other assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate fair value. (2) Carrying values measured using Level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $0.5 million and $2.2 million during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, respectively. All other assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate fair value. (3) All assets measured using the quoted market value of comparable assets (Level 2). (4) Assets generally measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2). See Note 4 - Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals for information regarding impairment charges resulting from the fair value measurement performed on a nonrecurring basis during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. Projected future cash flows, including discount rate and growth rate assumptions, are derived from current economic conditions, expectations of management and projected trends of current operating results. As a result, the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its long-lived assets held and used are unobservable inputs that fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In assessment of impairment for operating locations, the Company determined the fair values of individual operating locations using an income approach, which required discounting projected future cash flows. When determining the stream of projected future cash flows associated with an individual operating location, management made assumptions, including highest and best use and inputs from restaurant operations, where necessary, and about key variables including the following unobservable inputs: revenue growth rates, controllable and uncontrollable expenses, and asset residual values. In order to calculate the present value of those future cash flows, the Company discounted cash flow estimates at its weighted-average cost of capital applicable to the country in which the measured assets reside. The following table presents quantitative information related to certain unobservable inputs used in the Company’s Level 3 fair value measurements of Operating lease right-of-use assets and Property, fixtures and equipment for the impairment losses incurred during the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Weighted-average cost of capital 10.9% 10.4% to 10.9% Long-term growth rate 1.5% to 2.0% 1.5% to 2.0% Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The Company’s non-derivative financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and current and long-term debt. The fair values of cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts reported on its Consolidated Balance Sheets due to their short duration. Debt is carried at amortized cost; however, the Company estimates the fair value of debt for disclosure purposes. The following table includes the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt by hierarchy level as of the periods indicated: JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE LEVEL 2 CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE LEVEL 2 (dollars in thousands) Senior Secured Credit Facility: Term loan A $ 437,500 $ 424,375 $ 450,000 $ 450,563 Revolving credit facility $ 615,000 $ 577,319 $ 599,000 $ 599,000 Convertible Senior Notes $ 230,000 $ 246,100 $ — $ —

Allowance for Expected Credit L

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses	Allowance for Expected Credit Losses The following is a rollforward of the allowance for trade receivable expected credit losses for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period $ 4,551 $ 199 Adjustment for adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 — 1,018 Provision for expected credit losses 15 3,349 Allowance for credit losses, end of period $ 4,566 $ 4,566 The Company is exposed to credit losses through its trade accounts receivable consisting primarily of amounts due for gift card, credit card, vendor, franchise and other receivables. Gift card, vendor and other receivables consist primarily of amounts due from gift card resellers and vendor rebates. Amounts due from franchisees consist of initial franchise fees, royalty income, and advertising fees. See Note 7 - Other Current Assets, Net for disclosure of trades receivables by category as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019. Domestic credit card receivables are recorded within Cash and cash equivalents based on their short duration and reasonably assured settlement. The Company evaluates the collectability of trade receivables based on historical loss experience and risk pool and records periodic adjustments for factors such as deterioration of economic conditions, specific customer circumstances and changes in the aging of accounts receivable balances. For risk pools where there was no established loss history, S&P speculative-grade default rates are utilized to calculate an estimated loss rate. Losses are charged off in the period in which they are determined to be uncollectable. The financial condition of the Company’s franchisees is largely dependent on the underlying business trends of its brands and market conditions within the casual dining restaurant industry. In March 2020, the Company fully reserved substantially all of its outstanding franchise receivables in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. See Note 2 - COVID-19 Charges for details regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s financial results. The Company is also exposed to credit losses from off-balance sheet lease guarantees primarily related to the divestiture of certain formerly Company-owned restaurant sites. See Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes $ (128,207) $ 31,024 $ (182,276) $ 102,169 (Benefit) provision for income taxes $ (35,779) $ 1,215 $ (55,434) $ 6,711 Effective income tax rate 27.9 % 3.9 % 30.4 % 6.6 % On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). Accordingly, the applicable provisions of the CARES Act have been reflected in the Company’s tax provision for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. The CARES Act, among other items, includes U.S. corporate tax provisions related to the deferment of employer social security payments, employee retention credits, net operating loss (“NOL”) carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credits, modifications to interest deduction limitations and technical corrections on tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property (“QIP”). The effective income tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 increased by 24.0 and 23.8 percentage points as compared to the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2019. These increases were primarily due to the benefit of the tax credits for FICA taxes on certain employees’ tips and the forecasted 2020 pre-tax book loss. As of December 29, 2019, the Company had $128.6 million in general business tax credits carryforwards, which have a 20-year carryforward period and are utilized on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company expects to increase its general business credit carryforwards in 2020 by approximately $30 million to $40 million as a result of additional credits generated in 2020 and the application of the QIP technical correction enacted as part of the CARES Act. The Company currently expects to utilize these tax credit carryforwards within a 10 year period. However, the Company’s ability to utilize these tax credits could be adversely impacted by, among other items, a future “ownership change” as defined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company has a blended federal and state statutory rate of approximately 26%. The effective income tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 was higher than the statutory rate primarily due to the benefit of tax credits for FICA taxes on certain employees’ tips. Deferred Taxes - During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, Deferred income tax assets, net increased by $56.1 million primarily as a result of losses incurred during the period and tax credits for FICA taxes on certain employees’ tips.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Litigation and Other Matters - The Company had $4.2 million and $3.0 million of liabilities recorded for various legal matters as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively. The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims and liabilities, such as liquor liability, slip and fall cases, wage-and-hour and other employment-related litigation, which arise in the ordinary course of business and are generally covered by insurance if they exceed specified retention or deductible amounts. In the opinion of management, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to those actions will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows. Lease Guarantees - The Company assigned its interest, and is contingently liable, under certain real estate leases. These leases have varying terms, the latest of which expires in 2032 . As of June 28, 2020, the undiscounted payments that the Company could be required to make in the event of non-payment by the primary lessees was approximately $32.6 million . The present value of these potential payments discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate as of June 28, 2020 was approximately $20.5 million . In the event of default, the indemnity clauses in the Company’s purchase and sale agreements govern its ability to pursue and recover damages incurred. In March 2020, the Company recorded $4.2 million of additional contingent lease liability in response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 28, 2020, the Company’s recorded contingent lease liability was $9.6 million. See Note 2 - COVID-19 Charges

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Reporting	Segment Reporting The Company considers its restaurant concepts and international markets as operating segments, which reflects how the Company manages its business, reviews operating performance and allocates resources. Resources are allocated and performance is assessed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), whom the Company has determined to be its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The Company aggregates its operating segments into two reportable segments, U.S. and international. The U.S. segment includes all restaurants operating in the U.S. while restaurants operating outside the U.S. are included in the international segment. The following is a summary of reporting segments: REPORTABLE SEGMENT (1) CONCEPT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION U.S. Outback Steakhouse United States of America Carrabba’s Italian Grill Bonefish Grill Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar International Outback Steakhouse Brazil, Hong Kong/China Carrabba’s Italian Grill (Abbraccio) Brazil _________________ (1) Includes franchise locations. Segment accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2019. Revenues for all segments include only transactions with customers and exclude intersegment revenues. Excluded from Income from operations for U.S. and international are certain legal and corporate costs not directly related to the performance of the segments, most stock-based compensation expenses and certain bonus expenses. During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company recorded $2.4 million and $24.6 million, respectively, of pre-tax charges as a part of transformational initiatives implemented in connection with its previously announced review of strategic alternatives. These costs were primarily recorded within General and administrative expense and Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings and were not allocated to the Company’s segments since the Company’s CODM does not consider the impact of transformational initiatives when assessing segment performance. The following table is a summary of Total revenue by segment, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Total revenues U.S. $ 537,080 $ 914,219 $ 1,431,577 $ 1,928,726 International 41,379 107,711 155,219 221,335 Total revenues $ 578,459 $ 1,021,930 $ 1,586,796 $ 2,150,061 The following table is a reconciliation of Segment (loss) income from operations to (Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Segment (loss) income from operations U.S. $ (62,921) $ 78,814 $ (51,542) $ 191,849 International (17,070) 6,909 (10,283) 20,629 Total segment (loss) income from operations (79,991) 85,723 (61,825) 212,478 Unallocated corporate operating expense (31,921) (42,263) (91,655) (86,524) Total (loss) income from operations (111,912) 43,460 (153,480) 125,954 Loss on modification of debt (237) — (237) — Other income (expense), net 581 12 (212) (156) Interest expense, net (16,639) (12,448) (28,347) (23,629) (Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes $ (128,207) $ 31,024 $ (182,276) $ 102,169 The following table is a summary of Depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Depreciation and amortization U.S. $ 37,308 $ 38,916 $ 74,948 $ 77,702 International 5,884 6,749 12,642 13,205 Corporate 2,592 4,123 6,462 8,363 Total depreciation and amortization $ 45,784 $ 49,788 $ 94,052 $ 99,270

Description of the Business a_2

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation - The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments necessary for fair financial statement presentation for the periods presented have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2019.
Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards	Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards - On December 30, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” (“ASU No. 2016-13”), which requires measurement and recognition of losses for financial instruments under the current expected credit loss model versus incurred losses under previous guidance. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and its related amendments (“the new credit loss standard”) resulted in a cumulative-effect debit adjustment to the beginning balance of Accumulated deficit of $4.3 million, including $4.8 million of contingent lease liabilities related to lease guarantees and $1.0 million of incremental reserve for credit losses, net of the $1.5 million net increase in related deferred tax assets. Measurement processes and related controls have been implemented by the Company to ensure compliance with the new credit loss standard. See Note 18 - Allowance for Expected Credit Losses for additional details regarding the Company’s allowance for expected credit losses. On December 30, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract,” (“ASU No. 2018-15”), which clarifies the accounting for implementation costs in cloud computing arrangements. Under ASU No. 2018-15, implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements are deferred and recognized over the term of the arrangement similar to internal-use software guidance. The Company contracts with 3 rd party information technology providers for various service arrangements including software, platform and information technology infrastructure. The capitalized implementation costs are recorded within Other assets, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the hosting arrangements, including reasonably certain renewal periods, within the same financial statement line as the related hosting fees. The amortization of the Company’s current arrangements is recorded in General and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. The Company’s prospective adoption of ASU No. 2018-15 did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,” (“ASU No. 2020-04”). The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. ASU No. 2020-04 was effective beginning March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company has elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to hedge effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows, which enables the Company to continue to apply hedge accounting to hedging relationships impacted by reference rate reform. Application of these expedients allows for presentation of derivatives consistent with the Company’s historical presentation. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections, as applicable. Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - Recent accounting guidance not discussed herein is not applicable, did not have, or is not expected to have a material impact to the Company.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications - The Company reclassified certain items in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for prior periods to be comparable with the classification for the current period. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income.

COVID-19 Charges (Tables)

COVID-19 Charges (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
COVID-19 Impact [Abstract]
Impact from COVID-19	Following is a summary of the charges recorded in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic for the periods indicated below (dollars in thousands): CHARGES CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Inventory obsolescence and spoilage (1) Cost of sales $ 1,163 $ 7,345 Compensation for idle employees (2) Labor and other related 11,388 27,574 Other operating charges Other restaurant operating 2,467 2,467 Lease guarantee contingent liabilities (3) General and administrative — 4,188 Allowance for expected credit losses (4) General and administrative — 3,334 Other charges General and administrative 1,216 1,789 Right-of-use asset impairment (5) Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 5,273 25,757 Fixed asset impairment (5) Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 19,611 31,339 Goodwill and other impairment (6) Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 611 2,999 $ 41,729 $ 106,792 ________________ (1) Includes the write-off of value added tax credits in the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 related to the purchase of inventory by the Company’s Brazil subsidiary. (2) Represents relief pay for hourly employees impacted by the closure of dining rooms, net of $13.7 million of employee retention tax credits earned during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. (3) Represents additional contingent liabilities recorded for lease guarantees related to certain former restaurant locations now operated by franchisees or other third parties. (4) Includes additional reserves based on the Company’s increase in expected credit losses, primarily related to franchise receivables. (5) Includes impairments resulting from the remeasurement of assets utilizing projected future cash flows revised for current economic conditions, restructuring charges and the closure of certain restaurants. See Note 4 - Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals for details regarding COVID-19 Restructuring costs. (6) Includes impairment of goodwill for the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

Revenue Recognition (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Schedule of principal transactions, revenue	The following table includes the categories of revenue included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Revenues Restaurant sales $ 576,261 $ 1,005,687 $ 1,572,498 $ 2,117,329 Franchise and other revenues Franchise revenue $ 1,951 $ 12,792 $ 11,500 $ 26,554 Other revenue 247 3,451 2,798 6,178 Total Franchise and other revenues $ 2,198 $ 16,243 $ 14,298 $ 32,732 Total revenues $ 578,459 $ 1,021,930 $ 1,586,796 $ 2,150,061
Disaggregation of revenue	The following tables include the disaggregation of Restaurant sales and Franchise revenue, by restaurant concept and major international market, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE U.S. Outback Steakhouse $ 346,553 $ 136 $ 527,049 $ 9,586 Carrabba’s Italian Grill 93,738 7 150,000 626 Bonefish Grill 63,744 4 148,065 200 Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 31,156 — 74,397 — Other 1,576 — 1,105 — U.S. total $ 536,767 $ 147 $ 900,616 $ 10,412 International Outback Steakhouse Brazil $ 24,003 $ — $ 83,985 $ — Other (1) 15,491 1,804 21,086 2,380 International total $ 39,494 $ 1,804 $ 105,071 $ 2,380 Total $ 576,261 $ 1,951 $ 1,005,687 $ 12,792 ________________ (1) Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil. TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE RESTAURANT SALES FRANCHISE REVENUE U.S. Outback Steakhouse $ 877,238 $ 6,677 $ 1,113,820 $ 20,187 Carrabba’s Italian Grill 240,613 468 323,475 797 Bonefish Grill 198,816 140 304,499 410 Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 102,116 — 157,423 — Other 2,873 — 2,212 — U.S. total $ 1,421,656 $ 7,285 $ 1,901,429 $ 21,394 International Outback Steakhouse Brazil $ 115,593 $ — $ 173,550 $ — Other (1) 35,249 4,215 42,350 5,160 International total $ 150,842 $ 4,215 $ 215,900 $ 5,160 Total $ 1,572,498 $ 11,500 $ 2,117,329 $ 26,554 ________________ (1) Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil.
Contract with customers, asset and liability	The following table includes a detail of assets and liabilities from contracts with customers included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Other current assets, net Deferred gift card sales commissions $ 13,624 $ 18,554 Unearned revenue Deferred gift card revenue $ 279,973 $ 358,757 Deferred loyalty revenue (1) 13,177 10,034 Deferred franchise fees - current 477 491 Total Unearned revenue $ 293,627 $ 369,282 Other long-term liabilities, net Deferred franchise fees - non-current $ 4,278 $ 4,599 ________________ (1) During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain awards under its Dine Rewards program to June 30, 2020 in response to the interruption COVID-19 had to the Company’s business.
Other current assets, net [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Contract with customers, asset and liability	The following table is a rollforward of deferred gift card sales commissions for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Balance, beginning of period $ 13,049 $ 11,195 $ 18,554 $ 16,431 Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization (2,502) (5,682) (11,592) (14,089) Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization 3,142 5,399 7,466 9,232 Other (65) (424) (804) (1,086) Balance, end of period $ 13,624 $ 10,488 $ 13,624 $ 10,488
Unearned revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Contract with customers, asset and liability	The following table is a rollforward of unearned gift card revenue for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Balance, beginning of period $ 277,518 $ 240,923 $ 358,757 $ 333,794 Gift card sales 41,649 75,658 100,088 131,130 Gift card redemptions (37,404) (84,942) (170,585) (226,401) Gift card breakage (1,790) (4,267) (8,287) (11,151) Balance, end of period $ 279,973 $ 227,372 $ 279,973 $ 227,372

Impairments, Exit Costs and D_2

Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals [Abstract]
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	The components of Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings are as follows for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Impairment losses U.S. $ 23,741 $ 165 $ 54,713 $ 3,629 International (1) 296 1,767 3,468 1,785 Corporate (119) — 6,161 — Total impairment losses $ 23,918 $ 1,932 $ 64,342 $ 5,414 Restaurant closure expenses U.S. $ 1,041 $ 8 $ 1,762 $ 95 International — — 173 17 Total restaurant closure expenses $ 1,041 $ 8 $ 1,935 $ 112 Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings $ 24,959 $ 1,940 $ 66,277 $ 5,526 ________________ (1) Includes goodwill impairment charges of $2.0 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
Restructuring and related costs	Following is a summary of the COVID-19 Restructuring charges recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the period indicated (in thousands): LOCATION OF CHARGE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED DESCRIPTION JUNE 28, 2020 Property, fixtures and equipment impairments Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings $ 16,932 Lease right-of-use asset impairments and closing costs Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings 3,920 Severance and other expenses General and administrative 1,160 $ 22,012
Accrued facility closure and other costs rollforward	The following table summarizes the Company’s accrual activity related to certain closure and restructuring initiatives, for the period indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 Balance, beginning of the period $ 14,542 Additions 2,103 Cash payments (1,994) Accretion 566 Adjustments 723 Balance, end of the period (1) $ 15,940 ________________ (1) As of June 28, 2020, the Company had exit-related accruals related to certain closure and restructuring initiatives of $4.8 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $11.1 million recorded in Non-current operating lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Tabl

(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of (loss) earnings per share, basic and diluted	The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (in thousands, except per share data) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Net (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands $ (92,256) $ 29,021 $ (126,867) $ 93,321 Redemption of preferred stock in excess of carrying value (1) — — (3,496) — Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders $ (92,256) $ 29,021 $ (130,363) $ 93,321 Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 87,496 90,194 87,312 90,805 Effect of diluted securities: Stock options — 561 — 676 Nonvested restricted stock units — 198 — 278 Nonvested performance-based share units — — — 48 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 87,496 90,953 87,312 91,807 Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders $ (1.05) $ 0.32 $ (1.49) $ 1.03 Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders $ (1.05) $ 0.32 $ (1.49) $ 1.02 ________________ (1) Consideration paid in excess of carrying value for the redemption of preferred stock is considered a deemed dividend and, for purposes of calculating earnings per share, reduces net income attributable to common stockholders for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 14 - Stockholders’ Equity
Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of (loss) earnings per share	Weighted-average securities outstanding not included in the computation of (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stock holders because their effect was antidilutive were as follows, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (shares in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Stock options 5,352 4,214 5,009 3,799 Nonvested restricted stock units 990 200 821 211 Nonvested performance-based share units 624 330 578 295 Convertible senior notes and warrants 23,388 — 11,694 —

Stock-based Compensation Plans

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Schedule of compensation cost for stock-based payment arrangements, allocation of share-based compensation costs by plan	The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Stock options $ 1,038 $ 1,413 $ 1,870 $ 2,572 Restricted stock units 2,340 2,410 4,023 4,159 Performance-based share units 1,693 1,254 2,392 2,257 $ 5,071 $ 5,077 $ 8,285 $ 8,988
Schedule of stock-based payment award, stock options, valuation assumptions	Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the weighted-average fair value of option awards granted were as follows for the periods indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Assumptions: Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (1) 0.90 % 2.39 % Dividend yield (2) 4.34 % 1.92 % Expected term (3) 5.5 years 4.7 years Weighted-average volatility (4) 30.43 % 30.96 % Weighted-average grant date fair value per option $ 3.12 $ 5.11 ________________ (1) Risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect as of the grant date for periods within the expected term of the option. (2) Dividend yield is the level of dividends expected to be paid on the Company’s common stock over the expected term of the option. (3) Expected term represents the period of time that the options are expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the expected term based on historical exercise experience for its stock options. (4) Based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock.
Schedule of unrecognized compensation cost, nonvested awards	The following represents unrecognized stock compensation expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period as of June 28, 2020: UNRECOGNIZED COMPENSATION EXPENSE REMAINING WEIGHTED-AVERAGE VESTING PERIOD (in years) Stock options $ 5,085 1.6 Restricted stock units $ 15,568 2.1 Performance-based share units $ 12,316 2.1

Other Current Assets, Net (Tabl

Other Current Assets, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Other Current Assets, Net [Abstract]
Schedule of other current assets	Other current assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Prepaid expenses $ 21,729 $ 20,218 Accounts receivable - gift cards, net 13,100 104,591 Accounts receivable - vendors, net 6,550 13,465 Accounts receivable - franchisees, net 545 1,322 Accounts receivable - other, net 13,699 21,734 Deferred gift card sales commissions 13,624 18,554 Assets held for sale 3,786 3,317 Other current assets, net (1) 8,456 3,261 $ 81,489 $ 186,462 ________________ (1) Includes $3.7 million of Company-owned life insurance policies as of June 28, 2020 transferred to Other current assets, net during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 for planned payment of deferred compensation obligations.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of property, fixtures and equipment	Property, fixtures and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Land $ 41,298 $ 42,570 Buildings 1,153,329 1,202,434 Furniture and fixtures 447,195 458,169 Equipment 617,961 665,815 Construction in progress 21,543 24,477 Less: accumulated depreciation (1,351,294) (1,357,388) $ 930,032 $ 1,036,077

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_2

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill rollforward	The following table is a rollforward of goodwill: (dollars in thousands) U.S. INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED Balance as of December 29, 2019 $ 170,657 $ 117,782 $ 288,439 Translation adjustments — (15,071) (15,071) Impairment charges — (1,973) (1,973) Balance as of June 28, 2020 $ 170,657 $ 100,738 $ 271,395

Other Assets, Net (Tables)

Other Assets, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Other Assets [Abstract]
Schedule of other assets	Other assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Company-owned life insurance (1) $ 49,908 $ 60,126 Deferred financing fees (2) 5,909 4,893 Liquor licenses 24,250 24,289 Other assets 19,039 27,802 $ 99,106 $ 117,110 ________________ (1) During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company reclassified $9.1 million of Company-owned life insurance policies to current assets in anticipation of settlement of such policies to pay deferred compensation obligations.

Long-term Debt, Net (Tables)

Long-term Debt, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of long-term debt, net	Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt, as of the periods indicated: JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands) OUTSTANDING BALANCE INTEREST RATE OUTSTANDING BALANCE INTEREST RATE Senior Secured Credit Facility: Term loan A (1) $ 437,500 2.90 % $ 450,000 3.40 % Revolving credit facility (1) 615,000 2.89 % 599,000 3.44 % Total Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 1,052,500 $ 1,049,000 Convertible Senior Notes (2) 230,000 5.00 % — Finance lease liabilities 1,957 2,308 Other — 50 2.18 % Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs (73,665) (2,654) Total debt, net $ 1,210,792 $ 1,048,704 Less: current portion of long-term debt (32,354) (26,411) Long-term debt, net $ 1,178,438 $ 1,022,293 ________________ (1) Interest rate represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective periods. (2) See Note 12 - Convertible Senior Notes for details regarding the convertible senior notes and related hedge and warrant transactions.
Schedule of maximum total net leverage ratio	The Amended Credit Agreement waives the TNLR requirement for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 and requires a TNLR based on a seasonally annualized calculation of Consolidated EBITDA not to exceed the following thresholds for the periods indicated: QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MAXIMUM RATIO March 28, 2021 (1) 5.50 to 1.00 June 27, 2021 (2) 5.00 to 1.00 September 26, 2021 and thereafter (3) 4.50 to 1.00 ________________ (1) Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2021 divided by 34.1%. (2) Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the two consecutive quarters ending June 27, 2021 divided by 58.5%.

Convertible Senior Notes (Table

Convertible Senior Notes (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Convertible Notes [Abstract]
Convertible debt costs	The initial carrying value of the 2025 Notes, excluding the discounts upon original issuance and third party offering costs allocated to the liability, and recorded during the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020, is as follows (in thousands): Liability component Principal $ 230,000 Less: Debt discount (1) (66,137) Less: Debt issuance costs (1) (5,996) Net carrying amount $ 157,867 Equity component (2) $ 64,367 ________________ (1) Debt discount and issuance costs are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected life of the 2025 Notes. (2) Recorded in Additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Includes $2.4 million of equity issuance costs and net deferred tax assets of $0.6 million.

Other Long-term Liabilities, _2

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Other long-term liabilities	Other long-term liabilities, net, consisted of the following, as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Accrued insurance liability $ 32,740 $ 33,818 Chef and Restaurant Managing Partner deferred compensation obligations 38,187 47,831 Other long-term liabilities (1) 91,971 56,411 $ 162,898 $ 138,060 ________________ (1) The increase in Other long-term liabilities during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, primarily relates to $16.9 million related to deferred payroll tax liabilities (as allowed for in the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), $8.6 million of additional contingent lease liabilities subsequent to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and $7.3 million of additional interest rate swap liabilities. See Note 19 - Income Taxes , Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies and Note 15 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities , respectively, for details regarding these increases.

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Dividends declared and paid	The Company declared and paid dividends per share during fiscal year 2020 as follows: (in thousands, except per share data) DIVIDENDS PER SHARE AMOUNT First fiscal quarter $ 0.20 $ 17,480
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss	Following are the components of AOCL as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (188,474) $ (152,031) Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax (28,656) (17,745) Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (217,130) $ (169,776)
Comprehensive (loss) income	Following are the components of Other comprehensive loss attributable to Bloomin’ Brands for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Foreign currency translation adjustment $ (29,146) $ (8,584) $ (36,443) $ (2,737) Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax (1) $ (1,556) $ (7,239) $ (14,892) $ (11,620) Reclassification of adjustments for loss (gain) on derivatives included in Net (loss) income, net of tax (2) 2,585 130 3,981 (234) Total unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax $ 1,029 $ (7,109) $ (10,911) $ (11,854) Other comprehensive loss attributable to Bloomin’ Brands $ (28,117) $ (15,693) $ (47,354) $ (14,591) ________________ (1) Unrealized loss on derivatives is net of tax of $0.5 million and $2.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 and $5.2 million and $4.0 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. (2) Reclassifications of adjustments for loss (gain) on derivatives are net of tax. See Note 15 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for the tax impact of reclassifications.

Derivative Instruments and He_2

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of derivative instruments in statement of financial position, fair value	The following table presents the fair value and classification of the Company’s swap agreements, as of the periods indicated : (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION Interest rate swaps - liability $ 14,555 $ 7,174 Accrued and other current liabilities Interest rate swaps - liability 24,152 16,835 Other long-term liabilities, net Total fair value of derivative instruments - liabilities (1) $ 38,707 $ 24,009 Accrued interest $ 1,356 $ 632 Accrued and other current liabilities ____________________ (1) See Note 17 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.
Schedule of derivatives instruments statements of financial performance, location	The following table summarizes the effects of the swap agreements on Net (loss) income for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Interest rate swap (expense) income recognized in Interest expense, net $ (3,482) $ (175) $ (5,362) $ 316 Income tax benefit (expense) recognized in (Benefit) provision for income taxes 897 45 1,381 (82) Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net (loss) income $ (2,585) $ (130) $ (3,981) $ 234

Leases (Tables)

Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Assets and liabilities, lessee	The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated: (dollars in thousands) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 Operating lease right-of-use assets Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 1,212,916 $ 1,266,548 Finance lease right-of-use assets (1) Property, fixtures and equipment, net 1,729 2,036 Total lease assets, net $ 1,214,645 $ 1,268,584 Current operating lease liabilities (2) Accrued and other current liabilities $ 177,236 $ 171,866 Current finance lease liabilities Current portion of long-term debt 1,104 1,361 Non-current operating lease liabilities Non-current operating lease liabilities 1,248,941 1,279,051 Non-current finance lease liabilities Long-term debt, net 853 947 Total lease liabilities $ 1,428,134 $ 1,453,225 ________________ (1) Net of accumulated amortization of $1.8 million and $1.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively.
Lease, cost	Following is a summary of expenses and income related to leases recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the periods indicated: CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Operating leases (1) Other restaurant operating $ 42,776 $ 45,079 $ 88,658 $ 90,312 Variable lease cost Other restaurant operating (1,046) 746 74 1,565 Finance leases Amortization of leased assets Depreciation and amortization 315 360 657 684 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense, net 37 72 83 145 Sublease revenue (2) Franchise and other revenues (109) (1,792) (1,786) (3,106) Lease costs, net $ 41,973 $ 44,465 $ 87,686 $ 89,600 ________________ (1) Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties of $3.3 million and $3.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $6.9 million and $7.2 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, which is included in General and administrative expense. Also excludes certain supply chain related rent expense of $0.3 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 and $0.6 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, which is included in Cost of sales. (2) Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties of $0.1 million and $0.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.4 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.
Cash flow, operating activities	The following table is a summary of other impacts to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements related to its leases for the periods indicated: TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Cash flows from operating activities: Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities $ 75,688 $ 95,532

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair value, financial instruments measured on nonrecurring basis, valuation techniques	Fair value is categorized into one of the following three levels based on the lowest level of significant input: Level 1 Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities Level 2 Observable inputs available at measurement date other than quoted prices included in Level 1 Level 3 Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data
Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis	The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a recurring basis as of the periods indicated: JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands) TOTAL LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 TOTAL LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 Assets: Cash equivalents: Fixed income funds $ 6,567 $ 6,567 $ — $ 1,037 $ 1,037 $ — Money market funds 9,595 9,595 — 12,752 12,752 — Restricted cash equivalents: Money market funds 1,099 1,099 — — — — Total asset recurring fair value measurements $ 17,261 $ 17,261 $ — $ 13,789 $ 13,789 $ — Liabilities: Accrued and other current liabilities: Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps $ 14,555 $ — $ 14,555 $ 7,174 $ — $ 7,174 Other long-term liabilities: Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps 24,152 — 24,152 16,835 — 16,835 Total liability recurring fair value measurements $ 38,707 $ — $ 38,707 $ 24,009 $ — $ 24,009
Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, methods and assumptions	Fair value of each class of financial instrument is determined based on the following: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS Fixed income funds and Money market funds Carrying value approximates fair value because maturities are less than three months. Derivative instruments The Company’s derivative instruments include interest rate swaps. Fair value measurements are based on the contractual terms of the derivatives and use observable market-based inputs. The interest rate swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative using observable inputs including interest rate curves and credit spreads. The Company also considers its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. As of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, the Company has determined that the credit valuation adjustments are not significant to the overall valuation of its derivatives.
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis	The following table summarizes the Company’s assets measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a nonrecurring basis, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT Operating lease right-of-use assets (1) $ 32,404 $ 4,028 $ 114 $ 1,770 Property, fixtures and equipment (2) 9,992 19,595 466 162 Goodwill and other assets (3) 748 295 — — $ 43,144 $ 23,918 $ 580 $ 1,932 TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands) CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT CARRYING VALUE TOTAL IMPAIRMENT Assets held for sale (4) $ 1,182 $ 75 $ 2,149 $ 215 Operating lease right-of-use assets (1) 85,537 23,591 2,356 2,366 Property, fixtures and equipment (2) 28,390 37,993 956 2,833 Goodwill and other assets (3) 748 2,683 — — $ 115,857 $ 64,342 $ 5,461 $ 5,414 ____________________ (1) Carrying values measured using Level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $0.2 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2019. All other assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate fair value. (2) Carrying values measured using Level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $0.5 million and $2.2 million during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, respectively. All other assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate fair value. (3) All assets measured using the quoted market value of comparable assets (Level 2). (4) Assets generally measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2).
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on nonrecurring basis, valuation techniques	The following table presents quantitative information related to certain unobservable inputs used in the Company’s Level 3 fair value measurements of Operating lease right-of-use assets and Property, fixtures and equipment for the impairment losses incurred during the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Weighted-average cost of capital 10.9% 10.4% to 10.9% Long-term growth rate 1.5% to 2.0% 1.5% to 2.0%
Schedule of carrying value and fair value of senior secured credit facilities and other unsecured debt	The following table includes the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt by hierarchy level as of the periods indicated: JUNE 28, 2020 DECEMBER 29, 2019 CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE LEVEL 2 CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE LEVEL 2 (dollars in thousands) Senior Secured Credit Facility: Term loan A $ 437,500 $ 424,375 $ 450,000 $ 450,563 Revolving credit facility $ 615,000 $ 577,319 $ 599,000 $ 599,000 Convertible Senior Notes $ 230,000 $ 246,100 $ — $ —

Allowance for Expected Credit_2

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Allowance for credit losses rollforward	The following is a rollforward of the allowance for trade receivable expected credit losses for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 28, 2020 Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period $ 4,551 $ 199 Adjustment for adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 — 1,018 Provision for expected credit losses 15 3,349 Allowance for credit losses, end of period $ 4,566 $ 4,566

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 (Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes $ (128,207) $ 31,024 $ (182,276) $ 102,169 (Benefit) provision for income taxes $ (35,779) $ 1,215 $ (55,434) $ 6,711 Effective income tax rate 27.9 % 3.9 % 30.4 % 6.6 %

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment	The following is a summary of reporting segments: REPORTABLE SEGMENT (1) CONCEPT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION U.S. Outback Steakhouse United States of America Carrabba’s Italian Grill Bonefish Grill Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar International Outback Steakhouse Brazil, Hong Kong/China Carrabba’s Italian Grill (Abbraccio) Brazil _________________ (1) Includes franchise locations.
Reconciliation of revenue from segments to consolidated	The following table is a summary of Total revenue by segment, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Total revenues U.S. $ 537,080 $ 914,219 $ 1,431,577 $ 1,928,726 International 41,379 107,711 155,219 221,335 Total revenues $ 578,459 $ 1,021,930 $ 1,586,796 $ 2,150,061
Reconciliation of operating profit from segments to consolidated	The following table is a reconciliation of Segment (loss) income from operations to (Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes, for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Segment (loss) income from operations U.S. $ (62,921) $ 78,814 $ (51,542) $ 191,849 International (17,070) 6,909 (10,283) 20,629 Total segment (loss) income from operations (79,991) 85,723 (61,825) 212,478 Unallocated corporate operating expense (31,921) (42,263) (91,655) (86,524) Total (loss) income from operations (111,912) 43,460 (153,480) 125,954 Loss on modification of debt (237) — (237) — Other income (expense), net 581 12 (212) (156) Interest expense, net (16,639) (12,448) (28,347) (23,629) (Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes $ (128,207) $ 31,024 $ (182,276) $ 102,169
Reconciliation of segment depreciation and amortization	The following table is a summary of Depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the periods indicated: THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED (dollars in thousands) JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 28, 2020 JUNE 30, 2019 Depreciation and amortization U.S. $ 37,308 $ 38,916 $ 74,948 $ 77,702 International 5,884 6,749 12,642 13,205 Corporate 2,592 4,123 6,462 8,363 Total depreciation and amortization $ 45,784 $ 49,788 $ 94,052 $ 99,270

Description of the Business a_3

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation Description of Business (Details)	Jun. 28, 2020restraurant_concept
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of restaurant concepts in portfolio	4

Description of the Business a_4

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation Adoption of New Accounting Procurements 2016-13 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020
ASU No. 2016-13 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, change in method, credit loss expense	$ 1,000	$ 0	$ 1,018
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,500
Property lease guarantee [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities		$ 9,600	$ 9,600
Property lease guarantee [Member] | ASU No. 2016-13 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities	4,800
Accumulated deficit [Member] | ASU No. 2016-13 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
New accounting pronouncement, cumulative effect of change on equity	$ 4,300

COVID-19 Charges - Summary of c

COVID-19 Charges - Summary of charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Inventory obsolescence and spoilage					$ 6,413	$ 0
Total costs and expenses			$ 690,371	$ 978,470	1,740,276	2,024,107
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Goodwill and other impairment			23,918	$ 1,932	64,342	$ 5,414
COVID-19 pandemic [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Total costs and expenses			41,729		106,792
Employee retention tax credit			13,700		13,700
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | Cost of sales [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Inventory obsolescence and spoilage	[1]		1,163		7,345
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | Labor and other related [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Compensation for idle employees	[2]		11,388		27,574
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | Other restaurant operating [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Other operating charges			2,467		2,467
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | General and administrative expense [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Other operating charges			1,216		1,789
Allowance for expected credit losses	[3]		0		3,334
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | General and administrative expense [Member] | Property lease guarantee [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities	[4]	$ 4,200	0		4,188
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Right-of-use asset impairment	[5]		5,273		25,757
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Fixed asset impairment	[5]		19,611		31,339
COVID-19 pandemic [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Goodwill and other assets [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Goodwill and other impairment	[6]		$ 611		$ 2,999
[1]	Includes the write-off of value added tax credits in the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 related to the purchase of inventory by the Company’s Brazil subsidiary.
[2]	Represents relief pay for hourly employees impacted by the closure of dining rooms, net of $13.7 million of employee retention tax credits earned during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020.
[3]	Includes additional reserves based on the Company’s increase in expected credit losses, primarily related to franchise receivables.
[4]	Represents additional contingent liabilities recorded for lease guarantees related to certain former restaurant locations now operated by franchisees or other third parties.
[5]	Includes impairments resulting from the remeasurement of assets utilizing projected future cash flows revised for current economic conditions, restructuring charges and the closure of certain restaurants. See Note 4 - Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals for details regarding COVID-19 Restructuring costs.
[6]	Includes impairment of goodwill for the Company’s Hong Kong subsidiary during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

Revenue Recognition - Principal

Revenue Recognition - Principal Revenue Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 578,459	$ 1,021,930	$ 1,586,796	$ 2,150,061
Restaurant sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	576,261	1,005,687	1,572,498	2,117,329
Franchise and other revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	2,198	16,243	14,298	32,732
Franchise revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	1,951	12,792	11,500	26,554
Other revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 247	$ 3,451	$ 2,798	$ 6,178

Revenue Recognition - Disaggreg

Revenue Recognition - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019		Jun. 28, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 578,459		$ 1,021,930		$ 1,586,796		$ 2,150,061
U.S. segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	537,080		914,219		1,431,577		1,928,726
International segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	41,379		107,711		155,219		221,335
Restaurant sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	576,261		1,005,687		1,572,498		2,117,329
Restaurant sales [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	536,767		900,616		1,421,656		1,901,429
Restaurant sales [Member] | International segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	39,494		105,071		150,842		215,900
Restaurant sales [Member] | Outback Steakhouse [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	346,553		527,049		877,238		1,113,820
Restaurant sales [Member] | Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	93,738		150,000		240,613		323,475
Restaurant sales [Member] | Bonefish Grill [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	63,744		148,065		198,816		304,499
Restaurant sales [Member] | Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	31,156		74,397		102,116		157,423
Restaurant sales [Member] | Other - U.S. [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	1,576		1,105		2,873		2,212
Restaurant sales [Member] | Outback Brazil [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	24,003		83,985		115,593		173,550
Restaurant sales [Member] | Other - International [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	15,491	[1]	21,086	[1]	35,249	[2]	42,350	[2]
Franchise revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	1,951		12,792		11,500		26,554
Franchise revenue [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	147		10,412		7,285		21,394
Franchise revenue [Member] | International segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	1,804		2,380		4,215		5,160
Franchise revenue [Member] | Outback Steakhouse [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	136		9,586		6,677		20,187
Franchise revenue [Member] | Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	7		626		468		797
Franchise revenue [Member] | Bonefish Grill [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	4		200		140		410
Franchise revenue [Member] | Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	0		0		0		0
Franchise revenue [Member] | Other - U.S. [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	0		0		0		0
Franchise revenue [Member] | Outback Brazil [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	0		0		0		0
Franchise revenue [Member] | Other - International [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 1,804		$ 2,380		$ 4,215		$ 5,160
[1]	Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil.
[2]	Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil.

Revenue Recognition - Contract

Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and Liabilities Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020		Mar. 29, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Deferred gift card sales commissions, current	$ 13,624		$ 13,049	$ 18,554	$ 10,488	$ 11,195	$ 16,431
Unearned revenue	293,627			369,282
Deferred gift card revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	279,973		$ 277,518	358,757	$ 227,372	$ 240,923	$ 333,794
Other current assets, net [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Deferred gift card sales commissions, current	13,624			18,554
Unearned revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	293,627			369,282
Unearned revenue [Member] | Deferred gift card revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	279,973			358,757
Unearned revenue [Member] | Deferred loyalty revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	13,177	[1]		10,034
Unearned revenue [Member] | Deferred franchise fees [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	477			491
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] | Deferred franchise fees [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Deferred franchise fees, noncurrent	$ 4,278			$ 4,599
[1]	During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain awards under its Dine Rewards program to June 30, 2020 in response to the interruption COVID-19 had to the Company’s business.

Revenue Recognition - Contrac_2

Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and Liabilities - Deferred Gift Card Commissions Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 13,049	$ 11,195	$ 18,554	$ 16,431
Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization	(2,502)	(5,682)	(11,592)	(14,089)
Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization	3,142	5,399	7,466	9,232
Other	(65)	(424)	(804)	(1,086)
Balance, end of period	$ 13,624	$ 10,488	$ 13,624	$ 10,488

Revenue Recognition - Contrac_3

Revenue Recognition - Contract Assets and Liabilities - Deferred Gift Card Revenue Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period			$ 369,282
Balance, end of the period	$ 293,627		293,627
Deferred gift card revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	277,518	$ 240,923	358,757	$ 333,794
Gift card sales	41,649	75,658	100,088	131,130
Gift card redemptions	(37,404)	(84,942)	(170,585)	(226,401)
Gift card breakage	(1,790)	(4,267)	(8,287)	(11,151)
Balance, end of the period	$ 279,973	$ 227,372	$ 279,973	$ 227,372

Impairments, Exit Costs and D_3

Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals (Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Mar. 29, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$ 24,959,000		$ 1,940,000	$ 66,277,000		$ 5,526,000
Impairment charges	0		0	(1,973,000)
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	23,918,000		1,932,000	64,342,000		5,414,000
Restaurant closure expenses	1,041,000		8,000	1,935,000		112,000
U.S. segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges				0
U.S. segment [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	23,741,000		165,000	54,713,000		3,629,000
Restaurant closure expenses	1,041,000		8,000	1,762,000		95,000
U.S. segment [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | COVID-19 pandemic [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	25,000,000			56,300,000
International segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges				(1,973,000)
International segment [Member] | Outback Hong Kong [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ (2,000,000)
International segment [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	296,000		1,767,000	3,468,000	[1]	1,785,000
Restaurant closure expenses	0		0	173,000		17,000
International segment [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | COVID-19 pandemic [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	300,000			3,600,000
Corporate, non-segment [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	$ (119,000)		$ 0	6,161,000		$ 0
Corporate, non-segment [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Transformational initiatives [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses				$ 6,300,000
[1]	Includes goodwill impairment charges of $2.0 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 9 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

Impairments, Exit Costs and D_4

Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals (Restructuring and Related Cost) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)Restaurants	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)Restaurants	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)
Facility closing [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ 2,103
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	$ 23,918	$ 1,932	$ 64,342	$ 5,414
COVID-19 Restructuring
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | Restaurants	22		22
Restructuring charges	$ 22,012		$ 22,012
COVID-19 Restructuring | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	16,932		16,932
COVID-19 Restructuring | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member] | Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	3,920		3,920
COVID-19 Restructuring | General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Severance and other expenses	$ 1,160		$ 1,160

Impairments, Exit Costs and D_5

Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals (Lease liability rollforward) (Details) - Facility closing [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 28, 2020
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of the period		$ 14,542
Additions		2,103
Cash payments		(1,994)
Accretion		566
Adjustments		723
Balance, end of the period	[1]	15,940
Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, current		4,800
Non-current operating lease liabilities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, noncurrent		$ 11,100
[1]	As of June 28, 2020, the Company had exit-related accruals related to certain closure and restructuring initiatives of $4.8 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $11.1 million recorded in Non-current operating lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Impairments, Exit Costs and D_6

Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals Impairments, Exit Costs and Disposals (Refranchising) (Details) - Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] - Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)Restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | Restaurants	18
Proceeds from sale of a business, net of cash divested | $	$ 3.6

(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Basi

(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted [Line Items]
Net (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$ (92,256)	$ 29,021	$ (126,867)		$ 93,321
Redemption of preferred stock in excess of carrying value	0	0	(3,496)	[1]	0
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	$ (92,256)	$ 29,021	$ (130,363)		$ 93,321
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	87,496	90,194	87,312		90,805
Effect of diluted securities:
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	87,496	90,953	87,312		91,807
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders	$ (1.05)	$ 0.32	$ (1.49)		$ 1.03
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to common stockholders	$ (1.05)	$ 0.32	$ (1.49)		$ 1.02
Stock options [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares	0	561	0		676
Nonvested restricted stock units [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares	0	198	0		278
Nonvested performance-based share units [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares	0	0	0		48
[1]	Consideration paid in excess of carrying value for the redemption of preferred stock is considered a deemed dividend and, for purposes of calculating earnings per share, reduces net income attributable to common stockholders for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020. See Note 14 - Stockholders’ Equity

(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Anti

(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Antidilutive Securities) (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	May 08, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
2025 Notes [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities not included in the computation of (loss) earnings per share		23,388	0	11,694	0
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares to be issued	19,348
2025 Notes [Member] | Convertible debt [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price	$ 11.89
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights	$ 16.64
Stock options [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities not included in the computation of (loss) earnings per share		5,352	4,214	5,009	3,799
Nonvested restricted stock units [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities not included in the computation of (loss) earnings per share		990	200	821	211
Nonvested performance-based share units [Member]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities not included in the computation of (loss) earnings per share		624	330	578	295

Stock-based Compensation Plan_2

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Stock-based compensation expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 5,071	$ 5,077	$ 8,285	$ 8,988
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	1,038	1,413	1,870	2,572
Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	2,340	2,410	4,023	4,159
Performance-based share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 1,693	$ 1,254	$ 2,392	$ 2,257

Stock-based Compensation Plan_3

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Grants During Period) (Details) shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020shares
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, gross	0.1
Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, grants in period	0.4
Performance-based share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, grants in period	0.5

Stock-based Compensation Plan_4

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the weighted-average fair value of option awards granted) (Details) - Stock options [Member] - $ / shares		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	[1]	0.90%	2.39%
Dividend yield	[2]	4.34%	1.92%
Expected term	[3]	5 years 6 months	4 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted-average volatility	[4]	30.43%	30.96%
Weighted-average grant date fair value per option (in dollars per share)		$ 3.12	$ 5.11
[1]	Risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect as of the grant date for periods within the expected term of the option.
[2]	Dividend yield is the level of dividends expected to be paid on the Company’s common stock over the expected term of the option.
[3]	Expected term represents the period of time that the options are expected to be outstanding. The Company estimates the expected term based on historical exercise experience for its stock options.
[4]	Based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock.

Stock-based Compensation Plan_5

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Unrecognized stock compensation expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, stock options	$ 5,085
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, period for recognition	1 year 7 months 6 days
Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, stock-based awards other than options	$ 15,568
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, period for recognition	2 years 1 month 6 days
Performance-based share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, stock-based awards other than options	$ 12,316
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation expense not yet recognized, period for recognition	2 years 1 month 6 days

Other Current Assets, Net (Deta

Other Current Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020		Mar. 29, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 21,729			$ 20,218
Deferred gift card sales commissions	13,624		$ 13,049	18,554	$ 10,488	$ 11,195	$ 16,431
Assets held for sale	3,786			3,317
Other current assets, net	8,456	[1]		3,261
Total other current assets, net	81,489			186,462
Company-owned life insurance	49,908	[2]		60,126
Other current assets, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Deferred gift card sales commissions	13,624			18,554
Company-owned life insurance	3,700
Accounts receivable - gift cards, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	13,100			104,591
Accounts receivable - vendors, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	6,550			13,465
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	545			1,322
Accounts receivable - other, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 13,699			$ 21,734
[1]	Includes $3.7 million of Company-owned life insurance policies as of June 28, 2020 transferred to Other current assets, net during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 for planned payment of deferred compensation obligations.
[2]	During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company reclassified $9.1 million of Company-owned life insurance policies to current assets in anticipation of settlement of such policies to pay deferred compensation obligations.

Property, Fixtures and Equipm_2

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ (1,351,294)	$ (1,357,388)
Property, fixtures and equipment, net	930,032	1,036,077
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	41,298	42,570
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,153,329	1,202,434
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	447,195	458,169
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	617,961	665,815
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 21,543	$ 24,477

Goodwill and Intangible Asset_3

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Mar. 29, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 29, 2019		$ 288,439,000		$ 288,439,000
Translation adjustments				(15,071,000)
Impairment charges	$ 0		$ 0	(1,973,000)
Balance as of June 28, 2020	271,395,000			271,395,000
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)	0		$ 0
U.S. segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 29, 2019		170,657,000		170,657,000
Translation adjustments				0
Impairment charges				0
Balance as of June 28, 2020	170,657,000			170,657,000
International segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance as of December 29, 2019		117,782,000		117,782,000
Translation adjustments				(15,071,000)
Impairment charges				(1,973,000)
Balance as of June 28, 2020	$ 100,738,000			$ 100,738,000
International segment [Member] | Outback Hong Kong [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Impairment charges		$ (2,000,000)

Other Assets, Net (Details)

Other Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 28, 2020		Dec. 29, 2019
Schedule of Other Assets, Net [Line Items]
Company-owned life insurance		$ 49,908	[1]	$ 60,126
Deferred financing fees	[2]	5,909		4,893
Liquor licenses		24,250		24,289
Other assets		19,039		27,802
Other assets, net		99,106		117,110
Accumulated amortization, deferred financing fees		7,700		$ 6,800
Current Assets [Member]
Schedule of Other Assets, Net [Line Items]
Company-owned life insurance		$ 9,100
[1]	During the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, the Company reclassified $9.1 million of Company-owned life insurance policies to current assets in anticipation of settlement of such policies to pay deferred compensation obligations.
[2]	Net of accumulated amortization of $7.7 million and $6.8 million as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively.

Long-term Debt, net (Schedule o

Long-term Debt, net (Schedule of Long-term Debt, Net) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 28, 2020		May 08, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease liabilities		$ 1,957			$ 2,308
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs		(73,665)			(2,654)
Total debt, net		1,210,792			1,048,704
Less: current portion of long-term debt		(32,354)			(26,411)
Long-term debt, net		1,178,438			1,022,293
Secured debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		1,052,500			1,049,000
Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 437,500			$ 450,000
Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Weighted average [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate at period end	[1]	2.90%			3.40%
Secured debt [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding		$ 615,000			$ 599,000
Secured debt [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Weighted average [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate at period end	[1]	2.89%			3.44%
Convertible debt [Member] | 2025 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	[2]	$ 230,000			$ 0
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.00%	[2]	5.00%
Unsecured debt [Member] | Notes payable, other payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other		$ 0			$ 50
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					2.18%
[1]	Interest rate represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective periods.
[2]	See Note 12 - Convertible Senior Notes

Long-term Debt, Net Long-term D

Long-term Debt, Net Long-term Debt, Net (Schedule of Maximum TNLR) (Details) - Amended Credit Agreement [Member] - Secured debt [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants compliance, quarterly total net leverage ratio, maximum ratio level, period one	5.50	[1]
Debt covenants compliance, quarterly total net leverage ratio, initial maximum ratio level, period two	5	[2]
Debt covenants compliance, quarterly total net leverage ratio, initial maximum ratio level, period three	4.50	[3]
Annualization factor, period one	34.10%
Annualization factor, period two	0.585
Annualization factor, period three	0.770
[1]	Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ending March 28, 2021 divided by 34.1%.
[2]	Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the two consecutive quarters ending June 27, 2021 divided by 58.5%.
[3]	Seasonally annualized Consolidated EBITDA calculated as Consolidated EBITDA for the three consecutive quarters ending September 26, 2021 divided by 77.0%.

Long-term Debt, Net Long-term_2

Long-term Debt, Net Long-term Debt, Net (Amended Credit Agreement Narrative) (Details) - Secured debt [Member]	May 04, 2020USD ($)
Amended Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, monthly minimum liquidity	$ 125,000,000
Debt Instrument, covenant, monthly minimum liquidity, unrestricted cash in foreign subsidiaries	$ 25,000,000
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] | Eurocurrency Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	27500.00%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	17500.00%
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, aggregate capital expenditures	$ 100,000,000
Debt instrument, covenant, investment in foreign subsidiaries	$ 27,500,000
Amended Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Eurocurrency Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, floor	0.00%
Letter of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit fee, percentage	2.75%
Revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.40%

Long-term Debt, Net (Deferred F

Long-term Debt, Net (Deferred Financing Fees) (Details) - Secured debt [Member] - Amended Credit Agreement [Member] $ in Millions	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 2.9
Other assets, net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	2
Long-term debt, net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 0.9

Convertible Senior Notes (Conve

Convertible Senior Notes (Convertible Notes Text) (Details) - 2025 Notes [Member] $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	May 08, 2020USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)		May 12, 2020USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, converted instrument, shares to be issued | shares	19,348
Convertible debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 200,000,000	$ 230,000,000		$ 30,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.00%	5.00%	[1]
Long-term debt, maturity date	May 1, 2025
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio	84.122
Debt instrument, convertible principal amount	$ 1,000
Debt instrument, face amount, total				$ 230,000,000
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price | $ / shares	$ 11.89
Proceeds from issuance of private placement	$ 221,600,000
[1]	See Note 12 - Convertible Senior Notes

Convertible Senior Notes (Sched

Convertible Senior Notes (Schedule of Convertible Notes) (Details) - Convertible debt [Member] - 2025 Notes [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Jun. 28, 2020	May 12, 2020	May 08, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal		$ 230,000	$ 30,000	$ 200,000
Debt discount	[1]	(66,137)
Debt issuance costs	[1]	(5,996)
Net carrying amount		157,867
Equity component	[2]	64,367
Additional paid-in capital [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Equity issuance costs		2,400
Deferred tax assets, net		$ 600
[1]	Debt discount and issuance costs are amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the expected life of the 2025 Notes.
[2]	Recorded in Additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Includes $2.4 million of equity issuance costs and net deferred tax assets of $0.6 million.

Convertible Senior Notes (Con_2

Convertible Senior Notes (Convertible Notes Hedge Transactions) (Details) - Convertible debt [Member] - 2025 Notes [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	May 08, 2020USD ($)$ / shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights | $ / shares	$ 16.64
Convertible debt proceeds used for payments for hedge activities, net of warrant proceeds | $	$ 19.6

Other Long-term Liabilities, _3

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020		Dec. 29, 2019
Schedule of Other Long-term Liabilities, Net [Line Items]
Accrued insurance liability	$ 32,740		$ 33,818
Chef and Restaurant Managing Partner deferred compensation obligations	38,187		47,831
Other long-term liabilities	91,971	[1]	56,411
Other long-term liabilities, net	162,898		$ 138,060
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]
Schedule of Other Long-term Liabilities, Net [Line Items]
Deferred payroll tax liabilities from CARES Act	16,900
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] | Property lease guarantee [Member]
Schedule of Other Long-term Liabilities, Net [Line Items]
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities	8,600
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Schedule of Other Long-term Liabilities, Net [Line Items]
Other comprehensive loss, unrealized loss on derivatives arising during period, before tax	$ 7,300
[1]	The increase in Other long-term liabilities during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, primarily relates to $16.9 million related to deferred payroll tax liabilities (as allowed for in the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), $8.6 million of additional contingent lease liabilities subsequent to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and $7.3 million of additional interest rate swap liabilities. See Note 19 - Income Taxes , Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies and Note 15 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities , respectively, for details regarding these increases.

Stockholders' Equity (Dividend)

Stockholders' Equity (Dividend) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Common stock, dividends, per share, cash paid	$ 0.20
Dividends, common stock, cash	$ 17,480	$ 9,227	$ 17,480	$ 18,367

Stockholders' Equity (Redeemabl

Stockholders' Equity (Redeemable Preferred Stock) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Payments for repurchase of redeemable preferred stock	$ 1,000	$ 1,475	$ 0
Redemption of preferred stock in excess of carrying value		1,718
Additional paid-in capital [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Redemption of preferred stock in excess of carrying value	$ 3,500	$ 3,496

Stockholders' Equity (Accumulat

Stockholders' Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (217,130)	$ (169,776)
Foreign currency translation adjustment [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(188,474)	(152,031)
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (28,656)	$ (17,745)

Stockholders' Equity (Other Com

Stockholders' Equity (Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax		$ (1,556)	$ (7,239)	$ (14,892)	$ (11,620)
Reclassification of adjustment for loss (gain) on derivatives included in Net (loss) income, net of tax		2,585	130	3,981	(234)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Bloomin’ Brands		(28,117)	(15,585)	(48,018)	(14,575)
Bloomin' Brands [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Line Items]
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax		(29,146)	(8,584)	(36,443)	(2,737)
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax	[1]	(1,556)	(7,239)	(14,892)	(11,620)
Reclassification of adjustment for loss (gain) on derivatives included in Net (loss) income, net of tax	[2]	2,585	130	3,981	(234)
Total unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax		1,029	(7,109)	(10,911)	(11,854)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Bloomin’ Brands		(28,117)	(15,693)	(47,354)	(14,591)
Other comprehensive income, unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives arising during period, tax		$ (500)	$ (2,500)	$ (5,200)	$ (4,000)
[1]	Unrealized loss on derivatives is net of tax of $0.5 million and $2.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 and $5.2 million and $4.0 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.
[2]	Reclassifications of adjustments for loss (gain) on derivatives are net of tax. See Note 15 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for the tax impact of reclassifications.

Derivative Instruments and He_3

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Cash flow hedges of interest rate risk) (Details) - Designated as hedging instrument [Member] - Interest rate swap [Member] $ in Millions	Oct. 25, 2018USD ($)counterparties	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative agreements, number of counterparties | counterparties	12
Derivative, notional amount	$ 550
Derivative, maturity date	Nov. 30, 2022
Derivative, average fixed interest rate	3.04%
Interest expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedge loss to be reclassified within twelve fiscal months		$ 16
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) swap rate [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, variable interest rate	one-month LIBOR
Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, inception date	Oct. 24, 2018
Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, inception date	Oct. 25, 2018

Derivative Instruments and He_4

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Fair value and classification of interest rate swaps) (Details) - Interest rate swap [Member] - Designated as hedging instrument [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value	[1]	$ 38,707	$ 24,009
Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value		14,555	7,174
Interest payable		1,356	632
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value		$ 24,152	$ 16,835
[1]	See Note 17 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

Derivative Instruments and He_5

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Effects of the interest rate swaps) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net (loss) income	$ (2,585)	$ (130)	$ (3,981)	$ 234
Interest rate swap [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net (loss) income	(2,585)	(130)	(3,981)	234
Derivative, net liability position, aggregate fair value	40,500		40,500		$ 24,800
Derivative, termination value	40,500		40,500		$ 24,800
Interest rate swap [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member] | Interest expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap (expense) income recognized in Interest expense, net	(3,482)	(175)	(5,362)	316
Interest rate swap [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member] | Income tax expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Income tax benefit (expense) recognized in (Benefit) provision for income taxes	$ 897	$ 45	$ 1,381	$ (82)

Leases Lessee, Lease Assets and

Leases Lessee, Lease Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 1,212,916	$ 1,266,548
Total lease assets, net		1,214,645	1,268,584
Non-current operating lease liabilities		1,248,941	1,279,051
Total lease liability		1,428,134	1,453,225
Accumulated amortization, finance lease right-of-use assets		1,351,294	1,357,388
Accrued contingent percentage rent		2,700	2,400
COVID-19 pandemic [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Accrued rent		18,300
Finance lease assets [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Accumulated amortization, finance lease right-of-use assets		1,800	1,300
Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets		1,212,916	1,266,548
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Finance lease right-of-use assets	[1]	1,729	2,036
Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Current operating lease liabilities	[2]	177,236	171,866
Current portion of long-term debt [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Current finance lease liabilities		1,104	1,361
Non-current operating lease liabilities [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Non-current operating lease liabilities		1,248,941	1,279,051
Long term debt, net [Member]
Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]
Non-current finance lease liabilities		$ 853	$ 947
[1]	Net of accumulated amortization of $1.8 million and $1.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively.
[2]	Excludes COVID-19-related deferred rent accruals of $18.3 million as of June 28, 2020 and accrued contingent percentage rent of $2.7 million and $2.4 million, as of June 28, 2020 and December 29, 2019, respectively.

Leases Lessee, Lease Costs (Det

Leases Lessee, Lease Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Lease costs, net		$ 41,973	$ 44,465	$ 87,686	$ 89,600
Operating lease, lease income		100	700	300	1,400
Other restaurant operating [Member]
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Operating leases	[1]	42,776	45,079	88,658	90,312
Variable lease cost		(1,046)	746	74	1,565
Depreciation and amortization [Member]
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Amortization of leased assets		315	360	657	684
Interest expense [Member]
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Interest on lease liabilities		37	72	83	145
Franchise and other revenues [Member]
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Sublease revenue	[2]	(109)	(1,792)	(1,786)	(3,106)
General and administrative expense [Member]
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Operating leases		3,300	3,700	6,900	7,200
Cost of sales [Member]
Schedule of Lease Costs [Line Items]
Operating leases		$ 300	$ 300	$ 600	$ 600
[1]	Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties of $3.3 million and $3.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $6.9 million
[2]	Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties of $0.1 million and $0.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.4 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

Leases Lessee, Other Informatio

Leases Lessee, Other Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$ 75,688	$ 95,532

Fair Value Measurements (Fair v

Fair Value Measurements (Fair value measurements on a recurring basis) (Details) - Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	$ 17,261	$ 13,789
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] | Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps, current liabilities	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] | Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps, other long-term liabilities	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] | Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	6,567	1,037
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] | Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	9,595	12,752
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	1,099	0
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	0	0
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	38,707	24,009
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps, current liabilities	14,555	7,174
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps, other long-term liabilities	24,152	16,835
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Carrying value measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	17,261	13,789
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	38,707	24,009
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps, current liabilities	14,555	7,174
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps, other long-term liabilities	24,152	16,835
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	6,567	1,037
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	9,595	12,752
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	$ 1,099	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements (Fair_2

Fair Value Measurements (Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis) (Details) - Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment losses		$ 23,918	$ 1,932	$ 64,342	$ 5,414
Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Operating lease assets, impairment		4,028	1,770	23,591	2,366
Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure			200		200
Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure			2,100		2,100
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property, fixtures and equipment, impairment		19,595	162	37,993	2,833
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		500		500
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		2,200		2,200
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		9,400		9,400
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		26,200		26,200
Goodwill and other assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment losses		295	0	2,683	0
Assets held for sale [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets held for sale, impairment				75	215
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		43,144	580	43,144	580
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure		115,857	5,461	115,857	5,461
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[1]		2,356		2,356
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[1]	32,404	114	32,404	114
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Operating lease right-of-use assets [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[1]	85,537		85,537
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[2]	9,992		9,992
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[2]	28,390		28,390
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[2]		466		466
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[2]		956		956
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Goodwill and other assets [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[3]	748	0	748	0
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Goodwill and other assets [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[3]	748	0	748	0
Carrying value measurement [Member] | Assets held for sale [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	[4]	$ 1,182	$ 2,149	$ 1,182	$ 2,149
[1]	Carrying values measured using Level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $0.2 million during the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2019. All other assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate fair value.
[2]	Carrying values measured using Level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $0.5 million and $2.2 million during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2020, respectively. All other assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate fair value.
[3]	All assets measured using the quoted market value of comparable assets (Level 2).
[4]	Assets generally measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2).

Fair Value Measurements (Fair_3

Fair Value Measurements (Fair value inputs on a nonrecurring basis) (Details) - Operating lease right-of-use-asset and property, fixtures and equipment [Member] - Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member] - Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member]	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, weighted-average cost of capital	10.90%
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, weighted-average cost of capital		10.40%
Fair value inputs, long-term growth rate	1.50%	1.50%
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value inputs, weighted-average cost of capital		10.90%
Fair value inputs, long-term growth rate	2.00%	2.00%

Fair Value Measurements (Carryi

Fair Value Measurements (Carrying value and fair value of debt by hierarchy level) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Secured debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans payable, fair value disclosure	$ 424,375	$ 450,563
Secured debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Loans payable, fair value disclosure	577,319	599,000
Secured debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Carrying value measurement [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	437,500	450,000
Secured debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Carrying value measurement [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	615,000	599,000
Convertible debt [Member] | 2025 Notes [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Convertible debt, fair value disclosures	246,100	0
Convertible debt [Member] | 2025 Notes [Member] | Carrying value measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 230,000	$ 0

Allowance for Expected Credit_3

Allowance for Expected Credit Losses Allowance for Expected Credit Losses Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period	$ 199	$ 4,551	$ 199
Provision for expected credit losses		15	3,349
Allowance for credit losses, end of period		4,566	4,566
ASU No. 2016-13 [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Adjustment for adoption of ASU No. 2016-13	$ 1,000	$ 0	$ 1,018

Income Taxes - Change in Effect

Income Taxes - Change in Effective Rate (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes	$ (128,207)	$ 31,024	$ (182,276)	$ 102,169
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$ (35,779)	$ 1,215	$ (55,434)	$ 6,711
Effective income tax rate	27.90%	3.90%	30.40%	6.60%
Change in effective income tax rate, percent	24.00%		23.80%
Blended federal and state statutory income tax rate	26.00%		26.00%

Income Taxes - Tax Carryforward

Income Taxes - Tax Carryforwards (Details) - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 27, 2021	Dec. 29, 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credit carryforwards			$ 128.6
Minimum [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated future tax credits		$ 30
Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated period of use	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated future tax credits		$ 40

Income Taxes - Deferred Taxes (

Income Taxes - Deferred Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)
Text Block [Abstract]
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, increase, amount	$ 56.1

Commitments and Contingencies -

Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation and Other Matters (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 28, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Estimated litigation liability	$ 4.2	$ 3

Commitments and Contingencies _

Commitments and Contingencies – Lease Guarantees (Details) - Property lease guarantee [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 28, 2020
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted			$ 32,600	$ 32,600
Guarantee obligations, maximum exposure at present value			20,500	20,500
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities			9,600	9,600
General and administrative expense [Member] | COVID-19 pandemic [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease guarantee contingent liabilities	[1]	$ 4,200	$ 0	$ 4,188
[1]	Represents additional contingent liabilities recorded for lease guarantees related to certain former restaurant locations now operated by franchisees or other third parties.

Segment Reporting (Narrative) (

Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2020USD ($)reportable_segment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | reportable_segment		2
Corporate, non-segment [Member] | General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges | $	$ 2.4	$ 24.6

Segment Reporting (Revenue by S

Segment Reporting (Revenue by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 578,459	$ 1,021,930	$ 1,586,796	$ 2,150,061
U.S. segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total revenues	537,080	914,219	1,431,577	1,928,726
International segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 41,379	$ 107,711	$ 155,219	$ 221,335

Segment Reporting (Income from

Segment Reporting (Income from Operations Reconciliation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
(Loss) income from operations	$ (111,912)	$ 43,460	$ (153,480)	$ 125,954
Loss on modification of debt	(237)	0	(237)	0
Other income (expense), net	581	12	(212)	(156)
Interest expense, net	(16,639)	(12,448)	(28,347)	(23,629)
(Loss) income before (benefit) provision for income taxes	(128,207)	31,024	(182,276)	102,169
Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
(Loss) income from operations	(79,991)	85,723	(61,825)	212,478
Operating segments [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
(Loss) income from operations	(62,921)	78,814	(51,542)	191,849
Operating segments [Member] | International segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
(Loss) income from operations	(17,070)	6,909	(10,283)	20,629
Corporate, non-segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
(Loss) income from operations	$ (31,921)	$ (42,263)	$ (91,655)	$ (86,524)

Segment Reporting (Depreciation

Segment Reporting (Depreciation and Amortization by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 45,784	$ 49,788	$ 94,052	$ 99,270
Operating segments [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	37,308	38,916	74,948	77,702
Operating segments [Member] | International segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	5,884	6,749	12,642	13,205
Corporate, non-segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 2,592	$ 4,123	$ 6,462	$ 8,363

Uncategorized Items - blmn-2020

Label	Element	Value
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ (4,292,000)
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	141,285,000
Retained Earnings [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	141,285,000
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	$ (4,292,000)