Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | SEGMENT INFORMATION Our operating segments are Chili's and Maggiano's. The Chili’s segment includes the results of our company-owned Chili’s restaurants in the U.S. and Canada as well as the results from our domestic and international franchise business. The Maggiano’s segment includes the results of our company-owned Maggiano’s restaurants. Company sales are derived principally from the sales of food and beverages. Franchise and other revenues primarily includes royalties, development fees, franchise fees, banquet service charge income, gift card breakage and discounts, tabletop device revenue, Chili's retail food product royalties and delivery fee income. We do not rely on any major customers as a source of sales, and the customers and long-lived assets of our operating segments are predominantly in the U.S. There were no material transactions amongst our operating segments. Our chief operating decision maker uses operating income as the measure for assessing performance of our segments. Operating income includes revenues and expenses directly attributable to segment-level results of operations. Operational expenses include food and beverage costs, restaurant labor costs and restaurant expenses. The following tables reconcile our segment results to our consolidated results reported in accordance with GAAP (in thousands): Thirteen Week Period Ended September 28, 2016 Chili's Maggiano's Other Consolidated Company sales $ 648,643 $ 88,767 $ 0 $ 737,410 Franchise and other revenues 16,915 4,167 0 21,082 Total revenues 665,558 92,934 0 758,492 Operational expenses (a) 555,570 83,585 360 639,515 Depreciation and amortization 32,601 3,886 2,399 38,886 General and administrative 9,930 1,524 21,083 32,537 Other gains and charges 1,926 734 3,418 6,078 Total operating costs and expenses 600,027 89,729 27,260 717,016 Operating income $ 65,531 $ 3,205 $ (27,260 ) $ 41,476 Segment assets $ 1,194,678 $ 166,937 $ 96,911 1,458,526 Equity method investment 10,275 0 0 10,275 Payments for property and equipment 18,829 4,896 3,386 27,111 ____________________________________________________________________ (a) Operational expenses includes cost of sales, restaurant labor and restaurant expenses. Thirteen Week Period Ended September 23, 2015 Chili's Maggiano's Other Consolidated Company sales $ 653,051 $ 87,430 $ 0 $ 740,481 Franchise and other revenues 17,602 4,476 0 22,078 Total revenues 670,653 91,906 0 762,559 Operational expenses (a) 548,766 83,141 446 632,353 Depreciation and amortization 33,131 3,634 2,406 39,171 General and administrative 9,419 1,813 21,879 33,111 Other gains and charges (942 ) 173 2,446 1,677 Total operating costs and expenses 590,374 88,761 27,177 706,312 Operating income $ 80,279 $ 3,145 $ (27,177 ) $ 56,247 Segment assets $ 1,248,541 $ 161,168 $ 135,715 $ 1,545,424 Equity method investment 10,756 0 0 10,756 Payments for property and equipment 15,972 4,568 3,191 23,731 ____________________________________________________________________ (a) Operational expenses includes cost of sales, restaurant labor and restaurant expenses. Reconciliation of operating income to income before provision for income taxes: Thirteen Week Periods Ended Sept. 28, 2016 Sept. 23, 2015 Operating income $ 41,476 $ 56,247 Less interest expense (8,809 ) (7,767 ) Plus other, net 299 273 Income before provision for income taxes $ 32,966 $ 48,753 |