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104,392

101,293

3,099

Cash dividends declared, per common share

11,941

11,944

(3)

(30,988)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock, shares

(13,807,000)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(272,736)

$ (138)

(272,598)

Common stock issued under stock plans, shares

23,721

^[1]

1,798,000

Common stock issued under stock plans

^[1]

10,259

$ 18

10,421

(180)

Purchase of noncontrolling interests, net of tax

(893)

(713)

(180)

Change in the redemption value of redeemable interests

(211)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(5,973)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

873

Other

419

Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017

91,913,000

Balance at Dec. 31, 2017

81,231

$ 919

1,081,813

(913,191)

(99,199)

10,889

Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

109,868

107,098

2,770

Cash dividends declared, per common share

(43,112)

(43,556)

444

$ (33,312)

(33,312)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock, shares

(5,062,000)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

$ (113,967)

$ (50)

(113,917)

Common stock issued under stock plans, shares

23,059

^[1]

4,421,000

Common stock issued under stock plans

^[1]

36,612

$ 44

36,568

Purchase of noncontrolling interests, net of tax

(326)

(216)

(110)

Change in the redemption value of redeemable interests

(330)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(6,943)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

$ 2,037

2,037

Balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2018

91,271,825

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]

134,117

130,573

3,544

Cash dividends declared, per common share

(26,764)

(27,055)

291

$ (35,734)

(35,734)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock, shares

(5,469,000)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

$ (106,992)

$ (55)

(106,937)

Common stock issued under stock plans, shares

19,951

^[1]

1,143,000

Common stock issued under stock plans

^[1]

2,707

$ 11

2,696

Purchase of noncontrolling interests, net of tax

(41)

(157)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(7,214)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

$ 1,349

1,349

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

[1]	Net of forfeitures and shares withheld for employee taxes.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared	$ 0.40	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Additional paid-in capital [Member]
Deferred tax effect of purchase of noncontrolling interests	$ 0	$ 75	$ 45

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Net income	$ 134,117	$ 109,538	$ 103,608
Adjustments to reconcile Net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	196,811	201,593	192,282
Amortization of deferred discounts and issuance costs	2,517	2,561	2,868
Amortization of deferred gift card sales commissions	26,094	27,227	26,751
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	9,085	36,863	52,329
Non-cash operating lease costs	73,357	0	0
Stock-based and other non-cash compensation expense	24,651	27,433	25,938
Deferred income tax benefit	(25,890)	(29,490)	(28,051)
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt	0	0	1,069
Loss (gain) on sale of a business or subsidiary	206	0	(15,632)
Recognition of deferred gain on sale-leaseback transactions	0	(12,336)	(11,872)
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, fixtures and equipment	(2,984)	(585)	2,461
Other, net	(10,471)	4,943	2,951
Change in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(15,388)	(24,707)	11,065
Increase in other current assets	(40,519)	(25,405)	(12,262)
Increase in other assets	(890)	(3,190)	(1,585)
Decrease in operating right-of-use assets, net	391	0	0
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities	(23,497)	(39,871)	53,880
Increase in deferred rent	0	8,737	12,079
Increase (decrease) in unearned revenue	26,676	12,199	(5,855)
Decrease in operating lease liabilities	(69,886)	0	0
Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities	13,223	(7,436)	(3,022)
Net cash provided by operating activities	317,603	288,074	409,002
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Proceeds from disposal of property, fixtures and equipment	18,291	14,041	1,020
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net	7,085	16,160	98,840
Proceeds from sale of a business, net of cash divested	0	0	39,196
Capital expenditures	(161,926)	(208,224)	(260,589)
Other investments, net	5,259	727	(1,582)
Net cash used in investing activities	(131,291)	(177,296)	(123,115)
Cash flows used in financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net	0	1,637	621,603
Extinguishment and modification of debt	0	0	(1,193,719)
Repayments of long-term debt	(27,259)	(26,686)	(75,528)
Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facilities, net	670,800	476,829	1,345,761
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(671,300)	(478,500)	(676,500)
Proceeds from failed sale-leaseback transactions, net	0	0	5,942
Proceeds from share-based compensation, net	2,707	36,612	10,439
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(7,214)	(6,943)	(5,973)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1,349	2,037	873
Purchase of limited partnership and noncontrolling interests	(41)	(2,112)	(5,713)
Payments for partner equity plan	(15,675)	(19,947)	(16,786)
Repurchase of common stock	(106,992)	(113,967)	(272,916)
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(35,734)	(33,312)	(30,988)
Net cash used in financing activities	(189,359)	(164,352)	(293,505)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1,631)	(4,146)	975
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(4,678)	(57,720)	(6,643)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	71,823	129,543	136,186
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	67,145	71,823	129,543
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	47,893	41,681	40,475
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	23,995	15,839	33,392
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	67,955	0	0
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities	208	0	0
(Decrease) increase in liabilities from the acquisition of property, fixtures and equipment or capital leases	$ (2,899)	$ 2,699	$ (4,747)

Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Description of Business	Dec. 29, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (“Bloomin’ Brands” or the “Company”) is one of the largest casual dining restaurant companies in the world, with a portfolio of leading, differentiated restaurant concepts. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (“OSI”) is the Company’s primary operating entity. 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.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation - The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of Bloomin’ Brands and its subsidiaries.

To ensure timely reporting, the Company consolidates the results of its Brazil operations on a one month calendar lag. There were no intervening events that would materially affect the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows as of and for the year ended December 29, 2019.

Principles of Consolidation - All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company consolidates variable interest entities where it has been determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of those entities’ operations. The Company is a franchisor of 300 restaurants as of December 29, 2019, but does not possess any ownership interests in its franchisees and does not provide material financial support to its franchisees. These franchise relationships are not deemed variable interest entities and are not consolidated.

Investments in entities the Company does not control, but where the Company’s interest is generally between 20% and 50% and the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the entity, are accounted for under the equity method.

Fiscal Year - The Company utilizes a 52-53 week year ending on the last Sunday in December. In a 52 week fiscal year, each quarterly period is comprised of 13 weeks. The additional week in a 53 week fiscal year is added to the fourth quarter. Fiscal year 2017 consisted of 53 weeks and fiscal years 2019 and 2018 consisted of 52 weeks.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash equivalents consist of investments that are readily convertible to cash with an original maturity date of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents include $44.8 million and $47.1 million, as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively, for amounts in transit from credit card companies since settlement is reasonably assured.

Concentrations of Credit and Counterparty Risk - Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk are gift card, vendor and other receivables. Gift card, vendor and other receivables consist primarily of amounts due from gift card resellers and vendor rebates. The Company considers the concentration of credit risk for gift card, vendor and other receivables to be minimal due to the payment histories and general financial condition of its gift card resellers and vendors.

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of counterparty risk are cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and derivatives. The Company attempts to limit its counterparty risk by investing in certificates of deposit, money market funds, noninterest-bearing accounts and other highly rated investments. Whenever possible, the Company selects investment grade counterparties and rated money market funds in order to mitigate its counterparty risk. At times, cash balances may be in excess of FDIC insurance limits. See Note 16 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for a discussion of the Company’s use of derivative instruments and management of credit risk inherent in derivative instruments.

Fair Value - 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

Inventories - Inventories consist of food and beverages and are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value.

Restricted Cash - From time to time, the Company may have short-term restricted cash balances consisting of amounts pledged for settlement of deferred compensation plan obligations.

Property, Fixtures and Equipment - Property, fixtures and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets. Estimated useful lives by major asset category are generally as follows:



Buildings (1)	5 to 30 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 to 7 years
Equipment	2 to 7 years
Computer equipment and software	3 to 7 years

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(1)	Includes improvements to leased properties which are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the reasonably certain lease term, including renewal periods that are reasonably certain.

Estimated useful lives are periodically reviewed and, where appropriate, changes are made prospectively. Effective September 30, 2019, the Company changed the estimated useful life of its leasehold improvements from 20 years to 30 years (or the reasonably certain lease term) for leasehold improvements associated with ground leases placed in service on or after that date. The change in useful life was adopted based on historical experience related to the use of leasehold improvements and the expectation of future usability considering the Company’s revised site selection strategy in recent years to focus on securing prime locations and ground leases for restaurant development and relocations. The change in estimated useful life did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Repair and maintenance costs that maintain the appearance and functionality of the restaurant, but do not extend the useful life of any restaurant asset are expensed as incurred. The Company suspends depreciation and amortization for assets held for sale. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets sold or disposed of are removed from the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, and any resulting gain or loss is generally recognized in Other restaurant operating expense in its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

The Company capitalizes direct and indirect internal costs associated with the acquisition, development, design and construction of Company-owned restaurant locations as these costs have a future benefit to the Company. Upon restaurant opening, these costs are depreciated and charged to depreciation and amortization expense. Internal costs of $6.4 million, $6.9 million and $9.1 million were capitalized during 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

For 2019 and 2018, computer equipment and software costs of $7.4 million and $13.5 million, respectively, were capitalized. As of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, there was $25.7 million and $33.2 million, respectively, of unamortized computer equipment and software included in Property, fixtures and equipment, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations and is assigned to the reporting unit in which the acquired business will operate. The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, as of the first day of the second fiscal quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

The Company may elect to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit is impaired. If the qualitative assessment is not performed or if the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value, the fair value of the reporting unit is calculated. The carrying value of the reporting unit is compared to its estimated fair value, with any excess of carrying value over fair value deemed to be an indicator of impairment.

Definite-lived intangible assets, which consist primarily of trademarks, franchise agreements and reacquired franchise rights, are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment, using the discounted cash flow method, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Derivatives - The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting.

Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. If the derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, any gain or loss on the derivative instrument is recognized in equity as a change to Accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risk, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate movements, foreign currency exchange rate movements, changes in energy prices and other identified risks. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings. The Company has elected not to offset derivative positions in the balance sheet with the same counterparty under the same agreement.

Deferred Financing Fees - For fees associated with its revolving credit facility, the Company records deferred financing fees related to the issuance of debt obligations in Other assets, net on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. For fees associated with all other debt obligations, the Company records deferred financing fees as a reduction of Long-term debt, net.

The Company amortizes deferred financing fees to interest expense over the term of the respective financing arrangement, primarily using the effective interest method. The Company amortized deferred financing fees of $2.5 million, $2.6 million and $2.9 million to interest expense for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Liquor Licenses - The fees from obtaining non-transferable liquor licenses directly issued by local government agencies for nominal fees are expensed as incurred. The costs of purchasing transferable liquor licenses through open markets in jurisdictions with a limited number of authorized liquor licenses are capitalized as indefinite-lived intangible assets and included in Other assets, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Insurance Reserves - The Company carries insurance programs with specific retention levels or high per-claim deductibles for a significant portion of expected losses under its workers’ compensation, general or liquor liability, health, property and management liability insurance programs. The Company records a liability for all unresolved claims and for an estimate of incurred but not reported claims at the anticipated cost that falls below its specified retention levels or per-claim deductible amounts. In establishing reserves, the Company considers actuarial assumptions and judgments regarding economic conditions, the frequency and severity of claims, claim development history and settlement practices. Reserves recorded for workers’ compensation and general liability claims are discounted using the average of the one-year and five-year risk-free rate of monetary assets that have comparable maturities.

Share Repurchase - Shares repurchased are retired. The par value of the repurchased shares is deducted from common stock and the excess of the purchase price over the par value of the shares is recorded to Accumulated deficit.

Revenue Recognition - The Company records food and beverage revenues, net of discounts and taxes, upon delivery to the customer. Franchise-related revenues are included in Franchise and other revenues in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Royalties, which are a percentage of net sales of the franchisee, are recognized as revenue in the period which the sales are reported to have occurred.

Proceeds from the sale of gift cards, which do not have expiration dates, are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue upon redemption by the customer. The Company applies the portfolio approach practical expedient to account for gift card contracts and performance obligations. Gift card breakage, the amount of gift cards which will not be redeemed, is recognized using estimates based on historical redemption patterns. If actual redemptions vary from the estimated breakage, gift card breakage income may differ from the amount recorded. The Company periodically updates its estimates used for breakage. Breakage revenue is recorded as a component of Restaurant sales in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Approximately 85% of deferred gift card revenue is expected to be recognized within 12 months of inception. Gift card sales that are accompanied by a bonus gift card to be used by the customer at a future visit result in a separate deferral of a portion of the original gift card sale. Revenue is recorded when the bonus card is redeemed or expires at the estimated fair market value of the bonus card.

Gift card sales commissions paid to third-party providers are capitalized and subsequently amortized to Other restaurant operating expense based on historical gift card redemption patterns. See Note 3 - Revenue Recognition for rollforwards of deferred gift card sales commissions and unearned gift card revenue.

Advertising fees charged to franchisees are recognized as Franchise revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Initial franchise and renewal fees are recognized over the term of the franchise agreement and renewal period, respectively. The weighted average remaining term of franchise agreements and renewal periods was approximately 14 years as of December 29, 2019.

The Company maintains a customer loyalty program, Dine Rewards, in the U.S., where customers have the ability to earn a reward after a number of qualified visits. The Company has developed an estimated value of the partial reward earned from each qualified visit, which is recorded as deferred revenue. Each reward has a maximum value and must be redeemed within three months of earning such reward. The revenue associated with the fair value of the qualified visit is recognized upon the earlier of redemption or expiration of the reward. The Company applies the practical expedient to exclude disclosures regarding loyalty program remaining performance obligations, which have original expected durations of less than one year.

The Company collects and remits sales, food and beverage, alcoholic beverage and hospitality taxes on transactions with customers and reports revenue net of taxes in its Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Leases - Effective December 31, 2018, the Company’s lease accounting policies changed in conjunction with its adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02: Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU No. 2016-02”), ASU No.

2018-01, “Leases (Topic 842): Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transitioning to Topic 842,” (“ASU No. 2018-01”) and ASU No. 2018-11: Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements (“ASU No. 2018-11”). See discussion of ASU No. 2016-02, ASU No. 2018-01 and ASU No. 2018-11 in Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards below.

The Company’s determination of whether an arrangement contains a lease is based on an evaluation of whether the arrangement conveys the right to use and control specific property or equipment. The Company leases restaurant and office facilities and certain equipment under operating leases primarily having initial terms between one and 20 years. Restaurant facility leases generally have renewal periods totaling five to 30 years, exercisable at the option of the Company. Contingent rentals represent payment of variable lease obligations based on a percentage of gross revenues, as defined by the terms of the applicable lease agreement for certain restaurant facility leases. The Company also has certain leases, which reset periodically based on a specified index. Such leases are recorded using the index that existed at lease commencement. Subsequent changes in the index are recorded as variable rental payments. Variable rental payments are expensed as incurred in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and future variable rent obligations are not included within the lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The depreciable life of lease assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term. None of the Company’s leases contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

For restaurant facility leases executed subsequent to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, the Company accounts for fixed lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Additionally, for certain equipment leases, the Company applies a portfolio approach to account for the lease assets and liabilities. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on its Consolidated Balance Sheet, they are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term within Other restaurant operating expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Rent expense for the Company’s operating leases, which generally have escalating rentals over the term of the lease and may include rent holidays, is recorded on a straight-line basis over the initial lease term and those renewal periods that are reasonably certain. Rent expense is recorded in Other restaurant operating in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Payments received from landlords as incentives for leasehold improvements are recorded as a reduction of the right-of-use asset and amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease as a reduction of rent expense.

Pre-Opening Expenses - Non-capital expenditures associated with opening new restaurants are expensed as incurred and are included in Other restaurant operating expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Consideration Received from Vendors - The Company receives consideration for a variety of vendor-sponsored programs, such as volume rebates, promotions and advertising allowances. Advertising allowances are intended to offset the Company’s costs of promoting and selling menu items in its restaurants. Vendor consideration is recorded as a reduction of Cost of sales or Other restaurant operating expense when recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Costs Associated with Exit Activities - Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows independent of other assets. For long-lived assets deployed at its restaurants, the Company reviews for impairment at the individual restaurant level. When evaluating for impairment, the total future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset are compared to the carrying amount. If the total future undiscounted cash flows of the asset are less than its carrying amount, recoverability is measured by comparing the fair value of the assets to the carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized in earnings when the asset’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. Fair value is generally estimated using a discounted cash flow model.

Restaurant closure costs, including lease termination fees, are expensed as incurred. When the Company ceases using the property rights under a non-cancelable operating lease, it records a liability for the net present value of any remaining non-rent lease related obligations as a result of lease termination, less the estimated subtenant cost recovery that can reasonably be obtained for the property. Any subsequent adjustment to that liability as a result of lease termination or changes in estimates of cost recovery is recorded in the period incurred. The associated expense is recorded in Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Restaurant sites and certain other assets to be sold are included in assets held for sale when certain criteria are met, including the requirement that the likelihood of selling the assets within one year is probable.

Advertising Costs - Advertising production costs are expensed in the period when the advertising first occurs. All other advertising costs are expensed in the period in which the costs are incurred. Advertising expense of $146.1 million, $147.8 million and $151.4 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, was recorded in Other restaurant operating expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Legal Costs - Settlement costs are accrued when they are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. Legal fees are recognized as incurred and are reported in General and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Research and Development Expenses (“R&D”) - R&D is expensed as incurred in General and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. R&D primarily consists of payroll and benefit costs. R&D was $3.4 million, $3.8 million and $3.9 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Partner Compensation - In addition to base salary, Area Operating Partners, Restaurant Managing Partners and Chef Partners generally receive performance-based bonuses for providing management and supervisory services to their restaurants, certain of which may be based on a percentage of their restaurants’ monthly operating results or cash flows and/or total controllable income (“Monthly Payments”).

Certain Restaurant Managing Partners and Chef Partners in the U.S. (“U.S. Partners”) may also participate in deferred compensation programs and other performance-based compensation programs. The Company may invest in corporate-owned life insurance policies, which are held within an irrevocable grantor or “rabbi” trust account for settlement of certain of the Company’s obligations under the deferred compensation plans.

Many of the Company’s international Restaurant Managing Partners are given the option to purchase participation interests in the cash distributions of the restaurants they manage. The amount, terms and availability vary by country.

The Company estimates future bonuses and deferred compensation obligations to U.S. Partners and Area Operating Partners, using current and historical information on restaurant performance and records the long-term portion of partner obligations in Other long-term liabilities, net on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Monthly Payments and deferred compensation expenses for U.S. Partners are included in Labor and other related expenses and Monthly Payments and bonus expense for Area Operating Partners are included in General and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Stock-based Compensation - Stock-based compensation awards are measured at fair value at the date of grant and expensed over their vesting or service periods. Stock-based compensation expense is recognized only for those awards expected to vest. The expense, net of forfeitures, is recognized using the straight-line method. Forfeitures of share-based compensation awards are recognized as they occur.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions - For non-U.S. operations, the functional currency is the local currency. Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date with the translation adjustments recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the

Company’s Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity. Results of operations are translated using the average exchange rates for the reporting period. Foreign currency exchange transaction losses are recorded in General and administrative expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Income Taxes - Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in the tax rate is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date of the rate change. A valuation allowance may reduce deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

The Company records a tax benefit for an uncertain tax position using the highest cumulative tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company adjusts its liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the period in which it determines the issue is effectively settled, the statute of limitations expires or when more information becomes available. Liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits, including penalties and interest, are recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities, net on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards - On December 31, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, ASU No. 2018-01, and ASU No. 2018-11. ASU No. 2016-02 requires the lease rights and obligations arising from lease contracts, including existing and new arrangements, to be recognized as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. ASU No. 2018-01 allows an entity to elect an optional transition practical expedient to not evaluate land easements that exist or expired before the Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-02. ASU No. 2018-11 allows for an additional transition method, which permits use of the effective date of adoption as the date of initial application of ASU No. 2016-02 without restating comparative period financial statements and provides entities with a practical expedient that allows entities to elect not to separate lease and non-lease components when certain conditions are met.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 using December 31, 2018 as the date of initial application. Consequently, financial information and the disclosures required under the new standard were not provided for dates and periods before December 31, 2018. The Company also elected a transition package including practical expedients that permitted it not to reassess the classification and initial direct costs of expired or existing contracts and leases, to not separate lease and non-lease components of restaurant facility leases executed subsequent to adoption, and to not evaluate land easements that exist or expired before the adoption. In preparation for adoption, the Company implemented a new lease accounting system.

Adoption resulted in the following, as of December 31, 2018:


(i)	recording of right-of-use assets of $1.3 billion and lease liabilities of $1.5 billion;


(ii)	a credit to the beginning balance of Accumulated deficit of $190.4 million to derecognize deferred gains on sale-leaseback transactions and a debit to the beginning balance of Accumulated deficit of $49.2 million to derecognize the related deferred tax assets; and


(iii)	derecognition of existing debt obligations of $19.6 million and existing fixed assets of $16.1 million related to restaurant properties sold and leased back from third parties that previously did not qualify for sale accounting, with gains or losses associated with this change recognized in Accumulated deficit.

Other restaurant operating expense increased during 2019 from the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 since the Company no longer recognizes the benefit of deferred gains on sale-leaseback transactions through its statements of operations over the corresponding lease term. During 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $12.3 million and $11.9 million, respectively, of sale-leaseback deferred gain amortization.

As a result of adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, the Company recorded reclassification adjustments to certain balances that were recorded under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840, “Leases” (“ASC 840”) on its Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 30, 2018. The following table summarizes accounts with material reclassification adjustments which impacted Operating lease right-of-use assets as a part of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02:



ACCOUNT		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION UNDER ASC 840
Favorable leases		Intangible assets, net
Deferred rent		Deferred rent
Unfavorable leases		Other long-term liabilities, net
Exit-related lease accruals		Other long-term liabilities, net

In addition, rent payments that were recorded within prepaid assets under ASC 840 are now recorded as a reduction of the current portion of operating lease liabilities.

Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued 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 (“CECL model”) versus incurred losses under current guidance. The Company’s allowance for credit losses will generally increase under the CECL model. The Company’s adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 and its related amendments (“the new credit loss standard”) on December 30, 2019 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Measurement processes and related controls have been implemented by the Company to ensure compliance with the new credit loss standard.

In August 2018, the FASB issued 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’s prospective adoption of ASU No. 2018-15 on December 30, 2019 did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements. The Company will defer and recognize allowable implementation costs for future cloud computing projects which may be material to future reporting periods.

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.

Revenue Recognition

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

The following table includes the categories of revenue included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Revenues
Restaurant sales	$	4,075,014	$	4,060,871	$	4,164,063
Franchise and other revenues
Franchise revenue	$	52,147	$	52,906	$	47,021
Other revenue	12,228		12,636		12,052
Total Franchise and other revenues	$	64,375	$	65,542	$	59,073
Total revenues	$	4,139,389	$	4,126,413	$	4,223,136

The following table includes the disaggregation of Restaurant sales and Franchise revenue, by restaurant concept and major international market, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
	2019				2018				2017
(dollars in thousands)	RESTAURANT SALES		FRANCHISE REVENUE		RESTAURANT SALES		FRANCHISE REVENUE		RESTAURANT SALES		FRANCHISE REVENUE
U.S.
Outback Steakhouse (1)	$	2,135,776	$	38,614	$	2,098,696	$	40,422	$	2,141,506	$	34,978
Carrabba’s Italian Grill (1)	613,031		2,112		647,454		601		673,872		553
Bonefish Grill	574,004		787		578,139		833		600,717		925
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar	307,199		—		304,064		—		296,982		—
Other	4,658		—		5,845		—		589		—
U.S. total	$	3,634,668	$	41,513	$	3,634,198	$	41,856	$	3,713,666	$	36,456
International
Outback Steakhouse Brazil	$	355,837	$	—	$	348,394	$	—	$	377,158	$	—
Other (2)	84,509		10,634		78,279		11,050		73,239		10,565
International total	$	440,346	$	10,634	$	426,673	$	11,050	$	450,397	$	10,565
Total	$	4,075,014	$	52,147	$	4,060,871	$	52,906	$	4,164,063	$	47,021

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(1)	In 2019, the Company sold 18 Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants. In 2017, the Company sold 53 Outback Steakhouse restaurants and one Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurant. These restaurants are now operated as franchises.


(2)	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)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Other current assets, net
Deferred gift card sales commissions	$	18,554	$	16,431

Unearned revenue
Deferred gift card revenue	$	358,757	$	333,794
Deferred loyalty revenue	10,034		8,424
Deferred franchise fees - current	491		490
Total Unearned revenue	$	369,282	$	342,708

Other long-term liabilities, net
Deferred franchise fees - non-current	$	4,599	$	4,531

The following table is a rollforward of deferred gift card sales commissions for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	16,431		$	16,231		$	15,584
Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization	(26,094		)	(27,227		)	(26,751		)
Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization	29,894			28,980			29,412
Other	(1,677		)	(1,553		)	(2,014		)
Balance, end of period	$	18,554		$	16,431		$	16,231

The following table is a rollforward of unearned gift card revenue for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	333,794		$	323,628		$	331,803
Gift card sales	420,229			419,172			440,946
Gift card redemptions	(376,477		)	(388,954		)	(426,174		)
Gift card breakage	(18,789		)	(20,052		)	(22,947		)
Balance, end of period	$	358,757		$	333,794		$	323,628

Disposals	12 Months Ended
Disposals	Dec. 29, 2019
Disposals [Abstract]
Disposals	Disposals Refranchising - During 2019, the Company completed the sale of 18 of its existing U.S. Company-owned Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants to an existing franchisee for cash proceeds of $3.6 million, net of certain purchase price adjustments. In 2017, the Company completed the sale of 54 of its existing U.S. Company-owned Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants to two of its existing franchisees (the “Buyers”) for aggregate cash proceeds of $36.2 million, net of certain closing adjustments. The transactions resulted in an aggregate net gain of $7.4 million, recorded within Other (expense) income, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, and is net of an impairment of $1.7 million related to certain Company-owned assets leased to the Buyers. Included in the cash proceeds are initial franchise fees of $2.2 million that were recorded within Franchise and other revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The restaurants in the transactions above are now operated as franchises and the Company remains contingently liable on certain real estate lease agreements assigned to the franchisees. See Note 20 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional details regarding lease guarantees. Surplus Property Disposals - During 2019, the Company completed the sale of five of its U.S. surplus properties to a franchisee for cash proceeds of $12.7 million, net of certain purchase price adjustments. The transaction resulted in a net gain of $3.6 million, recorded within Other restaurant operating expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Other Disposals - During 2017, the Company closed and completed the sale of one U.S. Company-owned Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurant for a purchase price of $9.9 million, net of closing costs. The sale resulted in a net gain of $8.4 million, recorded in Other (expense) income, net, in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Impairments and Exit Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Impairments and Exit Costs [Abstract]

Impairments and Exit Costs

The components of Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings are as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018		2017
Impairment losses
U.S.	$	6,381		$	15,342	$	15,325
International	2,026			11,457		10,124
Corporate	727			—		—
Total impairment losses	$	9,134		$	26,799	$	25,449
Restaurant closure expenses
U.S.	$	(105	)	$	6,536	$	26,749
International	56			3,528		131
Total restaurant closure expenses	$	(49	)	$	10,064	$	26,880
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	9,085		$	36,863	$	52,329

Closure Initiative and Restructuring Costs - Following is a summary of expenses related to the 2017 Closure Initiative and the Bonefish Restructuring (the “Closure Initiatives”), recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Impairment, facility closure and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	1,717		$	1,662		$	20,352
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	(19		)	1,405			3,783
Impairment, facility closure and other expenses - Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	1,698		$	3,067		$	24,135
Severance and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	1,108		$	434		$	3,299
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—			136			67
Severance and other expenses - General and administrative expense	$	1,108		$	570		$	3,366
Reversal of deferred rent liability
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	(96	)	$	(469	)	$	(4,755	)
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—			(147		)	—
Reversal of deferred rent liability - Other restaurant operating expense	$	(96	)	$	(616	)	$	(4,755	)
	$	2,710		$	3,021		$	22,746

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(1)

On February 15, 2017 and August 28, 2017, the Company decided to close 43 underperforming restaurants in the U.S. and two Abbraccio restaurants outside of the core markets of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (the “2017 Closure Initiative”). Most of these restaurants were closed in 2017, with the balance mostly closing as leases and certain operating covenants expired or were amended or waived. In connection with the 2017 Closure Initiative, the Company recognized impairments and closure costs of $1.7 million, $0.6 million and $17.9 million within the U.S. segment for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $1.1 million and $2.5 million within the international segment for 2018 and 2017, respectively.


(2)	On February 12, 2016, the Company decided to close 14 Bonefish Grill restaurants (the “Bonefish Restructuring”). Expenses related to the Bonefish Restructuring are recognized within the U.S. segment.

Cumulative Closure Initiative and Restructuring Costs - Following is a summary of cumulative expenses related to the Closure Initiatives incurred through December 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands):



DESCRIPTION	LOCATION OF CHARGE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	CLOSURE INITIATIVES AND RESTRUCTURING
DESCRIPTION		2017			BONEFISH			TOTAL (1)
Impairments, facility closure and other expenses	Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	70,231		$	34,232		$	104,463
Severance and other expenses	General and administrative	4,841			947			5,788
Reversal of deferred rent liability	Other restaurant operating	(8,591		)	(3,704		)	(12,295		)
		$	66,481		$	31,475		$	97,956

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(1)	The 2017 Closure Initiative expenses included $64.2 million and $2.2 million within the U.S. and international segment, respectively.

International Restructuring - The Company recognized asset impairment and closure charges of $2.0 million, $13.9 million and $6.3 million during 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to restructuring of certain international markets, including Puerto Rico and China, within the international segment.

Express Concept Restructuring - In 2018, the Company recognized asset impairment charges of $7.4 million related to the restructuring of its Express concept, within the U.S. segment. As a part of the restructuring, three Express locations closed during 2019.

Refranchising - In connection with the sale of certain existing U.S. Company-owned Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants, the Company recognized asset impairment charges of $5.5 million in 2018, within the U.S. segment.

Surplus Properties - The Company owns certain U.S. restaurant properties and assets that are no longer utilized to operate its restaurant concepts (“surplus properties”). Surplus properties primarily consist of closed properties, which include land and a building, and liquor licenses no longer needed for operations. Surplus properties may be classified on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as assets held for sale or as assets held and used when the Company does not expect to sell these assets within the next 12 months. Following is a summary of the carrying value and number of surplus properties as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Surplus properties - assets held for sale	Other current assets, net	$	3,317	$	4,594
Surplus properties - assets held and used	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	18,188		15,254
Total surplus properties		$	21,505	$	19,848

Number of surplus properties owned		20		16

During 2017, the Company recognized asset impairment charges of $10.7 million in connection with the remeasurement of certain surplus properties, within the U.S. segment.

The remaining restaurant impairment and closing charges for the periods presented resulted primarily from locations identified for remodel, relocation or closure and certain other assets.

Accrued Facility Closure and Other Cost Rollforward - The following table summarizes the Company’s rollforward of closed facility lease liabilities and other accrued costs associated with the Closure Initiatives for the period indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019
Beginning of the year	$	18,094
Additions (1)	1,288
Cash payments	(5,538		)
Accretion	1,253
Adjustments	(555		)
End of the year (2)	$	14,542

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(1)	Includes closure initiative related lease liabilities recognized as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.

(2)

As of December 29, 2019, the Company had exit-related accruals related to the Closure Initiatives of $3.3 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $11.2 million recorded in Non-current operating lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The Company computes basic earnings per share based on the weighted average number of common shares that were outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents consisting of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance-based share units and stock options, using the treasury stock method. Performance-based share units are considered dilutive when the related performance criterion has been met.

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018		2017
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	130,573	$	107,098	$	101,293

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	88,839		92,042		96,365

Effect of diluted securities:
Stock options	571		1,595		2,895
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	295		397		421
Nonvested performance-based share units	72		41		26
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	89,777		94,075		99,707

Basic earnings per share	$	1.47	$	1.16	$	1.05
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.45	$	1.14	$	1.02

Securities outstanding not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive were as follows, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(shares in thousands)	2019	2018	2017
Stock options	4,003	2,879	5,555
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	158	99	128
Nonvested performance-based share units	277	201	222

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments and Deferred Compensation [Abstract]

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans

Stock-based Compensation Plans

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Stock options	$	5,270	$	6,378	$	10,423
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	8,949		9,143		9,933
Performance-based share units	5,471		6,911		2,227
	$	19,690	$	22,432	$	22,583

Stock Options - Stock options generally vest and become exercisable over a period of four years in an equal number of shares each year. Stock options have an exercisable life of no more than ten years from the date of grant. The Company settles stock option exercises with authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s common stock.

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s stock option activity:



(in thousands, except exercise price and contractual life)	OPTIONS		WEIGHTED- AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE		WEIGHTED- AVERAGE REMAINING CONTRACTUAL LIFE (YEARS)	AGGREGATE INTRINSIC VALUE
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018	6,190		$	18.30	5.7	$	11,439
Granted	1,237		20.59
Exercised	(721	)	9.11
Forfeited or expired	(607	)	22.76
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019	6,099		$	19.40	6.0	$	18,961
Exercisable as of December 29, 2019	3,846		$	19.06	4.7	$	14,405

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:



	FISCAL YEAR
	2019			2018			2017
Assumptions:
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (1)	2.34		%	2.66		%	1.92		%
Dividend yield (2)	1.94		%	1.50		%	1.84		%
Expected term (3)	4.8 years			5.8 years			6.3 years
Weighted-average volatility (4)	31.05		%	32.76		%	33.72		%

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option	$	5.07		$	7.23		$	5.09

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(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 stock option compensation information for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	7,929	$	52,247	$	15,139
Cash received from option exercises, net of tax withholding	$	6,501	$	40,501	$	13,329
Fair value of stock options vested	$	18,136	$	34,316	$	28,085
Tax benefits for stock option compensation expense (1)	$	1,932	$	13,085	$	5,889

Unrecognized stock option expense	$	7,669
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	1.9 years

________________


(1)	Includes excess tax benefits for tax deductions related to the exercise of stock options of $0.2 million, $8.0 million and $2.9 million for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units - Restricted stock units granted prior to 2019 generally vest over a period of four years and restricted stock units granted after 2018 generally vest over a period of three years, in an equal number of shares each year. Following is a summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity:



(shares in thousands)	NUMBER OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS		WEIGHTED-AVERAGE GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE PER AWARD
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018	1,156		$	18.65
Granted	610		19.15
Vested	(443	)	18.50
Forfeited	(135	)	19.17
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019	1,188		$	18.91

The following represents restricted stock and restricted stock unit compensation information for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Fair value of restricted stock vested	$	8,200	$	9,705	$	10,182
Tax benefits for restricted stock compensation expense	$	1,672	$	2,938	$	3,664

Unrecognized restricted stock expense	$	14,800
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	2.1 years

Performance-based Share Units (“PSUs”) - The number of PSUs that vest is determined for each year based on the achievement of certain performance criteria as set forth in the award agreement and may range from zero to 200% of the annual target grant. The PSUs are settled in shares of common stock, with holders receiving one share of common stock for each performance-based share unit that vests. The fair value of PSUs is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Compensation expense for PSUs is recognized over the vesting period when it is probable the performance criteria will be achieved.

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s PSU activity:



(shares in thousands)	PERFORMANCE-BASED SHARE UNITS		WEIGHTED-AVERAGE GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE PER AWARD
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018	575		$	18.54
Granted	237		20.00
Vested	(161	)	18.61
Forfeited	(119	)	17.42
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019	532		$	19.42

The following represents PSU compensation information for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Tax benefits for PSU compensation expense	$	857	$	406	$	501
Unrecognized PSU expense	$	8,000
Remaining weighted-average vesting period (1)	1.2 years

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(1)	PSUs typically vest after three years.

As of December 29, 2019, the maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan was 3,310,887.

Deferred Compensation Plans

U.S. Partner Deferred Compensations Plans - Certain U.S. Partners may participate in deferred compensation programs that are subject to the rules of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company may invest in corporate-owned life insurance policies, which are held within an irrevocable grantor or “rabbi” trust account for settlement of certain of the obligations under the deferred compensation plans. The deferred compensation obligation due to U.S. Partners under these plans was $49.0 million and $69.6 million as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. The rabbi trust is funded through the Company’s voluntary contributions. The unfunded obligation for U.S. Partners deferred compensation was $9.1 million and $26.3 million as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Other Compensation Programs - Certain U.S. Partners participate in a non-qualified long-term compensation program that the Company funds as the obligation for each participant becomes due.

401(k) Plan - The Company has a qualified defined contribution plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Company incurred contribution costs of $5.4 million, $5.3 million and $3.3 million for the 401(k) Plan for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Highly Compensated Employee Plan - The Company provides a deferred compensation plan for its highly compensated employees who are not eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. The deferred compensation plan allows these employees to contribute a percentage of their base salary and cash bonus on a pre-tax basis. The deferred compensation plan is unsecured and funded through the Company’s voluntary contributions.

Other Current Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Other Current Assets, Net

Other current assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Prepaid expenses	$	20,218	$	38,117
Accounts receivable - gift cards, net	104,591		91,242
Accounts receivable - vendors, net	13,465		10,029
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net	1,322		1,303
Accounts receivable - other, net	21,734		19,688
Deferred gift card sales commissions	18,554		16,431
Assets held for sale	3,317		5,143
Other current assets, net	3,261		8,895
	$	186,462	$	190,848

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net

Property, fixtures and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Land	$	42,570		$	59,973
Buildings	1,202,434			1,188,735
Furniture and fixtures	458,169			428,676
Equipment	665,815			634,459
Construction in progress	24,477			48,949
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,357,388		)	(1,244,863		)
	$	1,036,077		$	1,115,929

Depreciation and repair and maintenance expense are as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Depreciation expense	$	188,190	$	192,099	$	182,254
Repair and maintenance expense	106,943		102,409		111,926

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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 31, 2017	$	170,767		$	139,467		$	310,234
Translation adjustments	—			(14,697		)	(14,697		)
Transfer to Assets held for sale	(110		)	—			(110		)
Balance as of December 30, 2018	$	170,657		$	124,770		$	295,427
Translation adjustments	—			(6,988		)	(6,988		)
Balance as of December 29, 2019	$	170,657		$	117,782		$	288,439

The following table is a summary of the Company’s gross goodwill balances and accumulated impairments as of the periods indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019					DECEMBER 30, 2018					DECEMBER 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)	GROSS CARRYING AMOUNT		ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENTS			GROSS CARRYING AMOUNT		ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENTS			GROSS CARRYING AMOUNT		ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENTS
U.S.	$	838,827	$	(668,170	)	$	838,827	$	(668,170	)	$	838,937	$	(668,170	)
International	235,692		(117,910		)	242,680		(117,910		)	257,377		(117,910		)
Total goodwill	$	1,074,519	$	(786,080	)	$	1,081,507	$	(786,080	)	$	1,096,314	$	(786,080	)

The Company performs its annual assessment for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets each year during the second quarter. The Company’s 2019 and 2017 assessments utilized a qualitative assessment and its 2018 assessment utilized a quantitative approach. As a result of these assessments, the Company did not record any goodwill asset impairment charges during the periods presented.

Intangible Assets, net - Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



	WEIGHTED AVERAGE AMORTIZATION PERIOD (IN YEARS)	DECEMBER 29, 2019							DECEMBER 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	WEIGHTED AVERAGE AMORTIZATION PERIOD (IN YEARS)	GROSS CARRYING VALUE		ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION			NET CARRYING VALUE		GROSS CARRYING VALUE		ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION			NET CARRYING VALUE
Trade names	Indefinite	$	414,616				$	414,616	$	414,516				$	414,516
Trademarks	9	81,381		$	(47,882	)	33,499		81,381		$	(44,057	)	37,324
Favorable leases	0	—		—			—		64,307		(41,447		)	22,860
Franchise agreements	1	14,881		(14,356		)	525		14,881		(13,212		)	1,669
Reacquired franchise rights	11	42,390		(20,415		)	21,975		46,446		(18,843		)	27,603
Total intangible assets	9	$	553,268	$	(82,653	)	$	470,615	$	621,531	$	(117,559	)	$	503,972

The Company did not record any indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment charges during the periods presented.

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis. The following table presents the aggregate expense related to the amortization of the Company’s trademarks, favorable leases, franchise agreements and reacquired franchise rights for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Amortization expense (1)	$	8,621	$	13,377	$	14,191

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(1)	Amortization expense is recorded in Depreciation and amortization for fiscal year 2019 and Depreciation and amortization and Other restaurant operating expense for fiscal years 2018 and 2017 in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

The following table presents expected annual amortization of intangible assets as of December 29, 2019:



(dollars in thousands)
2020	$	7,213
2021	6,374
2022	6,304
2023	6,217
2024	6,046

Other Assets, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Other Assets, Net

Other assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Company-owned life insurance	$	60,126	$	61,233
Deferred financing fees (1)	4,893		6,563
Liquor licenses	24,289		24,153
Other assets	27,802		29,024
	$	117,110	$	120,973

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(1)

Net of accumulated amortization of $6.8 million and $5.1 million as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Accrued rent and current operating lease liabilities	$	174,287	$	2,850
Accrued payroll and other compensation	101,090		101,249
Accrued insurance	20,500		22,055
Other current liabilities	95,574		120,499
	$	391,451	$	246,653

Long-term Debt, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt, Net

Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt, as of the periods indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019					DECEMBER 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE		OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A (1)	$	450,000		3.40	%	$	475,000		4.14	%
Revolving credit facility (1) (2)	599,000			3.44	%	599,500			4.17	%
Total Senior Secured Credit Facility	1,049,000					1,074,500
Finance lease liabilities	2,308					3,297
Financing obligations	—					19,562			7.58% to 7.82%
Other	50			2.18	%	918			0.00% to 2.18%
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	(2,654		)			(3,502		)
Total debt, net	1,048,704					1,094,775
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(26,411		)			(27,190		)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,022,293				$	1,067,585

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(1)	Interest rate represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective periods.


(2)	Subsequent to December 29, 2019, the Company made payments of $65.0 million, net of borrowings, on its revolving credit facility.

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. is a holding company and conducts its operations through its subsidiaries, certain of which have incurred indebtedness as described below.

Credit Agreement - On November 30, 2017, the Company and OSI, as co-borrowers, entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of institutional lenders, providing for senior secured financing of up to

$1.5 billion consisting of a $500.0 million Term loan A and a $1.0 billion revolving credit facility, including a letter of credit and swing line loan sub-facilities (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Senior Secured Credit Facility matures on November 30, 2022.

The Company may elect an interest rate for the Credit Agreement at each reset period based on the Alternate Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate. The Alternate Base Rate option is the highest of: (i) the prime rate of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5 of 1.0% or (iii) the Eurocurrency rate with a one-month interest period plus 1.0% (the “Base Rate”). The Eurocurrency Rate option is the seven, 30, 60, 90 or 180-day Eurocurrency rate (“Eurocurrency Rate”). The interest rates are as follows:



	BASE RATE ELECTION	EUROCURRENCY RATE ELECTION
Term loan A and revolving credit facility	50 to 100 basis points over Base Rate	150 to 200 basis points over the Eurocurrency Rate

Fees on letters of credit and the daily unused availability under the revolving credit facility as of December 29, 2019 were 1.88% and 0.30%, respectively. As of December 29, 2019, $20.2 million of the revolving credit facility was committed for the issuance of letters of credit and not available for borrowing.

The Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by each of the Company’s current and future domestic subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all now owned or later acquired assets of the Company and OSI, including the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.

Debt Covenants and Other Restrictions - Borrowings under the Company’s debt agreements are subject to various covenants that limit its ability to: incur additional indebtedness; make significant payments; sell assets; pay dividends and other restricted payments; acquire certain assets; effect mergers and similar transactions; and effect certain other transactions with affiliates. The Senior Secured Credit Facility has a financial covenant to maintain a specified quarterly Total Net Leverage Ratio (“TNLR”). TNLR is the ratio of Consolidated Total Debt (Current portion of long-term debt and Long-term debt, net of cash) to Consolidated EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and certain other adjustments as defined in the Credit Agreement). The TNLR may not exceed 4.50 to 1.00. The Company’s TNLR as of December 29, 2019 does not limit the Company’s ability to draw on its revolving credit facility.

The Senior Secured Credit Facility permits regular quarterly dividend payments, subject to certain restrictions.

As of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.

Maturities - Following is a summary of principal payments of the Company’s total consolidated debt outstanding:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019
2020	$	26,462
2021	38,399
2022	984,030
2023	—
2024	—
Thereafter	—
Total payments	$	1,048,891
Less: finance lease interest	(187		)
Total principal payments	$	1,048,704

The following is a summary of required amortization payments for the Term loan A (dollars in thousands):



SCHEDULED QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATES	TERM LOAN A
March 29, 2020 through December 27, 2020	$	6,250
March 28, 2021 through December 26, 2021	$	9,375
March 27, 2022 through September 25, 2022	$	12,500

The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains mandatory prepayment requirements for Term loan A. The Company is required to prepay outstanding amounts under these loans with 50% of its annual excess cash flow, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The amount of outstanding loans required to be prepaid in accordance with the debt covenants may vary based on the Company’s leverage ratio and year end results.

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net

Other long-term liabilities, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Accrued insurance liability	$	33,818	$	33,771
Unfavorable leases (1)	—		32,120
Chef and Restaurant Managing Partner deferred compensation obligations and deposits	47,831		64,766
Other long-term liabilities	56,411		60,876
	$	138,060	$	191,533

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(1)

Net of accumulated amortization of $36.2 million as of December 30, 2018.

Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases - Following is a summary of the Company’s share repurchase programs as of December 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands):



SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM	BOARD APPROVAL DATE	AUTHORIZED		REPURCHASED		CANCELED		REMAINING
2014	December 12, 2014	$	100,000	$	100,000	$	—	$	—
2015	August 3, 2015	$	100,000	69,999		$	30,001	$	—
2016	February 12, 2016	$	250,000	139,892		$	110,108	$	—
July 2016	July 26, 2016	$	300,000	247,731		$	52,269	$	—
2017	April 21, 2017	$	250,000	195,000		$	55,000	$	—
2018	February 16, 2018	$	150,000	113,967		$	36,033	$	—
2019	February 12, 2019	$	150,000	106,992		$	—	$	43,008
Total share repurchase programs				$	973,581

Following is a summary of the shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase programs for the periods presented:



	NUMBER OF SHARES		AVERAGE REPURCHASE PRICE PER SHARE				AMOUNT
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019	2018	2019		2018		2019		2018
First fiscal quarter	—	2,116	$	—	$	24.10	$	—	$	50,996
Second fiscal quarter	5,469	1,287	$	19.56	$	23.31	106,992		30,004
Third fiscal quarter	—	968	$	—	$	18.57	—		17,968
Fourth fiscal quarter	—	691	$	—	$	21.71	—		14,999
Total common stock repurchases	5,469	5,062	$	19.56	$	22.52	$	106,992	$	113,967

Dividends - The Company declared and paid dividends per share during the periods presented as follows:



	DIVIDENDS PER SHARE				AMOUNT
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018		2019		2018
First fiscal quarter	$	0.10	$	0.09	$	9,140	$	8,371
Second fiscal quarter	0.10		0.09		9,227		8,363
Third fiscal quarter	0.10		0.09		8,674		8,344
Fourth fiscal quarter	0.10		0.09		8,693		8,234
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	0.40	$	0.36	$	35,734	$	33,312

In February 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on March 13, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2020.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”) - Following are the components of AOCL as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(152,031	)	$	(135,149	)
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax	(17,745		)	(7,606		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(169,776	)	$	(142,755	)

Following are the components of Other comprehensive (loss) income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Bloomin’ Brands:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(16,882	)	$	(36,576	)	$	8,936

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax (1)	$	(11,944	)	$	(7,100	)	$	627
Reclassification of adjustments for loss on derivatives included in Net income, net of tax (2)	1,805			120			2,381
Total unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax	$	(10,139	)	$	(6,980	)	$	3,008
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	(27,021	)	$	(43,556	)	$	11,944

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(1)	Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives is net of tax of $(4.1) million, $(2.5) million and $0.5 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2)

Reclassifications of adjustments for loss on derivatives are net of tax. See Note 16 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for discussion of the tax impact of reclassifications.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest Rate Risk - The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate variability, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its debt funding and through the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company uses interest rate swaps.

DESIGNATED HEDGES

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk - On September 9, 2014, the Company entered into variable-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements with eight counterparties to hedge a portion of the cash flows of the Company’s variable rate debt (the “2014 Swap Agreements”). The 2014 Swap Agreements had an aggregate notional amount of $400.0 million and matured on May 16, 2019. Under the terms of the 2014 Swap Agreements, the Company paid a weighted-average fixed rate of 2.02% on the notional amount and received payments from the counterparties based on the 30-day LIBOR rate.

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 “2018 Swap Agreements”). The 2018 Swap Agreements have an aggregate notional amount of $550.0 million, a start date of May 16, 2019 (the maturity date of the 2014 Swap Agreements), and mature on November 30, 2022. Under the terms of the 2018 Swap Agreements, the Company pays a weighted-average fixed rate of 3.04% on the notional amount and receives payments from the counterparties 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 $7.9 million will be reclassified to interest expense over the next 12 months related to the 2018 Swap Agreements.

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps as well as their classification on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION
Interest rate swaps - asset (1)	$	—	$	765	Other current assets, net

Interest rate swaps - liability	$	7,174	$	1,393	Accrued and other current liabilities
Interest rate swaps - liability	16,835		9,723		Other long-term liabilities, net
Total fair value of derivative instruments - liabilities (1)	$	24,009	$	11,116

Interest receivable	$	—	$	112	Other current assets, net
Accrued interest	$	632	$	—	Accrued and other current liabilities

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(1) See Note 18 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

The following table summarizes the effects of the swap agreements on Net income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Interest rate swap expense recognized in Interest expense, net	$	(2,436	)	$	(161	)	$	(3,908	)
Income tax benefit recognized in Provision (benefit) for income taxes	631			41			1,527
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income	$	(1,805	)	$	(120	)	$	(2,381	)

The Company records its derivatives on its Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross balance basis. The Company’s interest rate swaps are subject to master netting arrangements. As of December 29, 2019, the Company did not have more than one derivative between the same counterparties and as such, there was no netting.

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 December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, 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 December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, 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 $24.8 million and $10.5 million, respectively. As of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $24.8 million and $10.5 million, respectively.

Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Leases

The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the period indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	1,266,548
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1)	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	2,036
Total lease assets, net		$	1,268,584

Current operating lease liabilities (2)	Accrued and other current liabilities	$	171,866
Current finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt	1,361
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,279,051
Non-current finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, net	947
Total lease liabilities		$	1,453,225

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(1)	Net of accumulated amortization of $1.3 million.


(2)	Excludes accrued contingent percentage rent.

Following is a summary of expenses and income related to leases recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the period indicated:



	CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION	2019
Operating leases (1)	Other restaurant operating	$	181,397
Variable lease cost	Other restaurant operating	3,504
Finance leases
Amortization of leased assets	Depreciation and amortization	1,400
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense, net	264
Sublease revenue (2)	Franchise and other revenues	(6,542		)
Lease costs, net (3)		$	180,023

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(1)	Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties for 2019 of $14.6 million, which is included in General and administrative expense and certain supply chain related rent expenses of $1.3 million, which is included in Cost of sales.


(2)	Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019 of $2.2 million.


(3)	During 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded rent expense of $185.4 million and $188.2 million, including variable rent expense of $4.5 million and $4.3 million, and sublease revenue of $5.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

As of December 29, 2019, future minimum lease payments and sublease revenues under non-cancelable leases are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)	OPERATING LEASES			FINANCE LEASES			SUBLEASE REVENUES
2020 (1)	$	179,168		$	1,412		$	(6,191	)
2021	193,102			898			(6,232		)
2022	188,752			185			(6,131		)
2023	185,238			—			(6,012		)
2024	179,673			—			(5,856		)
Thereafter	1,717,709			—			(63,512		)
Total minimum lease payments (receipts) (2)	$	2,643,642		$	2,495		$	(93,934	)
Less: Interest	(1,192,725		)	(187		)
Present value of future lease payments	$	1,450,917		$	2,308

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(1)	Net of operating lease prepaid rent of $14.7 million.


(2)	Includes $1.0 billion related to lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise and excludes $111.9 million of signed operating leases that have not yet commenced.

The following table is a summary of the weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates of the Company’s leases as of the period indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (1):
Operating leases	14.5 years
Finance leases	1.8 years
Weighted-average discount rate (2):
Operating leases	8.52	%
Finance leases	9.01	%

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(1)	Includes lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise.


(2)	Based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement.

The following table is a summary of other impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements related to its leases for the period indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	191,855

Properties Leased to Third Parties - The Company leases certain owned land and buildings to third parties, generally related to closed or refranchised restaurants. The following table is a summary of assets leased to third parties as of the period indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Land	$	9,885

Buildings	$	12,823
Less: accumulated depreciation	(6,400		)
Buildings, net	$	6,423

Sale-leaseback Transactions - The following is a summary of sale-leaseback transactions with third-parties for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Gross proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	$	7,337	$	17,294	$	108,010
Number of restaurant properties sold and leased back	2		6		31

Leases

The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the period indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	1,266,548
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1)	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	2,036
Total lease assets, net		$	1,268,584

Current operating lease liabilities (2)	Accrued and other current liabilities	$	171,866
Current finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt	1,361
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,279,051
Non-current finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, net	947
Total lease liabilities		$	1,453,225

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(1)	Net of accumulated amortization of $1.3 million.


(2)	Excludes accrued contingent percentage rent.

Following is a summary of expenses and income related to leases recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the period indicated:



	CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION	2019
Operating leases (1)	Other restaurant operating	$	181,397
Variable lease cost	Other restaurant operating	3,504
Finance leases
Amortization of leased assets	Depreciation and amortization	1,400
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense, net	264
Sublease revenue (2)	Franchise and other revenues	(6,542		)
Lease costs, net (3)		$	180,023

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(1)	Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties for 2019 of $14.6 million, which is included in General and administrative expense and certain supply chain related rent expenses of $1.3 million, which is included in Cost of sales.


(2)	Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019 of $2.2 million.


(3)	During 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded rent expense of $185.4 million and $188.2 million, including variable rent expense of $4.5 million and $4.3 million, and sublease revenue of $5.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

As of December 29, 2019, future minimum lease payments and sublease revenues under non-cancelable leases are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)	OPERATING LEASES			FINANCE LEASES			SUBLEASE REVENUES
2020 (1)	$	179,168		$	1,412		$	(6,191	)
2021	193,102			898			(6,232		)
2022	188,752			185			(6,131		)
2023	185,238			—			(6,012		)
2024	179,673			—			(5,856		)
Thereafter	1,717,709			—			(63,512		)
Total minimum lease payments (receipts) (2)	$	2,643,642		$	2,495		$	(93,934	)
Less: Interest	(1,192,725		)	(187		)
Present value of future lease payments	$	1,450,917		$	2,308

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(1)	Net of operating lease prepaid rent of $14.7 million.


(2)	Includes $1.0 billion related to lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise and excludes $111.9 million of signed operating leases that have not yet commenced.

The following table is a summary of the weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates of the Company’s leases as of the period indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (1):
Operating leases	14.5 years
Finance leases	1.8 years
Weighted-average discount rate (2):
Operating leases	8.52	%
Finance leases	9.01	%

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(1)	Includes lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise.


(2)	Based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement.

The following table is a summary of other impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements related to its leases for the period indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	191,855



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Land	$	9,885

Buildings	$	12,823
Less: accumulated depreciation	(6,400		)
Buildings, net	$	6,423

Sale-leaseback Transactions - The following is a summary of sale-leaseback transactions with third-parties for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Gross proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	$	7,337	$	17,294	$	108,010
Number of restaurant properties sold and leased back	2		6		31

Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

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:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019						DECEMBER 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2		TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Fixed income funds	$	1,037	$	1,037	$	—	$	627	$	627	$	—
Money market funds	12,752		12,752		—		17,827		17,827		—
Other current assets, net:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	—		—		—		765		—		765
Total asset recurring fair value measurements	$	13,789	$	13,789	$	—	$	19,219	$	18,454	$	765

Liabilities:
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	$	7,174	$	—	$	7,174	$	1,393	$	—	$	1,393
Other long-term liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	16,835		—		16,835		9,723		—		9,723
Total liability recurring fair value measurements	$	24,009	$	—	$	24,009	$	11,116	$	—	$	11,116

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 December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, 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:



	2019				2018				2017
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT
Assets held for sale (1)	$	2,049	$	315	$	8,590	$	5,276	$	870	$	467
Operating lease right-of-use assets (2)	6,597		4,284		—		—		—		—
Property, fixtures and equipment (3)	3,915		4,535		6,464		21,523		19,222		23,539
Other (4)	—		—		—		—		—		1,444
	$	12,561	$	9,134	$	15,054	$	26,799	$	20,092	$	25,450

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(1)	All assets are measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2). Refer to Note 4 - Disposals for discussion of impairments related to Carrabba’s Italian Grill in 2018.


(2)	Carrying values for Operating lease right-of-use assets measured using Level 3 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $6.4 million for 2019. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate the fair value.

(3)

Carrying values for Property, fixtures and equipment measured using Level 3 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $1.6 million and $1.9 million for 2019 and 2018, respectively. Carrying values for Property, fixtures and equipment measured using level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $2.3 million, $4.6 million and $19.2 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate the fair value. Refer to Note 5 - Impairments and Exit Costs for a more detailed discussion of impairments.


(4)	Other primarily includes goodwill related to the Company’s China subsidiary within the international segment in 2017. All assets measured using market appraisals (Level 2) to estimate the fair value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The Company’s non-derivative financial instruments as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 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:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019				DECEMBER 30, 2018
	CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE		CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2		CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A	$	450,000	$	450,563	$	475,000	$	464,906
Revolving credit facility	$	599,000	$	599,000	$	599,500	$	590,508

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

The following table presents the domestic and foreign components of Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018			2017
Domestic	$	129,826	$	109,965		$	112,226
Foreign	11,864		(9,660		)	(1,089		)
	$	141,690	$	100,305		$	111,137

Provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Current provision:
Federal	$	13,265		$	11,089		$	18,384
State	9,696			6,763			8,155
Foreign	10,502			2,405			9,041
	33,463			20,257			35,580
Deferred (benefit) provision:
Federal	(21,407		)	(28,772		)	(24,248		)
State	(1,986		)	(1,335		)	(3,850		)
Foreign	(2,497		)	617			47
	(25,890		)	(29,490		)	(28,051		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	7,573		$	(9,233	)	$	7,529

Effective Income Tax Rate - The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the United States federal tax statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
	2019		2018		2017
Income taxes at federal statutory rate	21.0	%	21.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	4.4		5.5		2.2
Employment-related credits, net	(24.7	)	(34.6	)	(27.2	)
Net changes in deferred tax valuation allowances	(1.6	)	3.9		3.3
Net life insurance (benefit) expense	(0.7	)	0.6		(0.7	)
Enhanced charitable contributions deduction	(0.6	)	(1.3	)	(1.7	)
Noncontrolling interests	(0.6	)	(0.9	)	(1.4	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements	(0.3	)	(7.1	)	(2.2	)
Nondeductible expenses	3.9		5.0		3.6
Foreign tax rate differential	3.2		(0.7	)	1.7
Domestic manufacturing deduction	—		(0.3	)	(4.6	)
Cumulative effect of the Tax Act	—		0.2		(3.3	)
Other, net	1.3		(0.5	)	2.1
Total	5.3	%	(9.2	)%	6.8	%

The net increase in the effective income tax rate in 2019 as compared to 2018 was primarily due to employment-related credits being a lower percentage of net income in 2019, excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation arrangements recorded in 2018 and an increase in the foreign tax rate differential in 2019. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in valuation allowances recorded against deferred income tax assets in 2019.

The net decrease in the effective income tax rate in 2018 as compared to 2017 was primarily due to the reduction in the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The remaining decrease was primarily due to employment-related credits being a higher percentage of net income in 2018 and excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation arrangements recorded in 2018. These decreases were partially offset by the domestic manufacturing deduction and the cumulative effect of the Tax Act recorded in 2017.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities - The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Deferred income tax assets:
Operating lease liabilities	$	378,518		$	—
Deferred rent	—			42,550
Insurance reserves	13,722			14,232
Unearned revenue	22,230			12,590
Deferred compensation	27,222			30,864
Net operating loss carryforwards	9,876			10,279
Federal tax credit carryforwards	115,273			99,591
Partner deposits and accrued partner obligations	4,449			4,389
Other, net	13,706			17,885
Gross deferred income tax assets	584,996			232,380
Less: valuation allowance	(14,922		)	(17,535		)
Net deferred income tax assets	570,074			214,845
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Less: operating lease right-of-use asset basis differences	(326,166		)	—
Less: property, fixtures and equipment basis differences	(65,404		)	(19,445		)
Less: intangible asset basis differences	(118,855		)	(117,200		)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	59,649		$	78,200

The net change in deferred tax valuation allowance in 2019 was primarily attributable to changes in tax rates and the expiration of net operating loss carryforwards in certain foreign jurisdictions with full valuation allowances recorded. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in the valuation allowances in certain foreign jurisdictions where the realization of deferred tax assets does not meet the more likely than not to be realized threshold.

Undistributed Earnings - As of December 29, 2019, the Company had aggregate accumulated foreign earnings of approximately $84.4 million. This amount consisted primarily of historical earnings from 2017 and prior that were previously taxed in the U.S. under the Tax Act and post-2017 foreign earnings, which the Company may repatriate to the U.S. without additional material U.S. federal income taxes. These amounts are no longer considered indefinitely reinvested in the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.

As of December 29, 2019, the Company maintained a deferred tax liability for state income taxes on historical earnings of $0.2 million. The Company has not recorded a deferred tax liability on the financial statement carrying amount over the tax basis of its investments in foreign subsidiaries because the Company continues to assert that it is indefinitely reinvested in its underlying investments in foreign subsidiaries. The determination of any unrecorded deferred tax liability on this amount in not practicable due to the uncertainty of how these investments would be recovered.

Tax Carryforwards - The amount and expiration dates of tax loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards as of December 29, 2019 are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)	EXPIRATION DATE			AMOUNT
Federal tax credit carryforwards	2026	-	2039	$	131,201
Foreign loss carryforwards	2020	-	Indefinite	$	41,406
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	Indefinite			$	809

As of December 29, 2019, the Company had $128.6 million in general business tax credit carryforwards, which have a 20-year carryforward period and are utilized on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company currently expects to utilize all of these tax credit carryforwards within a four to six 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 anticipates generating additional business tax credits in future years. The amount of business tax credits expected to be generated in 2020 is approximately $40 million to $45 million.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits - As of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $27.2 million and $25.2 million, respectively. Of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, $27.0 million and $25.0 million, respectively, if recognized, would impact the Company’s effective tax rate.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance as of beginning of year	$	25,190		$	23,663		$	19,583
Additions for tax positions taken during a prior period	869			2,461			4,149
Reductions for tax positions taken during a prior period	(255		)	(826		)	(1,009		)
Additions for tax positions taken during the current period	2,237			2,017			1,822
Settlements with taxing authorities	(44		)	(682		)	—
Lapses in the applicable statutes of limitations	(749		)	(1,390		)	(945		)
Translation adjustments	(47		)	(53		)	63
Balance as of end of year	$	27,201		$	25,190		$	23,663

The Company had approximately $1.9 million and $1.5 million accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. The Company recognized immaterial interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the Provision (benefit) for income taxes, for all periods presented.

In many cases, the Company’s uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by relevant taxable authorities. Based on the outcome of these examinations, or a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the related recorded unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken on previously filed tax returns will change by approximately $2.0 million to $3.0 million within the next twelve months.

Open Tax Years - Following is a summary of the open audit years by jurisdiction as of December 29, 2019:



	OPEN AUDIT YEARS
United States - federal	2007	-	2018
United States - state	2001	-	2018
Foreign	2013	-	2018

Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies

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 December 29, 2019, the undiscounted payments the Company could be required to make in the event of non-payment by the primary lessees was approximately $31.2 million. The present value of these potential payments discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate as of December 29, 2019 was approximately $24.7 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. As of December 29, 2019, the Company recorded a contingent lease liability of $0.8 million.

Purchase Obligations - Purchase obligations were $312.0 million and $364.3 million as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. These purchase obligations are primarily due within five years, however, commitments with various vendors extend through January 2028. Outstanding commitments consist primarily of food and beverage products related to normal business operations, advertising, restaurant-level service contracts and technology. In 2019, the Company purchased approximately 95% of its U.S. beef raw materials from four beef suppliers that represent more than 80% of the total beef marketplace in the U.S.

Litigation and Other Matters - In relation to various legal matters, the Company had $3.0 million and $2.8 million of liability recorded as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. During 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $1.3 million, $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in Other restaurant operating expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for certain legal settlements.

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.

Insurance - As of December 29, 2019, the future undiscounted payments the Company expects for workers’ compensation, general liability and health insurance claims are:



(dollars in thousands)
2020	$	20,468
2021	11,316
2022	7,341
2023	4,216
2024	2,392
Thereafter	11,220
	$	56,953

The following is a reconciliation of the expected aggregate undiscounted reserves to the discounted reserves for insurance claims recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Undiscounted reserves	$	56,953		$	60,473
Discount (1)	(2,635		)	(4,647		)
Discounted reserves	$	54,318		$	55,826

Discounted reserves recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Accrued and other current liabilities	$	20,500		$	22,055
Other long-term liabilities, net	33,818			33,771
	$	54,318		$	55,826

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(1)

Discount rates of 1.61% and 2.77% were used for December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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, whom the Company has determined to be its Chief Operating Decision Maker. 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 as of December 29, 2019:



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
International	Carrabba’s Italian Grill (Abbraccio)	Brazil

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(1)	Includes franchise locations.

Segment accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. 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.

The following table is a summary of Total revenues by segment, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Total revenues
U.S.	$	3,687,918	$	3,687,239	$	3,760,867
International	451,471		439,174		462,269
Total revenues	$	4,139,389	$	4,126,413	$	4,223,136

The following table is a reconciliation of segment income from operations to Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Segment income from operations
U.S.	$	311,666		$	288,959		$	289,971
International	44,428			22,001			28,798
Total segment income from operations	356,094			310,960			318,769
Unallocated corporate operating expense	(165,004		)	(165,707		)	(180,083		)
Total income from operations	191,090			145,253			138,686
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt	—			—			(1,069		)
Other (expense) income, net	(143		)	(11		)	14,912
Interest expense, net	(49,257		)	(44,937		)	(41,392		)
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	141,690		$	100,305		$	111,137

The following table is a summary of Depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Depreciation and amortization
U.S.	$	152,881	$	158,307	$	149,976
International	27,491		26,304		27,796
Corporate	16,439		16,982		14,510
Total depreciation and amortization	$	196,811	$	201,593	$	192,282

The following table is a summary of capital expenditures by segment for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Capital expenditures
U.S.	$	121,646	$	162,207	$	209,260
International	28,496		36,962		33,302
Corporate	8,885		11,754		13,280
Total capital expenditures	$	159,027	$	210,923	$	255,842

The following table sets forth Total assets by segment as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Assets
U.S.	$	2,941,831	$	1,841,482
International	462,308		401,557
Corporate	188,544		221,735
Total assets	$	3,592,683	$	2,464,774

Geographic areas — International assets are defined as assets residing in a country other than the U.S. The following table details long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, operating lease right-of-use assets, intangible assets and deferred tax assets, by major geographic area as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
U.S.	$	1,023,146	$	1,107,679
International
Brazil	113,795		115,560
Other	16,246		13,663
Total assets	$	1,153,187	$	1,236,902

International revenues are defined as revenues generated from restaurant sales originating in a country other than the U.S. The following table details Total revenues by major geographic area for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
U.S.	$	3,687,918	$	3,687,239	$	3,760,867
International
Brazil	393,700		376,317		410,249
Other	57,771		62,857		52,020
Total revenues	$	4,139,389	$	4,126,413	$	4,223,136

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)



2019 FISCAL QUARTERS (dollars in thousands, except per share data)	FIRST (1)		SECOND (1)		THIRD (1)		FOURTH (1)
Total revenues	$	1,128,131	$	1,021,930	$	967,144	$	1,022,184
Income from operations	82,494		43,460		21,958		43,178
Net income	65,649		29,809		9,373		29,286
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	64,300		29,021		9,248		28,004
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.32	$	0.11	$	0.32
Diluted	$	0.69	$	0.32	$	0.11	$	0.32



2018 FISCAL QUARTERS (dollars in thousands, except per share data)	FIRST (2)		SECOND (2)		THIRD (2)		FOURTH (2)
Total revenues	$	1,116,465	$	1,031,814	$	965,021	$	1,013,113
Income from operations	78,371		32,924		12,537		21,421
Net income	66,137		26,723		4,253		12,425
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	65,398		26,721		4,072		10,907
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.71	$	0.29	$	0.04	$	0.12
Diluted	$	0.68	$	0.28	$	0.04	$	0.12

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(1)

Income from operations in the first, second, third and fourth quarters include expense of $6.0 million, $3.7 million, $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively, for impairments, closing costs and severance related to certain restructuring activities and the relocation of certain restaurants. Income from operations in the third and fourth quarters also include $3.8 million of gains related to the sale of certain surplus properties and $6.0 million of benefit from the recognition of certain value-added tax credits in Brazil, respectively.

(2)

Income from operations in the first, second, third and fourth quarters include expense of $4.5 million, $9.5 million, $6.9 million and $21.8 million, respectively, for impairments, closing costs and severance related to certain restructuring activities and the relocation of certain restaurants.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of presentation

Basis of Presentation - The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of Bloomin’ Brands and its subsidiaries.

Principles of consolidation

Principles of Consolidation - All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

Cash and cash equivalents

Concentration of credit risk

Concentration of counterparty risk

Fair value



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

Inventories

Inventories - Inventories consist of food and beverages and are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value.

Restricted cash

Restricted Cash - From time to time, the Company may have short-term restricted cash balances consisting of amounts pledged for settlement of deferred compensation plan obligations.

Property, fixtures and equipment



Buildings (1)	5 to 30 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 to 7 years
Equipment	2 to 7 years
Computer equipment and software	3 to 7 years

____________________


(1)	Includes improvements to leased properties which are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the reasonably certain lease term, including renewal periods that are reasonably certain.

Goodwill and intangible assets

Derivatives

Deferred financing fees

Consideration received from vendors

Impairment of long-lived assets and costs associated with exit activities

Advertising costs

Legal costs

Research and development expenses

Partner compensation

Foreign currency translation and transactions

Income taxes

Recently adopted financial accounting standards

Adoption resulted in the following, as of December 31, 2018:


(i)	recording of right-of-use assets of $1.3 billion and lease liabilities of $1.5 billion;


(ii)	a credit to the beginning balance of Accumulated deficit of $190.4 million to derecognize deferred gains on sale-leaseback transactions and a debit to the beginning balance of Accumulated deficit of $49.2 million to derecognize the related deferred tax assets; and


(iii)	derecognition of existing debt obligations of $19.6 million and existing fixed assets of $16.1 million related to restaurant properties sold and leased back from third parties that previously did not qualify for sale accounting, with gains or losses associated with this change recognized in Accumulated deficit.



ACCOUNT		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION UNDER ASC 840
Favorable leases		Intangible assets, net
Deferred rent		Deferred rent
Unfavorable leases		Other long-term liabilities, net
Exit-related lease accruals		Other long-term liabilities, net

In addition, rent payments that were recorded within prepaid assets under ASC 840 are now recorded as a reduction of the current portion of operating lease liabilities.

Reclassifications

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]

Fair value measurements, recurring and nonrecurring, 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

Property, fixtures and equipment, useful lives

Estimated useful lives by major asset category are generally as follows:



Buildings (1)	5 to 30 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 to 7 years
Equipment	2 to 7 years
Computer equipment and software	3 to 7 years

____________________

(1)

Includes improvements to leased properties which are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the reasonably certain lease term, including renewal periods that are reasonably certain.

Property, fixtures and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Land	$	42,570		$	59,973
Buildings	1,202,434			1,188,735
Furniture and fixtures	458,169			428,676
Equipment	665,815			634,459
Construction in progress	24,477			48,949
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,357,388		)	(1,244,863		)
	$	1,036,077		$	1,115,929

Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]

New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]

Schedule of material reclassification adjustments which impacted Operating lease right-of-use assets

The following table summarizes accounts with material reclassification adjustments which impacted Operating lease right-of-use assets as a part of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02:



ACCOUNT		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION UNDER ASC 840
Favorable leases		Intangible assets, net
Deferred rent		Deferred rent
Unfavorable leases		Other long-term liabilities, net
Exit-related lease accruals		Other long-term liabilities, net

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

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 Income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Revenues
Restaurant sales	$	4,075,014	$	4,060,871	$	4,164,063
Franchise and other revenues
Franchise revenue	$	52,147	$	52,906	$	47,021
Other revenue	12,228		12,636		12,052
Total Franchise and other revenues	$	64,375	$	65,542	$	59,073
Total revenues	$	4,139,389	$	4,126,413	$	4,223,136

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table includes the disaggregation of Restaurant sales and Franchise revenue, by restaurant concept and major international market, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
	2019				2018				2017
(dollars in thousands)	RESTAURANT SALES		FRANCHISE REVENUE		RESTAURANT SALES		FRANCHISE REVENUE		RESTAURANT SALES		FRANCHISE REVENUE
U.S.
Outback Steakhouse (1)	$	2,135,776	$	38,614	$	2,098,696	$	40,422	$	2,141,506	$	34,978
Carrabba’s Italian Grill (1)	613,031		2,112		647,454		601		673,872		553
Bonefish Grill	574,004		787		578,139		833		600,717		925
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar	307,199		—		304,064		—		296,982		—
Other	4,658		—		5,845		—		589		—
U.S. total	$	3,634,668	$	41,513	$	3,634,198	$	41,856	$	3,713,666	$	36,456
International
Outback Steakhouse Brazil	$	355,837	$	—	$	348,394	$	—	$	377,158	$	—
Other (2)	84,509		10,634		78,279		11,050		73,239		10,565
International total	$	440,346	$	10,634	$	426,673	$	11,050	$	450,397	$	10,565
Total	$	4,075,014	$	52,147	$	4,060,871	$	52,906	$	4,164,063	$	47,021

____________________


(1)	In 2019, the Company sold 18 Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants. In 2017, the Company sold 53 Outback Steakhouse restaurants and one Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurant. These restaurants are now operated as franchises.

(2)

Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil.

Contract with customer, 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)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Other current assets, net
Deferred gift card sales commissions	$	18,554	$	16,431

Unearned revenue
Deferred gift card revenue	$	358,757	$	333,794
Deferred loyalty revenue	10,034		8,424
Deferred franchise fees - current	491		490
Total Unearned revenue	$	369,282	$	342,708

Other long-term liabilities, net
Deferred franchise fees - non-current	$	4,599	$	4,531

Other current assets, net [Member]

Revenue Recognition [Line Items]

Contract with customer, asset and liability

The following table is a rollforward of deferred gift card sales commissions for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	16,431		$	16,231		$	15,584
Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization	(26,094		)	(27,227		)	(26,751		)
Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization	29,894			28,980			29,412
Other	(1,677		)	(1,553		)	(2,014		)
Balance, end of period	$	18,554		$	16,431		$	16,231

Unearned revenue [Member]

Revenue Recognition [Line Items]

Contract with customer, asset and liability

The following table is a rollforward of unearned gift card revenue for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	333,794		$	323,628		$	331,803
Gift card sales	420,229			419,172			440,946
Gift card redemptions	(376,477		)	(388,954		)	(426,174		)
Gift card breakage	(18,789		)	(20,052		)	(22,947		)
Balance, end of period	$	358,757		$	333,794		$	323,628

Impairments and Exit Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings

The components of Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings are as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018		2017
Impairment losses
U.S.	$	6,381		$	15,342	$	15,325
International	2,026			11,457		10,124
Corporate	727			—		—
Total impairment losses	$	9,134		$	26,799	$	25,449
Restaurant closure expenses
U.S.	$	(105	)	$	6,536	$	26,749
International	56			3,528		131
Total restaurant closure expenses	$	(49	)	$	10,064	$	26,880
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	9,085		$	36,863	$	52,329

Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost, facility closure and other costs

The following table summarizes the Company’s rollforward of closed facility lease liabilities and other accrued costs associated with the Closure Initiatives for the period indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019
Beginning of the year	$	18,094
Additions (1)	1,288
Cash payments	(5,538		)
Accretion	1,253
Adjustments	(555		)
End of the year (2)	$	14,542

________________


(1)	Includes closure initiative related lease liabilities recognized as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.

(2)

Other property [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Impairments and disposals, restructuring and restaurant closure initiatives

Following is a summary of the carrying value and number of surplus properties as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Surplus properties - assets held for sale	Other current assets, net	$	3,317	$	4,594
Surplus properties - assets held and used	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	18,188		15,254
Total surplus properties		$	21,505	$	19,848

Number of surplus properties owned		20		16

Restructuring and Restaurant Closure Initiatives [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Impairments and disposals, restructuring and restaurant closure initiatives

Following is a summary of expenses related to the 2017 Closure Initiative and the Bonefish Restructuring (the “Closure Initiatives”), recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Impairment, facility closure and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	1,717		$	1,662		$	20,352
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	(19		)	1,405			3,783
Impairment, facility closure and other expenses - Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	1,698		$	3,067		$	24,135
Severance and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	1,108		$	434		$	3,299
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—			136			67
Severance and other expenses - General and administrative expense	$	1,108		$	570		$	3,366
Reversal of deferred rent liability
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	(96	)	$	(469	)	$	(4,755	)
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—			(147		)	—
Reversal of deferred rent liability - Other restaurant operating expense	$	(96	)	$	(616	)	$	(4,755	)
	$	2,710		$	3,021		$	22,746

________________

(1)


(2)	On February 12, 2016, the Company decided to close 14 Bonefish Grill restaurants (the “Bonefish Restructuring”). Expenses related to the Bonefish Restructuring are recognized within the U.S. segment.

Restructuring and related costs

Following is a summary of cumulative expenses related to the Closure Initiatives incurred through December 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands):



DESCRIPTION	LOCATION OF CHARGE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	CLOSURE INITIATIVES AND RESTRUCTURING
DESCRIPTION		2017			BONEFISH			TOTAL (1)
Impairments, facility closure and other expenses	Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	70,231		$	34,232		$	104,463
Severance and other expenses	General and administrative	4,841			947			5,788
Reversal of deferred rent liability	Other restaurant operating	(8,591		)	(3,704		)	(12,295		)
		$	66,481		$	31,475		$	97,956

________________

(1)

The 2017 Closure Initiative expenses included $64.2 million and $2.2 million within the U.S. and international segment, respectively.

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018		2017
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	130,573	$	107,098	$	101,293

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	88,839		92,042		96,365

Effect of diluted securities:
Stock options	571		1,595		2,895
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	295		397		421
Nonvested performance-based share units	72		41		26
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	89,777		94,075		99,707

Basic earnings per share	$	1.47	$	1.16	$	1.05
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.45	$	1.14	$	1.02

Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share

Securities outstanding not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive were as follows, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(shares in thousands)	2019	2018	2017
Stock options	4,003	2,879	5,555
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	158	99	128
Nonvested performance-based share units	277	201	222

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments and Deferred Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule of compensation cost for share-based payment arrangements, allocation of share-based compensation costs by award type

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Stock options	$	5,270	$	6,378	$	10,423
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	8,949		9,143		9,933
Performance-based share units	5,471		6,911		2,227
	$	19,690	$	22,432	$	22,583

Schedule of share-based compensation, stock options, activity

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s stock option activity:



(in thousands, except exercise price and contractual life)	OPTIONS		WEIGHTED- AVERAGE EXERCISE PRICE		WEIGHTED- AVERAGE REMAINING CONTRACTUAL LIFE (YEARS)	AGGREGATE INTRINSIC VALUE
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018	6,190		$	18.30	5.7	$	11,439
Granted	1,237		20.59
Exercised	(721	)	9.11
Forfeited or expired	(607	)	22.76
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019	6,099		$	19.40	6.0	$	18,961
Exercisable as of December 29, 2019	3,846		$	19.06	4.7	$	14,405

Schedule of assumptions used to calculate fair value of options

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:



	FISCAL YEAR
	2019			2018			2017
Assumptions:
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (1)	2.34		%	2.66		%	1.92		%
Dividend yield (2)	1.94		%	1.50		%	1.84		%
Expected term (3)	4.8 years			5.8 years			6.3 years
Weighted-average volatility (4)	31.05		%	32.76		%	33.72		%

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option	$	5.07		$	7.23		$	5.09

________________


(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 stock-based compensation information, stock options

The following represents stock option compensation information for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	7,929	$	52,247	$	15,139
Cash received from option exercises, net of tax withholding	$	6,501	$	40,501	$	13,329
Fair value of stock options vested	$	18,136	$	34,316	$	28,085
Tax benefits for stock option compensation expense (1)	$	1,932	$	13,085	$	5,889

Unrecognized stock option expense	$	7,669
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	1.9 years

________________

(1)

Includes excess tax benefits for tax deductions related to the exercise of stock options of $0.2 million, $8.0 million and $2.9 million for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Schedule of stock-based compensation, restricted stock units, activity

Following is a summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity:



(shares in thousands)	NUMBER OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS		WEIGHTED-AVERAGE GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE PER AWARD
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018	1,156		$	18.65
Granted	610		19.15
Vested	(443	)	18.50
Forfeited	(135	)	19.17
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019	1,188		$	18.91

Schedule of stock-based compensation information, restricted stock and restricted stock units

The following represents restricted stock and restricted stock unit compensation information for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Fair value of restricted stock vested	$	8,200	$	9,705	$	10,182
Tax benefits for restricted stock compensation expense	$	1,672	$	2,938	$	3,664

Unrecognized restricted stock expense	$	14,800
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	2.1 years

Schedule of nonvested performance-based units, activity

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s PSU activity:



(shares in thousands)	PERFORMANCE-BASED SHARE UNITS		WEIGHTED-AVERAGE GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE PER AWARD
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018	575		$	18.54
Granted	237		20.00
Vested	(161	)	18.61
Forfeited	(119	)	17.42
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019	532		$	19.42

Schedule of employee service share-based compensation, allocation of recognized period costs

The following represents PSU compensation information for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Tax benefits for PSU compensation expense	$	857	$	406	$	501
Unrecognized PSU expense	$	8,000
Remaining weighted-average vesting period (1)	1.2 years

________________

(1)

PSUs typically vest after three years.

Other Current Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Schedule of other current assets, net

Other current assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Prepaid expenses	$	20,218	$	38,117
Accounts receivable - gift cards, net	104,591		91,242
Accounts receivable - vendors, net	13,465		10,029
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net	1,322		1,303
Accounts receivable - other, net	21,734		19,688
Deferred gift card sales commissions	18,554		16,431
Assets held for sale	3,317		5,143
Other current assets, net	3,261		8,895
	$	186,462	$	190,848

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of property, fixtures and equipment, net

Estimated useful lives by major asset category are generally as follows:



Buildings (1)	5 to 30 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 to 7 years
Equipment	2 to 7 years
Computer equipment and software	3 to 7 years

____________________

(1)

Includes improvements to leased properties which are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the reasonably certain lease term, including renewal periods that are reasonably certain.

Property, fixtures and equipment, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Land	$	42,570		$	59,973
Buildings	1,202,434			1,188,735
Furniture and fixtures	458,169			428,676
Equipment	665,815			634,459
Construction in progress	24,477			48,949
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,357,388		)	(1,244,863		)
	$	1,036,077		$	1,115,929

Schedule of other operating cost and expense, depreciation and repairs and maintenance expense

Depreciation and repair and maintenance expense are as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Depreciation expense	$	188,190	$	192,099	$	182,254
Repair and maintenance expense	106,943		102,409		111,926

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Goodwill [Line Items]

Goodwill rollforward

The following table is a rollforward of goodwill:



(dollars in thousands)	U.S.			INTERNATIONAL			CONSOLIDATED
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	170,767		$	139,467		$	310,234
Translation adjustments	—			(14,697		)	(14,697		)
Transfer to Assets held for sale	(110		)	—			(110		)
Balance as of December 30, 2018	$	170,657		$	124,770		$	295,427
Translation adjustments	—			(6,988		)	(6,988		)
Balance as of December 29, 2019	$	170,657		$	117,782		$	288,439

Finite-lived intangible assets amortization expense

The following table presents the aggregate expense related to the amortization of the Company’s trademarks, favorable leases, franchise agreements and reacquired franchise rights for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Amortization expense (1)	$	8,621	$	13,377	$	14,191

________________

(1)

Amortization expense is recorded in Depreciation and amortization for fiscal year 2019 and Depreciation and amortization and Other restaurant operating expense for fiscal years 2018 and 2017 in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Schedule of finite-lived intangible assets, future amortization expense

The following table presents expected annual amortization of intangible assets as of December 29, 2019:



(dollars in thousands)
2020	$	7,213
2021	6,374
2022	6,304
2023	6,217
2024	6,046

Goodwill [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of goodwill and intangible assets

The following table is a summary of the Company’s gross goodwill balances and accumulated impairments as of the periods indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019					DECEMBER 30, 2018					DECEMBER 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)	GROSS CARRYING AMOUNT		ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENTS			GROSS CARRYING AMOUNT		ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENTS			GROSS CARRYING AMOUNT		ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENTS
U.S.	$	838,827	$	(668,170	)	$	838,827	$	(668,170	)	$	838,937	$	(668,170	)
International	235,692		(117,910		)	242,680		(117,910		)	257,377		(117,910		)
Total goodwill	$	1,074,519	$	(786,080	)	$	1,081,507	$	(786,080	)	$	1,096,314	$	(786,080	)

Intangible assets, net [Member]

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of goodwill and intangible assets

Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



	WEIGHTED AVERAGE AMORTIZATION PERIOD (IN YEARS)	DECEMBER 29, 2019							DECEMBER 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	WEIGHTED AVERAGE AMORTIZATION PERIOD (IN YEARS)	GROSS CARRYING VALUE		ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION			NET CARRYING VALUE		GROSS CARRYING VALUE		ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION			NET CARRYING VALUE
Trade names	Indefinite	$	414,616				$	414,616	$	414,516				$	414,516
Trademarks	9	81,381		$	(47,882	)	33,499		81,381		$	(44,057	)	37,324
Favorable leases	0	—		—			—		64,307		(41,447		)	22,860
Franchise agreements	1	14,881		(14,356		)	525		14,881		(13,212		)	1,669
Reacquired franchise rights	11	42,390		(20,415		)	21,975		46,446		(18,843		)	27,603
Total intangible assets	9	$	553,268	$	(82,653	)	$	470,615	$	621,531	$	(117,559	)	$	503,972

Other Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Schedule of other assets, noncurrent

Other assets, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Company-owned life insurance	$	60,126	$	61,233
Deferred financing fees (1)	4,893		6,563
Liquor licenses	24,289		24,153
Other assets	27,802		29,024
	$	117,110	$	120,973

________________

(1)

Net of accumulated amortization of $6.8 million and $5.1 million as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of accrued and other current liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Accrued rent and current operating lease liabilities	$	174,287	$	2,850
Accrued payroll and other compensation	101,090		101,249
Accrued insurance	20,500		22,055
Other current liabilities	95,574		120,499
	$	391,451	$	246,653

Long-term Debt, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt, net

Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt, as of the periods indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019					DECEMBER 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE		OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A (1)	$	450,000		3.40	%	$	475,000		4.14	%
Revolving credit facility (1) (2)	599,000			3.44	%	599,500			4.17	%
Total Senior Secured Credit Facility	1,049,000					1,074,500
Finance lease liabilities	2,308					3,297
Financing obligations	—					19,562			7.58% to 7.82%
Other	50			2.18	%	918			0.00% to 2.18%
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	(2,654		)			(3,502		)
Total debt, net	1,048,704					1,094,775
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(26,411		)			(27,190		)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,022,293				$	1,067,585

________________


(1)	Interest rate represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective periods.


(2)	Subsequent to December 29, 2019, the Company made payments of $65.0 million, net of borrowings, on its revolving credit facility.

Schedule of interest rate options, senior secured credit facility

The interest rates are as follows:



	BASE RATE ELECTION	EUROCURRENCY RATE ELECTION
Term loan A and revolving credit facility	50 to 100 basis points over Base Rate	150 to 200 basis points over the Eurocurrency Rate

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

Following is a summary of principal payments of the Company’s total consolidated debt outstanding:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019
2020	$	26,462
2021	38,399
2022	984,030
2023	—
2024	—
Thereafter	—
Total payments	$	1,048,891
Less: finance lease interest	(187		)
Total principal payments	$	1,048,704

Schedule of required amortization payments for term loan A

The following is a summary of required amortization payments for the Term loan A (dollars in thousands):



SCHEDULED QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATES	TERM LOAN A
March 29, 2020 through December 27, 2020	$	6,250
March 28, 2021 through December 26, 2021	$	9,375
March 27, 2022 through September 25, 2022	$	12,500

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Schedule of other long-term liabilities, net

Other long-term liabilities, net, consisted of the following as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Accrued insurance liability	$	33,818	$	33,771
Unfavorable leases (1)	—		32,120
Chef and Restaurant Managing Partner deferred compensation obligations and deposits	47,831		64,766
Other long-term liabilities	56,411		60,876
	$	138,060	$	191,533

_______________


(1)	Net of accumulated amortization of $36.2 million as of December 30, 2018.

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of repurchases of common stock

Following is a summary of the Company’s share repurchase programs as of December 29, 2019 (dollars in thousands):



SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM	BOARD APPROVAL DATE	AUTHORIZED		REPURCHASED		CANCELED		REMAINING
2014	December 12, 2014	$	100,000	$	100,000	$	—	$	—
2015	August 3, 2015	$	100,000	69,999		$	30,001	$	—
2016	February 12, 2016	$	250,000	139,892		$	110,108	$	—
July 2016	July 26, 2016	$	300,000	247,731		$	52,269	$	—
2017	April 21, 2017	$	250,000	195,000		$	55,000	$	—
2018	February 16, 2018	$	150,000	113,967		$	36,033	$	—
2019	February 12, 2019	$	150,000	106,992		$	—	$	43,008
Total share repurchase programs				$	973,581

Following is a summary of the shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase programs for the periods presented:



	NUMBER OF SHARES		AVERAGE REPURCHASE PRICE PER SHARE				AMOUNT
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019	2018	2019		2018		2019		2018
First fiscal quarter	—	2,116	$	—	$	24.10	$	—	$	50,996
Second fiscal quarter	5,469	1,287	$	19.56	$	23.31	106,992		30,004
Third fiscal quarter	—	968	$	—	$	18.57	—		17,968
Fourth fiscal quarter	—	691	$	—	$	21.71	—		14,999
Total common stock repurchases	5,469	5,062	$	19.56	$	22.52	$	106,992	$	113,967

Dividends declared and paid

The Company declared and paid dividends per share during the periods presented as follows:



	DIVIDENDS PER SHARE				AMOUNT
(in thousands, except per share data)	2019		2018		2019		2018
First fiscal quarter	$	0.10	$	0.09	$	9,140	$	8,371
Second fiscal quarter	0.10		0.09		9,227		8,363
Third fiscal quarter	0.10		0.09		8,674		8,344
Fourth fiscal quarter	0.10		0.09		8,693		8,234
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	0.40	$	0.36	$	35,734	$	33,312

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss

Following are the components of AOCL as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(152,031	)	$	(135,149	)
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax	(17,745		)	(7,606		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(169,776	)	$	(142,755	)

Comprehensive (loss) income

Following are the components of Other comprehensive (loss) income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Bloomin’ Brands:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(16,882	)	$	(36,576	)	$	8,936

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax (1)	$	(11,944	)	$	(7,100	)	$	627
Reclassification of adjustments for loss on derivatives included in Net income, net of tax (2)	1,805			120			2,381
Total unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax	$	(10,139	)	$	(6,980	)	$	3,008
Other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	(27,021	)	$	(43,556	)	$	11,944

________________


(1)	Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives is net of tax of $(4.1) million, $(2.5) million and $0.5 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(2)

Reclassifications of adjustments for loss on derivatives are net of tax. See Note 16 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for discussion of the tax impact of reclassifications.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

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 of the Company’s interest rate swaps as well as their classification on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION
Interest rate swaps - asset (1)	$	—	$	765	Other current assets, net

Interest rate swaps - liability	$	7,174	$	1,393	Accrued and other current liabilities
Interest rate swaps - liability	16,835		9,723		Other long-term liabilities, net
Total fair value of derivative instruments - liabilities (1)	$	24,009	$	11,116

Interest receivable	$	—	$	112	Other current assets, net
Accrued interest	$	632	$	—	Accrued and other current liabilities

____________________

(1) See Note 18 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

Schedule of derivatives instruments statements of financial performance and financial position, location

The following table summarizes the effects of the swap agreements on Net income for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Interest rate swap expense recognized in Interest expense, net	$	(2,436	)	$	(161	)	$	(3,908	)
Income tax benefit recognized in Provision (benefit) for income taxes	631			41			1,527
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income	$	(1,805	)	$	(120	)	$	(2,381	)

Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Assets and liabilities, lessee

The following table includes a detail of lease assets and liabilities included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the period indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	1,266,548
Finance lease right-of-use assets (1)	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	2,036
Total lease assets, net		$	1,268,584

Current operating lease liabilities (2)	Accrued and other current liabilities	$	171,866
Current finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt	1,361
Non-current operating lease liabilities	Non-current operating lease liabilities	1,279,051
Non-current finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, net	947
Total lease liabilities		$	1,453,225

________________


(1)	Net of accumulated amortization of $1.3 million.

(2)

Excludes accrued contingent percentage rent.

Lease, cost

Following is a summary of expenses and income related to leases recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the period indicated:



	CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION	2019
Operating leases (1)	Other restaurant operating	$	181,397
Variable lease cost	Other restaurant operating	3,504
Finance leases
Amortization of leased assets	Depreciation and amortization	1,400
Interest on lease liabilities	Interest expense, net	264
Sublease revenue (2)	Franchise and other revenues	(6,542		)
Lease costs, net (3)		$	180,023

________________


(1)	Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties for 2019 of $14.6 million, which is included in General and administrative expense and certain supply chain related rent expenses of $1.3 million, which is included in Cost of sales.


(2)	Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019 of $2.2 million.

(3)

During 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded rent expense of $185.4 million and $188.2 million, including variable rent expense of $4.5 million and $4.3 million, and sublease revenue of $5.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively.

Lessee, operating lease, liability, maturity

As of December 29, 2019, future minimum lease payments and sublease revenues under non-cancelable leases are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)	OPERATING LEASES			FINANCE LEASES			SUBLEASE REVENUES
2020 (1)	$	179,168		$	1,412		$	(6,191	)
2021	193,102			898			(6,232		)
2022	188,752			185			(6,131		)
2023	185,238			—			(6,012		)
2024	179,673			—			(5,856		)
Thereafter	1,717,709			—			(63,512		)
Total minimum lease payments (receipts) (2)	$	2,643,642		$	2,495		$	(93,934	)
Less: Interest	(1,192,725		)	(187		)
Present value of future lease payments	$	1,450,917		$	2,308

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(1)	Net of operating lease prepaid rent of $14.7 million.

(2)

Includes $1.0 billion related to lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise and excludes $111.9 million of signed operating leases that have not yet commenced.

Finance lease, liability, maturity

As of December 29, 2019, future minimum lease payments and sublease revenues under non-cancelable leases are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)	OPERATING LEASES			FINANCE LEASES			SUBLEASE REVENUES
2020 (1)	$	179,168		$	1,412		$	(6,191	)
2021	193,102			898			(6,232		)
2022	188,752			185			(6,131		)
2023	185,238			—			(6,012		)
2024	179,673			—			(5,856		)
Thereafter	1,717,709			—			(63,512		)
Total minimum lease payments (receipts) (2)	$	2,643,642		$	2,495		$	(93,934	)
Less: Interest	(1,192,725		)	(187		)
Present value of future lease payments	$	1,450,917		$	2,308

____________________


(1)	Net of operating lease prepaid rent of $14.7 million.

(2)

Includes $1.0 billion related to lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise and excludes $111.9 million of signed operating leases that have not yet commenced.

Lessee, weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate

The following table is a summary of the weighted-average remaining lease terms and weighted-average discount rates of the Company’s leases as of the period indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (1):
Operating leases	14.5 years
Finance leases	1.8 years
Weighted-average discount rate (2):
Operating leases	8.52	%
Finance leases	9.01	%

____________________


(1)	Includes lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise.

(2)

Based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement.

Cash flow, operating activities, lessee

The following table is a summary of other impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements related to its leases for the period indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$	191,855

Schedule of property subject to or available for operating leases

The following table is a summary of assets leased to third parties as of the period indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019
Land	$	9,885

Buildings	$	12,823
Less: accumulated depreciation	(6,400		)
Buildings, net	$	6,423

Sale-leaseback transactions

The following is a summary of sale-leaseback transactions with third-parties for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Gross proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	$	7,337	$	17,294	$	108,010
Number of restaurant properties sold and leased back	2		6		31

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019						DECEMBER 30, 2018
(dollars in thousands)	TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2		TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Fixed income funds	$	1,037	$	1,037	$	—	$	627	$	627	$	—
Money market funds	12,752		12,752		—		17,827		17,827		—
Other current assets, net:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	—		—		—		765		—		765
Total asset recurring fair value measurements	$	13,789	$	13,789	$	—	$	19,219	$	18,454	$	765

Liabilities:
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	$	7,174	$	—	$	7,174	$	1,393	$	—	$	1,393
Other long-term liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	16,835		—		16,835		9,723		—		9,723
Total liability recurring fair value measurements	$	24,009	$	—	$	24,009	$	11,116	$	—	$	11,116

Fair value inputs, assets and liabilities, quantitative information

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 December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, 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:



	2019				2018				2017
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT
Assets held for sale (1)	$	2,049	$	315	$	8,590	$	5,276	$	870	$	467
Operating lease right-of-use assets (2)	6,597		4,284		—		—		—		—
Property, fixtures and equipment (3)	3,915		4,535		6,464		21,523		19,222		23,539
Other (4)	—		—		—		—		—		1,444
	$	12,561	$	9,134	$	15,054	$	26,799	$	20,092	$	25,450

________________


(1)	All assets are measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2). Refer to Note 4 - Disposals for discussion of impairments related to Carrabba’s Italian Grill in 2018.


(2)	Carrying values for Operating lease right-of-use assets measured using Level 3 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $6.4 million for 2019. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate the fair value.

(3)


(4)	Other primarily includes goodwill related to the Company’s China subsidiary within the international segment in 2017. All assets measured using market appraisals (Level 2) to estimate the fair value.

Schedule of carrying value and fair value of senior secured credit facilities

The following table includes the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt by hierarchy level as of the periods indicated:



	DECEMBER 29, 2019				DECEMBER 30, 2018
	CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE		CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2		CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A	$	450,000	$	450,563	$	475,000	$	464,906
Revolving credit facility	$	599,000	$	599,000	$	599,500	$	590,508

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of income before income tax, domestic and foreign

The following table presents the domestic and foreign components of Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018			2017
Domestic	$	129,826	$	109,965		$	112,226
Foreign	11,864		(9,660		)	(1,089		)
	$	141,690	$	100,305		$	111,137

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Current provision:
Federal	$	13,265		$	11,089		$	18,384
State	9,696			6,763			8,155
Foreign	10,502			2,405			9,041
	33,463			20,257			35,580
Deferred (benefit) provision:
Federal	(21,407		)	(28,772		)	(24,248		)
State	(1,986		)	(1,335		)	(3,850		)
Foreign	(2,497		)	617			47
	(25,890		)	(29,490		)	(28,051		)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	7,573		$	(9,233	)	$	7,529

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation

The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the United States federal tax statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
	2019		2018		2017
Income taxes at federal statutory rate	21.0	%	21.0	%	35.0	%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	4.4		5.5		2.2
Employment-related credits, net	(24.7	)	(34.6	)	(27.2	)
Net changes in deferred tax valuation allowances	(1.6	)	3.9		3.3
Net life insurance (benefit) expense	(0.7	)	0.6		(0.7	)
Enhanced charitable contributions deduction	(0.6	)	(1.3	)	(1.7	)
Noncontrolling interests	(0.6	)	(0.9	)	(1.4	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements	(0.3	)	(7.1	)	(2.2	)
Nondeductible expenses	3.9		5.0		3.6
Foreign tax rate differential	3.2		(0.7	)	1.7
Domestic manufacturing deduction	—		(0.3	)	(4.6	)
Cumulative effect of the Tax Act	—		0.2		(3.3	)
Other, net	1.3		(0.5	)	2.1
Total	5.3	%	(9.2	)%	6.8	%

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Deferred income tax assets:
Operating lease liabilities	$	378,518		$	—
Deferred rent	—			42,550
Insurance reserves	13,722			14,232
Unearned revenue	22,230			12,590
Deferred compensation	27,222			30,864
Net operating loss carryforwards	9,876			10,279
Federal tax credit carryforwards	115,273			99,591
Partner deposits and accrued partner obligations	4,449			4,389
Other, net	13,706			17,885
Gross deferred income tax assets	584,996			232,380
Less: valuation allowance	(14,922		)	(17,535		)
Net deferred income tax assets	570,074			214,845
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Less: operating lease right-of-use asset basis differences	(326,166		)	—
Less: property, fixtures and equipment basis differences	(65,404		)	(19,445		)
Less: intangible asset basis differences	(118,855		)	(117,200		)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	59,649		$	78,200

Summary of operating loss carryforwards

The amount and expiration dates of tax loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards as of December 29, 2019 are as follows:



(dollars in thousands)	EXPIRATION DATE			AMOUNT
Federal tax credit carryforwards	2026	-	2039	$	131,201
Foreign loss carryforwards	2020	-	Indefinite	$	41,406
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	Indefinite			$	809

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits roll forward

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Balance as of beginning of year	$	25,190		$	23,663		$	19,583
Additions for tax positions taken during a prior period	869			2,461			4,149
Reductions for tax positions taken during a prior period	(255		)	(826		)	(1,009		)
Additions for tax positions taken during the current period	2,237			2,017			1,822
Settlements with taxing authorities	(44		)	(682		)	—
Lapses in the applicable statutes of limitations	(749		)	(1,390		)	(945		)
Translation adjustments	(47		)	(53		)	63
Balance as of end of year	$	27,201		$	25,190		$	23,663

Summary of open audit years by jurisdiction

Following is a summary of the open audit years by jurisdiction as of December 29, 2019:



	OPEN AUDIT YEARS
United States - federal	2007	-	2018
United States - state	2001	-	2018
Foreign	2013	-	2018

Commitments and Contingencies (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of future minimum expected insurance payments

As of December 29, 2019, the future undiscounted payments the Company expects for workers’ compensation, general liability and health insurance claims are:



(dollars in thousands)
2020	$	20,468
2021	11,316
2022	7,341
2023	4,216
2024	2,392
Thereafter	11,220
	$	56,953

Schedule of liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019			DECEMBER 30, 2018
Undiscounted reserves	$	56,953		$	60,473
Discount (1)	(2,635		)	(4,647		)
Discounted reserves	$	54,318		$	55,826

Discounted reserves recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Accrued and other current liabilities	$	20,500		$	22,055
Other long-term liabilities, net	33,818			33,771
	$	54,318		$	55,826

____________________

(1)

Discount rates of 1.61% and 2.77% were used for December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment

The following is a summary of reporting segments as of December 29, 2019:



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
International	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 revenues by segment, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Total revenues
U.S.	$	3,687,918	$	3,687,239	$	3,760,867
International	451,471		439,174		462,269
Total revenues	$	4,139,389	$	4,126,413	$	4,223,136

Reconciliation of operating profit from segments to consolidated

The following table is a reconciliation of segment income from operations to Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes, for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Segment income from operations
U.S.	$	311,666		$	288,959		$	289,971
International	44,428			22,001			28,798
Total segment income from operations	356,094			310,960			318,769
Unallocated corporate operating expense	(165,004		)	(165,707		)	(180,083		)
Total income from operations	191,090			145,253			138,686
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt	—			—			(1,069		)
Other (expense) income, net	(143		)	(11		)	14,912
Interest expense, net	(49,257		)	(44,937		)	(41,392		)
Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	141,690		$	100,305		$	111,137

Reconciliation of segment depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures

The following table is a summary of Depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Depreciation and amortization
U.S.	$	152,881	$	158,307	$	149,976
International	27,491		26,304		27,796
Corporate	16,439		16,982		14,510
Total depreciation and amortization	$	196,811	$	201,593	$	192,282

The following table is a summary of capital expenditures by segment for the periods indicated:



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
Capital expenditures
U.S.	$	121,646	$	162,207	$	209,260
International	28,496		36,962		33,302
Corporate	8,885		11,754		13,280
Total capital expenditures	$	159,027	$	210,923	$	255,842

Schedule of segment total assets

The following table sets forth Total assets by segment as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
Assets
U.S.	$	2,941,831	$	1,841,482
International	462,308		401,557
Corporate	188,544		221,735
Total assets	$	3,592,683	$	2,464,774

Schedule of long-lived assets, by geographic area

The following table details long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, operating lease right-of-use assets, intangible assets and deferred tax assets, by major geographic area as of the periods indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	DECEMBER 29, 2019		DECEMBER 30, 2018
U.S.	$	1,023,146	$	1,107,679
International
Brazil	113,795		115,560
Other	16,246		13,663
Total assets	$	1,153,187	$	1,236,902

Schedule of revenues, by geographic area



	FISCAL YEAR
(dollars in thousands)	2019		2018		2017
U.S.	$	3,687,918	$	3,687,239	$	3,760,867
International
Brazil	393,700		376,317		410,249
Other	57,771		62,857		52,020
Total revenues	$	4,139,389	$	4,126,413	$	4,223,136

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of quarterly financial information



2019 FISCAL QUARTERS (dollars in thousands, except per share data)	FIRST (1)		SECOND (1)		THIRD (1)		FOURTH (1)
Total revenues	$	1,128,131	$	1,021,930	$	967,144	$	1,022,184
Income from operations	82,494		43,460		21,958		43,178
Net income	65,649		29,809		9,373		29,286
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	64,300		29,021		9,248		28,004
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.32	$	0.11	$	0.32
Diluted	$	0.69	$	0.32	$	0.11	$	0.32



2018 FISCAL QUARTERS (dollars in thousands, except per share data)	FIRST (2)		SECOND (2)		THIRD (2)		FOURTH (2)
Total revenues	$	1,116,465	$	1,031,814	$	965,021	$	1,013,113
Income from operations	78,371		32,924		12,537		21,421
Net income	66,137		26,723		4,253		12,425
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	65,398		26,721		4,072		10,907
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.71	$	0.29	$	0.04	$	0.12
Diluted	$	0.68	$	0.28	$	0.04	$	0.12

____________________

(1)

(2)

Description of Business (Details)	Dec. 29, 2019 restraurant_concept
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of restaurant concepts in portfolio	4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Basis of Presentation) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Reporting lag for Brazil operations in financial statements	1 month

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Principles of Consolidation) (Details)	Dec. 29, 2019 restaurant
Minimum [Member]
Principles of Consolidation [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	20.00%
Maximum [Member]
Principles of Consolidation [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%
Franchised units [Member]
Principles of Consolidation [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	300

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Cash and Cash Equivalents) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, amounts in transit from credit card companies	$ 44.8	$ 47.1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Property, Fixtures and Equipment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Capitalized internal costs for construction in progress

$ 6.4

$ 6.9

$ 9.1

Capitalized computer equipment and software, additions

7.4

13.5

Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member]

Capitalized computer equipment and software, net

$ 25.7

$ 33.2

Buildings [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Buildings [Member] | Maximum [Member]

^[1]

5 years

Furniture and fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]

^[1]

30 years

Furniture and fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]

5 years

Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]

7 years

Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]

2 years

Computer equipment and software [Member] | Minimum [Member]

7 years

Computer equipment and software [Member] | Maximum [Member]

3 years

7 years

[1]	Includes improvements to leased properties which are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or the reasonably certain lease term, including renewal periods that are reasonably certain.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Deferred Financing Fees) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Interest expense [Member]
Deferred Financing Fees [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred issuance costs	$ 2.5	$ 2.6	$ 2.9

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Insurance Reserves) (Details) - Workers' compensation and general liability [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019
Minimum [Member]
Insurance [Line Items]
Insurance, annual risk free rate, period	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Insurance [Line Items]
Insurance, annual risk free rate, period	5 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Revenue Recognition) (Details)	Dec. 29, 2019
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, expected satisfaction within 12 months of inception, percentage	85.00%
Deferred franchise fees [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction, period	14 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Leases) (Details)	Dec. 29, 2019
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	1 year
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	5 years
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract	20 years
Lessee, operating lease, renewal term	30 years

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Advertising Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Other restaurant operating [Member]
Schedule of Advertising Costs [Line Items]
Advertising expense	$ 146.1	$ 147.8	$ 151.4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Research and Development Expenses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
General and administrative expense [Member]
Schedule of research and development expense [Line Items]
Research and development expense	$ 3.4	$ 3.8	$ 3.9

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 1,266,548	$ 0
Operating lease liabilities	1,450,917
Sale-leaseback financing obligations	0	19,562
Property, fixtures and equipment, net	1,036,077	1,115,929
Recognition of deferred gain on sale-leaseback transactions	$ 0	$ 12,336	$ 11,872
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets				$ 1,300,000
Operating lease liabilities				1,500,000
Deferred gain on sale-leaseback transactions, net				190,400
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance, noncurrent				49,200
Sale-leaseback financing obligations				19,600
Property, fixtures and equipment, net				$ 16,100

Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Principal Revenue Transactions) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 1,022,184	$ 967,144	$ 1,021,930	$ 1,128,131	$ 1,013,113	$ 965,021	$ 1,031,814	$ 1,116,465	$ 4,139,389	$ 4,126,413	$ 4,223,136
Restaurant sales [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									4,075,014	4,060,871	4,164,063
Franchise and other revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									64,375	65,542	59,073
Franchise revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									52,147	52,906	47,021
Other revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									$ 12,228	$ 12,636	$ 12,052

Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Disaggregated Revenue) (Details)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

USD ($)

Restaurants

Sep. 29, 2019

USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2019

USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2019

USD ($)

Dec. 30, 2018

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2018

USD ($)

Jul. 01, 2018

USD ($)

Apr. 01, 2018

USD ($)

Dec. 29, 2019

USD ($)

Restaurants

Dec. 30, 2018

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

Restaurants

Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] | Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]

$ 1,022,184

$ 967,144

$ 1,021,930

$ 1,128,131

$ 1,013,113

$ 965,021

$ 1,031,814

$ 1,116,465

$ 4,139,389

$ 4,126,413

$ 4,223,136

Number of restaurants | Restaurants

Outback Steakhouse [Member] | Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]

Number of restaurants | Restaurants

U.S. segment [Member]

International segment [Member]

$ 3,687,918

3,687,239

$ 3,760,867

Restaurant sales [Member]

451,471

439,174

462,269

Restaurant sales [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

4,075,014

4,060,871

4,164,063

Restaurant sales [Member] | International segment [Member]

3,634,668

3,634,198

3,713,666

Restaurant sales [Member] | Outback Steakhouse [Member]

440,346

426,673

450,397

Restaurant sales [Member] | Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member]

2,135,776

2,098,696

2,141,506

^[1]

Restaurant sales [Member] | Bonefish Grill [Member]

613,031

^[1]

647,454

673,872

^[1]

Restaurant sales [Member] | Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar [Member]

574,004

578,139

600,717

Restaurant sales [Member] | Other - U.S. [Member]

307,199

304,064

296,982

Restaurant sales [Member] | Outback Brazil [Member]

4,658

5,845

589

Restaurant sales [Member] | Other - International [Member]

355,837

348,394

377,158

Franchise revenue [Member]

^[2]

84,509

78,279

73,239

Franchise revenue [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

52,147

52,906

47,021

Franchise revenue [Member] | International segment [Member]

41,513

41,856

36,456

Franchise revenue [Member] | Outback Steakhouse [Member]

10,634

11,050

10,565

Franchise revenue [Member] | Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member]

38,614

40,422

34,978

^[1]

Franchise revenue [Member] | Bonefish Grill [Member]

2,112

^[1]

601

553

^[1]

Franchise revenue [Member] | Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar [Member]

787

833

925

Franchise revenue [Member] | Other - U.S. [Member]

Franchise revenue [Member] | Outback Brazil [Member]

Franchise revenue [Member] | Other - International [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

^[2]

$ 10,634

$ 11,050

$ 10,565

[1]	In 2019, the Company sold 18 Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants. In 2017, the Company sold 53 Outback Steakhouse restaurants and one Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurant. These restaurants are now operated as franchises.
[2]	Includes Restaurant sales for the Company’s Abbraccio concept in Brazil.

Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Contract Assets and Liabilities Summary) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Deferred gift card sales commissions, current	$ 18,554	$ 16,431	$ 16,231	$ 15,584
Unearned revenue	369,282	342,708
Deferred gift card revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	358,757	333,794	$ 323,628	$ 331,803
Other current assets, net [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Deferred gift card sales commissions, current	18,554	16,431
Unearned revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	369,282	342,708
Unearned revenue [Member] \| Deferred gift card revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	358,757	333,794
Unearned revenue [Member] \| Deferred loyalty revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	10,034	8,424
Unearned revenue [Member] \| Deferred franchise fees [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Unearned revenue	491	490
Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] \| Deferred franchise fees [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Deferred franchise fees, noncurrent	$ 4,599	$ 4,531

Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Contract Assets and Liabilities - Deferred Gift Card Commissions Rollforward) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue Recognition [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 16,431	$ 16,231	$ 15,584
Deferred gift card sales commissions amortization	(26,094)	(27,227)	(26,751)
Deferred gift card sales commissions capitalization	29,894	28,980	29,412
Other	(1,677)	(1,553)	(2,014)
Balance, end of period	$ 18,554	$ 16,431	$ 16,231

Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Contract Assets and Liabilities - Deferred Gift Card Revenue Rollforward) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	$ 342,708
Balance, end of the period	369,282	$ 342,708
Deferred gift card revenue [Member]
Revenue Recognition [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	333,794	323,628	$ 331,803
Gift card sales	420,229	419,172	440,946
Gift card redemptions	(376,477)	(388,954)	(426,174)
Gift card breakage	(18,789)	(20,052)	(22,947)
Balance, end of the period	$ 358,757	$ 333,794	$ 323,628

Disposals Disposals (Refranchising) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) Restaurants	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants franchisee
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of a business, net of cash divested		$ 0	$ 0	$ 39,196
Gain on sale of business		$ (206)	$ 0	$ 15,632
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business	$ 3,800
Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants		18		1
Disposal group, consideration		$ 3,600		$ 9,900
Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Other (expense) income, net [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business				$ 8,400
Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba's Italian Grill Restaurants [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants				54
Number of acquirees, existing franchisees \| franchisee				2
Proceeds from sale of a business, net of cash divested				$ 36,200
Impairment charges, disposal group				1,700
Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba's Italian Grill Restaurants [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Other (expense) income, net [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business				7,400
Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba's Italian Grill Restaurants [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Franchise and other revenues [Domain]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Initial franchise fees				$ 2,200

Disposals Disposals (Surplus Property Disposals) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) Restaurants	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business		$ (206)	$ 0	$ 15,632
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business	$ 3,800
Outback Steakhouse [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants				53
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] \| Outback Steakhouse [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants		5
Disposal group, consideration		$ 12,700
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] \| Outback Steakhouse [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Other restaurant operating [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business		$ 3,600

Disposals Disposals (Other Disposals) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) Restaurants	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business		$ (206)	$ 0	$ 15,632
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business	$ 3,800
Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants		18		1
Disposal group, consideration		$ 3,600		$ 9,900
Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Other (expense) income, net [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business				$ 8,400

Impairments and Exit Costs (Provision for Impaired Assets and Restaurant Closings - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$ 9,085	$ 36,863	$ 52,329
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	9,134	26,799	25,449
Restaurant closure expenses	(49)	10,064	26,880
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]
Asset impairment charges	6,381	15,342	15,325
Restaurant closure expenses	(105)	6,536	26,749
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]
Asset impairment charges	2,026	11,457	10,124
Restaurant closure expenses	56	3,528	131
Corporate [Member] \| Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 727	$ 0	$ 0

Impairments and Exit Costs (Closure Initiatives and Restructuring Costs - Text and Table) (Details)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

USD ($)

Dec. 30, 2018

USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

Aug. 28, 2017

locations

Feb. 15, 2017

locations

Feb. 12, 2016

locations

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

$ 2,710

$ 3,021

$ 22,746

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Number of restaurants | locations

1,700

600

17,900

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | International segment [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Number of restaurants | locations

1,100

2,500

Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Number of restaurants | locations

Facility closing [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member] | 2017 Closure Initiative [Member]

^[1]

1,288

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member] | Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

^[2]

1,717

1,662

20,352

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member] | Closure Initiatives [Member]

^[3]

(19)

1,405

3,783

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member] | 2017 Closure Initiative [Member]

1,698

3,067

24,135

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member] | Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

^[2]

1,108

434

3,299

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member] | Closure Initiatives [Member]

^[3]

136

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Other restaurant operating [Member] | Contract termination [Member] | 2017 Closure Initiative [Member]

1,108

570

3,366

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring, reversal of deferred rent liabilities

^[2]

(96)

(469)

(4,755)

Other restaurant operating [Member] | Contract termination [Member] | Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring, reversal of deferred rent liabilities

^[3]

(147)

Other restaurant operating [Member] | Contract termination [Member] | Closure Initiatives [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring, reversal of deferred rent liabilities

$ (96)

$ (616)

$ (4,755)

[1]	Includes closure initiative related lease liabilities recognized as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.
[2]	On February 15, 2017 and August 28, 2017, the Company decided to close 43 underperforming restaurants in the U.S. and two Abbraccio restaurants outside of the core markets of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (the “2017 Closure Initiative”). Most of these restaurants were closed in 2017, with the balance mostly closing as leases and certain operating covenants expired or were amended or waived. In connection with the 2017 Closure Initiative, the Company recognized impairments and closure costs of $1.7 million, $0.6 million and $17.9 million within the U.S. segment for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $1.1 million and $2.5 million within the international segment for 2018 and 2017, respectively.
[3]	On February 12, 2016, the Company decided to close 14 Bonefish Grill restaurants (the “Bonefish Restructuring”). Expenses related to the Bonefish Restructuring are recognized within the U.S. segment.

Impairments and Exit Costs (Cumulative Restructuring and Restaurant Closure Initiatives - Table) (Details)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

USD ($)

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

$ 97,956

^[1]

Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

104,463

^[1]

General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

5,788

^[1]

Other restaurant operating [Member] | Contract termination [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, deferred rent reversal incurred to date

(12,295)

^[1]

2017 Closure Initiative [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

66,481

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

64,200

^[1]

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | International segment [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

2,200

^[1]

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

70,231

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

4,841

2017 Closure Initiative [Member] | Other restaurant operating [Member] | Contract termination [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, deferred rent reversal incurred to date

(8,591)

Bonefish Restructuring [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

31,475

Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] | Facility closing [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

34,232

Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | General and administrative expense [Member] | Employee severance [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, cost incurred to date

947

Bonefish Restructuring [Member] | Other restaurant operating [Member] | Contract termination [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Restructuring and related cost, deferred rent reversal incurred to date

$ (3,704)

[1]	The 2017 Closure Initiative expenses included $64.2 million and $2.2 million within the U.S. and international segment, respectively.

Impairments and Exit Costs (Other Restructuring and Impairments - Text) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) Restaurants locations	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 2,710	$ 3,021	$ 22,746
Outback Puerto Rico [Member] \| International segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 2,000
Outback Puerto Rico and China [Member] \| International segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		13,900
Outback China [Member] \| International segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring charges			$ 6,300
Express [Member] \| U.S. segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		7,400
Number of restaurants \| locations	3
Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants	18		1
Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| U.S. segment [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charges, disposal group		$ 5,500

Impairments and Exit Costs (Surplus Properties) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) properties	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) properties
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties, carrying value		$ 21,505	$ 19,848
Other property [Member] \| U.S. segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties, impairment losses	$ 10,700
Other property [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of surplus properties owned \| properties		20	16
Other current assets, net [Member] \| Assets held for sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties, carrying value		$ 3,317	$ 4,594
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] \| Other property [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties, carrying value		$ 18,188	$ 15,254

Impairments and Exit Costs (Accrual Activity Related to Facility Closure and Other Costs - Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Facility closing [Member]

Additions

$ 2,710

$ 3,021

$ 22,746

Facility closing [Member] | Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]

Beginning of the year

18,094

Additions

^[1]

1,288

(5,538)

1,253

(555)

14,542

^[2]

$ 18,094

Restructuring reserve, current

3,300

Facility closing [Member] | Non-current operating lease liabilities [Member]

Restructuring reserve, noncurrent

$ 11,200

[1]	Includes closure initiative related lease liabilities recognized as a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02.
[2]	As of December 29, 2019, the Company had exit-related accruals related to the Closure Initiatives of $3.3 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $11.2 million recorded in Non-current operating lease liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted EPS - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Line Items]
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$ 28,004	$ 9,248	$ 29,021	$ 64,300	$ 10,907	$ 4,072	$ 26,721	$ 65,398	$ 130,573	$ 107,098	$ 101,293
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding									88,839	92,042	96,365
Effect of diluted securities:
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding									89,777	94,075	99,707
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.32	$ 0.11	$ 0.32	$ 0.70	$ 0.12	$ 0.04	$ 0.29	$ 0.71	$ 1.47	$ 1.16	$ 1.05
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.32	$ 0.11	$ 0.32	$ 0.69	$ 0.12	$ 0.04	$ 0.28	$ 0.68	$ 1.45	$ 1.14	$ 1.02
Stock options [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares									571	1,595	2,895
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares									295	397	421
Nonvested performance-based share units [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares									72	41	26

Earnings Per Share (Antidilutive Securities - Table) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Stock options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities not included in the computation of earnings per share	4,003	2,879	5,555
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities not included in the computation of earnings per share	158	99	128
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 earnings per share	277	201	222

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Equity Compensation Plan Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 19,690	$ 22,432	$ 22,583
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	5,270	6,378	10,423
Restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	8,949	9,143	9,933
Performance-based share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 5,471	$ 6,911	$ 2,227

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Stock Options - Text) (Details) - Stock options [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, expiration period	10 years

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Stock Option Activity - Table) (Details) - Stock options [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at December 30, 2018 (shares)	6,190
Granted (shares)	1,237
Exercised (shares)	(721)
Forfeited or expired (shares)	(607)
Outstanding at December 29, 2019 (shares)	6,099	6,190
Exercisable at December 29, 2019 (shares)	3,846
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Outstanding at December 30, 2018 (per share)	$ 18.30
Granted (per share)	20.59
Exercised (per share)	9.11
Forfeited or expired (per share)	22.76
Outstanding at December 29, 2019 (per share)	19.40	$ 18.30
Exercisable at December 29, 2019 (per share)	$ 19.06
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term	6 years	5 years 8 months 12 days
Outstanding intrinsic value	$ 18,961	$ 11,439
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term	4 years 8 months 12 days
Exercisable intrinsic value	$ 14,405

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Black-Scholes - Table) (Details) - Stock options [Member] - $ / shares

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Weighted-average risk-free interest rate

^[1]

2.34%

2.66%

1.92%

Dividend yield

^[2]

1.94%

1.50%

1.84%

Expected term

^[3]

4 years 9 months 18 days

5 years 9 months 18 days

6 years 3 months 18 days

Weighted-average volatility

^[4]

31.05%

32.76%

33.72%

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option (in USD per share)

$ 5.07

$ 7.23

$ 5.09

[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 and Deferred Compensation Plans (Stock Option Compensation - Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Cash received from option exercises, net of tax withholding

$ 2,707

$ 36,612

$ 10,439

Stock options [Member]

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

Intrinsic value of options exercised

7,929

52,247

15,139

Cash received from option exercises, net of tax withholding

6,501

40,501

13,329

Fair value of stock options vested

18,136

34,316

28,085

Tax benefits for stock option compensation expense

^[1]

1,932

13,085

5,889

Unrecognized stock option expense

$ 7,669

Remaining weighted-average vesting period

1 year 10 months 24 days

Excess tax benefits for tax deductions related to the exercise of stock options

$ 200

$ 8,000

$ 2,900

[1]	Includes excess tax benefits for tax deductions related to the exercise of stock options of $0.2 million, $8.0 million and $2.9 million for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Restricted Stock Activity) (Details) - Restricted stock units (RSUs) [Member] - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years	4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018 (shares)	1,156
Granted (shares)	610
Vested (shares)	(443)
Forfeited (shares)	(135)
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019 (shares)	1,188	1,156
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Outstanding as of December 30, 2018 (per share)	$ 18.65
Granted (per share)	19.15
Vested (per share)	18.50
Forfeited (per share)	19.17
Outstanding as of December 29, 2019 (per share)	$ 18.91	$ 18.65

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Restricted Stock Compensation) (Details) - Restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of restricted stock vested	$ 8,200	$ 9,705	$ 10,182
Tax benefits for stock-based compensation expense	1,672	$ 2,938	$ 3,664
Unrecognized restricted stock expense	$ 14,800
Remaining weighted-average vesting period	2 years 1 month 6 days

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (PSU - Text) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019 shares
Common stock [Member] \| 2016 Omnubus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant	3,310,887
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, number of shares that would be issued on vesting of stock units	1
Performance-based share units [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage	0.00%
Performance-based share units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage	200.00%

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (PSU Activity - Table) (Details) - Performance-based share units [Member] - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding [Roll Forward]

Outstanding as of December 30, 2018 (shares)

575

Granted (shares)

237

Vested (shares)

(161)

Forfeited (shares)

(119)

Outstanding as of December 29, 2019 (shares)

532

575

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]

Outstanding as of December 30, 2018 (per share)

$ 18.54

Granted (per share)

20.00

Vested (per share)

18.61

Forfeited (per share)

17.42

Outstanding as of December 29, 2019 (per share)

$ 19.42

$ 18.54

Tax benefits for stock-based compensation expense

$ 857

$ 406

$ 501

Unrecognized PSU expense

$ 8,000

Remaining weighted-average vesting period

^[1]

1 year 2 months 12 days

Vesting period

3 years

[1]	PSUs typically vest after three years.

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Area Operations Directors, Managing, Operating and Chef Partner Programs) (Details) - Restaurant Managing and Chef Partners [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation liability, current and noncurrent	$ 49.0	$ 69.6
Deferred compensations plans, unfunded obligations	$ 9.1	$ 26.3

Stock-based and Deferred Compensation Plans (Other Benefit Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
401(k) plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, employer contribution costs	$ 5.4	$ 5.3	$ 3.3

Other Current Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 20,218	$ 38,117
Deferred gift card sales commissions	18,554	16,431	$ 16,231	$ 15,584
Assets held for sale	3,317	5,143
Other current assets, net	3,261	8,895
Total other current assets, net	186,462	190,848
Accounts receivable - gift cards, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	104,591	91,242
Accounts receivable - vendors, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	13,465	10,029
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	1,322	1,303
Accounts receivable - other, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 21,734	$ 19,688

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net (PFE - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Less: accumulated depreciation	$ (1,357,388)	$ (1,244,863)
Property, fixtures and equipment, net	1,036,077	1,115,929
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, fixtures and equipment, gross	42,570	59,973
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, fixtures and equipment, gross	1,202,434	1,188,735
Furniture and fixtures [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, fixtures and equipment, gross	458,169	428,676
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, fixtures and equipment, gross	665,815	634,459
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, fixtures and equipment, gross	$ 24,477	$ 48,949

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net (Depreciation and Repairs - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 188,190	$ 192,099	$ 182,254
Repair and maintenance expense	$ 106,943	$ 102,409	$ 111,926

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Goodwill Rollforward - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the year	$ 295,427	$ 310,234
Goodwill, translation adjustments	(6,988)	(14,697)
Goodwill, transfers to Assets held for sale		(110)
Balance at end of the year	288,439	295,427
U.S. segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the year	170,657	170,767
Goodwill, translation adjustments	0	0
Goodwill, transfers to Assets held for sale		(110)
Balance at end of the year	170,657	170,657
International segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the year	124,770	139,467
Goodwill, translation adjustments	(6,988)	(14,697)
Goodwill, transfers to Assets held for sale		0
Balance at end of the year	$ 117,782	$ 124,770

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Gross Goodwill and Impairment - Table) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 25, 2017	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, gross				$ 1,074,519,000	$ 1,081,507,000	$ 1,096,314,000
Accumulated impairment losses				(786,080,000)	(786,080,000)	(786,080,000)
Goodwill, impairment loss	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
U.S. segment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, gross				838,827,000	838,827,000	838,937,000
Accumulated impairment losses				(668,170,000)	(668,170,000)	(668,170,000)
International segment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, gross				235,692,000	242,680,000	257,377,000
Accumulated impairment losses				$ (117,910,000)	$ (117,910,000)	$ (117,910,000)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Intangible Assets - Table) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 25, 2017	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization				$ (82,653,000)	$ (117,559,000)
Intangible assets, gross (excluding goodwill)				553,268,000	621,531,000
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)				$ 470,615,000	503,972,000
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Weighted average [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period				9 years
Trademarks [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross				$ 81,381,000	81,381,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization				(47,882,000)	(44,057,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net				$ 33,499,000	37,324,000
Trademarks [Member] \| Weighted average [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period				9 years
Favorable leases [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross				$ 0	64,307,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization				0	(41,447,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net				$ 0	22,860,000
Favorable leases [Member] \| Weighted average [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period				0 years
Franchise agreements [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross				$ 14,881,000	14,881,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization				(14,356,000)	(13,212,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net				$ 525,000	1,669,000
Franchise agreements [Member] \| Weighted average [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period				1 year
Reacquired franchise rights [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross				$ 42,390,000	46,446,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization				(20,415,000)	(18,843,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net				$ 21,975,000	27,603,000
Reacquired franchise rights [Member] \| Weighted average [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, remaining amortization period				11 years
Trade names [Member]
Schedule of Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets (excluding goodwill)				$ 414,616,000	$ 414,516,000

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Amortization Expense - Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Depreciation and amortization

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]

Amortization expense

^[1]

$ 8,621

Depreciation and amortization & Other restaurant operating

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items]

Amortization expense

^[1]

$ 13,377

$ 14,191

[1]	Amortization expense is recorded in Depreciation and amortization for fiscal year 2019 and Depreciation and amortization and Other restaurant operating expense for fiscal years 2018 and 2017 in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Annual Amortization Expense - Table) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization expense 2020	$ 7,213
Amortization expense 2021	6,374
Amortization expense 2022	6,304
Amortization expense 2023	6,217
Amortization expense 2024	$ 6,046

Other Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Company-owned life insurance

$ 60,126

$ 61,233

Deferred financing fees

^[1]

4,893

6,563

Liquor licenses

24,289

24,153

Other assets

27,802

29,024

Other assets, net

117,110

120,973

Accumulated amortization, deferred financing fees

$ 6,800

$ 5,100

[1]	Net of accumulated amortization of $6.8 million and $5.1 million as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities (Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued rent and current operating lease liabilities	$ 174,287	$ 2,850
Accrued payroll and other compensation	101,090	101,249
Accrued insurance	20,500	22,055
Other current liabilities	95,574	120,499
Accrued and other liabilities, current	$ 391,451	$ 246,653

Long-term Debt, Net (Summary of Outstanding Debt - Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

2 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Feb. 26, 2020

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Finance lease liabilities

$ 2,308

$ 3,297

Sale-leaseback financing obligations

19,562

Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs

(2,654)

(3,502)

Total debt, net

1,048,704

1,094,775

Less: current portion of long-term debt

(26,411)

(27,190)

Long-term debt, net

1,022,293

1,067,585

Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facility

671,300

$ 478,500

$ 676,500

Minimum [Member]

Sale-leaseback transactions, imputed interest rate

7.58%

Maximum [Member]

Sale-leaseback transactions, imputed interest rate

7.82%

Secured debt [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Long-term debt, gross

1,049,000

$ 1,074,500

Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Weighted average [Member]

Long-term debt, gross

$ 450,000

$ 475,000

Debt instrument, interest rate at period end

^[1]

3.40%

4.14%

Secured debt [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving credit facility

$ 599,000

^[2]

$ 599,500

Secured debt [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Weighted average [Member]

Debt instrument, interest rate at period end

^[1]

3.44%

4.17%

Unsecured debt [Member] | Notes payable, other payables [Member]

Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage

Other

$ 50

$ 918

2.18%

Unsecured debt [Member] | Notes payable, other payables [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage

0.00%

Unsecured debt [Member] | Notes payable, other payables [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage

2.18%

Subsequent event [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]

Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facility

$ 65,000

[1]	Interest rate represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective periods.
[2]	Subsequent to December 29, 2019, the Company made payments of $65.0 million, net of borrowings, on its revolving credit facility.

Long-term Debt, Net (Credit Agreement - Text) (Details) - Secured debt [Member] - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017	Dec. 29, 2019
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.30%
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		$ 20,200,000
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate option 1 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	prime rate of Wells Fargo, National Association
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate option 2 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	federal funds effective rate
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate option 3 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	the Eurocurrency Rate with a one-month interest period
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate option 1 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	seven day Eurocurrency rate
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate option 2 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	30-day Eurocurrency rate
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate option 3 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	60-day Eurocurrency rate
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate option 4 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	90-day Eurocurrency rate
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency Rate option 5 [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate description	180-day Eurocurrency rate
Letter of credit [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit fee, percentage		1.88%

Long-term Debt, Net (Debt Covenants - Text) (Details)	Nov. 30, 2017
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured debt [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenants compliance, quarterly total net leverage ratio, initial maximum ratio level	4.50

Long-term Debt, Net (Maturities - Tables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2020	$ 26,462
2021	38,399
2022	984,030
2023	0
2024	0
Thereafter	0
Total payments	1,048,891
Less: financing lease interest	(187)
Total debt, net	$ 1,048,704	$ 1,094,775

Long-term Debt, Net (Summary of Required Amortization Payments) (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Term loan A facility [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly required amortization payments, period one	$ 6,250
Quarterly required amortization payments, period two	9,375
Quarterly required amortization payments, period three	$ 12,500
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Secured debt [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, prepayment requirement, percentage of benchmark	50.00%

Other Long-term Liabilities, Net (Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Accrued insurance liability

$ 33,818

$ 33,771

Unfavorable leases

32,120

^[1]

Chef and Restaurant Managing Partner deferred compensation obligations and deposits

47,831

64,766

Other long-term liabilities

56,411

60,876

Other long-term liabilities, net

$ 138,060

191,533

Unfavorable leases, accumulated amortization

$ 36,200

[1]	Net of accumulated amortization of $36.2 million as of December 30, 2018.

Stockholders' Equity (Share Repurchases) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					60 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 29, 2019	Feb. 12, 2019	Feb. 16, 2018	Apr. 21, 2017	Jul. 26, 2016	Feb. 12, 2016	Aug. 03, 2015	Dec. 12, 2014
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 106,992,000	$ 0	$ 14,999,000	$ 17,968,000	$ 30,004,000	$ 50,996,000	$ 106,992,000	$ 113,967,000	$ 272,736,000			$ 973,581,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares	0	0	5,469	0	691	968	1,287	2,116	5,469	5,062
Treasury stock acquired, average cost per share	$ 0	$ 0	$ 19.56	$ 0	$ 21.71	$ 18.57	$ 23.31	$ 24.10	$ 19.56	$ 22.52
2014 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount																					$ 100,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value													$ 100,000,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount													0
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	$ 0								$ 0					0
2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount																				$ 100,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value													69,999,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount													$ 30,001,000
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	0								0					0
2016 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount																			$ 250,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value												$ 139,892,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount												$ 110,108,000
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	0								0					0
July 2016 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount																		$ 300,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value											247,731,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount											52,269,000
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	0								0					0
2017 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount																	$ 250,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value											195,000,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount											$ 55,000,000
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	0								0					0
2018 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount																$ 150,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value										$ 113,967,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount										$ 36,033,000
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	0								0					0
2019 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount															$ 150,000,000
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value									106,992,000
Stock repurchase program, canceled remaining authorized repurchase amount									0
Stock repurchase program, dollar value of remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased	$ 43,008,000								$ 43,008,000					$ 43,008,000

Stockholders' Equity (Dividends) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends per share		$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.40	$ 0.36
Dividends, common stock, cash		$ 8,693	$ 8,674	$ 9,227	$ 9,140	$ 8,234	$ 8,344	$ 8,363	$ 8,371	$ 35,734	$ 33,312	$ 30,988
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared										$ 0.40	$ 0.36	$ 0.32
Subsequent event [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends, per share, declared	$ 0.20
Dividends payable, date to be paid	Mar. 13, 2020
Dividends payable, date of record	Feb. 28, 2020

Stockholders' Equity (AOCL - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (169,776)	$ (142,755)
Foreign currency translation adjustment [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(152,031)	(135,149)
Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (17,745)	$ (7,606)

Stockholders' Equity (OCL - Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax

$ (11,944)

$ (7,100)

$ 627

Reclassification of adjustment for loss on derivatives included in Net income, net of tax

1,805

120

2,381

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]

(26,764)

(43,112)

11,941

Parent [Member]

Foreign currency translation adjustment, attributable to parent

(16,882)

(36,576)

8,936

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of tax

^[1]

(11,944)

(7,100)

627

Reclassification of adjustment for loss on derivatives included in Net income, net of tax

^[2]

1,805

120

2,381

Other comprehensive (loss) income, derivatives qualifying as hedges, net of tax

(10,139)

(6,980)

3,008

Other comprehensive (loss) income, unrealized (loss) gains on derivatives arising during period, tax benefit

(27,021)

(43,556)

11,944

$ (4,100)

$ (2,500)

$ 500

[1]	Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives is net of tax of $(4.1) million, $(2.5) million and $0.5 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
[2]	Reclassifications of adjustments for loss on derivatives are net of tax. See Note 16 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for discussion of the tax impact of reclassifications.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Designated Hedges - Text) (Details) - Interest rate swap [Member] - Designated as hedging instrument [Member] $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2018 USD ($) counterparties	Sep. 09, 2014 USD ($) counterparties	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, inception date		Sep. 09, 2014
Derivative agreements, number of counterparties \| counterparties	12	8
Derivative, notional amount	$ 550.0	$ 400.0
Derivative, maturity date	Nov. 30, 2022	May 16, 2019
Derivative, weighted-average fixed interest rate	3.04%	2.02%
Derivative, effective date	May 16, 2019
Interest expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash flow hedge loss to be reclassified within twelve months			$ 7.9
Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, inception date	Oct. 24, 2018
Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, inception date	Oct. 25, 2018
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) swap rate [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, description of terms	one-month LIBOR	30-day LIBOR

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Fair Value of Interest Rate Swaps - Table) (Details) - Interest rate swap [Member] - Designated as hedging instrument [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Interest rate derivative liabilities, at fair value

^[1]

$ 24,009

$ 11,116

Other current assets, net [Member]

Interest rate derivative assets, at fair value

^[1]

765

Interest receivable

112

Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]

Interest rate derivative liabilities, at fair value

7,174

1,393

Accrued interest

632

Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]

Interest rate derivative liabilities, at fair value

$ 16,835

$ 9,723

[1]	See Note 18 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Effects of Interest Rate Swap) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) counterparties	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income	$ (1,805)	$ (120)	$ (2,381)
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income	$ (1,805)	(120)	(2,381)
Number of derivatives with each counterparty \| counterparties	1
Derivative, net liability position, aggregate fair value	$ 24,800	10,500
Derivative, termination value	24,800	10,500
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Interest expense [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap expense recognized in Interest expense, net	(2,436)	(161)	(3,908)
Designated as hedging instrument [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Income tax expense (benefit) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Income tax benefit recognized in Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$ 631	$ 41	$ 1,527

Leases (Lease Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Operating lease right-of-use assets

$ 1,266,548

$ 0

Total lease assets, net

1,268,584

Non-current operating lease liabilities

1,279,051

Total lease liability

1,453,225

Accumulated amortization, finance lease right-of-use assets

1,357,388

$ 1,244,863

Finance lease assets [Member]

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Accumulated amortization, finance lease right-of-use assets

1,300

Operating lease right-of-use-asset [Member]

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Operating lease right-of-use assets

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]

2,036

Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Current operating lease liabilities

^[2]

171,866

Current portion of long-term debt [Member]

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Current finance lease liabilities

1,361

Non-current operating lease liabilities [Member]

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Non-current operating lease liabilities

1,279,051

Long-term debt, net [Member]

Schedule of Leased Assets and Liabilities - Lessee [Line Items]

Non-current finance lease liabilities

$ 947

[1]	Net of accumulated amortization of $1.3 million.
[2]	Excludes accrued contingent percentage rent.

Leases (Lease Costs) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Operating lease, lease income

Lease costs, net

^[1]

$ 180,023

2,200

Operating leases, rent expense

$ 185,400

$ 188,200

Operating leases, rent expense, contingent rentals

4,500

4,300

Operating leases, income statement, sublease revenue

$ 5,600

$ 4,500

Other restaurant operating [Member]

Depreciation and amortization

Operating leases

^[2]

181,397

Variable lease cost

3,504

Amortization of leased assets

1,400

Interest expense [Member]

Interest on lease liabilities

264

Franchise and other revenues [Member]

General and administrative expense [Member]

Sublease revenue

^[3]

(6,542)

Operating leases

14,600

Cost of sales [Member]

Operating leases

$ 1,300

[1]	During 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded rent expense of $185.4 million and $188.2 million, including variable rent expense of $4.5 million and $4.3 million, and sublease revenue of $5.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
[2]	Excludes rent expense for office facilities and Company-owned closed or subleased properties for 2019 of $14.6 million, which is included in General and administrative expense and certain supply chain related rent expenses of $1.3 million, which is included in Cost of sales.
[3]	Excludes rental income from Company-owned properties for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019 of $2.2 million.

Leases (Future Minimum Lease Payments and Sublease Revenues) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Operating lease, thereafter

Operating lease, 2020

^[1]

$ 179,168

Operating lease, 2021

193,102

Operating lease, 2022

188,752

Operating lease, 2023

185,238

Operating lease, 2024

179,673

1,717,709

Operating lease, total minimum lease payments

^[2]

2,643,642

Operating lease, interest

(1,192,725)

Operating lease liabilities

1,450,917

1,412

898

185

Finance lease, thereafter

Finance lease, total minimum lease payments

2,495

Finance lease, interest

(187)

Finance lease liabilities

2,308

$ 3,297

Sublease revenues, 2020

(6,191)

Sublease revenues, 2021

(6,232)

Sublease revenues, 2022

(6,131)

Sublease revenues, 2023

(6,012)

Sublease revenues, 2024

(5,856)

Sublease revenues, thereafter

(63,512)

Sublease revenues, total

(93,934)

Prepaid rent

14,700

Lessee, operating lease, option to extend amount

1,000,000

Lessee, operating lease, lease not yet commenced, unrecorded liability

$ 111,900

[1]	Net of operating lease prepaid rent of $14.7 million.
[2]	Includes $1.0 billion related to lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise and excludes $111.9 million of signed operating leases that have not yet commenced.

Leases (Lease Term and Discount Rate) (Details)

Dec. 29, 2019

Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term

14 years 6 months

^[1]

Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term

1 year 9 months 18 days

^[1]

Operating lease, weighted average discount rate, percent

8.52%

^[2]

Finance lease, weighted average discount rate, percent

9.01%

^[2]

[1]	Includes lease renewal options that are reasonably certain of exercise.
[2]	Based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement.

Leases (Other Information) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Leases (Other Information) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities	$ 191,855

Leases (Schedule of Assets Lease to Third Parties) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Land [Member]
Schedule of Assets Leased to Third Parties [Line Items]
Property subject to or available for operating leases, gross	$ 9,885
Buildings [Member]
Schedule of Assets Leased to Third Parties [Line Items]
Property subject to or available for operating leases, gross	12,823
Accumulated depreciation	(6,400)
Property subject to or available for operating leases, net	$ 6,423

Leases (Sale-Leaseback Transactions) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) locations	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) locations	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) locations
Leases [Abstract]
Gross proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions \| $	$ 7,337	$ 17,294	$ 108,010
Number of restaurant properties sold and leased back \| locations	2	6	31

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis - Table) (Details) - Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	$ 13,789	$ 18,454
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Other current assets, net [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset, current	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, non-current	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 equivalents	1,037	627
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Money market funds [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	12,752	17,827
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	0	765
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	24,009	11,116
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Other current assets, net [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset, current	0	765
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	7,174	1,393
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, non-current	16,835	9,723
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	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 equivalents	0	0
Reported value measurement [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	13,789	19,219
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	24,009	11,116
Reported value measurement [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Other current assets, net [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset, current	0	765
Reported value measurement [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	7,174	1,393
Reported value measurement [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, non-current	16,835	9,723
Reported value measurement [Member] \| Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	1,037	627
Reported value measurement [Member] \| Money market funds [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	$ 12,752	$ 17,827

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis - Table) (Details) - Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Asset impairment charges

$ 9,134

$ 26,799

$ 25,450

Assets held for sale [Member]

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of

315

5,276

467

Operating lease right-of-use-asset [Member]

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets

4,284

Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member]

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Long-lived assets held and used, impairment losses

4,535

21,523

23,539

Other [Member]

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Other asset impairment charges

1,444

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Reported value measurement [Member]

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Assets held for sale [Member] | Reported value measurement [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]

12,561

15,054

20,092

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Operating lease right-of-use-asset [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member]

^[1]

2,049

8,590

870

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Operating lease right-of-use-asset [Member] | Reported value measurement [Member]

6,400

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]

^[2]

6,597

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 3 [Member]

2,300

4,600

19,200

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] | Reported value measurement [Member]

1,600

1,900

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Assets measured with impairment, year-to-date [Member] | Other [Member] | Reported value measurement [Member]

^[3]

3,915

6,464

19,222

Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]

Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]

^[4]

$ 0

[1]	All assets are measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2). Refer to Note 4 - Disposals for discussion of impairments related to Carrabba’s Italian Grill in 2018.
[2]	Carrying values for Operating lease right-of-use assets measured using Level 3 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $6.4 million for 2019. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate the fair value.
[3]	Carrying values for Property, fixtures and equipment measured using Level 3 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $1.6 million and $1.9 million for 2019 and 2018, respectively. Carrying values for Property, fixtures and equipment measured using level 2 inputs to estimate fair value totaled $2.3 million, $4.6 million and $19.2 million for 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Third-party market appraisals (Level 2) and discounted cash flow models (Level 3) were used to estimate the fair value. Refer to Note 5 - Impairments and Exit Costs for a more detailed discussion of impairments.
[4]	Other primarily includes goodwill related to the Company’s China subsidiary within the international segment in 2017. All assets measured using market appraisals (Level 2) to estimate the fair value.

Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Table) (Details) - Secured debt [Member] - Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Loans payable	$ 450,563	$ 464,906
Term loan A facility [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	450,000	475,000
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Loans payable	599,000	590,508
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member]
Fair value, assets and liabilities measured on recurring and nonrecurring basis [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value	$ 599,000	$ 599,500

Income Taxes (Components of Income Before Provision - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Domestic	$ 129,826	$ 109,965	$ 112,226
Foreign	11,864	(9,660)	(1,089)
Income before Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$ 141,690	$ 100,305	$ 111,137

Income Taxes (Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current provision:
Federal	$ 13,265	$ 11,089	$ 18,384
State	9,696	6,763	8,155
Foreign	10,502	2,405	9,041
Current provision	33,463	20,257	35,580
Deferred (benefit) provision:
Federal	(21,407)	(28,772)	(24,248)
State	(1,986)	(1,335)	(3,850)
Foreign	(2,497)	617	47
Deferred (benefit) provision	(25,890)	(29,490)	(28,051)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$ 7,573	$ (9,233)	$ 7,529

Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate - Table) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income taxes at federal statutory rate	21.00%	21.00%	35.00%
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit	4.40%	5.50%	2.20%
Employment-related credits, net	(24.70%)	(34.60%)	(27.20%)
Net changes in deferred tax valuation allowances	(1.60%)	3.90%	3.30%
Net life insurance (benefit) expense	(0.70%)	0.60%	(0.70%)
Enhanced charitable contributions deduction	(0.60%)	(1.30%)	(1.70%)
Noncontrolling interests	(0.60%)	(0.90%)	(1.40%)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements	(0.30%)	(7.10%)	(2.20%)
Nondeductible expenses	3.90%	5.00%	3.60%
Foreign tax rate differential	3.20%	(0.70%)	1.70%
Domestic manufacturing deduction	0.00%	(0.30%)	(4.60%)
Cumulative effect of the Tax Act	0	0.002	(0.033)
Other, net	1.30%	(0.50%)	2.10%
Total	5.30%	(9.20%)	6.80%

Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Deferred income tax assets:
Operating lease liabilities	$ 378,518	$ 0
Deferred rent	0	42,550
Insurance reserves	13,722	14,232
Unearned revenue	22,230	12,590
Deferred compensation	27,222	30,864
Net operating loss carryforwards	9,876	10,279
Federal tax credit carryforwards	115,273	99,591
Partner deposits and accrued partner obligations	4,449	4,389
Other, net	13,706	17,885
Gross deferred income tax assets	584,996	232,380
Less: valuation allowance	(14,922)	(17,535)
Net deferred income tax assets	570,074	214,845
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Less: operating lease right-of-use assets basis differences	(326,166)	0
Less: property, fixtures and equipment basis differences	(65,404)	(19,445)
Less: intangible asset basis differences	(118,855)	(117,200)
Net deferred income tax assets	$ 59,649	$ 78,200

Income Taxes (Undistributed Earnings - Text) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 84.4
Tax Act [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax liabilities, undistributed foreign earnings	$ 0.2

Income Taxes (Tax Carryforwards - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2020	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Federal tax credit carryforwards		$ 115,273	$ 99,591
Foreign loss carryforwards		41,406
Foreign tax credit carryforwards		809
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Federal tax credit carryforwards		131,201
General business tax credit carryforwards		$ 128,600
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated period of use		4 years
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Scenario, forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated future tax credits	$ 40,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated period of use		6 years
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Scenario, forecast [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
General business tax credits, estimated future tax credits	$ 45,000

Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Text) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 27,201	$ 25,190	$ 23,663	$ 19,583
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, that if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	27,000	25,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued	1,900	1,500
Unrecognized tax benefits, increase resulting from prior period tax positions	869	$ 2,461	$ 4,149
Minimum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits, increase resulting from prior period tax positions	2,000
Maximum [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized tax benefits, increase resulting from prior period tax positions	$ 3,000

Income Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance as of beginning of year	$ 25,190	$ 23,663	$ 19,583
Additions for tax positions taken during a prior period	869	2,461	4,149
Reductions for tax positions taken during a prior period	(255)	(826)	(1,009)
Additions for tax positions taken during the current period	2,237	2,017	1,822
Settlements with taxing authorities	(44)	(682)	0
Lapses in the applicable statutes of limitations	(749)	(1,390)	(945)
Decrease due to translation adjustments	(47)	(53)
Increase due to translation adjustments			63
Balance as of end of year	$ 27,201	$ 25,190	$ 23,663

Commitments and Contingencies (Lease Guarantees) (Details) - Property lease guarantee [Member] $ in Millions	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Lease guarantees, maximum exposure, undiscounted	$ 31.2
Lease guarantees, maximum exposure at present value	24.7
Lease guarantees, current carrying value	$ 0.8

Commitments and Contingencies (Purchase Obligations - Text) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) supplier	Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Purchase obligations \| $	$ 312.0	$ 364.3
Long-term purchase commitment, period	5 years
Number of primary beef suppliers \| supplier	4
Beef [Member] \| Supplier concentration risk [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	95.00%
Minimum [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of marketplace	80.00%

Commitments and Contingencies (Litigation and Other Matters - Text) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Litigation liability	$ 3.0	$ 2.8
Litigation settlement expense	$ 1.3	$ 1.6	$ 1.2

Commitments and Contingencies (Insurance, Future Payments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2020	$ 20,468
2021	11,316
2022	7,341
2023	4,216
2024	2,392
Thereafter	11,220
Total	$ 56,953	$ 60,473

Commitments and Contingencies (Undiscounted Reserves to the Discounted Reserves) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Insurance [Line Items]

Undiscounted reserves

$ 56,953

$ 60,473

Discount

^[1]

(2,635)

(4,647)

Discounted reserves

$ 54,318

$ 55,826

Discount rate

1.61%

2.77%

Insurance [Line Items]

Self insurance reserve, current

$ 20,500

$ 22,055

Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]

Insurance [Line Items]

Self insurance reserve, noncurrent

$ 33,818

$ 33,771

[1]	Discount rates of 1.61% and 2.77% were used for December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.

Segment Reporting (Text) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Segment Reporting (Text) (Details)	Dec. 29, 2019 reportable_segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

Segment Reporting (Revenue by Segment - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 1,022,184	$ 967,144	$ 1,021,930	$ 1,128,131	$ 1,013,113	$ 965,021	$ 1,031,814	$ 1,116,465	$ 4,139,389	$ 4,126,413	$ 4,223,136
U.S. segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									3,687,918	3,687,239	3,760,867
International segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									$ 451,471	$ 439,174	$ 462,269

Segment Reporting (Income from Operations Reconciliation - Table) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

^[1]

Sep. 29, 2019

^[1]

Jun. 30, 2019

^[1]

Mar. 31, 2019

^[1]

Dec. 30, 2018

^[2]

Sep. 30, 2018

^[2]

Jul. 01, 2018

^[2]

Apr. 01, 2018

^[2]

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt

$ 43,178

$ 21,958

$ 43,460

$ 82,494

$ 21,421

$ 12,537

$ 32,924

$ 78,371

$ 191,090

$ 145,253

$ 138,686

(1,069)

Other (expense) income, net

(143)

(11)

14,912

Interest expense, net

(49,257)

(44,937)

(41,392)

Income before provision (benefit) for income taxes

141,690

100,305

111,137

Operating segments [Member]

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Operating segments [Member] | U.S. segment [Member]

356,094

310,960

318,769

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Operating segments [Member] | International segment [Member]

311,666

288,959

289,971

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]

44,428

22,001

28,798

Corporate [Member]

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

$ (165,004)

$ (165,707)

$ (180,083)

[1]

[2]

Segment Reporting (Depreciation and Amortization by Segment - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 196,811	$ 201,593	$ 192,282
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	16,439	16,982	14,510
U.S. segment [Member] \| Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	152,881	158,307	149,976
International segment [Member] \| Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 27,491	$ 26,304	$ 27,796

Segment Reporting (Capital Expenditures by Segment - Table) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 161,926	$ 208,224	$ 260,589
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	8,885	11,754	13,280
Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	159,027	210,923	255,842
U.S. segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	121,646	162,207	209,260
International segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 28,496	$ 36,962	$ 33,302

Segment Reporting (Total Assets by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,592,683	$ 2,464,774
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	188,544	221,735
U.S. segment [Member] \| Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	2,941,831	1,841,482
International segment [Member] \| Operating segments [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 462,308	$ 401,557

Segment Reporting (Long-lived Assets by Geographic Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 1,153,187	$ 1,236,902
U.S. [Member]
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	1,023,146	1,107,679
Brazil [Member]
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	113,795	115,560
International - Other [Member]
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 16,246	$ 13,663

Segment Reporting (Revenues by Geographic Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2018	Apr. 01, 2018	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues	$ 1,022,184	$ 967,144	$ 1,021,930	$ 1,128,131	$ 1,013,113	$ 965,021	$ 1,031,814	$ 1,116,465	$ 4,139,389	$ 4,126,413	$ 4,223,136
U.S. [Member]
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									3,687,918	3,687,239	3,760,867
Brazil [Member]
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									393,700	376,317	410,249
International - Other [Member]
Segment reporting information [Line Items]
Restaurant sales, franchise and other revenues									$ 57,771	$ 62,857	$ 52,020

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Sep. 29, 2019

Jun. 30, 2019

Mar. 31, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Sep. 30, 2018

Jul. 01, 2018

Apr. 01, 2018

Dec. 29, 2019

Dec. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

$ 1,022,184

$ 967,144

$ 1,021,930

$ 1,128,131

$ 1,013,113

$ 965,021

$ 1,031,814

$ 1,116,465

$ 4,139,389

$ 4,126,413

$ 4,223,136

43,178

^[1]

21,958

^[1]

43,460

^[1]

82,494

^[1]

21,421

^[2]

12,537

^[2]

32,924

^[2]

78,371

^[2]

191,090

145,253

138,686

Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands

29,286

9,373

29,809

65,649

12,425

4,253

26,723

66,137

134,117

109,538

103,608

$ 28,004

$ 9,248

$ 29,021

$ 64,300

$ 10,907

$ 4,072

$ 26,721

$ 65,398

$ 130,573

$ 107,098

$ 101,293

Earnings (loss) per share:

Basic

$ 0.32

$ 0.11

$ 0.32

$ 0.70

$ 0.12

$ 0.04

$ 0.29

$ 0.71

$ 1.47

$ 1.16

$ 1.05

Diluted

$ 0.32

$ 0.11

$ 0.32

$ 0.69

$ 0.12

$ 0.04

$ 0.28

$ 0.68

$ 1.45

$ 1.14

$ 1.02

[1]

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