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Cash dividends declared, per common share

52,294

52,383

(89)

(23,981)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock, shares

(14,831,000)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

(274,892)

$ (148)

(274,744)

Stock-based compensation

18,390

Tax shortfall from stock-based compensation

(410)

Common stock issued under stock plans, shares

^[1]

811,000

Common stock issued under stock plans, value

^[1]

3,263

$ 8

3,654

(399)

Change in redemption value of redeemable interests

(1,349)

Purchase of noncontrolling interests, net of tax

(419)

(1,000)

581

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(4,245)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

556

Balance (in shares) at Sep. 25, 2016

105,195,000

Balance at Sep. 25, 2016

239,558

$ 1,052

1,068,165

(747,472)

(94,984)

12,797

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

Cumulative-effect from a change in accounting principle

$ 14,364

14,364

Balance (in shares) at Dec. 25, 2016

103,922,110

103,922,000

Balance at Dec. 25, 2016

$ 195,353

$ 1,039

1,079,583

(786,780)

(111,143)

12,654

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

Net income

85,470

83,876

1,594

Cash dividends declared, per common share

19,520

19,596

(76)

$ (23,677)

(23,677)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock, shares

(13,807,000)

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

$ (272,736)

$ (138)

(272,598)

Stock-based compensation

17,969

Common stock issued under stock plans, shares

^[1]

1,049,000

Common stock issued under stock plans, value

^[1]

4,448

$ 11

4,617

(180)

Change in redemption value of redeemable interests

(172)

Purchase of noncontrolling interests, net of tax

(893)

(713)

(180)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

(4,158)

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

727

Other

$ 419

419

Balance (in shares) at Sep. 24, 2017

91,164,470

91,164,000

Balance at Sep. 24, 2017

$ 36,634

$ 912

$ 1,077,607

$ (961,318)

$ (91,547)

$ 10,980

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

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Parenthetical - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Common stock, dividends per share	$ 0.24	$ 0.21
Additional paid-in capital [Member]
Purchase of limited partnership interests, deferred tax effect	$ 45	$ 1,504

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Cash flows provided by operating activities:
Net income	$ 85,298	$ 49,046
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	142,479	145,206
Amortization of deferred discounts and issuance costs	2,240	3,862
Amortization of deferred gift card sales commissions	18,530	21,146
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	38,253	49,183
Stock-based and other non-cash compensation expense	19,775	17,646
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense	(212)	1,764
Gain on sale of a business or subsidiary	(15,787)	(2,084)
Loss on defeasance, extinguishment and modification of debt	260	26,998
Recognition of deferred gain on sale-leaseback transactions	(8,836)	(3,353)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	(1,214)
Other non-cash items, net	4,690	(1,516)
Change in assets and liabilities	(63,675)	(83,124)
Net cash provided by operating activities	223,015	223,560
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities:
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions, net	83,866	320,287
Proceeds from sale of a business, net of cash divested	38,980	23,009
Capital expenditures	(183,820)	(185,581)
Other investments, net	(1,561)	(3,813)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(62,535)	153,902
Cash flows used in financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net	124,443	364,211
Defeasance, extinguishment and modification of debt	0	(478,906)
Repayments of long-term debt	(64,578)	(221,266)
Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facilities, net	467,500	591,500
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(417,000)	(377,500)
Proceeds from failed sale-leaseback transactions, net	5,942	0
Proceeds from the exercise of share-based compensation	4,628	3,662
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(4,158)	(4,245)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	727	556
Purchase of limited partnership and noncontrolling interests	(5,354)	(10,778)
Repayments of partner deposits and accrued partner obligations	(11,763)	(14,985)
Repurchase of common stock	(272,916)	(275,291)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation	0	1,214
Cash dividends paid on common stock	(23,677)	(23,981)
Net cash used in financing activities	(196,206)	(445,809)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,972	5,250
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(33,754)	(63,097)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	136,186	155,374
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	102,432	92,277
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	27,897	32,726
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	28,134	51,833
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in acquisition of property, fixtures and equipment included in accounts payable or capital lease liabilities	6,375	17,174
Purchase of noncontrolling interest included in accrued and other current liabilities	$ 0	$ 1,414

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Business - Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., through its subsidiaries (“Bloomin’ Brands” or the “Company”), owns and operates casual, upscale casual and fine dining restaurants. The Company’s restaurant portfolio has four concepts: Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. Each of the Company’s concepts has additional restaurants in which it has no direct investment and are operated under franchise agreements.

Basis of Presentation - The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments necessary for fair financial statement presentation for the periods presented have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2016.

Recently Adopted Financial Accounting Standards - Effective December 26, 2016, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09: “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU No. 2016-09”). ASU No. 2016-09 simplifies several aspects related to the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, statutory tax withholding requirements and classification on the statement of cash flows. Upon adoption, the Company made an accounting policy election to recognize forfeitures as they occur. Using the modified retrospective transition method required under the standard, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment for the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 of $14.4 million for previously unrecognized excess tax benefits, which increased Deferred tax assets and reduced Accumulated deficit. The recognition of excess tax benefits and tax shortfalls in the income statement and presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows were adopted prospectively, with no adjustments made to prior periods. The remaining provisions of ASU No. 2016-09 did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Effective June 26, 2017, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash” (“ASU No. 2016-18”). ASU No. 2016-18 provides guidance on the presentation of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, which are now included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending cash amounts shown on the statements of cash flows. Using the retrospective transition method required under the standard, the Company has adjusted the presentation of its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-18 did not have any other impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table provides additional details by financial statement line item of the adjusted presentation in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	AS REPORTED			2016-18 IMPACT			ADJUSTED
Cash flows provided by investing activities:
Decrease in restricted cash	$	40,977		$	(40,977	)	$	—
Increase in restricted cash	(18,739		)	18,739			—
Net cash provided by investing activities	$	176,140		$	(22,238	)	$	153,902

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(40,863	)	$	(22,234	)	$	(63,097	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	132,337			23,037			155,374
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	$	91,474		$	803		$	92,277

Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted - In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“the FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-09 “Revenue Recognition (Topic 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU No. 2014-09”). ASU No. 2014-09 provides a single source of guidance for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes current revenue recognition standards. Under ASU No. 2014-09, revenue is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration an entity expects to receive for the transfer of goods and services. The standard also requires additional disclosures about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The Company continues to assess the overall impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures, and anticipates testing new controls and processes designed to comply with ASU No. 2014-09 throughout the remainder of 2017 to permit adoption on January 1, 2018.

While the Company continues to assess all potential impacts of the standard, it currently believes the most significant impact relates to accounting for gift card breakage and advertising fees charged to franchisees. Under the new standard, the Company expects to recognize gift card breakage proportional to actual gift card redemptions. Advertising fees charged to franchisees, which are currently recorded as a reduction to Other restaurant operating expenses, will be recognized as revenue. In addition, initial franchise fees will be recognized over the term of the franchise agreement, which is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company intends to adopt ASU No. 2014-09 using the full retrospective transition method, which will result in restating each prior reporting period presented in the year of adoption. Additionally, a cumulative effect adjustment will be recorded to the opening balance of accumulated deficit as of the first day of fiscal year 2016, the earliest period presented. Adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 will also have a significant impact on the Company’s disclosures.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02: “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU No. 2016-02”). 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. 2016-02 is effective for the Company in fiscal year 2019 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU No. 2016-15”) which provides guidance on the statement of cash flows presentation of certain transactions where diversity in practice exists. ASU No. 2016-15 will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect ASU No. 2016-15 to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” (“ASU No. 2017-04”). ASU No. 2017-04 eliminates the second step of goodwill impairment, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Under ASU No. 2017-04, goodwill impairment will be calculated as the amount a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its calculated fair value. ASU No. 2017-04 will be applied prospectively and is effective for the Company in fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2017-04 to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (“ASU No. 2017-12”) which provides guidance for reporting the economic results of hedging activities and to simplify the disclosures of risk exposures and hedging strategies. ASU No. 2017-12 will be effective for the Company in fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU No. 2017-12 on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.

Disposals

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Disposals [Abstract]

Disposals

Refranchising - During the thirteen weeks ended June 25, 2017, the Company completed the sale of 54 of its existing U.S. Company-owned Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations 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 income, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other 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 are recorded within Franchise and other revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income.

These restaurants are now operated as franchises by the Buyers and the Company remains contingently liable on certain real estate lease agreements assigned to the Buyers. See Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies for additional details regarding lease guarantees.

Other - During the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company closed and completed the sale of one U.S. Company-owned Carrabba’s Italian Grill location for a purchase price of $9.9 million, net of closing costs. The sale resulted in a net gain of $8.4 million, recorded within Other income, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income.

Outback Steakhouse South Korea - In 2016, the Company completed the sale of its Outback Steakhouse subsidiary in South Korea (“Outback Steakhouse South Korea”). Following is the Income (loss) before income taxes of Outback Steakhouse South Korea included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the periods indicated:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED		THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Income (loss) before income taxes (1)	$	2,246	$	(32,348	)

________________


(1)	Includes impairment charges of $39.6 million for Assets held for sale during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016. Includes a gain of $2.1 million on the sale of Outback Steakhouse South Korea for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016.

The entire disclosure 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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Impairments and Disposals [Abstract]

Impairment and Exit Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Impairments and Exit Costs

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



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED					THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Impairment losses
U.S.	$	12,339	$	5,267		$	13,272	$	5,348
International	1,903		—			1,903		39,636
Total impairment losses	$	14,242	$	5,267		$	15,175	$	44,984
Restaurant closure expenses
U.S.	$	4,336	$	(524	)	$	23,078	$	4,325
International	—		—			—		(126		)
Total restaurant closure expenses	$	4,336	$	(524	)	$	23,078	$	4,199
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	18,578	$	4,743		$	38,253	$	49,183

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



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED					THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Impairment, facility closure and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	1,848	$	—		$	19,051		$	—
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	1,924		(685		)	2,733			3,695
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	3,772	$	(685	)	$	21,784		$	3,695
Severance and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	—	$	—		$	2,948		$	—
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—		—			—			601
General and administrative	$	—	$	—		$	2,948		$	601
Reversal of deferred rent liability
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	—	$	—		$	(4,761	)	$	—
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—		(609		)	—			(3,410		)
Other restaurant operating	$	—	$	(609	)	$	(4,761	)	$	(3,410	)
	$	3,772	$	(1,294	)	$	19,971		$	886

________________

(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 to date, with the balance mostly closing as leases and certain operating covenants expire or are amended or waived. Expenses of $1.9 million related to the 2017 Closure Initiative for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 were recognized within the International segment, with all other expenses recognized within the U.S. segment.


(2)	On February 12, 2016, the Company decided to close 14 Bonefish Grill restaurants (the “Bonefish Restructuring”). The Company expects to substantially complete these restaurant closings through the first quarter of 2019. Expenses related to the Bonefish Restructuring are recognized 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 not needed for operations. Surplus properties may be classified in 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 dates indicated:



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		DECEMBER 25, 2016
Surplus properties - assets held for sale	Other current assets, net	$	3,690	$	676
Surplus properties - assets held and used	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	23,599		34,501
Total surplus properties		$	27,289	$	35,177

Number of surplus properties owned		21		18

During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company recognized impairment charges of $9.5 million in connection with the remeasurement of certain held and used surplus properties currently leased to the owners of its former restaurant concepts.

Other Impairments - During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016, the Company recognized impairment charges of $3.2 million for its Puerto Rico subsidiary, within the U.S. segment.

The remaining restaurant impairment and closing charges resulted primarily from the carrying value of a restaurant’s assets exceeding its estimated fair market value, primarily due to locations identified for relocation.

Projected Future Expenses and Cash Expenditures - The Company currently expects to incur additional charges for the Closure Initiatives over the next two years, including costs associated with lease obligations, employee terminations and other closure-related obligations. Following is a summary of remaining estimated pre-tax expense by type as of September 24, 2017:



Estimated future expense (dollars in millions)	2017 CLOSURE INITIATIVE					BONEFISH RESTRUCTURING
Lease related liabilities, net of subleases	$	3.2	to	$	4.1	$	2.2	to	$	5.1
Employee severance and other obligations	0.4		to	0.8		0.3		to	0.5
Total estimated future expense	$	3.6	to	$	4.9	$	2.5	to	$	5.6

Total estimated future cash expenditures (dollars in millions)	$	25.3	to	$	29.5	$	10.1	to	$	12.3

Total future undiscounted cash expenditures for the 2017 Closure Initiative and Bonefish Restructuring, primarily related to lease liabilities, are expected to occur over the remaining lease terms with the final term ending in January 2029 and October 2024, respectively.

Accrued Facility Closure and Other Costs Rollforward - The following table summarizes the Company’s accrual activity related to facility closure and other costs, primarily associated with the Closure Initiatives, during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
Beginning of the period	$	6,557
Charges	24,426
Cash payments	(7,963		)
Adjustments	(1,348		)
End of the period (1)	$	21,672

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(1)	As of September 24, 2017, the Company had exit-related accruals of $6.4 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $15.3 million recorded in Other long-term liabilities, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

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



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(in thousands, except per share data)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	4,336	$	20,733	$	83,876	$	46,031

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	92,485		109,399		98,137		113,553

Effect of diluted securities:
Stock options	2,781		2,720		2,948		2,719
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	389		311		392		242
Nonvested performance-based share units	—		—		20		2
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	95,655		112,430		101,497		116,516

Basic earnings per share	$	0.05	$	0.19	$	0.85	$	0.41
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.83	$	0.40

Dilutive securities outstanding not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive were as follows:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED		THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(shares in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Stock options	6,065	5,530	5,663	5,079
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	179	103	174	285
Nonvested performance-based share units	134	130	256	99

Stock-based Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

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

Stock-based Compensation Plans

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED					THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Stock options	$	2,705		$	2,929	$	8,404	$	8,971
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	2,527			2,322		7,769		6,901
Performance-based share units	(235		)	21		1,001		1,773
	$	4,997		$	5,272	$	17,174	$	17,645

During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company made grants to its employees of 1.3 million stock options, 0.6 million time-based restricted stock units and 0.4 million performance-based share units.

Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the weighted-average fair value of option awards granted were as follows:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Assumptions:
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (1)	1.92		%	1.32		%
Dividend yield (2)	1.84		%	1.59		%
Expected term (3)	6.3 years			6.1 years
Weighted-average volatility (4)	33.72		%	35.18		%

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option	$	5.09		$	5.28

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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 simplified method of estimating the expected term is used since the Company does not have significant historical exercise experience for its stock options.


(4)	Volatility is based on the historical volatilities of the Company’s stock.

The following represents unrecognized stock compensation expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period as of September 24, 2017:



	UNRECOGNIZED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (dollars in thousands)		REMAINING WEIGHTED-AVERAGE VESTING PERIOD (in years)
Stock options	$	17,189	2.4
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	$	22,588	2.6
Performance-based share units	$	1,733	1.9

As of September 24, 2017, the maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to the Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan was 3,991,216.

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

Other Current Assets, Net [Abstract]

Other Current Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Other Current Assets, Net

Other current assets, net, consisted of the following:



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		DECEMBER 25, 2016
Prepaid expenses	$	36,481	$	35,298
Accounts receivable - gift cards, net	11,588		102,664
Accounts receivable - vendors, net	4,677		10,107
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net	3,345		1,677
Accounts receivable - other, net	32,274		20,497
Assets held for sale	4,055		1,331
Other current assets, net	12,841		18,652
	$	105,261	$	190,226

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net	9 Months Ended
Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net	Sep. 24, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net	Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company entered into sale-leaseback transactions with third-parties in which it sold 26 restaurant properties at fair market value for gross proceeds of $92.5 million. In connection with the sale-leaseback transactions, the Company recorded deferred gains of $19.4 million, which are amortized to Other restaurant operating expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income over the initial term of each lease, ranging from 10 to 20 years.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

The following table is a rollforward of goodwill:



(dollars in thousands)	U.S.			INTERNATIONAL		CONSOLIDATED
Balance as of December 25, 2016	$	172,424		$	137,631	$	310,055
Translation adjustments	—			6,866		6,866
Divestitures (1)	(1,657		)	—		(1,657		)
Balance as of September 24, 2017	$	170,767		$	144,497	$	315,264

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(1)	During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company disposed of Goodwill in connection with the sale of 54 of its U.S. Company-owned Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations to existing franchisees.

The Company performed its annual assessment for impairment of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets during the fiscal second quarters of 2017 and 2016. In connection with these assessments, the Company did not record any goodwill or indefinite-lived intangible impairment charges.

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount [Abstract]

Long-term Debt, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term Debt, Net

Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt:



	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017					DECEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE		OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A (1)	$	247,500		3.23	%	$	258,750		2.63	%
Term loan A-1	135,000			3.20	%	140,625			2.70	%
Term loan A-2	125,000			3.20	%	—			—	%
Revolving credit facility (1)	672,500			3.21	%	622,000			2.67	%
Total Senior Secured Credit Facility	$	1,180,000				$	1,021,375
PRP Mortgage Loan	—			—	%	47,202			3.21	%
Financing obligations	19,583			7.45% to 7.60%		19,595			7.45% to 7.60%
Capital lease obligations	2,138					2,364
Other notes payable	944			0.00% to 2.18%		1,776			0.00% to 7.00%
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	(1,973		)			(2,827		)
	$	1,200,692				$	1,089,485
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(58,826		)			(35,079		)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,141,866				$	1,054,406

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(1)	Represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective period.

Credit Agreement Amendment - On May 22, 2017, OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC (“OSI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its existing credit agreement, dated October 26, 2012 (as previously amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment provided an incremental Term loan A-2 in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million. No other material changes were made to the terms of OSI’s Credit Agreement as a result of the Amendment.

The following is a summary of required principal payments for the Amendment (dollars in thousands):



SCHEDULED QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATES	TERM LOAN A-2
September 30, 2017 through June 30, 2018	$	2,344
September 30, 2018 through March 31, 2019	$	3,125

Maturities - Following is a summary of principal payments of the Company’s total consolidated debt outstanding as of September 24, 2017:



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
Year 1	$	58,826
Year 2	1,121,102
Year 3	519
Year 4	458
Year 5	310
Thereafter	19,477
Total	$	1,200,692

Debt Covenants - As of September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The Company consolidates subsidiaries in which it has noncontrolling interests that are permitted to deliver subsidiary shares in exchange for cash at a future date. The following table presents a rollforward of Redeemable noncontrolling interests during the periods indicated:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	547		$	23,526
Change in redemption value of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	172			1,349
Foreign currency translation attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests	30			4,509
Net (loss) income attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(172		)	595
Purchase of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			(3,887		)
Balance, end of period	$	577		$	26,092

Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases - On July 26, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors (“the Board”) approved a $300.0 million authorization (the “July 2016 Share Repurchase Program”). On April 21, 2017, the Board canceled the remaining $52.3 million of authorization under the July 2016 Share Repurchase Program and approved a new $250.0 million authorization (the “2017 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2017 Share Repurchase Program will expire on October 21, 2018. As of September 24, 2017, $55.0 million remained available for repurchase under the 2017 Share Repurchase Program. Following is a summary of the shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase programs during fiscal year 2017:



	NUMBER OF SHARES (in thousands)	AVERAGE REPURCHASE PRICE PER SHARE		AMOUNT (dollars in thousands)
First fiscal quarter	2,887	$	18.37	$	53,053
Second fiscal quarter	7,030	$	20.72	145,675
Third fiscal quarter	3,890	$	19.03	74,008
Total common stock repurchases	13,807	$	19.75	$	272,736

Dividends - The Company declared and paid dividends per share during fiscal year 2017 as follows:



	DIVIDENDS PER SHARE		AMOUNT (dollars in thousands)
First fiscal quarter	$	0.08	$	8,254
Second fiscal quarter	0.08		8,054
Third fiscal quarter	0.08		7,369
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	0.24	$	23,677

In October 2017, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share, payable on November 22, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 13, 2017.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Following are the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”):



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			DECEMBER 25, 2016
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(89,693	)	$	(107,509	)
Unrealized losses on derivatives, net of tax	(1,854		)	(3,634		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(91,547	)	$	(111,143	)

Following are the components of Other comprehensive income (loss) during the periods presented:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Bloomin’ Brands:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	6,415		$	43,457		$	17,816		$	53,731

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax (1)	$	370		$	672		$	(139	)	$	(4,250	)
Reclassification of adjustment for loss on derivatives included in Net income, net of tax (2)	492			947			1,919			2,902
Total unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax	$	862		$	1,619		$	1,780		$	(1,348	)
Other comprehensive income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	7,277		$	45,076		$	19,596		$	52,383

Non-controlling interests:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(38	)	$	(65	)	$	(76	)	$	(89	)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Non-controlling interests	$	(38	)	$	(65	)	$	(76	)	$	(89	)

Redeemable non-controlling interests:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	22		$	2,079		$	30		$	4,509
Other comprehensive income attributable to Redeemable non-controlling interests	$	22		$	2,079		$	30		$	4,509

________________


(1)	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives is net of tax (benefit) of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively, and ($0.1) million and ($2.7) million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively.


(2)	Reclassifications of adjustments for losses on derivatives are net of tax of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively.

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Interest Rate Risk - The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate risk, 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, primarily interest rate swaps, are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements.

Currency Exchange Rate Risk - The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk arising from transactions and balances denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company may use foreign currency forward contracts to manage certain foreign currency exposures.

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 swap agreements have an aggregate notional amount of $400.0 million, a start date of June 30, 2015, and mature on May 16, 2019. Under the terms of the swap agreements, the Company pays a weighted-average fixed rate of 2.02% on the $400.0 million notional amount and receives payments from the counterparty based on the 30-day LIBOR rate.

The interest rate swaps, which have been designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, are recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value and are classified based on the instruments’ maturity dates. Fair value changes in the interest rate swaps are recognized in AOCL for all effective portions. Balances in AOCL are subsequently reclassified to earnings in the same period that the hedged interest payments affect earnings. The Company estimates $2.3 million will be reclassified to interest expense over the next twelve months.

The following table presents the fair value, accrued interest and classification of the Company’s interest rate swaps:



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		DECEMBER 25, 2016		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION
Interest rate swaps - liability	$	2,127	$	3,968	Accrued and other current liabilities
Interest rate swaps - liability	951		1,999		Other long-term liabilities, net
Total fair value of derivative instruments (1)	$	3,078	$	5,967

Accrued interest	$	217	$	408	Accrued and other current liabilities

____________________


(1)	See Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

The following table summarizes the effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income for the periods indicated:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Interest rate swap expense recognized in Interest expense, net (1)	$	(804	)	$	(1,545	)	$	(3,105	)	$	(4,756	)
Income tax benefit recognized in (Benefit) provision for income taxes	312			598			1,186			1,854
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income	$	(492	)	$	(947	)	$	(1,919	)	$	(2,902	)

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(1)	During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, the Company did not recognize any gain or loss as a result of hedge ineffectiveness.

The Company records its derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets on a gross balance basis. The Company’s derivatives are subject to master netting arrangements. As of September 24, 2017, 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 September 24, 2017, 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 September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps in a net liability position, including accrued interest but excluding any adjustment for nonperformance risk, was $3.3 million and $6.4 million, respectively. As of September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions as of September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $3.3 million and $6.4 million, respectively.

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability, or the exit price, in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value is categorized into one of the following three levels based on the lowest level of significant input:



Level 1		Unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2		Observable inputs available at measurement date other than quoted prices included in Level 1
Level 3		Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis - The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a recurring basis as of the dates indicated:



	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017						DECEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2		TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Fixed income funds	$	42	$	42	$	—	$	90	$	90	$	—
Money market funds	20,751		20,751		—		18,607		18,607		—
Restricted cash equivalents:
Fixed income funds	—		—		—		552		552		—
Money market funds	3,735		3,735		—		2,518		2,518		—
Total asset recurring fair value measurements	$	24,528	$	24,528	$	—	$	21,767	$	21,767	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	$	2,127	$	—	$	2,127	$	3,968	$	—	$	3,968
Derivative instruments - commodities	52		—		52		157		—		157
Other long-term liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	951		—		951		1,999		—		1,999
Total liability recurring fair value measurements	$	3,130	$	—	$	3,130	$	6,124	$	—	$	6,124

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 and commodities. 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 when performing fair value measurements. As of September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, 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, goodwill and other intangible assets, which are remeasured when carrying value exceeds fair value. The following table summarizes the Company’s assets measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a nonrecurring basis:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017				SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE (1)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE (1)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT
Assets held for sale	$	470	$	249	$	470	$	320
Property, fixtures and equipment	13,935		13,993		15,002		14,855
	$	14,405	$	14,242	$	15,472	$	15,175


	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016				SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE (2)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE (2)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT
Assets held for sale	$	1,356	$	3,209	$	45,351	$	42,926
Property, fixtures and equipment	12,064		2,058		12,064		2,058
	$	13,420	$	5,267	$	57,415	$	44,984

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(1)	Carrying value approximates fair value with all assets measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2).


(2)	Carrying value approximates fair value with all assets measured using executed sales contracts (Level 2).

Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The Company’s non-derivative financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and current and long-term debt. The fair values of cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts reported in the 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 dates indicated:



	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017						DECEMBER 25, 2016
	CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE				CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2		LEVEL 3		CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2		LEVEL 3
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A	$	247,500	$	246,881	$	—	$	258,750	$	257,780	$	—
Term loan A-1	135,000		134,663		—		140,625		140,098		—
Term loan A-2	125,000		124,688		—		—		—		—
Revolving credit facility	672,500		668,297		—		622,000		617,335		—
PRP Mortgage Loan	—		—		—		47,202		—		47,202
Other notes payable	944		—		926		1,776		—		1,659

Fair value of debt is determined based on the following:



DEBT FACILITY		METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS
Senior Secured Credit Facility		Quoted market prices in inactive markets.
PRP Mortgage Loan		Assumptions derived from current conditions in the real estate and credit markets, changes in the underlying collateral and expectations of management.
Other notes payable		Discounted cash flow approach. Discounted cash flow inputs primarily include cost of debt rates, which are used to derive the present value factors for the determination of fair value.

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.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$	(4,038	)	$	1,950		$	14,280		$	24,372
Effective income tax rate	(NM)			8.4		%	14.3		%	33.2		%

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NM Not meaningful.

The decrease in the effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 was primarily due to the benefit of employment-related credits relative to lower forecasted pre-tax income for the 2017 tax year. The benefit for income taxes recorded for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 includes the impact of changes to the estimate of the forecasted full-year effective tax rate relative to prior quarters in 2017.

The effective income tax rate for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 decreased 18.9% as compared to the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016. Approximately 13.5% of this net decrease was due to impairment and additional tax liabilities recorded in connection with the sale of Outback Steakhouse South Korea in 2016. The remaining decrease was primarily due to the impact of certain favorable discrete tax items recorded in 2017 and lower forecasted pre-tax book income for the 2017 tax year.

The Company has a blended federal and state statutory rate of approximately 39%. The effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the benefit of changes to the estimate of the forecasted full-year effective tax rate relative to prior quarters in 2017 and employment-related tax credits. The effective income tax rate for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the benefit of employment-related tax credits and certain favorable discrete tax items recorded in 2017.

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 24, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Litigation and Other Matters - The Company had $3.7 million and $3.5 million of liabilities recorded for various legal matters as of September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, respectively. In November 2015, David Sears and Elizabeth Thomas, two former Outback Steakhouse managers (“Manager Plaintiffs”), sent a demand letter seeking unpaid overtime compensation on behalf of all managers and kitchen managers employed at Outback Steakhouse restaurants from November 2012 to present. The Manager Plaintiffs claim that managers were not assigned sufficient management duties to qualify as exempt from overtime. In December 2016, the Company agreed to a tentative class settlement for eligible kitchen managers and during the second quarter of 2017, the class period closed and the Company made final payment to the class of $2.3 million. 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, with the exception of wage-and-hour cases which are not covered by insurance. In the opinion of management, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to those actions will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations and cash flows. Lease Guarantees - As a result of the Company assigning its interest in obligations under real estate leases in connection with the sale of certain restaurants, the Company is contingently liable on certain lease agreements. These leases have varying terms, the latest of which expires in 2032. As of September 24, 2017, the undiscounted payments the Company could be required to make in the event of non-payment by the primary lessees was approximately $26.9 million. The present value of these potential payments discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate as of September 24, 2017 was approximately $17.2 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. The Company believes the financial strength and operating history of the buyers significantly reduces the risk that it will be required to make payments under these leases. Accordingly, no liability has been recorded.

Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments, U.S. and International, which reflects how the Company manages its business, reviews operating performance and allocates resources. The U.S. segment includes all brands operating in the U.S. while brands operating outside the U.S. are included in the International segment. Resources are allocated and performance is assessed by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), whom the Company has determined to be its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). Following is a summary of reporting segments:



SEGMENT	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

Segment accounting policies are the same as those described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2016. Revenues for all segments include only transactions with customers and include no intersegment revenues. Excluded from net income from operations for U.S. and International are certain legal and corporate costs not directly related to the performance of the segments, stock-based compensation expenses and certain bonus expenses.

The following table is a summary of Total revenue by segment:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Total revenues
U.S.	$	832,073	$	893,906	$	2,782,060	$	2,896,666
International	116,826		111,481		343,644		351,497
Total revenues	$	948,899	$	1,005,387	$	3,125,704	$	3,248,163

The following table is a reconciliation of Segment income (loss) from operations to Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Segment income (loss) from operations
U.S.	$	28,139		$	61,905		$	204,153		$	268,754
International	8,442			8,277			26,923			(14,947		)
Total segment income from operations	36,581			70,182			231,076			253,807
Unallocated corporate operating expense	(33,399		)	(38,448		)	(116,610		)	(122,056		)
Total income from operations	3,182			31,734			114,466			131,751
Loss on defeasance, extinguishment and modification of debt	—			(418		)	(260		)	(26,998		)
Other income, net	7,531			2,079			14,761			2,059
Interest expense, net	(10,705		)	(10,217		)	(29,389		)	(33,394		)
Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes	$	8		$	23,178		$	99,578		$	73,418

The following table is a summary of Depreciation and amortization expense by segment:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Depreciation and amortization
U.S.	$	37,186	$	39,346	$	111,192	$	116,508
International	7,036		5,978		20,550		19,479
Corporate	3,604		3,227		10,737		9,219
Total depreciation and amortization	$	47,826	$	48,551	$	142,479	$	145,206

Geographic areas — 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:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
U.S.	$	832,073	$	893,906	$	2,782,060	$	2,896,666
International
Brazil	108,503		87,188		308,384		228,197
Other	8,323		24,293		35,260		123,300
Total revenues	$	948,899	$	1,005,387	$	3,125,704	$	3,248,163

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Basis of Presentation

Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	AS REPORTED			2016-18 IMPACT			ADJUSTED
Cash flows provided by investing activities:
Decrease in restricted cash	$	40,977		$	(40,977	)	$	—
Increase in restricted cash	(18,739		)	18,739			—
Net cash provided by investing activities	$	176,140		$	(22,238	)	$	153,902

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(40,863	)	$	(22,234	)	$	(63,097	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	132,337			23,037			155,374
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	$	91,474		$	803		$	92,277

Reclassifications

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

New accounting pronouncement, early adoption



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	AS REPORTED			2016-18 IMPACT			ADJUSTED
Cash flows provided by investing activities:
Decrease in restricted cash	$	40,977		$	(40,977	)	$	—
Increase in restricted cash	(18,739		)	18,739			—
Net cash provided by investing activities	$	176,140		$	(22,238	)	$	153,902

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(40,863	)	$	(22,234	)	$	(63,097	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	132,337			23,037			155,374
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	$	91,474		$	803		$	92,277

Disposals (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Disposals [Abstract]

Condensed income statement, disposal group

Following is the Income (loss) before income taxes of Outback Steakhouse South Korea included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the periods indicated:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED		THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Income (loss) before income taxes (1)	$	2,246	$	(32,348	)

________________


(1)	Includes impairment charges of $39.6 million for Assets held for sale during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016. Includes a gain of $2.1 million on the sale of Outback Steakhouse South Korea for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016.

Impairments and Exit Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

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:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED					THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Impairment losses
U.S.	$	12,339	$	5,267		$	13,272	$	5,348
International	1,903		—			1,903		39,636
Total impairment losses	$	14,242	$	5,267		$	15,175	$	44,984
Restaurant closure expenses
U.S.	$	4,336	$	(524	)	$	23,078	$	4,325
International	—		—			—		(126		)
Total restaurant closure expenses	$	4,336	$	(524	)	$	23,078	$	4,199
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	18,578	$	4,743		$	38,253	$	49,183

Accrued facility closure and other costs rollforward

The following table summarizes the Company’s accrual activity related to facility closure and other costs, primarily associated with the Closure Initiatives, during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
Beginning of the period	$	6,557
Charges	24,426
Cash payments	(7,963		)
Adjustments	(1,348		)
End of the period (1)	$	21,672

________________


(1)	As of September 24, 2017, the Company had exit-related accruals of $6.4 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $15.3 million recorded in Other long-term liabilities, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Restructuring and restaurant closure initiatives [Member]

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

Disposal groups, including discontinued operations

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



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED					THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Impairment, facility closure and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	1,848	$	—		$	19,051		$	—
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	1,924		(685		)	2,733			3,695
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$	3,772	$	(685	)	$	21,784		$	3,695
Severance and other expenses
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	—	$	—		$	2,948		$	—
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—		—			—			601
General and administrative	$	—	$	—		$	2,948		$	601
Reversal of deferred rent liability
2017 Closure Initiative (1)	$	—	$	—		$	(4,761	)	$	—
Bonefish Restructuring (2)	—		(609		)	—			(3,410		)
Other restaurant operating	$	—	$	(609	)	$	(4,761	)	$	(3,410	)
	$	3,772	$	(1,294	)	$	19,971		$	886

________________

(1)


(2)	On February 12, 2016, the Company decided to close 14 Bonefish Grill restaurants (the “Bonefish Restructuring”). The Company expects to substantially complete these restaurant closings through the first quarter of 2019. Expenses related to the Bonefish Restructuring are recognized within the U.S. segment.

Surplus properties [Member]

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

Disposal groups, including discontinued operations

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



(dollars in thousands)	CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		DECEMBER 25, 2016
Surplus properties - assets held for sale	Other current assets, net	$	3,690	$	676
Surplus properties - assets held and used	Property, fixtures and equipment, net	23,599		34,501
Total surplus properties		$	27,289	$	35,177

Number of surplus properties owned		21		18

2017 Closure Initiative and Bonefish Restructuring [Member]

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

Disposal groups, including discontinued operations

Following is a summary of remaining estimated pre-tax expense by type as of September 24, 2017:



Estimated future expense (dollars in millions)	2017 CLOSURE INITIATIVE					BONEFISH RESTRUCTURING
Lease related liabilities, net of subleases	$	3.2	to	$	4.1	$	2.2	to	$	5.1
Employee severance and other obligations	0.4		to	0.8		0.3		to	0.5
Total estimated future expense	$	3.6	to	$	4.9	$	2.5	to	$	5.6

Total estimated future cash expenditures (dollars in millions)	$	25.3	to	$	29.5	$	10.1	to	$	12.3

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)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(in thousands, except per share data)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	4,336	$	20,733	$	83,876	$	46,031

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	92,485		109,399		98,137		113,553

Effect of diluted securities:
Stock options	2,781		2,720		2,948		2,719
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	389		311		392		242
Nonvested performance-based share units	—		—		20		2
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	95,655		112,430		101,497		116,516

Basic earnings per share	$	0.05	$	0.19	$	0.85	$	0.41
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.05	$	0.18	$	0.83	$	0.40

Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share

Dilutive securities outstanding not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive were as follows:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED		THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(shares in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Stock options	6,065	5,530	5,663	5,079
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units	179	103	174	285
Nonvested performance-based share units	134	130	256	99

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

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

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

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED					THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Stock options	$	2,705		$	2,929	$	8,404	$	8,971
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	2,527			2,322		7,769		6,901
Performance-based share units	(235		)	21		1,001		1,773
	$	4,997		$	5,272	$	17,174	$	17,645

Schedule of share-based payment award, stock options, valuation assumptions

Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the weighted-average fair value of option awards granted were as follows:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Assumptions:
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (1)	1.92		%	1.32		%
Dividend yield (2)	1.84		%	1.59		%
Expected term (3)	6.3 years			6.1 years
Weighted-average volatility (4)	33.72		%	35.18		%

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option	$	5.09		$	5.28

________________


(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 simplified method of estimating the expected term is used since the Company does not have significant historical exercise experience for its stock options.


(4)	Volatility is based on the historical volatilities of the Company’s stock.

Schedule of unrecognized compensation cost, nonvested awards

The following represents unrecognized stock compensation expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period as of September 24, 2017:



	UNRECOGNIZED COMPENSATION EXPENSE (dollars in thousands)		REMAINING WEIGHTED-AVERAGE VESTING PERIOD (in years)
Stock options	$	17,189	2.4
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	$	22,588	2.6
Performance-based share units	$	1,733	1.9

Other Current Assets, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Other Current Assets, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of other current assets

Other current assets, net, consisted of the following:



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		DECEMBER 25, 2016
Prepaid expenses	$	36,481	$	35,298
Accounts receivable - gift cards, net	11,588		102,664
Accounts receivable - vendors, net	4,677		10,107
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net	3,345		1,677
Accounts receivable - other, net	32,274		20,497
Assets held for sale	4,055		1,331
Other current assets, net	12,841		18,652
	$	105,261	$	190,226

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill rollforward

The following table is a rollforward of goodwill:



(dollars in thousands)	U.S.			INTERNATIONAL		CONSOLIDATED
Balance as of December 25, 2016	$	172,424		$	137,631	$	310,055
Translation adjustments	—			6,866		6,866
Divestitures (1)	(1,657		)	—		(1,657		)
Balance as of September 24, 2017	$	170,767		$	144,497	$	315,264

________________


(1)	During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company disposed of Goodwill in connection with the sale of 54 of its U.S. Company-owned Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations to existing franchisees.

Long-term Debt, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt, net

Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt:



	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017					DECEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE		OUTSTANDING BALANCE			INTEREST RATE
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A (1)	$	247,500		3.23	%	$	258,750		2.63	%
Term loan A-1	135,000			3.20	%	140,625			2.70	%
Term loan A-2	125,000			3.20	%	—			—	%
Revolving credit facility (1)	672,500			3.21	%	622,000			2.67	%
Total Senior Secured Credit Facility	$	1,180,000				$	1,021,375
PRP Mortgage Loan	—			—	%	47,202			3.21	%
Financing obligations	19,583			7.45% to 7.60%		19,595			7.45% to 7.60%
Capital lease obligations	2,138					2,364
Other notes payable	944			0.00% to 2.18%		1,776			0.00% to 7.00%
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	(1,973		)			(2,827		)
	$	1,200,692				$	1,089,485
Less: current portion of long-term debt	(58,826		)			(35,079		)
Long-term debt, net	$	1,141,866				$	1,054,406

________________


(1)	Represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective period.

Schedule of required amortization payments

The following is a summary of required principal payments for the Amendment (dollars in thousands):



SCHEDULED QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATES	TERM LOAN A-2
September 30, 2017 through June 30, 2018	$	2,344
September 30, 2018 through March 31, 2019	$	3,125

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

Following is a summary of principal payments of the Company’s total consolidated debt outstanding as of September 24, 2017:



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
Year 1	$	58,826
Year 2	1,121,102
Year 3	519
Year 4	458
Year 5	310
Thereafter	19,477
Total	$	1,200,692

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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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount [Abstract]

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

The following table presents a rollforward of Redeemable noncontrolling interests during the periods indicated:



	THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	547		$	23,526
Change in redemption value of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	172			1,349
Foreign currency translation attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests	30			4,509
Net (loss) income attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(172		)	595
Purchase of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			(3,887		)
Balance, end of period	$	577		$	26,092

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Schedule of repurchases of common stock

Following is a summary of the shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase programs during fiscal year 2017:



	NUMBER OF SHARES (in thousands)	AVERAGE REPURCHASE PRICE PER SHARE		AMOUNT (dollars in thousands)
First fiscal quarter	2,887	$	18.37	$	53,053
Second fiscal quarter	7,030	$	20.72	145,675
Third fiscal quarter	3,890	$	19.03	74,008
Total common stock repurchases	13,807	$	19.75	$	272,736

Dividends declared and paid

The Company declared and paid dividends per share during fiscal year 2017 as follows:



	DIVIDENDS PER SHARE		AMOUNT (dollars in thousands)
First fiscal quarter	$	0.08	$	8,254
Second fiscal quarter	0.08		8,054
Third fiscal quarter	0.08		7,369
Total cash dividends declared and paid	$	0.24	$	23,677

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive loss

Following are the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”):



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			DECEMBER 25, 2016
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(89,693	)	$	(107,509	)
Unrealized losses on derivatives, net of tax	(1,854		)	(3,634		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(91,547	)	$	(111,143	)

Comprehensive income (loss)

Following are the components of Other comprehensive income (loss) during the periods presented:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Bloomin’ Brands:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	6,415		$	43,457		$	17,816		$	53,731

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax (1)	$	370		$	672		$	(139	)	$	(4,250	)
Reclassification of adjustment for loss on derivatives included in Net income, net of tax (2)	492			947			1,919			2,902
Total unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax	$	862		$	1,619		$	1,780		$	(1,348	)
Other comprehensive income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$	7,277		$	45,076		$	19,596		$	52,383

Non-controlling interests:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(38	)	$	(65	)	$	(76	)	$	(89	)
Other comprehensive loss attributable to Non-controlling interests	$	(38	)	$	(65	)	$	(76	)	$	(89	)

Redeemable non-controlling interests:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	22		$	2,079		$	30		$	4,509
Other comprehensive income attributable to Redeemable non-controlling interests	$	22		$	2,079		$	30		$	4,509

________________


(1)	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives is net of tax (benefit) of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively, and ($0.1) million and ($2.7) million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively.


(2)	Reclassifications of adjustments for losses on derivatives are net of tax of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

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, accrued interest and classification of the Company’s interest rate swaps:



(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		DECEMBER 25, 2016		CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CLASSIFICATION
Interest rate swaps - liability	$	2,127	$	3,968	Accrued and other current liabilities
Interest rate swaps - liability	951		1,999		Other long-term liabilities, net
Total fair value of derivative instruments (1)	$	3,078	$	5,967

Accrued interest	$	217	$	408	Accrued and other current liabilities

____________________


(1)	See Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

Schedule of derivatives instruments statements of financial performance, location

The following table summarizes the effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income for the periods indicated:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Interest rate swap expense recognized in Interest expense, net (1)	$	(804	)	$	(1,545	)	$	(3,105	)	$	(4,756	)
Income tax benefit recognized in (Benefit) provision for income taxes	312			598			1,186			1,854
Total effects of the interest rate swaps on Net income	$	(492	)	$	(947	)	$	(1,919	)	$	(2,902	)

____________________


(1)	During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, the Company did not recognize any gain or loss as a result of hedge ineffectiveness.

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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

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 dates indicated:



	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017						DECEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2		TOTAL		LEVEL 1		LEVEL 2
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Fixed income funds	$	42	$	42	$	—	$	90	$	90	$	—
Money market funds	20,751		20,751		—		18,607		18,607		—
Restricted cash equivalents:
Fixed income funds	—		—		—		552		552		—
Money market funds	3,735		3,735		—		2,518		2,518		—
Total asset recurring fair value measurements	$	24,528	$	24,528	$	—	$	21,767	$	21,767	$	—

Liabilities:
Accrued and other current liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	$	2,127	$	—	$	2,127	$	3,968	$	—	$	3,968
Derivative instruments - commodities	52		—		52		157		—		157
Other long-term liabilities:
Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps	951		—		951		1,999		—		1,999
Total liability recurring fair value measurements	$	3,130	$	—	$	3,130	$	6,124	$	—	$	6,124

Fair value, assets measured on recurring basis, methods and assumptions

Fair value of each class of financial instrument is determined based on the following:



FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT		METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS
Fixed income funds and Money market funds		Carrying value approximates fair value because maturities are less than three months.
Derivative instruments		The Company’s derivative instruments include interest rate swaps and commodities. 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 when performing fair value measurements. As of September 24, 2017 and December 25, 2016, 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:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017				SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE (1)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE (1)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT
Assets held for sale	$	470	$	249	$	470	$	320
Property, fixtures and equipment	13,935		13,993		15,002		14,855
	$	14,405	$	14,242	$	15,472	$	15,175


	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 25, 2016				SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE (2)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT		CARRYING VALUE (2)		TOTAL IMPAIRMENT
Assets held for sale	$	1,356	$	3,209	$	45,351	$	42,926
Property, fixtures and equipment	12,064		2,058		12,064		2,058
	$	13,420	$	5,267	$	57,415	$	44,984

________________


(1)	Carrying value approximates fair value with all assets measured using third-party market appraisals or executed sales contracts (Level 2).


(2)	Carrying value approximates fair value with all assets measured using executed sales contracts (Level 2).

Schedule of carrying value and fair value of senior secured credit facilities, PRP Mortgage loan and other unsecured debt

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



	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017						DECEMBER 25, 2016
	CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE				CARRYING VALUE		FAIR VALUE
(dollars in thousands)	CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2		LEVEL 3		CARRYING VALUE		LEVEL 2		LEVEL 3
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan A	$	247,500	$	246,881	$	—	$	258,750	$	257,780	$	—
Term loan A-1	135,000		134,663		—		140,625		140,098		—
Term loan A-2	125,000		124,688		—		—		—		—
Revolving credit facility	672,500		668,297		—		622,000		617,335		—
PRP Mortgage Loan	—		—		—		47,202		—		47,202
Other notes payable	944		—		926		1,776		—		1,659

Fair value, financial instruments measured on nonrecurring basis, valuation techniques

Fair value of debt is determined based on the following:



DEBT FACILITY		METHODS AND ASSUMPTIONS
Senior Secured Credit Facility		Quoted market prices in inactive markets.
PRP Mortgage Loan		Assumptions derived from current conditions in the real estate and credit markets, changes in the underlying collateral and expectations of management.
Other notes payable		Discounted cash flow approach. Discounted cash flow inputs primarily include cost of debt rates, which are used to derive the present value factors for the determination of fair value.

Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$	(4,038	)	$	1,950		$	14,280		$	24,372
Effective income tax rate	(NM)			8.4		%	14.3		%	33.2		%

____________________

NM Not meaningful.

Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information, by segment

Following is a summary of reporting segments:



SEGMENT	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

Reconciliation of revenue from segments to consolidated

The following table is a summary of Total revenue by segment:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Total revenues
U.S.	$	832,073	$	893,906	$	2,782,060	$	2,896,666
International	116,826		111,481		343,644		351,497
Total revenues	$	948,899	$	1,005,387	$	3,125,704	$	3,248,163

Reconciliation of operating profit from segments to consolidated

The following table is a reconciliation of Segment income (loss) from operations to Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED						THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016			SEPTEMBER 24, 2017			SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Segment income (loss) from operations
U.S.	$	28,139		$	61,905		$	204,153		$	268,754
International	8,442			8,277			26,923			(14,947		)
Total segment income from operations	36,581			70,182			231,076			253,807
Unallocated corporate operating expense	(33,399		)	(38,448		)	(116,610		)	(122,056		)
Total income from operations	3,182			31,734			114,466			131,751
Loss on defeasance, extinguishment and modification of debt	—			(418		)	(260		)	(26,998		)
Other income, net	7,531			2,079			14,761			2,059
Interest expense, net	(10,705		)	(10,217		)	(29,389		)	(33,394		)
Income before (benefit) provision for income taxes	$	8		$	23,178		$	99,578		$	73,418

Reconciliation of segment depreciation and amortization

The following table is a summary of Depreciation and amortization expense by segment:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Depreciation and amortization
U.S.	$	37,186	$	39,346	$	111,192	$	116,508
International	7,036		5,978		20,550		19,479
Corporate	3,604		3,227		10,737		9,219
Total depreciation and amortization	$	47,826	$	48,551	$	142,479	$	145,206

Schedule of revenue, by geographical areas

The following table details Total revenues by major geographic area:



	THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED				THIRTY-NINE WEEKS ENDED
(dollars in thousands)	SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016		SEPTEMBER 24, 2017		SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
U.S.	$	832,073	$	893,906	$	2,782,060	$	2,896,666
International
Brazil	108,503		87,188		308,384		228,197
Other	8,323		24,293		35,260		123,300
Total revenues	$	948,899	$	1,005,387	$	3,125,704	$	3,248,163

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation Description of Business (Details)	Sep. 24, 2017 restraurant_concept
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of restaurant concepts in portfolio	4

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation Adoption of New Accounting Procurements 2016-09 (Details) - Adjustments for new accounting pronouncement [Member] $ in Millions	Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($)
Accumulated deficit [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative-effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption	$ (14.4)
Deferred tax assets [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative-effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption	$ 14.4

Amount of cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle or new accounting pronouncement on retained earnings or other components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.

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

Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation Adoption of New Accounting Procurements 2016-18 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Decrease in restricted cash		$ 0
Increase in restricted cash		0
Net cash provided by investing activities	$ (62,535)	153,902
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(33,754)	(63,097)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period	136,186	155,374
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period	$ 102,432	92,277
Adjustments for new accounting principle, early adoption [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Decrease in restricted cash		(40,977)
Increase in restricted cash		(18,739)
Net cash provided by investing activities		(22,238)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(22,234)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period		23,037
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period		803
Scenario, previously reported [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption [Line Items]
Decrease in restricted cash		40,977
Increase in restricted cash		18,739
Net cash provided by investing activities		176,140
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(40,863)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the beginning of the period		132,337
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of the end of the period		$ 91,474

Disposals Refranchising (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Disposals Refranchising (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 25, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants franchisee	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($)
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		$ 38,980	$ 23,009
Gain on sale of business		$ 15,787	$ 2,084
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
Disposal group, impairment charges	1,700
Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba's Italian Grill restaurants [Member] \| Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Other 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 Other (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Disposals Other (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) Restaurants	Sep. 25, 2016 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale of business		$ 15,787	$ 2,084
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants \| Restaurants	1	1
Disposal group, purchase price	$ 9,900	$ 9,900
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations [Member] \| Carrabba's Italian Grill [Member] \| Other 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

Disposals Outback South Korea (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Gain on sale of business

$ 15,787

$ 2,084

Outback Steakhouse South Korea [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]

Disposal group, including discontinued operation, income before provision for income taxes

^[1]

$ 2,246

(32,348)

Disposal group, impairment charges

39,600

Gain on sale of business

$ 2,100

[1]	Includes impairment charges of $39.6 million for Assets held for sale during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016. Includes a gain of $2.1 million on the sale of Outback Steakhouse South Korea for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 25, 2016.

Impairments and Exit Costs (Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings	$ 18,578	$ 4,743	$ 38,253	$ 49,183
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	14,242	5,267	15,175	44,984
Restaurant closure expenses	4,336	(524)	23,078	4,199
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] \| U.S. segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	12,339	5,267	13,272	5,348
Restaurant closure expenses	4,336	(524)	23,078	4,325
Provision for impaired assets and restaurant closings [Member] \| International segment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	1,903	0	1,903	39,636
Restaurant closure expenses	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (126)

Impairments and Exit Costs (Restaurant closure initiatives-Summary) (Details)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

USD ($)

Sep. 25, 2016

USD ($)

Sep. 24, 2017

USD ($)

Sep. 25, 2016

USD ($)

Aug. 28, 2017

locations

Feb. 15, 2017

locations

Feb. 12, 2016

locations

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

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

$ 3,772

$ (1,294)

$ 19,971

$ 886

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

Number of restaurants | locations

(100)

17,200

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

1,900

Bonefish Restructuring [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]

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

24,426

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

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

3,772

(685)

21,784

3,695

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

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

1,848

^[1]

19,051

^[1]

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

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

^[2]

1,924

(685)

2,733

3,695

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

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

2,948

601

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

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

^[1]

2,948

^[1]

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

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

^[2]

601

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

Restructuring, reversal of deferred rent liabilities

(609)

(4,761)

(3,410)

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

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

Restructuring, reversal of deferred rent liabilities

^[1]

(4,761)

^[1]

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

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

Restructuring, reversal of deferred rent liabilities

^[2]

$ 0

$ (609)

$ 0

$ (3,410)

[1]

[2]

On February 12, 2016, the Company decided to close 14 Bonefish Grill restaurants (the “Bonefish Restructuring”). The Company expects to substantially complete these restaurant closings through the first quarter of 2019. Expenses related to the Bonefish Restructuring are recognized within the U.S. segment.

Impairments and Exit Costs (Surplus Properties) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) properties	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) properties	Dec. 25, 2016 USD ($) properties
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties	$ 27,289	$ 27,289	$ 35,177
Surplus properties, held and used [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of surplus properties owned \| properties	21	21	18
Other current assets [Member] \| Surplus properties, held for sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties	$ 3,690	$ 3,690	$ 676
Property, fixtures and equipment, net [Member] \| Surplus properties, held and used [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Surplus properties	23,599	23,599	$ 34,501
U.S. segment [Member] \| Surplus properties, held and used [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment of surplus properties, held and used	$ 9,500	$ 9,500

Impairments and Exit Costs (Other impairments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017
U.S. segment [Member] \| Outback Puerto Rico [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment losses	$ 3.2	$ 3.2

Impairments and Exit Costs (Lease liability rollforward) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Facility closing [Member]

$ 3,772

$ (1,294)

$ 19,971

$ 886

Restructuring reserve beginning of period

6,557

Payments for restructuring

24,426

(7,963)

Restructuring reserve, adjustments

(1,348)

Restructuring reserve end of period

^[1]

21,672

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

Restructuring reserve, current

6,400

Facility closing [Member] | Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]

Restructuring reserve, noncurrent

$ 15,300

[1]	As of September 24, 2017, the Company had exit-related accruals of $6.4 million recorded in Accrued and other current liabilities and $15.3 million recorded in Other long-term liabilities, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted EPS) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted [Line Items]
Net income attributable to Bloomin’ Brands	$ 4,336	$ 20,733	$ 83,876	$ 46,031
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	92,485	109,399	98,137	113,553
Effect of diluted securities:
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	95,655	112,430	101,497	116,516
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.19	$ 0.85	$ 0.41
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.05	$ 0.18	$ 0.83	$ 0.40
Stock options [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares	2,781	2,720	2,948	2,719
Nonvested restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares	389	311	392	242
Nonvested performance-based share units [Member]
Effect of diluted securities:
Dilutive shares	0	0	20	2

Earnings Per Share (Antidilutive Securities) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
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	6,065	5,530	5,663	5,079
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	179	103	174	285
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	134	130	256	99

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Stock-based compensation expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ 4,997	$ 5,272	$ 17,174	$ 17,645
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	2,705	2,929	$ 8,404	8,971
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, options, grants in period, gross			1.3
Restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	2,527	2,322	$ 7,769	6,901
Performance-based share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense	$ (235)	$ 21	$ 1,001	$ 1,773
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, grants in period			0.4
Restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, grants in period			0.6

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the weighted-average fair value of option awards granted) (Details) - Stock compensation plan [Member] - $ / shares

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]

Weighted-average risk-free interest rate

^[1]

1.92%

1.32%

Dividend yield

^[2]

1.84%

1.59%

Expected term

^[3]

6 years 3 months 1 day

6 years 1 month 6 days

Weighted-average volatility

^[4]

33.72%

35.18%

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option

$ 5.09

$ 5.28

[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 simplified method of estimating the expected term is used since the Company does not have significant historical exercise experience for its stock options.
[4]	Volatility is based on the historical volatilities of the Company’s stock.

Stock-based Compensation Plans (Unrecognized stock compensation expense and the remaining weighted-average vesting period) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) shares
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] \| Common stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, number of shares authorized \| shares	3,991,216
Stock options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, stock options	$ 17,189
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition	2 years 4 months 27 days
Restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options	$ 22,588
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition	2 years 7 months 18 days
Performance-based share units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options	$ 1,733
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition	1 year 11 months 10 days

Other Current Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses	$ 36,481	$ 35,298
Assets held for sale	4,055	1,331
Other current assets, net	12,841	18,652
Total other current assets, net	105,261	190,226
Accounts receivable - gift cards [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	11,588	102,664
Accounts receivable - vendors, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	4,677	10,107
Accounts receivable - franchisees, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	3,345	1,677
Accounts receivable - other, net [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 32,274	$ 20,497

Property, Fixtures and Equipment, Net (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) locations
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Number of restaurant properties sold and leased back \| locations	26
Sale-leaseback transactions, gross proceeds	$ 92.5
Sale leaseback transactions, deferred gain, gross	$ 19.4
Minimum [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transactions, lease terms	10 years
Maximum [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale leaseback transactions, lease terms	20 years

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

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Jun. 25, 2017

Jun. 26, 2016

Sep. 24, 2017

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Balance as of December 25, 2016

$ 310,055

Translation adjustments

6,866

Divestitures

^[1]

(1,657)

Balance as of September 24, 2017

315,264

Goodwill, impairment loss

$ 0

Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived

$ 0

U.S. segment [Member]

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Balance as of December 25, 2016

172,424

Translation adjustments

Divestitures

^[1]

(1,657)

Balance as of September 24, 2017

170,767

International segment [Member]

Goodwill [Roll Forward]

Balance as of December 25, 2016

137,631

Translation adjustments

6,866

Divestitures

Balance as of September 24, 2017

$ 144,497

[1]	During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017, the Company disposed of Goodwill in connection with the sale of 54 of its U.S. Company-owned Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s Italian Grill locations to existing franchisees.

Long-term Debt, net (Schedule of Long-term Debt, Net) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Dec. 25, 2016

Capital lease obligations

Financing obligations

$ 19,583

$ 19,595

2,138

2,364

Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs

(1,973)

(2,827)

Total

1,200,692

1,089,485

Current portion of long-term debt

(58,826)

(35,079)

Long-term debt, net

$ 1,141,866

$ 1,054,406

Minimum [Member]

Sale-leaseback transaction, imputed interest rate

7.45%

Maximum [Member]

Sale-leaseback transaction, imputed interest rate

7.60%

Secured debt [Member] | Senior secured credit facility [Member]

Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A facility [Member]

$ 1,180,000

$ 1,021,375

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

$ 247,500

$ 258,750

Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A-1 facility [Member]

^[1]

3.23%

2.63%

$ 135,000

$ 140,625

Secured debt [Member] | Term loan A-2 facility [Member]

3.20%

2.70%

$ 125,000

$ 0

Secured debt [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member]

3.20%

0.00%

Line of credit facility, amount outstanding

$ 672,500

$ 622,000

Secured debt [Member] | Revolving credit facility [Member] | Weighted average [Member]

Mortgage [Member] | PRP Mortgage loan [Member]

^[1]

3.21%

2.67%

$ 0

$ 47,202

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

0.00%

3.21%

Other long-term debt, noncurrent

$ 944

$ 1,776

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%

7.00%

[1]	Represents the weighted-average interest rate for the respective period.

Long-term Debt, Net Long Term Debt, net (Credit Agreement Amendment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 22, 2017	Sep. 24, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Year 1		$ 58,826
Year 2		1,121,102
Year 3		519
Year 4		458
Year 5		310
Thereafter		19,477
Total		$ 1,200,692	$ 1,089,485
Term loan A-2 facility [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly required principal payments, period one	$ 2,344
Quarterly required principal payments, period two	3,125
Term loan A-2 facility [Member] \| Secured debt [Member]
Debt instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 125,000

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 547	$ 23,526
Change in redemption value of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(172)	(1,349)
Balance, end of period	577	26,092
Redeemable noncontrolling interests [Member]
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Roll Forward]
Change in redemption value of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	172	1,349
Foreign currency translation attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests	30	4,509
Net (loss) income attributable to Redeemable noncontrolling interests	(172)	595
Purchase of Redeemable noncontrolling interests	$ 0	$ (3,887)

Stockholders' Equity (Share Repurchase) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2017	Sep. 24, 2017	Jun. 25, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Jul. 26, 2016
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchased and retired during period, shares		3,890	7,030	2,887	13,807
Stock repurchased program, average price paid, per share		$ 19.03	$ 20.72	$ 18.37	$ 19.75
Stock repurchased and retired during period, value		$ 74,008,000	$ 145,675,000	$ 53,053,000	$ 272,736,000	$ 274,892,000
July 2016 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount							$ 300,000,000
Stock repurchase program, authorized repurchase amount canceled	$ 52,300,000
2017 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount	$ 250,000,000
Stock repurchase program expiration date	Oct. 21, 2018
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized value to be repurchased		55,000			55,000

Stockholders' Equity (Dividend) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017	Sep. 24, 2017	Jun. 25, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends, per share, cash paid		$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.08		$ 0.24
Dividends, common stock, cash		$ 7,369	$ 8,054	$ 8,254		$ 23,677	$ 23,981
Common stock, dividends per share		$ 0.08			$ 0.07	$ 0.24	$ 0.21
Subsequent event [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Common stock, dividends per share	$ 0.08
Dividends payable, date to be paid	Nov. 22, 2017
Dividends payable, date of record	Nov. 13, 2017

Stockholders' Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (91,547)	$ (111,143)
Accumulated translation adjustment [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(89,693)	(107,509)
Accumulated net loss from designated or qualifying cash flow hedges [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (1,854)	$ (3,634)

Stockholders' Equity (Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax

$ 370

$ 672

$ (139)

$ (4,250)

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

492

947

1,919

2,902

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]

19,520

52,294

Bloomin' Brands [Member]

Foreign currency translation adjustment, attributable to parent

6,415

43,457

17,816

53,731

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, net of tax

^[1]

370

672

(139)

(4,250)

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

^[2]

492

947

1,919

2,902

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

862

1,619

1,780

(1,348)

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

7,277

45,076

19,596

52,383

200

400

(100)

(2,700)

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

(300)

(600)

(1,200)

(1,900)

Non-controlling interests [Member]

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]

Other comprehensive (loss) income, foreign currency transaction and translation gain (loss) arising during period, net of tax

(38)

(65)

(76)

(89)

(38)

(65)

(76)

(89)

Redeemable noncontrolling interests [Member]

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]

Other comprehensive (loss) income, foreign currency transaction and translation gain (loss) arising during period, net of tax

2,079

4,509

$ 22

$ 2,079

$ 30

$ 4,509

[1]	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives is net of tax (benefit) of $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively, and ($0.1) million and ($2.7) million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively.
[2]	Reclassifications of adjustments for losses on derivatives are net of tax of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, respectively.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Cash flow hedges of interest rate risk) (Details) - Interest rate swap [Member] - Designated as hedging instrument [Member]		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2014 USD ($) counterparties	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, inception date	Sep. 09, 2014
Derivative agreements, number of counterparties \| counterparties	8
Derivative, notional amount	$ 400,000,000
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 30, 2015
Derivative, maturity date	May 16, 2019
Derivative, average fixed interest rate	2.02%
Interest expense [Member] \| Scenario, forecast [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative instruments, reclassification from AOCI to income, next twelve months, estimated		$ 2,300,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, variable interest rate	30-day LIBOR

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Fair value and classification of interest rate swaps) (Details) - Interest rate swap [Member] - Designated as hedging instrument [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Sep. 24, 2017

Dec. 25, 2016

Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value

^[1]

$ 3,078

$ 5,967

Accrued and other current liabilities [Member]

Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value

2,127

3,968

Accrued interest expense, interest rate swaps

217

408

Other long-term liabilities, net [Member]

Derivative, interest rate swaps, liabilities, fair value

$ 951

$ 1,999

[1]	See Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements for fair value discussion of the interest rate swaps.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Effects of the interest rate swap on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

USD ($)

counterparties

Sep. 25, 2016

USD ($)

Sep. 24, 2017

USD ($)

counterparties

Sep. 25, 2016

USD ($)

Dec. 25, 2016

USD ($)

Total effects of interest rate swaps on Net income (loss)

$ (492)

$ (947)

$ (1,919)

$ (2,902)

Interest rate swap [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member]

Total effects of interest rate swaps on Net income (loss)

(492)

(947)

(1,919)

(2,902)

Derivative, net hedge ineffectiveness gain (loss)

$ 0

Number of derivatives with each counterparty | counterparties

Derivative, net liability position, aggregate fair value

$ 3,300

$ 6,400

Derivative, termination value

3,300

$ 6,400

Interest rate swap [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member] | Interest expense [Member]

Interest rate swap expense recognized in Interest expense, net

^[1]

(804)

(1,545)

(3,105)

(4,756)

Interest rate swap [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member] | Income tax expense [Member]

Income tax benefit in Provision for income taxes

$ 312

$ 598

$ 1,186

$ 1,854

[1]	During the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2017 and September 25, 2016, the Company did not recognize any gain or loss as a result of hedge ineffectiveness.

Fair Value Measurements (Fair value measurements on a recurring basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 24, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016
Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets at fair value	$ 24,528	$ 21,767
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets at fair value	0	0
Liabilities at fair value	3,130	6,124
Reported value measurement [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets at fair value	24,528	21,767
Liabilities at fair value	3,130	6,124
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	0	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] \| Commodity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	0	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, noncurrent	0	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	42	90
Restricted cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	552
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 1 [Member] \| Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	20,751	18,607
Restricted cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	3,735	2,518
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	2,127	3,968
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] \| Commodity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	52	157
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, noncurrent	951	1,999
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Restricted cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member] \| Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Restricted cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	0
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	2,127	3,968
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member] \| Accrued and other current liabilities [Member] \| Commodity [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, current	52	157
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member] \| Other long-term liabilities, net [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liability, noncurrent	951	1,999
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member] \| Fixed income funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	42	90
Restricted cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	0	552
Fair value, measurements, recurring [Member] \| Reported value measurement [Member] \| Money market funds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	20,751	18,607
Restricted cash equivalents, fair value disclosure	$ 3,735	$ 2,518

Fair Value Measurements (Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Sep. 24, 2017

Sep. 25, 2016

Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Total impairment losses

$ 14,242

$ 5,267

$ 15,175

$ 44,984

Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member] | 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

249

3,209

320

42,926

Fair value, measurements, nonrecurring [Member] | Property, plant and equipment [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Property, fixtures and equipment, impairment

13,993

2,058

14,855

2,058

Reported value measurement [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

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

14,405

^[1]

13,420

^[2]

14,405

^[1]

13,420

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

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

15,472

^[1]

57,415

^[2]

15,472

^[1]

57,415

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

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

470

^[1]

1,356

^[2]

470

^[1]

1,356

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Reported value measurement [Member] | Property, plant and equipment [Member] | Assets measured with impairment, quarter-to-date [Member] | Fair value, inputs, level 2 [Member]

470

^[1]

45,351

^[2]

470

^[1]

45,351

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

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

13,935

^[1]

12,064

^[2]

13,935

^[1]

12,064

^[2]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]