Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2012	Mar. 25, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Credit Facility Loan	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Term A Loan Note	Dec. 26, 2010 Wells Fargo Term A Loan	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Term A Loan Notes Two Libor Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Term A Loan Minimum Note One Prime Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Term A Loan Minimum Notes Two Libor Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Term A Loan Maximum Note One Prime Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo Term A Loan Maximum Notes Two Libor Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 Wells Fargo New Unit Term Loan	Dec. 30, 2012 Working Capital Revolving Line of Credit	Dec. 30, 2012 H B K Term B Loan	Dec. 26, 2010 H B K Term B Loan Libor Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility	Mar. 21, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility	Dec. 25, 2011 Senior Secured Credit Facility	Mar. 21, 2012 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility	Dec. 30, 2012 Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility	Dec. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Credit Facility Term A Loan	Nov. 30, 2012 Secured Revolving Credit Facility	Nov. 30, 2012 New Wells Fargo Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 30, 2012 New Wells Fargo Revolving Credit Facility Libor Rate	Dec. 30, 2012 New Wells Fargo Revolving Credit Facility Maximum Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loans						2
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity							$ 5,000							$ 15,000	$ 5,000	$ 10,000		$ 67,500						$ 25,000
Number of notes							2
Percentage points added to reference rate										1.25%	3.00%	2.00%	3.75%													1.00%
Commitment fee on unused portion of credit facility									0.50%									0.50%
Weighted average interest rate for debt outstanding								8.60%
Percentage points added to reference rate																	14.00%
Line of credit initiation date																		May 24, 2011
Revolving credit facility maximum borrowing capacity																		5,000
Term A loan maximum borrowing capacity																		52,500
Delayed draw term loan maximum borrowing capacity																		10,000
Increment in Term Loan Capacity																		20,000
Line of credit facility interest rate																				8.50%
Line of credit facility periodic payment																		131				194
Write off of unamortized loan origination fees				1,673	78													78							91
Payment for loan origination costs																		1,800
Credit facility amendment date																						Mar. 21, 2012
Additional draw on loan																					25,000				5,000
Line of credit facility outstanding																			52,369		77,369						5,000
Advisory agreement termination fee	2,000	2,000		2,000
Estimated fees and expenses																							575
Proceeds from loan allocated to repurchase shares				22,474
Repayment of credit facilities																		79,400
Loss on extinguishment of debt			1,264	(1,582)
Interest rate																										2.07%
Loan origination cost																									$ 216