Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Dec. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 25, 2016 |
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| Gain on insurance settlements | $ 0 | $ 1,362 | $ 0 | |||
| Gain on insurance settlements, net of tax | $ 1,000 | |||||
| Deferred tax balance adjustment | 173 | (11,696) | 0 | |||
| Tax Effect of Impairment Charge | $ 1,600 | |||||
| Impairment and closure costs | $ 12,336 | $ 12,336 | $ 0 | $ 1,517 | ||
| Impairment and closure costs, net of tax | $ 11,000 | |||||
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- Definition chuy_TaxEffectofImpairmentChargeinQ42018 No definition available.
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- Definition chuy_restructuring, settlement and impairment provisions, net of tax No definition available.
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- Definition Insured Event, Gain (Loss), Net of Tax No definition available.
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- Definition Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017 Change In Tax Rate Income Tax Expense (Benefit) No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of excess (deficiency) of insurance recovery over the loss incurred from an insured event. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of restructuring charges, remediation cost, and asset impairment loss. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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