SEGMENT REPORTING - Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Jul. 12, 2026 |
Jul. 13, 2025 |
Jul. 12, 2026 |
Jul. 13, 2025 |
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| Total reportable segment revenue | $ 368,436 | $ 280,615 | $ 806,706 | $ 612,441 |
| Food, beverage, and packaging | 110,502 | 82,950 | 238,180 | 180,509 |
| Labor | 92,401 | 69,496 | 203,952 | 154,058 |
| Occupancy | 23,065 | 18,791 | 52,922 | 43,199 |
| Other operating expenses | 46,886 | 34,697 | 104,878 | 75,931 |
| Total CAVA segment expenses | 272,854 | 205,934 | 599,932 | 453,697 |
| Reconciliation of total reportable segment restaurant-level profit to income before income taxes: | ||||
| Other non-reportable segment profit | (1,770) | (1,419) | (4,110) | (3,177) |
| General and administrative expenses | 39,800 | 32,051 | 91,390 | 73,445 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 20,966 | 16,815 | 46,432 | 37,626 |
| Pre-opening costs | 6,741 | 5,096 | 12,902 | 9,577 |
| Impairment and asset disposal costs | 1,229 | 1,074 | 3,947 | 2,741 |
| Interest income, net | (3,293) | (3,581) | (7,375) | (8,198) |
| Other income, net | (439) | (474) | (1,139) | (501) |
| Income before taxes | 30,578 | 23,700 | 60,617 | 44,054 |
| Operating Segments | CAVA Revenue | ||||
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| Total reportable segment revenue | 365,433 | 278,249 | 799,825 | 606,731 |
| Food, beverage, and packaging | 109,496 | 82,210 | 235,914 | 178,434 |
| Labor | 92,401 | 69,496 | 203,952 | 154,058 |
| Occupancy | 23,065 | 18,791 | 52,922 | 43,199 |
| Other operating expenses | 46,659 | 34,490 | 104,373 | 75,473 |
| Total CAVA segment expenses | 271,621 | 204,987 | 597,161 | 451,164 |
| CAVA Restaurant-Level Profit | 93,812 | 73,262 | 202,664 | 155,567 |
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| Total reportable segment revenue | $ 3,003 | $ 2,366 | $ 6,881 | $ 5,710 |
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- Definition Cost of material used for good produced and service rendered. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Cost of product sold and service rendered, excluding depreciation, depletion, and amortization. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of net occupancy expense that may include items, such as depreciation of facilities and equipment, lease expenses, property taxes and property and casualty insurance expense. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Other costs incurred during the reporting period related to other revenue generating activities. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of other expense (income) and loss (gain) calculated as difference between segment revenue and separately disclosed expense category to arrive at segment profit (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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