Note 3 - Discontinued Operations - Summary of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014
Mitchells Restaurants [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		$ 19,242	$ 4,343	$ 37,896
Costs and expenses:
Recurring costs and expenses	$ 217	18,980	$ 5,138	37,847
Other Restaurants [Member]
Revenues:
Revenues		744		2,687
Costs and expenses:
Recurring costs and expenses	$ 43	912	$ 117	3,155
Revenues		19,986	4,343	40,583
Recurring costs and expenses	$ 260	19,892	5,255	41,002
Income (loss) before income taxes	(260)	94	(912)	(419)
Income tax benefit	(107)	(142)	(403)	(530)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (153)	$ 236	$ (509)	$ 111

Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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