Organization and Business	9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2016
Organization And Business [Abstract]
Organization and Business	Note 1 – Organization and Business Acquisition and Ownership by FNF On September 26, 2012, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) acquired substantially all of the outstanding common stock of J. Alexander’s Corporation, a publicly traded company, in a tender offer, followed by a merger (the “J. Alexander’s Acquisition”), after which FNF owned all of the outstanding common stock of J. Alexander’s Corporation. The outstanding shares of common stock were delisted and deregistered from the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and J. Alexander’s Corporation was subsequently converted from a corporation to a limited liability company, J. Alexander’s, LLC (the “Operating Company”), on October 30, 2012. The J. Alexander’s Acquisition was treated as an acquisition for accounting purposes, with FNF as the acquirer and J. Alexander’s Corporation as the acquiree, and resulted in FNF owning a 100% interest in the Operating Company. Purchase accounting was applied as of October 1, 2012, as the four days between the purchase transaction and the beginning of the fourth quarter were not considered significant. FNF thereafter contributed the ownership of the Operating Company to Fidelity National Special Opportunities, Inc. (“FNSO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FNF, subsequent to the J. Alexander’s Acquisition. FNSO was subsequently converted to Fidelity National Financial Ventures, LLC (“FNFV”). For purposes of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, FNSO, FNFV and FNF are collectively referred to as “FNF”. On February 6, 2013, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC was formed as a Delaware limited liability company, and on February 25, 2013, 100% of the membership interests of the Operating Company were contributed by FNF to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC in exchange for a 72.1% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. Additionally, on February 25, 2013, 100% of the membership interests of Stoney River Management Company, LLC and subsidiaries (“Stoney River Management”) were contributed by Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC (“FNH”), a majority-owned subsidiary of FNF, to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC in exchange for a 27.9% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC (the “Contribution”). J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC then contributed Stoney River Management to the Operating Company. References herein to operations and assets of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC may also refer to its consolidated subsidiaries. On May 6, 2014, FNF converted FNSO to FNFV. Other than certain tax consequences, this change in the organization of the entity holding a majority of the membership interests had no effect on the operations of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. On August 18, 2014, FNH distributed its 27.9% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC on a pro rata basis to the owners of the FNH membership interests. The distribution resulted in FNFV holding an 87.4% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. Also after the distribution, Newport Global Opportunities Fund AIV-A LP (“Newport”) held a 10.9% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC, and the remaining 1.7% membership interests were held by other minority investors. On January 1, 2015, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC adopted an Amended and Restated LLC Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) and established a profits interest management incentive plan. The LLC Agreement established two classes of membership units, Class A Units and Class B Units. The existing membership interests held by FNFV, Newport, and other minority investors were converted to Class A Units on a pro rata basis on the effective date of the LLC Agreement, resulting in FNFV holding 13,929,987 Class A Units, Newport holding 1,728,899 Class A Units, and the remaining minority investors holding a total of 271,114 Class A Units. The total Class A Units outstanding was 15,930,000 prior to the separation discussed below. Additionally, profits interest grant awards were issued to certain members of management pursuant to the incentive plan in the form of Class B Units on the effective date of the LLC Agreement. A total of 1,770,000 Class B Units were authorized under the profits interest plan and, prior to the separation discussed below, a total of 885,000 Class B Units were issued and outstanding. Separation from FNF On August 15, 2014, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC, was incorporated in the state of Tennessee. On October 28, 2014, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock and a restructuring pursuant to which J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. would become the managing member of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. On February 18, 2015, FNF announced its intentions to pursue a spin-off (the “Spin-off”) of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC to shareholders of FNFV as an alternative to the previously proposed initial public offering of the J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock. On June 24, 2015, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. filed a request for the withdrawal of the registration statement on Form S-1 and subsequently filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC on the same date in connection with the aforementioned Spin-off. On September 16, 2015, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. entered into a separation and distribution agreement with FNF, pursuant to which FNF agreed to distribute 100% of its shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock, par value $0.001, on a pro rata basis, to the holders of FNFV common stock, FNF’s tracking stock traded on The New York Stock Exchange (“The NYSE”). Holders of FNFV common stock received, as a distribution from FNF, approximately 0.17271 shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock for every one share of FNFV common stock held at the close of business on September 22, 2015, the record date for the distribution (the “Distribution”). As a result of the Distribution, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. issued a total of 15,000,235 shares of common stock. Concurrent with the Distribution, certain reorganization changes were made resulting in J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. becoming the sole managing member of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. The Distribution was completed on September 28, 2015. Further, as evidenced in the executed Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC entered into in connection with the reorganization transactions, the members’ equity of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC was recapitalized such that the total outstanding Class A Units decreased on September 28, 2015 from 15,930,000 to 15,000,235, in order to mirror the number of outstanding shares of common stock of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Additionally, the total Class B Units granted to certain members of management as discussed above was reduced from 885,000 to 833,346. On September 28, 2015, immediately prior to the Distribution, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC entered into a Management Consulting Agreement with Black Knight Advisory Services, LLC (“Black Knight”), pursuant to which Black Knight provides corporate and strategic advisory services to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. In accordance with the Management Consulting Agreement, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC granted 1,500,024 Class B Units to Black Knight as a profits interest grant on October 6, 2015. As a result of the Distribution, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. is an independent public company and its common stock is listed under the symbol “JAX” on The NYSE, effective September 29, 2015. As of October 2, 2016, a total of 14,700,176 shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock, par value $0.001, were outstanding. On October 29, 2015, the J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to 1,500,000 shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.’s outstanding common stock over the next three years ending October 29, 2018. Repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and may be made from time to time in the open market. The timing, prices and amount of repurchases will depend upon prevailing market prices, general economic and market conditions and other considerations. The repurchase program does not obligate J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. to acquire any particular amount of stock. As of October 2, 2016, 300,059 shares have been repurchased under this program at an aggregate purchase price of $3,153. Business of J. Alexander’s From its inception, J. Alexander’s has gone to great lengths to avoid operating as, or being perceived as, a chain concept. The objective from the beginning has been to operate as a collection of restaurants dedicated to providing guests with the highest quality of food, levels of professional service and ambiance in each of the markets being served. In an effort to further this vision, and also to allow selected locations to expand feature menu offerings available to guests on a seasonal or rotational basis, a number of locations previously operated as J. Alexander’s restaurants are being converted to restaurants operating under the name Redlands Grill. During fiscal year 2015, 12 locations formerly operated as J. Alexander’s restaurants began the transition to Redlands Grill locations. Management anticipates that use of the Redlands Grill name will also allow for expansion into certain markets which may currently have a J. Alexander’s and/or Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill (“Stoney River”) restaurant that might not otherwise have been considered viable for expansion opportunities. Assuming the initial transitions are successfully completed, management anticipates a total of 14 to 16 J. Alexander’s locations will be transitioned to the Redlands Grill concept. Other restaurant locations may be added or converted to the Redlands Grill concept or to other concepts in the future as J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. determines how best to position its multiple concepts in a given geographic market. J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full service, upscale restaurants under the J. Alexander’s, Redlands Grill and Stoney River concepts. At both October 2, 2016 and January 3, 2016, restaurants operating within the J. Alexander’s concept consisted of 19 restaurants in nine states. At October 2, 2016 and January 3, 2016, restaurants operating within the Stoney River concept consisted of 11 and 10 locations within six states, respectively, as one new Stoney River restaurant began operations during the first quarter of 2016 in Germantown, Tennessee. As noted above, during fiscal year 2015, 12 locations within eight states formerly operated as J. Alexander’s restaurants began the transition to Redlands Grill locations. Each concept’s restaurants are concentrated primarily in the East, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the United States. J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. does not have any restaurants operating under franchise agreements.

Note 1 – Organization and Business

Acquisition and Ownership by FNF

On September 26, 2012, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) acquired substantially all of the outstanding common stock of J. Alexander’s Corporation, a publicly traded company, in a tender offer, followed by a merger (the “J. Alexander’s Acquisition”), after which FNF owned all of the outstanding common stock of J. Alexander’s Corporation. The outstanding shares of common stock were delisted and deregistered from the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and J. Alexander’s Corporation was subsequently converted from a corporation to a limited liability company, J. Alexander’s, LLC (the “Operating Company”), on October 30, 2012. The J. Alexander’s Acquisition was treated as an acquisition for accounting purposes, with FNF as the acquirer and J. Alexander’s Corporation as the acquiree, and resulted in FNF owning a 100% interest in the Operating Company. Purchase accounting was applied as of October 1, 2012, as the four days between the purchase transaction and the beginning of the fourth quarter were not considered significant. FNF thereafter contributed the ownership of the Operating Company to Fidelity National Special Opportunities, Inc. (“FNSO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FNF, subsequent to the J. Alexander’s Acquisition. FNSO was subsequently converted to Fidelity National Financial Ventures, LLC (“FNFV”). For purposes of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, FNSO, FNFV and FNF are collectively referred to as “FNF”.

On February 6, 2013, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC was formed as a Delaware limited liability company, and on February 25, 2013, 100% of the membership interests of the Operating Company were contributed by FNF to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC in exchange for a 72.1% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. Additionally, on February 25, 2013, 100% of the membership interests of Stoney River Management Company, LLC and subsidiaries (“Stoney River Management”) were contributed by Fidelity Newport Holdings, LLC (“FNH”), a majority-owned subsidiary of FNF, to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC in exchange for a 27.9% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC (the “Contribution”). J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC then contributed Stoney River Management to the Operating Company. References herein to operations and assets of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC may also refer to its consolidated subsidiaries.

On May 6, 2014, FNF converted FNSO to FNFV. Other than certain tax consequences, this change in the organization of the entity holding a majority of the membership interests had no effect on the operations of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. On August 18, 2014, FNH distributed its 27.9% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC on a pro rata basis to the owners of the FNH membership interests. The distribution resulted in FNFV holding an 87.4% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. Also after the distribution, Newport Global Opportunities Fund AIV-A LP (“Newport”) held a 10.9% membership interest in J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC, and the remaining 1.7% membership interests were held by other minority investors.

On January 1, 2015, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC adopted an Amended and Restated LLC Agreement (the “LLC Agreement”) and established a profits interest management incentive plan. The LLC Agreement established two classes of membership units, Class A Units and Class B Units. The existing membership interests held by FNFV, Newport, and other minority investors were converted to Class A Units on a pro rata basis on the effective date of the LLC Agreement, resulting in FNFV holding 13,929,987 Class A Units, Newport holding 1,728,899 Class A Units, and the remaining minority investors holding a total of 271,114 Class A Units. The total Class A Units outstanding was 15,930,000 prior to the separation discussed below.

Additionally, profits interest grant awards were issued to certain members of management pursuant to the incentive plan in the form of Class B Units on the effective date of the LLC Agreement. A total of 1,770,000 Class B Units were authorized under the profits interest plan and, prior to the separation discussed below, a total of 885,000 Class B Units were issued and outstanding.

Separation from FNF

On August 15, 2014, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC, was incorporated in the state of Tennessee. On October 28, 2014, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock and a restructuring pursuant to which J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. would become the managing member of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. On February 18, 2015, FNF announced its intentions to pursue a spin-off (the “Spin-off”) of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC to shareholders of FNFV as an alternative to the previously proposed initial public offering of the J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock. On June 24, 2015, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. filed a request for the withdrawal of the registration statement on Form S-1 and subsequently filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC on the same date in connection with the aforementioned Spin-off.

On September 16, 2015, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. entered into a separation and distribution agreement with FNF, pursuant to which FNF agreed to distribute 100% of its shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock, par value $0.001, on a pro rata basis, to the holders of FNFV common stock, FNF’s tracking stock traded on The New York Stock Exchange (“The NYSE”). Holders of FNFV common stock received, as a distribution from FNF, approximately 0.17271 shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock for every one share of FNFV common stock held at the close of business on September 22, 2015, the record date for the distribution (the “Distribution”). As a result of the Distribution, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. issued a total of 15,000,235 shares of common stock. Concurrent with the Distribution, certain reorganization changes were made resulting in J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. becoming the sole managing member of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. The Distribution was completed on September 28, 2015. Further, as evidenced in the executed Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC entered into in connection with the reorganization transactions, the members’ equity of J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC was recapitalized such that the total outstanding Class A Units decreased on September 28, 2015 from 15,930,000 to 15,000,235, in order to mirror the number of outstanding shares of common stock of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Additionally, the total Class B Units granted to certain members of management as discussed above was reduced from 885,000 to 833,346.

On September 28, 2015, immediately prior to the Distribution, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC entered into a Management Consulting Agreement with Black Knight Advisory Services, LLC (“Black Knight”), pursuant to which Black Knight provides corporate and strategic advisory services to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. In accordance with the Management Consulting Agreement, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC granted 1,500,024 Class B Units to Black Knight as a profits interest grant on October 6, 2015.

As a result of the Distribution, J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. is an independent public company and its common stock is listed under the symbol “JAX” on The NYSE, effective September 29, 2015. As of October 2, 2016, a total of 14,700,176 shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. common stock, par value $0.001, were outstanding.

On October 29, 2015, the J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for up to 1,500,000 shares of J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.’s outstanding common stock over the next three years ending October 29, 2018. Repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable securities laws and may be made from time to time in the open market. The timing, prices and amount of repurchases will depend upon prevailing market prices, general economic and market conditions and other considerations. The repurchase program does not obligate J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. to acquire any particular amount of stock. As of October 2, 2016, 300,059 shares have been repurchased under this program at an aggregate purchase price of $3,153.

Business of J. Alexander’s

From its inception, J. Alexander’s has gone to great lengths to avoid operating as, or being perceived as, a chain concept. The objective from the beginning has been to operate as a collection of restaurants dedicated to providing guests with the highest quality of food, levels of professional service and ambiance in each of the markets being served. In an effort to further this vision, and also to allow selected locations to expand feature menu offerings available to guests on a seasonal or rotational basis, a number of locations previously operated as J. Alexander’s restaurants are being converted to restaurants operating under the name Redlands Grill. During fiscal year 2015, 12 locations formerly operated as J. Alexander’s restaurants began the transition to Redlands Grill locations. Management anticipates that use of the Redlands Grill name will also allow for expansion into certain markets which may currently have a J. Alexander’s and/or Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill (“Stoney River”) restaurant that might not otherwise have been considered viable for expansion opportunities. Assuming the initial transitions are successfully completed, management anticipates a total of 14 to 16 J. Alexander’s locations will be transitioned to the Redlands Grill concept. Other restaurant locations may be added or converted to the Redlands Grill concept or to other concepts in the future as J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. determines how best to position its multiple concepts in a given geographic market.

J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full service, upscale restaurants under the J. Alexander’s, Redlands Grill and Stoney River concepts. At both October 2, 2016 and January 3, 2016, restaurants operating within the J. Alexander’s concept consisted of 19 restaurants in nine states. At October 2, 2016 and January 3, 2016, restaurants operating within the Stoney River concept consisted of 11 and 10 locations within six states, respectively, as one new Stoney River restaurant began operations during the first quarter of 2016 in Germantown, Tennessee. As noted above, during fiscal year 2015, 12 locations within eight states formerly operated as J. Alexander’s restaurants began the transition to Redlands Grill locations. Each concept’s restaurants are concentrated primarily in the East, Southeast, and Midwest regions of the United States. J. Alexander’s Holdings, Inc. does not have any restaurants operating under franchise agreements.