Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Note 8 – Related Party Transactions On September 28, 2015, as part of the Spin-off from FNF, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC entered into a management consulting agreement (“Management Consulting Agreement”) with Black Knight, pursuant to which Black Knight provided corporate and strategic advisory services to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. On November 30, 2018 (“Termination Date”), the Company terminated the Management Consulting Agreement by entering into the Termination Agreement. Under the Management Consulting Agreement, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC issued Black Knight 1,500,024 non-voting Class B Units and was required to pay Black Knight an annual fee equal to 3% of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for each fiscal year during the term of the Management Consulting Agreement and to reimburse Black Knight for its direct out-of-pocket costs incurred for management services provided to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. Under the Management Consulting Agreement, “Adjusted EBITDA” meant the Company’s net income before interest expense, income tax (expense) benefit, depreciation and amortization, and adding asset impairment charges and restaurant closing costs, loss on disposals of fixed assets, transaction and integration costs, non-cash compensation, loss from discontinued operations, gain on debt extinguishment, pre-opening costs and certain unusual items. As a result of the Termination Agreement, in the first quarter of 2019, the Company paid approximately $705 to Black Knight which represented the pro-rata portion of its consulting fees earned during 2018 through the Termination Date. Additionally, the early termination of the Management Consulting Agreement by J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC required the cash payment of $4,560 to Black Knight as a termination fee which the Company paid on January 31, 2019 using cash on hand. Consulting fees associated with fiscal year 2017 of approximately $749 were paid during the first quarter of 2018. During the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, expense for consulting fees of $139 and $587 was recorded relative to the Management Consulting Agreement. Such costs are presented as a component of “General and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The Class B Units granted to Black Knight under the Management Consulting Agreement vested in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the October 6, 2015 grant date, and were measured at fair value at each reporting date through the date of vesting. This non-cash compensation expense totaled $1,240 and $3,094 during the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, and is presented as a component of “General and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, Black Knight had 90 days from the Termination Date to exercise its right to convert the value of such units above the applicable hurdle rate to the Company’s common stock. Since Black Knight did not exercise its conversion rights within the 90-day period, the Class B Units were cancelled and forfeited for no consideration on February 28, 2019.

Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2019

Note 8 – Related Party Transactions

On September 28, 2015, as part of the Spin-off from FNF, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC entered into a management consulting agreement (“Management Consulting Agreement”) with Black Knight, pursuant to which Black Knight provided corporate and strategic advisory services to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. On November 30, 2018 (“Termination Date”), the Company terminated the Management Consulting Agreement by entering into the Termination Agreement.

Under the Management Consulting Agreement, J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC issued Black Knight 1,500,024 non-voting Class B Units and was required to pay Black Knight an annual fee equal to 3% of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for each fiscal year during the term of the Management Consulting Agreement and to reimburse Black Knight for its direct out-of-pocket costs incurred for management services provided to J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC. Under the Management Consulting Agreement, “Adjusted EBITDA” meant the Company’s net income before interest expense, income tax (expense) benefit, depreciation and amortization, and adding asset impairment charges and restaurant closing costs, loss on disposals of fixed assets, transaction and integration costs, non-cash compensation, loss from discontinued operations, gain on debt extinguishment, pre-opening costs and certain unusual items. As a result of the Termination Agreement, in the first quarter of 2019, the Company paid approximately $705 to Black Knight which represented the pro-rata portion of its consulting fees earned during 2018 through the Termination Date. Additionally, the early termination of the Management Consulting Agreement by J. Alexander’s Holdings, LLC required the cash payment of $4,560 to Black Knight as a termination fee which the Company paid on January 31, 2019 using cash on hand. Consulting fees associated with fiscal year 2017 of approximately $749 were paid during the first quarter of 2018. During the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, expense for consulting fees of $139 and $587 was recorded relative to the Management Consulting Agreement. Such costs are presented as a component of “General and administrative expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Class B Units granted to Black Knight under the Management Consulting Agreement vested in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the October 6, 2015 grant date, and were measured at fair value at each reporting date through the date of vesting. This non-cash compensation expense totaled $1,240 and $3,094 during the quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2018, and is presented as a component of “General and administrative expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Under the terms of the Termination Agreement, Black Knight had 90 days from the Termination Date to exercise its right to convert the value of such units above the applicable hurdle rate to the Company’s common stock. Since Black Knight did not exercise its conversion rights within the 90-day period, the Class B Units were cancelled and forfeited for no consideration on February 28, 2019.