Note 17. Business Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of revenue by segment

	Revenue
	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake	$	156,006	$	196,578	$	326,117	$	386,871
Western Sizzlin		4,055		4,016		7,719		7,657
Total Restaurant Operations		160,061		200,594		333,836		394,528
First Guard		7,417		6,745		14,624		13,292
Maxim		865		1,400		1,742		3,144
	$	168,343	$	208,739	$	350,202	$	410,964

Schedule of earnings (losses) before income taxes by segment

	Earnings (Losses) Before Income Taxes
	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake	$	(3,057	)	$	2,659		$	(21,915	)	$	1,667
Western Sizzlin		506			674			889			1,048
Total Restaurant Operations		(2,551	)		3,333			(21,026	)		2,715
First Guard		1,850			2,301			3,394			2,811
Maxim		176			16			64			(201	)
Other		114			164			253			303
Total Operating Businesses		(411	)		5,814			(17,315	)		5,628
Corporate and Investments:
Corporate		(2,767	)		(3,004	)		(5,397	)		(6,170	)
Investment partnership gains (losses)		34,198			(8,341	)		68,352			(4,846	)
Total Corporate and Investments		31,431			(11,345	)		62,955			(11,016	)
Interest expense on notes payable and other borrowings		(3,150	)		(2,898	)		(6,208	)		(5,652	)
	$	27,870		$	(8,429	)	$	39,432		$	(11,040	)