Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Long-term debt at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2018			December 31, 2017
Collateralized:
Carrols Restaurant Group 8% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes	$	275,000		$	275,000
Capital leases	4,352			5,681
	279,352			280,681
Less: current portion of capital leases	(1,912		)	(1,808		)
Less: deferred financing costs	(3,948		)	(4,770		)
Add: bond premium	$	3,737		$	4,416
Total Long-term Debt	$	277,229		$	278,519