Note 16. Business Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue by Segment

	Revenue
		First Quarter
		2017		2016
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake	$	192,690	$	196,898
Western		3,004		3,397
Total Restaurant Operations		195,694		200,295
First Guard		6,080		5,499
Maxim		1,619		2,448
	$	203,393	$	208,242

Schedule of earnings (loss) before income taxes by segment

	Earnings Before Income Taxes
		First Quarter
		2017			2016
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake	$	3,352		$	8,362
Western		450			586
Total Restaurant Operations		3,802			8,948
First Guard		969			1,327
Maxim		(324	)		(3,515	)
Other		148			125
Total Operating Businesses		4,595			6,885
Corporate and Investments:
Corporate		(2,400	)		(2,195	)
Investment partnership gains (losses)		(24,968	)		78,973
Total Corporate and Investments		(27,368	)		76,778
Interest expense on notes payable and other borrowings		(2,824	)		(2,922	)
	$	(25,597	)	$	80,741