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Amount of gain (loss) from remeasurement of estimated accrued costs to dispose of assets or other items expected to be sold in liquidation.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Basis of Presentation Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				4 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 10, 2021 USD ($) restaurant	Nov. 19, 2020 segment	Nov. 18, 2020 segment restaurant	Mar. 10, 2021 USD ($) restaurant	Apr. 23, 2021 restaurant	Apr. 05, 2021 property	Apr. 01, 2021 restaurant	Mar. 16, 2021 restaurant	Mar. 11, 2021 restaurant	Aug. 26, 2020 restaurant	Mar. 12, 2020 restaurant
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		1
Changes in estimated cash flows during liquidation \| $				$ (594)
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operation
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Changes in estimated cash flows during liquidation \| $	$ 800
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operation \| Subsequent Event
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants, sold \| property						1
Company-owned restaurants
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants										61	118
Company-owned restaurants \| COVID 19
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	81			81
Luby's cafeterias
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants			60
Luby's cafeterias \| COVID 19
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	58			58
Fuddruckers restaurants
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants			24							24
Fuddruckers restaurants \| Franchise Agreement
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants, lease obligations assumed									9
Changes in estimated cash flows during liquidation \| $	$ 3,400			$ 3,400
Fuddruckers restaurants \| Franchise Agreement \| Subsequent Event \| Third-Party
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants					2,000,000		1	8
Number of restaurants, lease obligations assumed							9
Fuddruckers restaurants \| Management Agreement \| Subsequent Event \| Third-Party
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants							1,000,000
Fuddruckers restaurants \| COVID 19
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	23			23
Fuddruckers franchise operations
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	90		71	90						71
Fuddruckers franchise operations \| COVID 19
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	72			72
Luby’s cafeterias, Fuddruckers restaurants, Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant, Fuddruckers franchise operations, and Culinary Contract Services
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			5