Note 3 - Reportable Segments (Details) - Segment Assets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 11, 2015		Aug. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 275,949		$ 275,435
Operating Segments [Member] | Company Owned Restaurants [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	228,617	[1]	222,474	[1]
Operating Segments [Member] | Culinary Contract Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	2,546		2,724
Operating Segments [Member] | Franchise [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	13,078	[1],[2]	13,906	[1],[2]
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 31,708	[2],[3]	$ 36,331	[2],[3]

[1] Company-owned restaurants segment includes $10.4 million of Fuddruckers Trade name, Cheeseburger in Paradise liquor licenses, and Jimmy Buffet intangibles.

[2] Franchise operations segment includes approximately $13 million in royalty intangibles.

[3] Goodwill was disclosed in corporate segment in our fiscal 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K and our first quarter fiscal 2015 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The current draft reflects a revised classification of goodwill into the Company-owned restaurants segment.