ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS	9 Months Ended
ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS	Sep. 29, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS	ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS Organization and Nature of Business FAT Brands Inc. (the "Company" or "FAT") is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets, acquires and manages quick-service, fast casual, casual dining and polished casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. As of September 29, 2024, the Company owned eighteen restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli's, Twin Peaks, Smokey Bones, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo’s Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses. As of September 29, 2024, the Company had approximately 2,300 locations open and under construction, of which approximately 92% were franchised. Each franchising subsidiary licenses the right to use its brand name and provides franchisees with operating procedures and methods of merchandising. Upon signing a franchise agreement, the franchisor is committed to provide training, some supervision and assistance and access to operations manuals. As needed, the franchisor will also provide advice and written materials concerning techniques of managing and operating the restaurants. The Company's operations have historically been comprised primarily of franchising a growing portfolio of restaurant brands. This growth strategy is centered on expanding the footprint of existing brands and acquiring new brands through a centralized management organization which provides substantially all executive leadership, marketing, training and accounting services. As part of these ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants and may convert them to franchise locations. During the refranchising period the Company may operate the restaurants and classifies the operational activities as refranchising gains or losses and the assets and associated liabilities as held-for sale. Through recent acquisitions, the Company also operates "company-owned" restaurant locations of certain brands. Liquidity The Company recognized loss from operations of $12.9 million during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2024 and income from operations of $25.5 million during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2023. The Company has a history of net losses and an accumulated deficit of $391.2 million as of September 29, 2024. Additionally, the Company had negative working capital of $210.8 million. Of this amount, $91.8 million represents redeemable preferred stock as discussed in Note 10. Since the Company did not deliver the applicable cash proceeds at the related due dates, the amount accrues interest until the payments are completed. The Company had $16.8 million of unrestricted cash at September 29, 2024 and plans on the combination of cash flows from operations, cash on hand, $71.5 million of issued but not sold aggregate principal amount of fixed rate secured notes and $95.0 million aggregate principal amount of repurchased but not re-sold fixed rate secured notes (see Note 9) to be sufficient to cover any working capital requirements for the next twelve months from the date of this report. If the Company does not achieve its operating plan, additional forms of financing may be required through the issuance of debt or equity. Although management believes it will have access to financing, no assurances can be given that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, in a timely manner or at all.