Note O - Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Jun. 25, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE O – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 1. Commitments On February 27, 2017, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company executed a Guaranty of Lease (the “Brooklyn Guaranty”) in connection with its re-franchising of a restaurant located in Brooklyn, New York. The Company is obligated to make payments under the Brooklyn Guaranty in the event of a default by the tenant/franchisee. The Brooklyn Guaranty has an initial term of 10 years and one 5 -year option and is limited to 24 months of rent for the first three years of the term. Nathan’s has recorded a liability of $204,000 in connection with the Brooklyn Guaranty which does not include potential percentage rent, real estate tax increases, attorney’s fees and other costs as these amounts are not reasonably determinable at this time. Nathan’s has received a personal guaranty from the franchisee for all obligations under the Brooklyn Guaranty. For the remainder of the term, the Brooklyn Guaranty is limited to 12 months of rent plus reasonable costs of collection and attorney’s fees. 2. Contingencies The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time involved in ordinary and routine litigation. Management presently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations. Nevertheless, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include money damages and, in such event, could result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurs. On May 19, 2017, our hot dog manufacturer, John Morrell and Co. announced a voluntary recall of approximately 200,000 pounds of hot dogs, including Nathan's hot dogs, after a small number of consumers reported seeing visible metal flakes between the hot dogs and the packaging film. The amount represents a miniscule percentage of the billions of pounds of products annually produced by John Morrell and Co. John Morrell and Co. has communicated with their customers and consumers asking that anyone that purchased the affected product to discard it and contact John Morrell and Co. for a refund. John Morrell and Co. notified the United States Department of Agriculture which has designated the recall as a Class II Recall.

NOTE O – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

February 27, 2017,

a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company executed a Guaranty of Lease (the “Brooklyn Guaranty”) in connection with its re-franchising of a restaurant located in Brooklyn, New York. The Company is obligated to make payments under the Brooklyn Guaranty in the event of a default by the tenant/franchisee. The Brooklyn Guaranty has an initial term of

years and

one

-year option and is limited to

months of rent for the

first

three

years of the term. Nathan’s has recorded a liability of

$204,000

in connection with the Brooklyn Guaranty which does

not

include potential percentage rent, real estate tax increases, attorney’s fees and other costs as these amounts are

not

reasonably determinable at this time. Nathan’s has received a personal guaranty from the franchisee for all obligations under the Brooklyn Guaranty. For the remainder of the term, the Brooklyn Guaranty is limited to

months of rent plus reasonable costs of collection and attorney’s fees.

Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time involved in ordinary and routine litigation. Management presently believes that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will

not

have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations. Nevertheless, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include money damages and, in such event, could result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurs.

May 19, 2017,

our hot dog manufacturer, John Morrell and Co. announced a voluntary recall of approximately

200,000

pounds of hot dogs, including Nathan's hot dogs, after a small number of consumers reported seeing visible metal flakes between the hot dogs and the packaging film. The amount represents a miniscule percentage of the billions of pounds of products annually produced by John Morrell and Co. John Morrell and Co. has communicated with their customers and consumers asking that anyone that purchased the affected product to discard it and contact John Morrell and Co. for a refund. John Morrell and Co. notified the United States Department of Agriculture which has designated the recall as a Class II Recall.