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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block] Following are the required disclosures associated with the Company’s consolidated VIEs:

   March 31,
2018
   September 30,
2017
 
   (in thousands) 
           
Cash and cash equivalents  $383   $363 
Accounts receivable   463    367 
Inventories   18    22 
Prepaid and refundable income taxes   228    226 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   55    63 
Due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates (1)   47    534 
Fixed assets - net   1    6 
Other assets   82    71 
Total assets  $1,277   $1,652 
           
Accounts payable - trade  $63   $116 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   368    260 
Operating lease deferred credit   33    51 
Total liabilities   464    427 
Equity of variable interest entities   813    1,225 
Total liabilities and equity  $1,277   $1,652 
(1)Amounts Due from and to Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates are eliminated upon consolidation.