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Note 11 (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Mar. 28, 2015
Mar. 29, 2014
Note 11 (Details) [Line Items]        
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities $ 2,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities $ 565,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities $ 13,601,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities $ 6,060,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities
Marketable Securities, Gain (Loss) 0us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss (36,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss (509,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss (296,000)us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesGainLoss
Mutual Funds [Member]        
Note 11 (Details) [Line Items]        
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities     (3,100,000)us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= jjsf_MutualFundsMember
 
Marketable Securities $ 98,700,000us-gaap_MarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= jjsf_MutualFundsMember
  $ 98,700,000us-gaap_MarketableSecurities
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= jjsf_MutualFundsMember