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The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value.

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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Cash received from principal payments made on loans related to operating activities.

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Liquidity and Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	May 08, 2020	Dec. 14, 2017	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 02, 2019
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Description		the Company paid monthly installments of principal of $250,000, applied to the first note, until the loan-to-value ratio of the Properties, based upon reduced principal balance of the December 2017 Refinancing Loan and the then current value of the Properties, is not greater than 65%. The loan-to-value ratio of the Properties fell below 65% in October 2019, hence, we stopped paying the additional $250,000 monthly.
Impairment of assets			$ 10,600
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			7,944	$ 1,638	$ 834
Impairment of SOB licenses			2,300
Impairment of property and equipment			302
Right-of-use operating lease assets			$ 104			$ 27,300
Ten PPP Loans [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Proceeds from loans	$ 4,900
Debt Instrument, Description	All of the notices received forgave 100% of each of the ten PPP loans totaling the amount of $4.9 million.
CARES Act [Member] \| Our Shared-Services [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Subsidiary or equity method investee, cumulative proceeds received on all transactions	$ 1,100
CARES Act [Member] \| Ten of Our Restaurant [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Proceeds from loans	4,200
CARES Act [Member] \| Ten of Our Restaurant [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Subsidiary or equity method investee, cumulative proceeds received on all transactions	271
CARES Act [Member] \| Ten of Our Restaurant [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Subsidiary or equity method investee, cumulative proceeds received on all transactions	579
CARES Act [Member] \| One of Our Lounges [Member]
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Subsidiary or equity method investee, cumulative proceeds received on all transactions	$ 124