Note 16. Business Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Revenue by Segment

	Revenue
	Third Quarter				First Nine Months
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake	$	202,001	$	206,248	$	596,026	$	609,974
Western		4,071		3,197		10,607		10,475
Total Restaurant Operations		206,072		209,445		606,633		620,449
First Guard		6,285		5,841		18,548		17,071
Maxim		1,877		1,446		5,400		6,567
	$	214,234	$	216,732	$	630,581	$	644,087

Schedule of earnings (losses) before income taxes by segment

	Earnings (Losses) Before Income Taxes
	Third Quarter						First Nine Months
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Operating Businesses:
Restaurant Operations:
Steak n Shake	$	(3,283	)	$	10,443		$	1,038		$	30,949
Western		479			542			1,514			1,965
Total Restaurant Operations		(2,804	)		10,985			2,552			32,914
First Guard		834			1,177			3,135			4,602
Maxim		45			(2,810	)		(487	)		(9,646	)
Other		174			139			515			404
Total Operating Businesses		(1,751	)		9,491			5,715			28,274
Corporate and Investments:
Corporate		(1,600	)		(2,304	)		(6,285	)		(7,688	)
Investment partnership gains		(43,859	)		(108,614	)		(31,589	)		21,602
Total Corporate and Investments		(45,459	)		(110,918	)		(37,874	)		13,914
Interest expense on notes payable and other borrowings		(2,716	)		(2,831	)		(8,321	)		(8,626	)
	$	(49,926	)	$	(104,258	)	$	(40,480	)	$	33,562