Lub Liquidating Trust (LUB) 10-Q 23 Apr 18 2018 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Apr. 17, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	LUBYS INC
Entity Central Index Key	16,099
Trading Symbol	lub
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 14, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		29,475,193
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,605	$ 1,096
Trade accounts and other receivables, net	9,409	8,011
Food and supply inventories	4,641	4,453
Prepaid expenses	2,900	3,431
Total current assets	18,555	16,991
Property held for sale	2,856	3,372
Assets related to discontinued operations	2,269	2,755
Property and equipment, net	169,539	172,814
Intangible assets, net	18,836	19,640
Goodwill	795	1,068
Deferred income taxes	4,018	7,254
Other assets	2,844	2,563
Total assets	219,712	226,457
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	16,756	15,937
Liabilities related to discontinued operations	4	367
Current portion of credit facility debt	0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	29,014	28,076
Total current liabilities	45,774	44,380
Credit facility debt, less current portion	37,921	30,698
Liabilities related to discontinued operations	16	16
Other liabilities	6,784	7,311
Total liabilities	90,495	82,405
Commitments and Contingencies
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, $0.32 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued were 29,951,161 and 29,624,083, respectively; shares outstanding were 29,451,161 and 29,124,083, respectively	9,585	9,480
Paid-in capital	32,997	31,850
Retained earnings	91,410	107,497
Less cost of treasury stock, 500,000 shares	(4,775)	(4,775)
Total shareholders’ equity	129,217	144,052
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 219,712	$ 226,457

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.32
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	29,951,161	29,624,083
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	29,451,161	29,124,083
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	500,000	500,000

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
SALES:
Restaurant sales	$ 74,352	$ 81,064	$ 178,934	$ 189,147
Culinary contract services	6,276	3,306	13,796	7,602
Franchise revenue	1,401	1,819	3,288	3,691
Vending revenue	151	125	294	284
TOTAL SALES	82,180	86,314	196,312	200,724
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of food	21,181	22,583	50,936	53,433
Payroll and related costs	28,512	29,295	66,640	67,968
Other operating expenses	14,360	13,763	33,858	33,411
Occupancy costs	4,707	5,322	10,968	11,797
Opening costs	331	132	406	298
Cost of culinary contract services	5,677	2,960	12,009	6,771
Cost of franchise operations	369	436	856	1,016
Depreciation and amortization	3,998	4,788	9,351	11,338
Selling, general and administrative expenses	9,188	9,008	20,712	22,767
Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings	1,407	5,963	2,252	6,250
Net loss (gain) on disposition of property and equipment	(204)	329	18	414
Total costs and expenses	89,526	94,579	208,006	215,463
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS	(7,346)	(8,265)	(11,694)	(14,739)
Interest income	5	1	11	3
Interest expense	(545)	(727)	(1,194)	(1,330)
Other income (expense), net	194	(242)	309	(139)
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations	(7,692)	(9,233)	(12,568)	(16,205)
Provision for income taxes	3,382	3,603	3,373	2,145
Loss from continuing operations	(11,074)	(12,836)	(15,941)	(18,350)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(111)	(343)	(146)	(415)
NET LOSS	$ (11,185)	$ (13,179)	$ (16,087)	$ (18,765)
Loss per share from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.44)	$ (0.53)	$ (0.62)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	(0.37)	(0.44)	(0.53)	(0.62)
Loss per share from discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	0	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.02)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	0	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.02)
Net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	(0.37)	(0.45)	(0.54)	(0.64)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.54)	$ (0.64)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	29,950	29,522	29,802	29,418
Assuming dilution (in shares)	29,950	29,522	29,802	29,418

Consolidated Statement of Share

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited) - 6 months ended Mar. 14, 2018 - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 30, 2017		29,624	(500)
Balance at Aug. 30, 2017	$ 144,052	$ 9,480	$ (4,775)	$ 31,850	$ 107,497
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss	(16,087)				(16,087)
Share-based compensation expense (in shares)		57
Share-based compensation expense	1,252	$ 18		1,234
Common stock issued under employee benefit plans (in shares)		183
Common stock issued under employee benefit plans	0	$ 59		(59)
Common stock issued under nonemployee benefit plans (in shares)		87
Common stock issued under nonemployee benefit plans	0	$ 28		(28)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 14, 2018		29,951	(500)
Balance at Mar. 14, 2018	$ 129,217	$ 9,585	$ (4,775)	$ 32,997	$ 91,410

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$ (16,087)	$ (18,765)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for asset impairments and net (gains) on property sales	1,921	6,664
Depreciation and amortization	9,351	11,338
Amortization of debt issuance cost	70	283
Share-based compensation expense	1,252	870
Deferred tax provision	3,494	2,399
Cash provided by operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities	1	2,789
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (Increase) in trade accounts and other receivables	(1,804)	530
Decrease in insurance receivables	407	0
Decrease (Increase) in food and supply inventories	(188)	7
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets	218	210
Insurance proceeds	276	0
Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,047)	3,067
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(2,137)	6,603
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from disposal of assets and property held for sale	2,805	1,631
Insurance proceeds	756	0
Purchases of property and equipment	(8,030)	(7,962)
Net cash used in investing activities	(4,469)	(6,331)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Revolver borrowings	47,900	65,700
Revolver repayments	(39,300)	(99,700)
Proceeds from term loan	0	35,000
Term loan repayments	(1,415)	(613)
Debt issuance costs	0	(646)
Taxes paid for shares withheld	(70)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	7,115	(259)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	509	13
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,096	1,339
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,605	1,352
Cash paid for:
Income taxes	0	0
Interest	$ 1,065	$ 679

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Luby’s, Inc. (the “Company” or “Luby’s”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements that are prepared for the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter ended March 14, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending August 29, 2018 . The Consolidated Balance Sheet dated August 30, 2017 , included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”), has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of that date. However, this Form 10-Q does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited, year-end financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 30, 2017 . Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-15. The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Under GAAP, financial statements are prepared under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities. Currently, GAAP lacks guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, after December 31, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We adopted this pronouncement effective August 31, 2017 and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements or disclosures to our consolidated financial statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (Topic 330). This update requires inventory within the scope of the standard to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We adopted this pronouncement in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements or disclosures to our consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (Topic 740). This update requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The interim period adoption of this guidance had an immaterial impact on our consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718). This update was issued as part of the FASB’s simplification initiative and affects all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The amendments in this update cover such areas as the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies, the classification of those excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, an accounting policy election for forfeitures, the amount an employer can withhold to cover income taxes and still qualify for equity classification and the classification of those taxes paid on the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for annual and interim periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements from interim period adoption of ASU 2016-09 was immaterial. The Company maintains its accounting policy for forfeitures and continues to estimate the total number of awards for which the requisite service period will not be rendered for book expense purposes. New Accounting Pronouncements - "to be Adopted" In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This update provides a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. This update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early application is not permitted. This update permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Further, in March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016–08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net),” which clarifies the guidance in ASU No. 2014–09 for evaluating when another party, along with the entity, is involved in providing a good or service to a customer. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016–10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” which clarifies the guidance in ASU No. 2014–09 regarding assessing whether promises to transfer goods or services are distinct, and whether an entity's promise to grant a license provides a customer with a right to use or right to access the entity's intellectual property. The Company plans to adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, which is the first fiscal quarter of the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2017. We have not yet decided on a method of transition upon adoption. The Company expects the pronouncement may impact gift card revenue recognition and the recognition of the initial franchise fee which is currently recognized upon the opening of a franchise restaurant. We are further evaluating the effect this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This update requires a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments and a corresponding right-of-use asset. The update also requires additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. This standard requires adoption based upon a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with optional practical expedients. Based on a preliminary assessment, the Company expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new guidance and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right–of-use assets upon adoption, resulting in a significant increase in the assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. The Company is continuing its assessment, which may identify additional impacts this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016–04, “Liabilities – Extinguishment of Liabilities: Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored–Value Products,” which is intended to eliminate current and future diversity in practice related to derecognition of prepaid stored–value product liability in a way that aligns with the new revenue recognition guidance. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017; however, early application is permitted. We are evaluating the impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). This update provides clarification regarding how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This update addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 using a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This update allows companies the option to reclassify to retained earnings the tax effects related to items in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted on December 22, 2017. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effects of the change in the U.S. federal income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized. The Company is still completing its assessment of the impacts including the timing of adoption. Subsequent Events On April 20, 2018 , we amended our 2016 Credit Agreement (as defined below) effective as of March 14, 2018 . The amendment accelerates the maturity date of the credit agreement to May 1, 2019 , approximately 14 months after the balance sheet date, March 14, 2018 . As a result of the change to the maturity date, the Company will recognize approximately $0.3 million accelerated amortization of deferred financing fees in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 .

Accounting Periods

Accounting Periods	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounting Periods	Accounting Periods The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last Wednesday in August. Accordingly, each fiscal year normally consists of 13 four-week periods, or accounting periods, accounting for 364 days in the aggregate. However, every fifth or sixth year, we have a fiscal year that consists of 53 weeks, accounting for 371 days in the aggregate; fiscal year 2016 was such a year. The first fiscal quarter consists of four four-week periods, or 16 weeks, and the remaining three quarters typically include three four-week periods, or 12 weeks, in length. The fourth fiscal quarter includes 13 weeks in certain fiscal years to adjust for our standard 52 week, or 364 day, fiscal year compared to the 365 day calendar year.

Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]
Hurricane Harvey	Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas Gulf Coast on August 26, 2017. It meandered along the upper Texas coast for several days bringing unprecedented rain fall resulting in torrential flooding throughout the Greater Houston area. Over 55 Luby’s and Fuddruckers locations in the Texas Gulf Coast region were temporarily closed over varying lengths of time due to the storm. Restaurant sales were negatively impacted by approximately 200 operating days in the aggregate. Two Fuddruckers locations, in the Houston region, were closed on a more than temporary basis, due to extensive flooding which require reconstruction and renovation. The Company estimates that it incurred over $2.0 million in lost sales from the store closures in fiscal 2017. The Company estimates that Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations was negatively impact by an estimated $1.5 million in fiscal 2017 due to the reduced sales and increased costs incurred as a result of the hurricane. During the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 , the Company incurred an additional $0.7 million in direct costs for repairs and other costs related to the hurricane. The Company has open insurance claims related to hurricane damages and losses. As of March 14, 2018 , the Company has recovered $1.0 million in insurance proceeds, which includes approximately $0.3 million recognized as a reduction to Other operating expenses as reimbursement of certain direct expenses incurred due to the storm and and an approximate $0.3 million recognized as a reduction to one property's assets retirement upon its closure and reported in Net loss (gain) on disposition of property and equipment, as an advance against total claims for estimated damages and losses related to the hurricane.

Reportable Segments

Reportable Segments	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Reportable Segments	Reportable Segments The Company has three reportable segments: Company-owned restaurants, Culinary Contract Services (“CCS”), and Franchise Operations. Company-owned restaurants Company-owned restaurants consists of several brands which are aggregated into one reportable segment because the nature of the products and services, the production processes, the customers, the methods used to distribute the products and services, the nature of the regulatory environment, and store level profit margin are similar. The chief operating decision maker analyzes Company-owned restaurants at store level profit which is revenue less cost of food, payroll and related costs, other operating expenses, and occupancy costs. The primary brands are Luby’s Cafeterias, Fuddruckers - World’s Greatest Hamburgers ® and Cheeseburger in Paradise. All company-owned restaurants are casual dining restaurants. Each restaurant is an operating segment because operating results and cash flow can be determined for each restaurant. The total number of Company-owned restaurants was 160 at March 14, 2018 and 167 at August 30, 2017 . Culinary Contract Services CCS, branded as Luby’s Culinary Contract Services, consists of a business line servicing healthcare, sport stadiums, corporate dining clients, and sales through retail grocery stores. The healthcare accounts are full service and typically include in-room delivery, catering, vending, coffee service, and retail dining. CCS has contracts with long-term acute care hospitals, acute care medical centers, ambulatory surgical centers, behavioral hospitals, a sports stadium, and business and industry clients. CCS has the unique ability to deliver quality services that include facility design and procurement as well as nutrition and branded food services to our clients. The cost of Culinary Contract Services on the Consolidated Statements of Operations include all food, payroll and related costs, other operating expenses, and other direct general and administrative expenses related to CCS sales. CCS began selling Luby's Famous Fried Fish and Macaroni & Cheese in February 2017 and December 2016, respectively, in the freezer section of H-E-B stores, a Texas-born retailer. H-E-B stores now stock the family-sized versions (approximately five servings) of Luby's Classic Macaroni and Cheese and Luby's Jalapeño Macaroni and Cheese varieties and Luby's Fried Fish ( two regular size fillets that provide four LuAnn-sized portions). The total number of CCS locations was 24 at March 14, 2018 and 25 at August 30, 2017 . Franchise Operations We only offer franchises for the Fuddruckers brand. Franchises are sold in markets where expansion is deemed advantageous to the development of the Fuddruckers concept and system of restaurants. Initial franchise agreements have a term of 20 years. Franchise agreements typically grant franchisees an exclusive territorial license to operate a single restaurant within a specified area. Franchisees bear all direct costs involved in the development, construction, and operation of their restaurants. In exchange for a franchise fee, the Company provides assistance to franchisees in the following areas: site selection, prototypical architectural plans, interior and exterior design and layout, training, marketing and sales techniques, assistance by a Fuddruckers “opening team” at the time a franchised restaurant opens, and operations, and accounting guidelines set forth in various policies and procedures manuals. All franchisees are required to operate their restaurants in accordance with Fuddruckers’ standards and specifications, including controls over menu items, food quality, and preparation. The Company requires the successful completion of its training program by a minimum of three managers for each franchised restaurant. In addition, franchised restaurants are evaluated regularly by the Company for compliance with franchise agreements, including standards and specifications through the use of periodic, unannounced, on-site inspections, and standard evaluation reports. The number of franchised restaurants was 110 at March 14, 2018 and 113 at August 30, 2017 . Licensee In November 1997, a prior owner of the Fuddruckers – World’s Greatest Hamburgers ® brand granted to a licensee the exclusive right to use the Fuddruckers proprietary marks, trade dress and system to develop Fuddruckers restaurants in a territory consisting of certain countries in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia. As of March 2018 , this licensee operated 36 restaurants that are licensed to use the Fuddruckers Proprietary Marks in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait. The Company does not receive revenue or royalties from these restaurants. Segment Table The table on the following page shows segment financial information. The table also lists total assets for each reportable segment. Corporate assets include cash and cash equivalents, property and equipment, assets related to discontinued operations, property held for sale, deferred tax assets, and prepaid expenses. Quarter Ended Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, March 14, March 15, (12 weeks) (12 weeks) (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands) Sales: Company-owned restaurants (1) $ 74,503 $ 81,189 $ 179,228 $ 189,431 Culinary contract services 6,276 3,306 13,796 7,602 Franchise operations 1,401 1,819 3,288 3,691 Total $ 82,180 $ 86,314 $ 196,312 $ 200,724 Segment level profit: Company-owned restaurants $ 5,743 $ 10,226 $ 16,826 $ 22,822 Culinary contract services 599 346 1,787 831 Franchise operations 1,032 1,383 2,432 2,675 Total $ 7,374 $ 11,955 $ 21,045 $ 26,328 Depreciation and amortization: Company-owned restaurants $ 3,319 $ 3,981 $ 7,772 $ 9,435 Culinary contract services 18 15 37 38 Franchise operations 178 178 414 414 Corporate 483 614 1,128 1,451 Total $ 3,998 $ 4,788 $ 9,351 $ 11,338 Capital expenditures: Company-owned restaurants $ 2,993 $ 2,783 $ 6,417 $ 7,333 Culinary contract services 22 — 130 — Franchise operations — — — — Corporate 690 199 1,483 629 Total $ 3,705 $ 2,982 $ 8,030 $ 7,962 Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations: Segment level profit $ 7,374 $ 11,955 $ 21,045 $ 26,328 Opening costs (331 ) (132 ) (406 ) (298 ) Depreciation and amortization (3,998 ) (4,788 ) (9,351 ) (11,338 ) Selling, general and administrative expenses (9,188 ) (9,008 ) (20,712 ) (22,767 ) Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings (1,407 ) (5,963 ) (2,252 ) (6,250 ) Net (loss) gain on disposition of property and equipment 204 (329 ) (18 ) (414 ) Interest income 5 1 11 3 Interest expense (545 ) (727 ) (1,194 ) (1,330 ) Other income (expense), net 194 (242 ) 309 (139 ) Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations $ (7,692 ) $ (9,233 ) $ (12,568 ) $ (16,205 ) March 14, August 30, Total assets: Company-owned restaurants (2) $ 183,344 $ 189,990 Culinary contract services 7,004 3,342 Franchise operations (3) 11,743 11,325 Corporate 17,621 21,800 Total $ 219,712 $ 226,457 (1) Includes vending revenue of $151 thousand and $125 thousand for the quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively, and $294 thousand and $284 thousand for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. (2) Company-owned restaurants segment includes $8.7 million of Fuddruckers trade name, Cheeseburger in Paradise liquor licenses, and Jimmy Buffett intangibles. (3) Franchise operations segment includes approximately $10.2 million in royalty intangibles.

Derivative Financial Instrument

Derivative Financial Instruments	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments	Derivative Financial Instruments The Company enters into derivative instruments, from time to time, to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates on a percentage of its long-term variable rate debt. On December 14, 2016 , the Company entered into an interest rate swap, pay fixed - receive floating, with a constant notional amount of $17.5 million . The fixed swap rate we pay is 1.965% , plus an applicable margin. The variable rate we receive is one-month LIBOR, plus an applicable margin. The term of the interest rate swap is 5 years . The Company does not apply hedge accounting treatment to this derivative, therefore, changes in fair value of the instrument are recognized in Other income (expense), net. The changes in the interest rate swap fair value resulted in a credit to expense of approximately $0.6 million during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and an expense of approximately $45 thousand in the two quarters ended March 15, 2017 . The Company does not hold or use derivative instruments for trading purposes.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements GAAP establishes a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. Fair value measurements guidance applies whenever other statements require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. These tiers include: • Level 1: Defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. • Level 2: Defined as pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. • Level 3: Defined as pricing inputs that are unobservable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. Recurring fair value measurements related to assets are presented below: Fair Value March 14, 2018 Quoted Significant Significant Valuation Method Recurring Fair Value - Assets (In thousands) Continuing Operations: Derivative - Interest Rate Swap (1) 361 — 361 — Discounted Cash Flow (1) The fair value of the interest rate swap is recorded in Other assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. Recurring fair value measurements related to liabilities are presented below: Fair Value March 14, 2018 Quoted Significant Significant Valuation Method Recurring Fair Value - Liabilities (In thousands) Continuing Operations: TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan (1) $ 357 $ — $ 357 $ — Monte Carlo Simulation (1) The fair value of the Company's 2016 and 2017 Performance Based Incentive Plan liabilities were approximately $243 thousand and $114 thousand , respectively, and is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 13 to the Company's consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion of Performance Based Incentive Plan. Fair Value March 15, 2017 Quoted Significant Significant Valuation Method Recurring Fair Value - Liabilities (In thousands) Continuing Operations: TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan (1) $ 1,381 $ — $ 1,381 $ — Monte Carlo Simulation Derivative - Interest Rate Swap (2) $ 45 $ — $ 45 $ — Discounted Cash Flow Total liabilities at Fair Value $ 1,426 $ — $ 1,426 $ — (1) The fair value of the Company's 2015, 2016 and 2017 Performance Based Incentive Plan liabilities were approximately $550 thousand , $634 thousand , and $197 thousand , respectively, and is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. (2) The fair value of the interest rate swap is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. Non-recurring fair value measurements related to impaired property held for sale, property and equipment, and goodwill consisted of the following: Fair Value Measurement Using March 14, 2018 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Total Impairments (4) Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements (In thousands) Continuing Operations Property held for sale (1) $ 2,331 $ — $ — $ 2,331 $ (298 ) Goodwill (2) — — — — (273 ) Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants (3) 1,519 — — 1,519 (1,116 ) Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements $ 3,850 $ — $ — $ 3,850 $ (1,687 ) (1) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held for sale with a carrying value of approximately $2.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $2.3 million , less costs to sell, resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $0.3 million . (2) In accordance with Subtopic 350-20, goodwill with a carrying value of approximately $273 thousand was written down to zero , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $273 thousand . (3) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying amount of approximately $2.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $1.5 million , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $1.1 million . (4) Total impairments are included in Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 . Fair Value Measurement Using March 15, 2017 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Total Impairments (4) Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements (In thousands) Continuing Operations Property held for sale (1) $ 3,213 $ — $ — $ 3,213 $ (419 ) Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants (2) $ 1,410 $ — $ — $ 1,410 $ (5,226 ) Goodwill (3) $ — $ — $ — $ — $ (537 ) Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements $ 4,623 $ — $ — $ 4,623 $ (6,182 ) (1) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held for sale with a carrying value of approximately $4.8 million were written down to their fair value, less approximately $1.2 million proceeds on sales and costs to sell, of approximately $3.2 million , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $0.4 million . (2) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying amount of approximately $6.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $1.4 million , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $5.2 million . (3) In accordance with Subtopic 350-20, goodwill with a carrying value of approximately $537 thousand was written down to zero , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $537 thousand . (4) Total impairments are included in Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations in the two quarters ended March 15, 2017 .

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes On December 22, 2017 , President Trump signed into law U.S. tax reform legislation that is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The enactment date occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and the impact on our income tax accounts of the Tax Act are accounted for in the period of enactment, in accordance with ASC 740. The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code and most notably to the Company, the Tax Act lowered the federal statutory tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent effective January 1, 2018 . In accordance with the application of IRC Section 15, our federal statutory tax rate for fiscal 2018 is now 25 percent , representing a blended tax rate for the current fiscal year based on the number of days in the fiscal year before and after the effective date. For subsequent years, our federal statutory tax rate will be 21 percent . We were also required to remeasure our temporary differences using the new federal statutory tax rate in the period in which the Tax Act was enacted. The Company's deferred tax position is a net asset and as a result, the reduction in the federal statutory tax rate resulted in a one-time non-cash adjustment to our net deferred tax balance of approximately $3.2 million with a corresponding increase to the provision for income taxes in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The effects of the Tax Act on our income tax accounts were reflected in the fiscal year 2018 financial statements as determined or as reasonably estimated provisional amounts based on available information, subject to interpretation in accordance with the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118"). SAB 118 provides guidance on accounting for the effects of the Tax Act where such determinations are incomplete; however, the company was able to determine a provisional estimate of the effects of Tax Act on our income tax accounts. No cash payments of estimated federal income taxes were made during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using currently enacted rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent future taxable income is expected to be sufficient to utilize those assets prior to their expiration. If current available evidence and information raises doubt regarding the realization of the deferred tax assets, on a more likely than not basis, a valuation allowance is necessary. In evaluating our ability to realize our deferred tax assets, we considered available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. As of March 14, 2018 , management determined that for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 an increase in the valuation allowance was necessary. Management's valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets considered more likely than not to expire before being realized was approximately $18.3 million . Management believes that adequate provisions for income taxes have been reflected in the financial statements and is not aware of any significant exposure items that have not been reflected in the financial statements. Amounts considered probable of settlement within one year have been included in the accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Property and Equipment, Intangi

Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill The costs, net of impairment, and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment at March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 , together with the related estimated useful lives used in computing depreciation and amortization, were as follows: March 14, August 30, Estimated Useful Lives (years) (In thousands) Land $ 59,717 $ 60,414 — Restaurant equipment and furnishings 77,866 73,411 3 to 15 Buildings 152,474 153,041 20 to 33 Leasehold and leasehold improvements 26,588 26,953 Lesser of lease term or estimated useful life Office furniture and equipment 3,807 3,684 3 to 10 Construction in progress 35 35 — 320,487 317,538 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (150,948 ) (144,724 ) Property and equipment, net $ 169,539 $ 172,814 Intangible assets, net $ 18,836 $ 19,640 15 to 21 Intangible assets, net, consist of the Fuddruckers trade name and franchise agreements and are amortized. The Company believes the Fuddruckers brand name has an expected accounting life of 21 years from the date of acquisition, July 26, 2010 , based on the expected use of its assets and the restaurant environment in which it is being used. The trade name represents a respected brand with customer loyalty and the Company intends to cultivate and protect the use of the trade name. The franchise agreements, after considering renewal periods, have an estimated accounting life of 21 years from the date of acquisition and will be amortized over this period of time. Intangible assets, net, also includes the license agreement and trade name related to Cheeseburger in Paradise and the value of the acquired licenses and permits allowing the sales of beverages with alcohol. These assets have an expected useful life of 15 years from the date of acquisition, December 6, 2012. The aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization was approximately $0.7 million for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and approximately $0.8 million for two quarters ended March 15, 2017 , respectively. The aggregate amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization is expected to be approximately $1.4 million in each of the next five successive fiscal years. The following table presents intangible assets as of March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 : March 14, 2018 August 30, 2017 (In thousands) (In thousands) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization: Fuddruckers trade name and franchise agreements $ 29,486 $ (10,701 ) $ 18,785 $ 29,486 $ (9,943 ) $ 19,543 Cheeseburger in Paradise trade name and license agreements $ 357 $ (306 ) $ 51 $ 416 $ (319 ) $ 97 Intangible assets, net $ 29,843 $ (11,007 ) $ 18,836 $ 29,902 $ (10,262 ) $ 19,640 In fiscal 2010, the Company recorded an intangible asset for goodwill in the amount of approximately $0.2 million related to the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Fuddruckers. The Company also recorded, in fiscal 2013, an intangible asset for goodwill in the amount of approximately $2.0 million related to the acquisition of Cheeseburger in Paradise. Goodwill is considered to have an indefinite useful life and is not amortized. Management performs its formal annual assessment as of the second quarter each fiscal year. The individual restaurant level is the level at which goodwill is assessed for impairment under ASC 350. In accordance with our understanding of ASC 350, we have allocated the goodwill value to each reporting unit in proportion to each location’s fair value at the date of acquisition. The result of these second quarter fiscal 2018 and 2017 assessments was impairment of goodwill of approximately $273 thousand and $537 thousand , respectively. The Company performs assessments on an interim basis if an event occurs or circumstances exist that indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. As of March 14, 2018 , of the 23 Cheeseburger in Paradise locations that were acquired, seven locations remain operating as Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants and of the restaurants closed for conversion to Fuddruckers, three locations remain operating as a Fuddruckers restaurant. Five locations were removed due to their lease term expiring, four locations were subleased to franchisees, and the remaining four were closed and held for future use. Goodwill, net of accumulated impairments of approximately $1.4 million , was approximately $0.8 million as of March 14, 2018 and net of accumulated impairments of approximately $1.1 million , was approximately $1.1 million as of August 30, 2017 , respectively, and relates to our Company-owned restaurants reportable segment.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Store Closings The Company periodically evaluates long-lived assets held for use and held for sale whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of those assets may not be recoverable. The Company analyzes historical cash flows of operating locations and compares results of poorer performing locations to more profitable locations. The Company also analyzes lease terms, condition of the assets and related need for capital expenditures or repairs, as well as construction activity and the economic and market conditions in the surrounding area. For assets held for use, the Company estimates future cash flows using assumptions based on possible outcomes of the areas analyzed. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the location’s assets, the Company records an impairment loss based on an estimate of discounted cash flows. The estimates of future cash flows, based on reasonable and supportable assumptions and projections, require management’s subjective judgments. Assumptions and estimates used include operating results, changes in working capital, discount rate, growth rate, anticipated net proceeds from disposition of the property and, if applicable, lease terms. The span of time for which future cash flows are estimated is often lengthy, increasing the sensitivity to assumptions made. The time span could be 20 to 25 years for newer properties, but only 5 to 10 years for older properties. Depending on the assumptions and estimates used, the estimated future cash flows projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within a wide range of outcomes. The Company considers the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining the best estimate of future cash flows. The measurement for such an impairment loss is then based on the fair value of the asset as determined by discounted cash flows. The Company recognized the following impairment charges to income from operations: Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except per share data) Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings $ 2,252 $ 6,250 Net loss on disposition of property and equipment 18 414 $ 2,270 $ 6,664 Effect on EPS: Basic $ (0.08 ) $ (0.23 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.08 ) $ (0.23 ) The approximate $2.3 million impairment charge for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 is primarily related to assets at seven property locations, goodwill at two locations, three properties held for sale written down to their fair value, and approximately $0.6 million in net lease termination costs at five property locations. The approximate $6.3 million impairment charge for the two quarters ended March 15, 2017 is primarily related to assets at 13 locations, goodwill at six locations, and four properties held for sale written down to their fair value. The approximate $18 thousand net loss for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 is primarily related to asset retirements at six property location closures partially offset by net gains on the sale of two property locations. The approximate $0.4 million net loss for the two quarters ended March 15, 2017 is related to the sale of property and equipment. Discontinued Operations On March 21, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board) approved a plan focused on improving cash flow from the acquired Cheeseburger in Paradise leasehold locations. This underperforming Cheeseburger in Paradise leasehold disposal plan called for certain Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurants closure or conversion to Fuddruckers restaurants. As of March 14, 2018 , no locations remain classified as discontinued operations in this plan. As a result of the first quarter fiscal 2010 adoption of the Company’s Cash Flow Improvement and Capital Redeployment Plan, the Company reclassified 24 Luby’s Cafeterias to discontinued operations. As of March 14, 2018 , one location remains held for sale. The following table sets forth the assets and liabilities for all discontinued operations: March 14, August 30, (In thousands) Property and equipment $ 1,872 $ 1,872 Deferred tax assets 397 883 Assets related to discontinued operations—non-current $ 2,269 $ 2,755 Deferred income taxes $ — $ 354 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 4 13 Liabilities related to discontinued operations—current $ 4 $ 367 Other liabilities $ 16 $ 16 Liabilities related to discontinued operations—non-current $ 16 $ 16 As of March 14, 2018 , under both closure plans, the Company had one property classified as discontinued operations. The asset carrying value of the owned property was approximately $1.9 million and is included in assets related to discontinued operations. The Company is actively marketing this property for sale. The asset carrying value at one other property with a ground lease, included in discontinued operations, was previously impaired to zero . The following table sets forth the sales and pretax losses reported from discontinued operations: Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except discontinued locations) Sales $ — $ — Pretax loss (8 ) (12 ) Income tax expense from discontinued operations (138 ) (403 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes $ (146 ) $ (415 ) The following table summarizes discontinued operations for the two quarters of fiscal 2018 and 2017 : Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except per share data) Discontinued operating loss $ (8 ) $ (12 ) Pretax loss $ (8 ) $ (12 ) Income tax expense from discontinued operations (138 ) (403 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes $ (146 ) $ (415 ) Effect on EPS from discontinued operations—basic $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 ) Property Held for Sale The Company periodically reviews long-lived assets against its plans to retain or ultimately dispose of properties. If the Company decides to dispose of a property, it will be moved to property held for sale, actively marketed and recorded at fair value less transaction costs. The Company analyzes market conditions each reporting period and records additional impairments due to declines in market values of like assets. The fair value of the property is determined by observable inputs such as appraisals and prices of comparable properties in active markets for assets like the Company’s. Gains are not recognized until the properties are sold. Property held for sale includes unimproved land, closed restaurant properties, and related equipment for locations not classified as discontinued operations. The specific assets are valued at the lower of net depreciable value or net realizable value. At March 14, 2018 , the Company had four owned properties recorded at approximately $2.9 million in property held for sale. At August 30, 2017 , the Company had four owned properties recorded at approximately $3.4 million in property held for sale. The Company is actively marketing the locations currently classified as property held for sale. Abandoned Leased Facilities - Reserve for Store Closings As of March 14, 2018 , the Company classified seven restaurant leased locations in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, and Virginia as abandoned. Although the Company remains obligated under the terms of the leases for the rent and other costs that may be associated with the leases, the Company decided to cease operations and has no foreseeable plans to occupy the spaces as a company restaurant in the future. During the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 , the Company recorded an increase to the liability for lease termination expense and charged to earnings, in Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings of approximately $0.7 million . The liability is equal to the total amount of rent and other direct costs for the remaining period of time the properties will be unoccupied plus the present value of the amount by which the rent paid by the Company to the landlord exceeds any rent paid to the Company by a tenant under a sublease over the remaining period of the lease terms. Accrued lease termination expense was approximately $1.0 million and $0.5 million as of March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 , respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements, except for operating leases. Pending Claims From time to time, the Company is subject to various private lawsuits, administrative proceedings, and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. A number of these lawsuits, proceedings, and claims may exist at any given time. These matters typically involve claims from guests, employees, and others related to issues common to the restaurant industry. The Company currently believes that the final disposition of these types of lawsuits, proceedings, and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity. It is possible, however, that the Company’s future results of operations for a particular fiscal quarter or fiscal year could be impacted by changes in circumstances relating to lawsuits, proceedings, or claims. Construction Activity From time to time, the Company enters into non-cancelable contracts for the construction of its new restaurants. This construction activity exposes the Company to the risks inherent in this industry, including but not limited to rising material prices, labor shortages, delays in getting required permits and inspections, adverse weather conditions, and injuries sustained by workers, and contract termination expenses. The Company had one non-cancelable contract with an approximate $62 thousand commitment as of March 14, 2018 . Cheeseburger in Paradise, Royalty Commitment The license agreement and trade name relates to a perpetual license to use intangible assets including trademarks, service marks and publicity rights related to Cheeseburger in Paradise owned by Jimmy Buffett and affiliated entities. In return, the Company pays a royalty fee of 2.5% of gross sales, less discounts, at the Company's operating Cheeseburger in Paradise locations to an entity owned or controlled by Jimmy Buffett. The trade name represents a respected brand with positive customer loyalty, and the Company intends to cultivate and protect the use of the trade name.

Related Parties

Related Parties	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	Related Parties Affiliate Services Christopher J. Pappas, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Harris J. Pappas, director and former Chief Operating Officer of the Company, own two restaurant entities (the “Pappas entities”) that from time to time may provide services to the Company and its subsidiaries, as detailed in the Amended and Restated Master Sales Agreement dated August 2, 2017 among the Company and the Pappas entities. Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Master Sales Agreement, the Pappas entities may provide specialized (customized) equipment fabrication and basic equipment maintenance, including stainless steel stoves, shelving, rolling carts, and chef tables. The Company incurred approximately $2 thousand and $4 thousand under the Amended and Restated Master Sales Agreement for custom-fabricated and refurbished equipment in the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. Services provided under this agreement are subject to review and approval by the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board. Operating Leases In the third quarter of fiscal 2004, Messrs. Pappas became partners in a limited partnership which purchased a retail strip center in Houston, Texas. Messrs. Pappas collectively own a 50% limited partnership interest and a 50% general partnership interest in the limited partnership. A third party company manages the center. One of the Company’s restaurants has rented approximately 7% of the space in that center since July 1969. No changes were made to the Company’s lease terms as a result of the transfer of ownership of the center to the new partnership. On November 22, 2006, the Company executed a new lease agreement with respect to this shopping center. Effective upon the Company’s relocation and occupancy into the new space in July 2008, the new lease agreement provides for a primary term of approximately 12 years with two subsequent five -year options and gives the landlord an option to buy out the tenant on or after the calendar year 2015 by paying the then unamortized cost of improvements to the tenant. The Company paid rent of $22.00 per square foot plus maintenance, taxes, and insurance during the remaining primary term of the lease. Thereafter, the lease provides for increases in rent at set intervals. The Company made payments of approximately $0.2 million and approximately $0.2 million in the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. The new lease agreement was approved by the Finance and Audit Committee. In the third quarter of fiscal 2014, on March 12, 2014, the Company executed a new lease agreement for one of the Company's Houston Fuddruckers locations with Pappas Restaurants, Inc. The lease provides for a primary term of approximately six years with two subsequent five -year options. Pursuant to the lease agreement, the Company paid $27.56 per square foot plus maintenance, taxes, and insurance from March 12, 2014 until November 30, 2016. Currently, the lease agreement provides for increases in rent at set intervals. The Company made payments of approximately $85 thousand and $81 thousand in the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except percentages) Affiliated costs incurred: Capital expenditures $ 2 $ 4 Other operating expenses, occupancy costs and opening costs, including property leases 305 288 Total $ 307 $ 292 Relative total Company costs: Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 20,712 $ 22,767 Capital expenditures 8,030 7,962 Other operating expenses, occupancy costs and opening costs 45,232 45,506 Total $ 73,974 $ 76,235 Affiliated costs incurred as a percentage of relative total Company costs 0.42 % 0.38 % Key Management Personnel The Company entered into a new employment agreement with Christopher Pappas on December 11, 2017. The new employment agreement contains a termination date of August 28, 2019. Mr. Pappas continues to devote his primary time and business efforts to the Company while maintaining his role at Pappas Restaurants, Inc. Peter Tropoli, a director of the Company and the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, and formerly the Company’s Senior Vice President, Administration, General Counsel and Secretary, is an attorney and stepson of Frank Markantonis, who is a director of the Company. Paulette Gerukos, Vice President of Human Resources of the Company, is the sister-in-law of Harris J. Pappas, who is a director of the Company.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	Debt The following table summarizes credit facility debt, less current portion at March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 : March 14, August 30, (In thousands) 2016 Credit Agreement - Revolver $ 13,000 $ 4,400 2016 Credit Agreement - Term Loan 25,170 26,585 Total credit facility debt 38,170 30,985 Less unamortized debt issue costs (249 ) (287 ) Total credit facility debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs 37,921 30,698 Current portion of credit facility debt — — Total $ 37,921 $ 30,698 Amendment to 2016 Credit Agreement On April 20, 2018 , the Company amended our 2016 Credit Agreement (as defined below) effective as of March 14, 2018 . The amendment accelerates the maturity date of the credit agreement to May 1, 2019 , approximately 14 months after the balance sheet date, March 14, 2018 . The amendment included the following changes: • Aggregate commitments under the senior secured revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) will be reduced from $30.0 million to $27.0 million beginning August 29, 2018 . • Changed the maturity date of the Revolver and Term Loan to May 1, 2019 . • Reduced the letter of credit sub-limit from $5.0 million to $2.0 million . • Interest rate on LIBOR Rate Loans (LIBOR + Applicable Margin) changed to the following: ◦ LIBOR + 4.50% April 20, 2018 - June 30, 2018 ◦ LIBOR + 4.75% July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 ◦ LIBOR + 5.00% October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 ◦ LIBOR + 5.25% January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 ◦ LIBOR + 5.50% April 1, 2019 - Maturity Date • Interest rate margin on Base Rate Loans changed to the following: ◦ 100 basis points less than the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans • Maximum Consolidated Total Lease-Adjusted Leverage Ratio (“CTLAL”) is changed to 6.50 to 1.00 at March 14, 2017; 6.75 to 1 at June 6, 2018 and August 29, 2018 ; and 6.50 to 1 at each measurement period in fiscal 2019 . • Minimum Consolidated EBITDA covenant required at $7.0 million (thirteen consecutive accounting periods) tested monthly, prior to the second fiscal quarter fiscal 2019 and $7.5 million for each fiscal quarter thereafter (consisting of thirteen consecutive accounting periods). • Minimum liquidity covenant requiring for at least $2.0 million in liquidity at all times. • Maximum annual maintenance capital expenditures not to exceed $9.6 million for the fiscal year ending August 29, 2018 and $8.5 million in fiscal 2019 . • Within 30 days of the date of amendment, a senior security interest in and lien on any of the Company's real estate properties identified by the Administrative Agent and loan to value ratio of 0.50 to 1.00 on collateral real estate. • Excess liquidity provision requiring any consolidated cash balances of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $1.0 million , as reported in the 13 -week cash flow reports, used to repay Revolving Credit Loans. As of April 23, 2018 , the Company is in compliance with all covenants under the terms of the 2016 Credit Agreement, as amended, and had $15.5 million of availability under the Revolver. As of April 23, 2018 , the Company had $1.3 million in outstanding letters of credit which it uses as security for the payment of insurance obligations. Management has identified approximately 14 owned properties inclusive of assets currently classified as assets related to discontinued operations and Property held for sale on the Company’s balance sheet as part of a limited asset disposal plan to accelerate repayment of its outstanding term loans, with an estimated fair value of $25.2 million , as of April 23, 2018 . The Finance and Audit Committee, of the Company's Board, approved the limited asset sales plan on April 18, 2018 . The Company estimates that such additional limited asset sales plan will be implemented over the course of the next 18 months. These asset disposal plans, in conjunction with other operational changes, are designed to lower the outstanding debt and to improve the Company’s financial condition as the Company pursues a new credit facility with certain lenders within the existing 2016 credit agreement. As of March 14, 2018 , the Company would not have been in compliance with the Company’s Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenants of the Company's 2016 Credit Agreement prior to the Second Amendment thereto, which became effective on March 14, 2018 . At any determination date, if the results of the Company's covenants exceed the maximums or minimums permitted under its 2016 Credit Agreement, as amended, the Company would be considered in default under the terms of the agreement which could cause a substantial financial burden by requiring the Company to repay the debt earlier than otherwise anticipated. Due to negative results in the first two quarters of fiscal 2018 , continued under performance in the current fiscal year could cause the Company's financial ratios to exceed the permitted limits under the terms of the 2016 Credit Agreement, as amended. Senior Secured Credit Agreement On November 8, 2016 , we entered into a $65.0 million Senior Secured Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Cadence Bank, NA and Texas Capital Bank, NA, as lenders (“2016 Credit Agreement”). The 2016 Credit Agreement, as amended, was comprised of a $30.0 million 5 -year Revolver (the “Revolver”) and a $35.0 million 5 -year Term Loan (the “Term Loan”). The maturity date of the 2016 Credit Agreement was November 8, 2021 . For this section of this Form 10-Q, capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the 2016 Credit Agreement. The 2016 Credit Agreement also provided for the issuance of letters of credit in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of $5.0 million and the Revolving Credit Commitment, which was $30.0 million as of March 14, 2018 . The 2016 Credit Agreement is guaranteed by all of the Company’s present subsidiaries and will be guaranteed by our future subsidiaries. Until April 20, 2018 , we have the option to elect one of two bases of interest rates. One interest rate option is the highest of (a) the Prime Rate , (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) 30-day LIBOR plus 1.00% , plus, in each case, the Applicable Margin, which ranged from 1.50% to 2.50% per annum. The other interest rate option is the LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin, which ranged from 2.50% to 3.50% per annum. The Applicable Margin under each option is dependent upon our CTLAL at the most recent quarterly determination date. The Term Loan amortized 7.0% per year ( 35.0% in 5 years) which includes the quarterly payment of principal. As of March 14, 2018, we have prepaid the required principal payments through March 30, 2019 . On December 14, 2016 , we entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $17.5 million , representing 50% of the initial outstanding Term Loan. We are obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each lender a quarterly commitment fee based on the average daily unused amount of the commitment of such lender, ranged from 0.30% to 0.35% per annum depending on the CTLAL at the most recent quarterly determination date. The proceeds of the 2016 Credit Agreement were available for us to (i) pay in full all indebtedness outstanding under the 2013 Credit Agreement as of November 8, 2016 , (ii) pay fees, commissions, and expenses in connection with our repayment of the 2013 Credit Agreement, initial extensions of credit under the 2016 Credit Agreement, and (iii) for working capital and general corporate purposes of the Company. The 2016 Credit Agreement, as amended, contained the following covenants among others: • CTLAL of not more than (i) 5.00 to 1.00, at the end of each fiscal quarter, through and including the third fiscal quarter of the Borrower’s fiscal year 2018 , and (ii) 4.75 to 1.00 thereafter, • Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.00, at the end of each fiscal quarter, • Limit on Growth Capital Expenditures so long as the CTLAL is at least 0.25 x less than the then-applicable permitted maximum CTLAL, • restrictions on mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and asset sales, • restrictions on the payment of dividends, redemption of stock, and other distributions, • restrictions on incurring indebtedness, including certain guarantees, and capital lease obligations, • restrictions on incurring liens on certain of our property and the property of our subsidiaries, • restrictions on transactions with affiliates and materially changing our business, • restrictions on making certain investments, loans, advances, and guarantees, • restrictions on selling assets outside the ordinary course of business, • prohibitions on entering into sale and leaseback transactions, and • restrictions on certain acquisitions of all or a substantial portion of the assets, property and/or equity interests of any person, including share repurchases and dividends. The 2016 Credit Agreement is secured by an all asset lien on all of the Company's real property and also includes customary events of default. If a default occurs and is continuing, the lenders’ commitments under the 2016 Credit Agreement may be immediately terminated, and, or the Company may be required to repay all amounts outstanding under the 2016 Credit Agreement. As of March 14, 2018 , the Company had $38.2 million in total outstanding loans and approximately $1.3 million committed under letters of credit, which it uses as security for the payment of insurance obligations, and approximately $0.2 million in other indebtedness.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Share-Based Compensation	Share-Based Compensation We have two active share based stock plans, the Luby's Incentive Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective December 5, 2015 (the "Employee Stock Plan") and the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan. Both plans authorize the granting of stock options, restricted stock, and other types of awards consistent with the purpose of the plans. Of the 2.1 million shares approved for issuance under the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, (which amount includes shares authorized under the original plan and shares authorized pursuant to the amended and restated plan effective as of February 9, 2018 ), 1.2 million options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards were granted, and 0.1 million options were canceled or expired and added back into the plan, since the plan’s inception. Approximately 1.0 million shares remain available for future issuance as of March 14, 2018 . Compensation cost for share-based payment arrangements under the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 were approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million , respectively. Of the aggregate 4.1 million shares approved for issuance under the Employee Stock Plan, as amended, 7.3 million options and restricted stock units were granted, and 3.8 million options and restricted stock units were canceled or expired and added back into the plan, since the plan’s inception in 2005. Approximately 0.6 million shares remain available for future issuance as of March 14, 2018 . Compensation cost for share-based payment arrangements under the Employee Stock Plan, recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 were approximately $0.5 million and $0.5 million , respectively. Stock Options Stock options granted under either the Employee Stock Plan or the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan have exercise prices equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant. Option awards under the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan generally vest 100% on the first anniversary of the grant date and expire ten years from the grant date. No options were granted under the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan in the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 . No options to purchase shares were outstanding under this plan as of March 14, 2018 . Options granted under the Employee Stock Plan generally vest 50% on the first anniversary date of the grant date, 25% on the second anniversary of the grant date and 25% on the third anniversary of the grant date, with all options expiring ten years from the grant date. All options granted in the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 were granted under the Employee Stock Plan. Options to purchase 1,682,852 shares at option prices of $2.82 to $5.95 per share remain outstanding as of March 14, 2018 . A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the quarter ended March 14, 2018 is presented in the following table: Shares Under Fixed Options Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Per share) (In years) (In thousands) Outstanding at August 30, 2017 1,345,916 $ 4.64 6.4 $ — Granted 449,410 2.82 — — Forfeited (67,673 ) 3.68 — — Expired (44,801 ) 7.89 — — Outstanding at March 14, 2018 1,682,852 $ 4.11 7.0 $ 50 Exercisable at March 14, 2018 1,095,541 $ 4.54 5.7 $ — The intrinsic value for stock options is defined as the difference between the current market value, or closing price on March 14, 2018 , and the grant price on the measurement dates in the table above. At March 14, 2018 , there was approximately $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options that are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years. Restricted Stock Units Grants of restricted stock units consist of the Company’s common stock and generally vest after three years. All restricted stock units are cliff-vested. Restricted stock units are valued at the closing market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 is presented in the following table: Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Fair Value Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Per share) (In years) Unvested at August 30, 2017 404,364 $ 4.54 1.8 Granted 244,748 2.83 — Vested (99,495 ) 4.42 — Forfeited (32,326 ) 3.87 — Unvested at March 14, 2018 517,291 $ 3.79 2.1 At March 14, 2018 , there was approximately $1.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years. Performance Based Incentive Plan For fiscal years 2015 - 2018, The Company approved a Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") Performance Based Incentive Plan (“Plan”). Each Plan’s award value varies from 0% to 200% of a base amount, as a result of the Company’s TSR performance in comparison to its peers over the respective measurement period. Each Plan’s vesting period is three years. The Plans for fiscal years 2015 - 2017 provides for a right to receive an unspecified number of shares of common stock under the Employee Stock Plan based on the total shareholder return ranking compared to a selection of peer companies over the three-year vesting period, for each plan year. The number of shares at the end of the three -year will be determined as the award value divided by the closing stock price on the last day of each fiscal year, accordingly. Each three -year measurement period is designated a plan year name based on year one of the measurement period. Since the plans provide for an undeterminable number of awards, the plans are accounted for as liability based plans. The liability valuation estimate for each plan year has been determined based on a Monte Carlo simulation model. Based on this estimate, management accrues expense ratably over the three -year service periods. A valuation estimate of the future liability associated with each fiscal year's performance award plan is performed periodically with adjustments made to the outstanding liability at each reporting period to properly state the outstanding liability for all plan years in the aggregate as of the respective balance sheet date. As of March 14, 2018 , the valuation estimate which represents the fair value of the performance awards liability for all plan years 2016 and 2017, resulted in an approximate $22 thousand increase in the aggregate liability. The 2015 TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan vested for each active participant on August 30, 2017 and a total of 187,883 shares were awarded under the Plan at 50% of the original target. The fair value of the 2015 plan's liability in the amount of $496 thousand was converted to equity and the number of shares awarded for the 2015 TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan was based on the Company's stock price at closing on the last day of fiscal 2017. The number of shares at the end of each plan's three -year periods will be determined as the award value divided by the Company's closing stock price on the last day of the plan's fiscal year. The 2018 TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan provides for a specified number of shares of common stock under the Employee Stock Plan based on the total shareholder return ranking compared to a selection of peer companies over a three -year cycle. The Fair Value of the 2018 Plan has been determined based on a Monte Carlo simulation model for the three -year period. The target number of shares for distribution at 100% of the plan is 373,294 . The 2018 TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan is accounted for as an equity award since the Plan provides for a specified number of shares. The expense for this Plan year is amortized over the three -year period based on 100% target award. Non-cash compensation expense related to the Company's TSR Performance Based Incentive Plans was approximately $72 thousand and $588 thousand in the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively, and is recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses. A summary of the Company’s restricted stock Performance Based Incentive Plan activity during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 is presented in the following table: Units Weighted (Per share) Unvested at August 30, 2017 0 $ — Granted 561,177 3.33 Vested (187,883 ) 2.64 Unvested at March 14, 2018 373,294 $ 3.68 At March 14, 2018, there was approximately $1.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to 2018 TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years. Restricted Stock Awards Under the Nonemployee Director Stock Plan, directors are granted restricted stock in lieu of cash payments, for all or a portion of their compensation as directors. Directors may receive a 20% premium of additional restricted stock by opting to receive stock over a minimum required amount of stock, in lieu of cash. The number of shares granted is valued at the average of the high and low price of the Company’s stock at the date of the grant. Restricted stock awards vest when granted because they are granted in lieu of a cash payment. However, directors are restricted from selling their shares until after the third anniversary of the date of the grant.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	Earnings Per Share Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and unvested restricted stock for the reporting period. Diluted net income per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. For the calculation of diluted net income per share, the basic weighted average number of shares is increased by the dilutive effect of stock options determined using the treasury stock method. Stock options excluded from the computation of net income per share for the quarter ended March 14, 2018 include 1,269,299 shares with exercise prices exceeding market prices and no shares whose inclusion would also be anti-dilutive. The components of basic and diluted net loss per share are as follows: Quarter Ended Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, March 14, March 15, (12 weeks) (12 weeks) (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, expect per share data) Numerator: Loss from continuing operations $ (11,074 ) $ (12,836 ) $ (15,941 ) $ (18,350 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (111 ) (343 ) (146 ) (415 ) NET LOSS $ (11,185 ) $ (13,179 ) $ (16,087 ) $ (18,765 ) Denominator: Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average shares 29,950 29,522 29,802 29,418 Effect of potentially dilutive securities: Employee and non-employee stock options — — — — Denominator for earnings per share assuming dilution 29,950 29,522 29,802 29,418 Loss per share from continuing operations: Basic $ (0.37 ) $ (0.44 ) $ (0.53 ) $ (0.62 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.37 ) $ (0.44 ) $ (0.53 ) $ (0.62 ) Loss per share from discontinued operations: Basic $ (0.00 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.00 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 ) Net loss per share: Basic $ (0.37 ) $ (0.45 ) $ (0.54 ) $ (0.64 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.37 ) $ (0.45 ) $ (0.54 ) $ (0.64 )

Stockholder Rights Plan

Stockholder Rights Plan	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholder Rights Plan	Shareholder Rights Plan On February 15, 2018 , the Board of Directors adopted a rights plan with a 10% triggering threshold and declared a dividend distribution of one right initially representing the right to purchase one half of a share of Luby’s common stock, upon specified terms and conditions. The rights plan is effective immediately. The Board adopted the rights plan in view of the concentrated ownership of Luby’s common stock as a means to ensure that all of Luby’s stockholders are treated equally. The rights plan is designed to limit the ability of any person or group to gain control of Luby’s without paying all of Luby’s stockholders a premium for that control. The rights plan was not adopted in response to any specific takeover bid or other plan or proposal to acquire control of Luby’s. If a person or group acquires 10% or more of the outstanding shares of Luby’s common stock (including in the form of synthetic ownership through derivative positions), each right will entitle its holder (other than such person or members of such group) to purchase, for $12.0 , a number of shares of Luby’s common stock having a then-current market value of twice such price. The rights plan exempts any person or group owning 10% or more ( 35.5% or more in the case of Harris J. Pappas, Christopher J. Pappas and their respective affiliates and associates) of Luby’s common stock immediately prior to the issuance of this press release. However, the rights will be exercisable if any such person or group acquires any additional shares of Luby’s common stock (including through derivative positions) other than as a result of equity grants made by Luby’s to its directors, officers or employees in their capacities as such. Prior to the acquisition by a person or group of beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of Luby’s common stock, the rights are redeemable for 1 cent per right at the option of Luby’s Board of Directors. The dividend distribution was made on February 28, 2018 to stockholders of record on that date. Unless and until a triggering event occurs and the rights become exercisable, the rights will trade with shares of Luby’s common stock. Luby’s financial condition, operations, and earnings per share was not affected by the adoption of the rights plan.

Basis of Presentation (Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and New Accounting Pronouncements - to be Adopted	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-15. The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Under GAAP, financial statements are prepared under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities. Currently, GAAP lacks guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, after December 31, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We adopted this pronouncement effective August 31, 2017 and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements or disclosures to our consolidated financial statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (Topic 330). This update requires inventory within the scope of the standard to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We adopted this pronouncement in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and the adoption did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements or disclosures to our consolidated financial statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (Topic 740). This update requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The interim period adoption of this guidance had an immaterial impact on our consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718). This update was issued as part of the FASB’s simplification initiative and affects all entities that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. The amendments in this update cover such areas as the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies, the classification of those excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, an accounting policy election for forfeitures, the amount an employer can withhold to cover income taxes and still qualify for equity classification and the classification of those taxes paid on the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for annual and interim periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, which required us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements from interim period adoption of ASU 2016-09 was immaterial. The Company maintains its accounting policy for forfeitures and continues to estimate the total number of awards for which the requisite service period will not be rendered for book expense purposes. New Accounting Pronouncements - "to be Adopted" In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This update provides a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. This update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early application is not permitted. This update permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Further, in March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016–08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net),” which clarifies the guidance in ASU No. 2014–09 for evaluating when another party, along with the entity, is involved in providing a good or service to a customer. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016–10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,” which clarifies the guidance in ASU No. 2014–09 regarding assessing whether promises to transfer goods or services are distinct, and whether an entity's promise to grant a license provides a customer with a right to use or right to access the entity's intellectual property. The Company plans to adopt the standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, which is the first fiscal quarter of the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2017. We have not yet decided on a method of transition upon adoption. The Company expects the pronouncement may impact gift card revenue recognition and the recognition of the initial franchise fee which is currently recognized upon the opening of a franchise restaurant. We are further evaluating the effect this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This update requires a lessee to recognize on the balance sheet a liability to make lease payments and a corresponding right-of-use asset. The update also requires additional disclosures about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. This standard requires adoption based upon a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with optional practical expedients. Based on a preliminary assessment, the Company expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new guidance and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right–of-use assets upon adoption, resulting in a significant increase in the assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. The Company is continuing its assessment, which may identify additional impacts this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016–04, “Liabilities – Extinguishment of Liabilities: Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored–Value Products,” which is intended to eliminate current and future diversity in practice related to derecognition of prepaid stored–value product liability in a way that aligns with the new revenue recognition guidance. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017; however, early application is permitted. We are evaluating the impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). This update provides clarification regarding how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This update addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which will require us to adopt these provisions in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 using a retrospective approach. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This update allows companies the option to reclassify to retained earnings the tax effects related to items in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted on December 22, 2017. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effects of the change in the U.S. federal income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized. The Company is still completing its assessment of the impacts including the timing of adoption.

Reportable Segments (Tables)

Reportable Segments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	The table on the following page shows segment financial information. The table also lists total assets for each reportable segment. Corporate assets include cash and cash equivalents, property and equipment, assets related to discontinued operations, property held for sale, deferred tax assets, and prepaid expenses. Quarter Ended Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, March 14, March 15, (12 weeks) (12 weeks) (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands) Sales: Company-owned restaurants (1) $ 74,503 $ 81,189 $ 179,228 $ 189,431 Culinary contract services 6,276 3,306 13,796 7,602 Franchise operations 1,401 1,819 3,288 3,691 Total $ 82,180 $ 86,314 $ 196,312 $ 200,724 Segment level profit: Company-owned restaurants $ 5,743 $ 10,226 $ 16,826 $ 22,822 Culinary contract services 599 346 1,787 831 Franchise operations 1,032 1,383 2,432 2,675 Total $ 7,374 $ 11,955 $ 21,045 $ 26,328 Depreciation and amortization: Company-owned restaurants $ 3,319 $ 3,981 $ 7,772 $ 9,435 Culinary contract services 18 15 37 38 Franchise operations 178 178 414 414 Corporate 483 614 1,128 1,451 Total $ 3,998 $ 4,788 $ 9,351 $ 11,338 Capital expenditures: Company-owned restaurants $ 2,993 $ 2,783 $ 6,417 $ 7,333 Culinary contract services 22 — 130 — Franchise operations — — — — Corporate 690 199 1,483 629 Total $ 3,705 $ 2,982 $ 8,030 $ 7,962 Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations: Segment level profit $ 7,374 $ 11,955 $ 21,045 $ 26,328 Opening costs (331 ) (132 ) (406 ) (298 ) Depreciation and amortization (3,998 ) (4,788 ) (9,351 ) (11,338 ) Selling, general and administrative expenses (9,188 ) (9,008 ) (20,712 ) (22,767 ) Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings (1,407 ) (5,963 ) (2,252 ) (6,250 ) Net (loss) gain on disposition of property and equipment 204 (329 ) (18 ) (414 ) Interest income 5 1 11 3 Interest expense (545 ) (727 ) (1,194 ) (1,330 ) Other income (expense), net 194 (242 ) 309 (139 ) Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations $ (7,692 ) $ (9,233 ) $ (12,568 ) $ (16,205 ) March 14, August 30, Total assets: Company-owned restaurants (2) $ 183,344 $ 189,990 Culinary contract services 7,004 3,342 Franchise operations (3) 11,743 11,325 Corporate 17,621 21,800 Total $ 219,712 $ 226,457 (1) Includes vending revenue of $151 thousand and $125 thousand for the quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively, and $294 thousand and $284 thousand for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. (2) Company-owned restaurants segment includes $8.7 million of Fuddruckers trade name, Cheeseburger in Paradise liquor licenses, and Jimmy Buffett intangibles. (3) Franchise operations segment includes approximately $10.2 million in royalty intangibles.
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated	March 14, August 30, Total assets: Company-owned restaurants (2) $ 183,344 $ 189,990 Culinary contract services 7,004 3,342 Franchise operations (3) 11,743 11,325 Corporate 17,621 21,800 Total $ 219,712 $ 226,457 (1) Includes vending revenue of $151 thousand and $125 thousand for the quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively, and $294 thousand and $284 thousand for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017 , respectively. (2) Company-owned restaurants segment includes $8.7 million of Fuddruckers trade name, Cheeseburger in Paradise liquor licenses, and Jimmy Buffett intangibles. (3) Franchise operations segment includes approximately $10.2 million in royalty intangibles.

Fair Value Measurements (Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis	Recurring fair value measurements related to assets are presented below: Fair Value March 14, 2018 Quoted Significant Significant Valuation Method Recurring Fair Value - Assets (In thousands) Continuing Operations: Derivative - Interest Rate Swap (1) 361 — 361 — Discounted Cash Flow (1) The fair value of the interest rate swap is recorded in Other assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	Recurring fair value measurements related to liabilities are presented below: Fair Value March 14, 2018 Quoted Significant Significant Valuation Method Recurring Fair Value - Liabilities (In thousands) Continuing Operations: TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan (1) $ 357 $ — $ 357 $ — Monte Carlo Simulation (1) The fair value of the Company's 2016 and 2017 Performance Based Incentive Plan liabilities were approximately $243 thousand and $114 thousand , respectively, and is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 13 to the Company's consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q for further discussion of Performance Based Incentive Plan. Fair Value March 15, 2017 Quoted Significant Significant Valuation Method Recurring Fair Value - Liabilities (In thousands) Continuing Operations: TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan (1) $ 1,381 $ — $ 1,381 $ — Monte Carlo Simulation Derivative - Interest Rate Swap (2) $ 45 $ — $ 45 $ — Discounted Cash Flow Total liabilities at Fair Value $ 1,426 $ — $ 1,426 $ — (1) The fair value of the Company's 2015, 2016 and 2017 Performance Based Incentive Plan liabilities were approximately $550 thousand , $634 thousand , and $197 thousand , respectively, and is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. (2) The fair value of the interest rate swap is recorded in Other liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring	Non-recurring fair value measurements related to impaired property held for sale, property and equipment, and goodwill consisted of the following: Fair Value Measurement Using March 14, 2018 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Total Impairments (4) Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements (In thousands) Continuing Operations Property held for sale (1) $ 2,331 $ — $ — $ 2,331 $ (298 ) Goodwill (2) — — — — (273 ) Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants (3) 1,519 — — 1,519 (1,116 ) Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements $ 3,850 $ — $ — $ 3,850 $ (1,687 ) (1) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held for sale with a carrying value of approximately $2.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $2.3 million , less costs to sell, resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $0.3 million . (2) In accordance with Subtopic 350-20, goodwill with a carrying value of approximately $273 thousand was written down to zero , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $273 thousand . (3) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying amount of approximately $2.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $1.5 million , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $1.1 million . (4) Total impairments are included in Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 . Fair Value Measurement Using March 15, 2017 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Total Impairments (4) Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements (In thousands) Continuing Operations Property held for sale (1) $ 3,213 $ — $ — $ 3,213 $ (419 ) Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants (2) $ 1,410 $ — $ — $ 1,410 $ (5,226 ) Goodwill (3) $ — $ — $ — $ — $ (537 ) Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements $ 4,623 $ — $ — $ 4,623 $ (6,182 ) (1) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held for sale with a carrying value of approximately $4.8 million were written down to their fair value, less approximately $1.2 million proceeds on sales and costs to sell, of approximately $3.2 million , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $0.4 million . (2) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, long-lived assets held and used with a carrying amount of approximately $6.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $1.4 million , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $5.2 million . (3) In accordance with Subtopic 350-20, goodwill with a carrying value of approximately $537 thousand was written down to zero , resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $537 thousand . (4) Total impairments are included in Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations in the two quarters ended March 15, 2017 .

Property and Equipment, Intan25

Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property Equipment Intangible Assets and Goodwill Disclosure	The costs, net of impairment, and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment at March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 , together with the related estimated useful lives used in computing depreciation and amortization, were as follows: March 14, August 30, Estimated Useful Lives (years) (In thousands) Land $ 59,717 $ 60,414 — Restaurant equipment and furnishings 77,866 73,411 3 to 15 Buildings 152,474 153,041 20 to 33 Leasehold and leasehold improvements 26,588 26,953 Lesser of lease term or estimated useful life Office furniture and equipment 3,807 3,684 3 to 10 Construction in progress 35 35 — 320,487 317,538 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (150,948 ) (144,724 ) Property and equipment, net $ 169,539 $ 172,814 Intangible assets, net $ 18,836 $ 19,640 15 to 21
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill	The following table presents intangible assets as of March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 : March 14, 2018 August 30, 2017 (In thousands) (In thousands) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization: Fuddruckers trade name and franchise agreements $ 29,486 $ (10,701 ) $ 18,785 $ 29,486 $ (9,943 ) $ 19,543 Cheeseburger in Paradise trade name and license agreements $ 357 $ (306 ) $ 51 $ 416 $ (319 ) $ 97 Intangible assets, net $ 29,843 $ (11,007 ) $ 18,836 $ 29,902 $ (10,262 ) $ 19,640

Impairment of Long-Lived Asse26

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Schedule of Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges	The Company recognized the following impairment charges to income from operations: Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except per share data) Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings $ 2,252 $ 6,250 Net loss on disposition of property and equipment 18 414 $ 2,270 $ 6,664 Effect on EPS: Basic $ (0.08 ) $ (0.23 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.08 ) $ (0.23 )
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations	The following table sets forth the assets and liabilities for all discontinued operations: March 14, August 30, (In thousands) Property and equipment $ 1,872 $ 1,872 Deferred tax assets 397 883 Assets related to discontinued operations—non-current $ 2,269 $ 2,755 Deferred income taxes $ — $ 354 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 4 13 Liabilities related to discontinued operations—current $ 4 $ 367 Other liabilities $ 16 $ 16 Liabilities related to discontinued operations—non-current $ 16 $ 16
Schedule of Discontinued Operations Income Statement	The following table sets forth the sales and pretax losses reported from discontinued operations: Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except discontinued locations) Sales $ — $ — Pretax loss (8 ) (12 ) Income tax expense from discontinued operations (138 ) (403 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes $ (146 ) $ (415 )
Discontinued Operations	The following table summarizes discontinued operations for the two quarters of fiscal 2018 and 2017 : Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except per share data) Discontinued operating loss $ (8 ) $ (12 ) Pretax loss $ (8 ) $ (12 ) Income tax expense from discontinued operations (138 ) (403 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes $ (146 ) $ (415 ) Effect on EPS from discontinued operations—basic $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 )

Related Parties (Tables)

Related Parties (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions	Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, except percentages) Affiliated costs incurred: Capital expenditures $ 2 $ 4 Other operating expenses, occupancy costs and opening costs, including property leases 305 288 Total $ 307 $ 292 Relative total Company costs: Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 20,712 $ 22,767 Capital expenditures 8,030 7,962 Other operating expenses, occupancy costs and opening costs 45,232 45,506 Total $ 73,974 $ 76,235 Affiliated costs incurred as a percentage of relative total Company costs 0.42 % 0.38 %

(Tables)

(Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Debt	The following table summarizes credit facility debt, less current portion at March 14, 2018 and August 30, 2017 : March 14, August 30, (In thousands) 2016 Credit Agreement - Revolver $ 13,000 $ 4,400 2016 Credit Agreement - Term Loan 25,170 26,585 Total credit facility debt 38,170 30,985 Less unamortized debt issue costs (249 ) (287 ) Total credit facility debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs 37,921 30,698 Current portion of credit facility debt — — Total $ 37,921 $ 30,698

Share-Based Compensation (Table

Share-Based Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity	A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the quarter ended March 14, 2018 is presented in the following table: Shares Under Fixed Options Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Per share) (In years) (In thousands) Outstanding at August 30, 2017 1,345,916 $ 4.64 6.4 $ — Granted 449,410 2.82 — — Forfeited (67,673 ) 3.68 — — Expired (44,801 ) 7.89 — — Outstanding at March 14, 2018 1,682,852 $ 4.11 7.0 $ 50 Exercisable at March 14, 2018 1,095,541 $ 4.54 5.7 $ —
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity	A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 is presented in the following table: Restricted Stock Units Weighted Average Fair Value Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (Per share) (In years) Unvested at August 30, 2017 404,364 $ 4.54 1.8 Granted 244,748 2.83 — Vested (99,495 ) 4.42 — Forfeited (32,326 ) 3.87 — Unvested at March 14, 2018 517,291 $ 3.79 2.1
Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity	A summary of the Company’s restricted stock Performance Based Incentive Plan activity during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 is presented in the following table: Units Weighted (Per share) Unvested at August 30, 2017 0 $ — Granted 561,177 3.33 Vested (187,883 ) 2.64 Unvested at March 14, 2018 373,294 $ 3.68

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted	The components of basic and diluted net loss per share are as follows: Quarter Ended Two Quarters Ended March 14, March 15, March 14, March 15, (12 weeks) (12 weeks) (28 weeks) (28 weeks) (In thousands, expect per share data) Numerator: Loss from continuing operations $ (11,074 ) $ (12,836 ) $ (15,941 ) $ (18,350 ) Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (111 ) (343 ) (146 ) (415 ) NET LOSS $ (11,185 ) $ (13,179 ) $ (16,087 ) $ (18,765 ) Denominator: Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average shares 29,950 29,522 29,802 29,418 Effect of potentially dilutive securities: Employee and non-employee stock options — — — — Denominator for earnings per share assuming dilution 29,950 29,522 29,802 29,418 Loss per share from continuing operations: Basic $ (0.37 ) $ (0.44 ) $ (0.53 ) $ (0.62 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.37 ) $ (0.44 ) $ (0.53 ) $ (0.62 ) Loss per share from discontinued operations: Basic $ (0.00 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.00 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.02 ) Net loss per share: Basic $ (0.37 ) $ (0.45 ) $ (0.54 ) $ (0.64 ) Assuming dilution $ (0.37 ) $ (0.45 ) $ (0.54 ) $ (0.64 )

Basis of Presentation - Narrati

Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) - 2016 Credit Agreement - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 14, 2018	Jun. 06, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining debt term	14 months
Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of deferred financing fees		$ 0.3

Hurricane Harvey (Details)

Hurricane Harvey (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)location	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2017USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2017location
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Proceeds from insurance settlement, to cover operating activities	$ 276	$ 0
Natural Disasters, Hurricane Harvey
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Number of locations impacted by hurricane harvey | location				55
Aggregate number of operating days closed	200 days
Number of restaurants closed due to hurricane harvey | location	2
Lost sales incurred due to hurricane harvey			$ 2,000
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations impacted due to hurrican harvey			$ 1,500
Cost of property repairs due to hurricane harvey	$ 700
Proceeds from insurance collected	1,000
Proceeds from insurance settlement, to cover operating activities	300
Reduction to asset retirement	$ 300

Reportable Segments - Narrative

Reportable Segments - Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018managersegmentcontractrestaurant	Aug. 30, 2017contractrestaurant
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3
Licensee
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	36
Company-owned restaurants
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	1
Number of restaurants | restaurant	160	167
Culinary contract services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of CCS locations | contract	24	25
Franchise operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | restaurant	110	113
Franchise term	20 years
Minimum number of managers to successfully complete training | manager	3

Reportable Segments - Segment R

Reportable Segments - Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Sales:
Sales	$ 82,180	$ 86,314	$ 196,312	$ 200,724
Segment level profit:
Segment level profit	7,374	11,955	21,045	26,328
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	3,998	4,788	9,351	11,338
Capital expenditures:
Purchases of property and equipment	3,705	2,982	8,030	7,962
Opening costs	(331)	(132)	(406)	(298)
Depreciation and amortization	(3,998)	(4,788)	(9,351)	(11,338)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(9,188)	(9,008)	(20,712)	(22,767)
Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings	(1,407)	(5,963)	(2,252)	(6,250)
Net (loss) gain on disposition of property and equipment	204	(329)	(18)	(414)
Interest income	5	1	11	3
Interest expense	(545)	(727)	(1,194)	(1,330)
Other income (expense), net	194	(242)	309	(139)
Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations	(7,692)	(9,233)	(12,568)	(16,205)
Company-owned restaurants
Sales:
Sales	74,503	81,189	179,228	189,431
Segment level profit:
Segment level profit	5,743	10,226	16,826	22,822
Culinary contract services
Sales:
Sales	6,276	3,306	13,796	7,602
Segment level profit:
Segment level profit	599	346	1,787	831
Franchise operations
Sales:
Sales	1,401	1,819	3,288	3,691
Segment level profit:
Segment level profit	1,032	1,383	2,432	2,675
Operating Segments | Company-owned restaurants
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	3,319	3,981	7,772	9,435
Capital expenditures:
Purchases of property and equipment	2,993	2,783	6,417	7,333
Depreciation and amortization	(3,319)	(3,981)	(7,772)	(9,435)
Operating Segments | Culinary contract services
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	18	15	37	38
Capital expenditures:
Purchases of property and equipment	22	0	130	0
Depreciation and amortization	(18)	(15)	(37)	(38)
Operating Segments | Franchise operations
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	178	178	414	414
Capital expenditures:
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	(178)	(178)	(414)	(414)
Corporate
Depreciation and amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	483	614	1,128	1,451
Capital expenditures:
Purchases of property and equipment	690	199	1,483	629
Depreciation and amortization	$ (483)	$ (614)	$ (1,128)	$ (1,451)

Reportable Segments - Segment A

Reportable Segments - Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Aug. 30, 2017
ASSETS
Assets	$ 219,712		$ 219,712		$ 226,457
Vending revenue	151	$ 125	294	$ 284
Finite-lived intangible assets	29,843		29,843		29,902
Operating Segments | Company-owned restaurants
ASSETS
Assets	183,344		183,344		189,990
Vending revenue	151	$ 125	294	$ 284
Operating Segments | Company-owned restaurants | Fuddruckers Trade Name Cheeseburger In Paradise Liquor Licenses And Jimmy Buffet Intangibles
ASSETS
Finite-lived intangible assets	8,700		8,700
Operating Segments | Culinary contract services
ASSETS
Assets	7,004		7,004		3,342
Operating Segments | Franchise operations
ASSETS
Assets	11,743		11,743		11,325
Operating Segments | Franchise operations | Royalty Intangibles
ASSETS
Finite-lived intangible assets	10,200		10,200
Corporate
ASSETS
Assets	$ 17,621		$ 17,621		$ 21,800

Derivative Financial Instrume36

Derivative Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 14, 2016	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, constant notional amount	$ 17,500
Interest Rate Swap | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, constant notional amount	$ 17,500
Derivative, fixed interest rate	1.965%
Derivative, term of contract	5 years
Derivative, gain (loss) on derivative, net		$ 600	$ (45)

Fair Value Measurements - Recur

Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value Measurements Related to Assets (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring $ in Thousands	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Asset	$ 361
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Asset	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Asset	361
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Asset	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements - Rec38

Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Fair Value Measurements Related to Liabilities (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan	$ 357	$ 1,381
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Liability		45
Total liabilities at Fair Value		1,426
Performance Shares | 2015 Performance Based Incentive Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan		550
Performance Shares | 2016 Performance Based Incentive Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan	243	634
Performance Shares | 2017 Performance Based Incentive Plan
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan	114	197
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan	0	0
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Liability		0
Total liabilities at Fair Value		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan	357	1,381
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Liability		45
Total liabilities at Fair Value		1,426
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
TSR Performance Based Incentive Plan	$ 0	0
Derivative - Interest Rate Swap, Liability		0
Total liabilities at Fair Value		$ 0

Fair Value Measurements - Non-r

Fair Value Measurements - Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements Related to Impaired Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Aug. 30, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements, Total Impairments	$ 1,407,000	$ 5,963,000	$ 2,252,000	$ 6,250,000
Property and equipment, net	169,539,000		169,539,000		$ 172,814,000
Goodwill	795,000		795,000		$ 1,068,000
Continuing Operations | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property held for sale	2,331,000	3,213,000	2,331,000	3,213,000
Property held for sale, Total Impairments			(298,000)	(419,000)
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants	1,519,000	1,410,000	1,519,000	1,410,000
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants, total impairments			(1,116,000)	(5,226,000)
Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements	3,850,000	4,623,000	3,850,000	4,623,000
Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements, Total Impairments			1,687,000	6,182,000
Property held for sale, net	2,600,000	4,800,000	2,600,000	4,800,000
Proceeds from sale of property held-for-sale				1,200,000
Goodwill	273,000	537,000	273,000	537,000
Goodwill, fair value	0	0	0	0
Goodwill, impairment loss			273,000	537,000
Continuing Operations | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Company-owned restaurants
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants	1,500,000	1,400,000	1,500,000	1,400,000
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants, total impairments			(1,100,000)	(5,200,000)
Property and equipment, net	2,600,000	6,600,000	2,600,000	6,600,000
Continuing Operations | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property held for sale	0	0	0	0
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants	0	0	0	0
Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements	0	0	0	0
Goodwill, fair value	0	0	0	0
Continuing Operations | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property held for sale	0	0	0	0
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants	0	0	0	0
Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements	0	0	0	0
Goodwill, fair value	0	0	0	0
Continuing Operations | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Property held for sale	2,331,000	3,213,000	2,331,000	3,213,000
Property and equipment related to company-owned restaurants	1,519,000	1,410,000	1,519,000	1,410,000
Total Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements	3,850,000	4,623,000	3,850,000	4,623,000
Goodwill, fair value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Aug. 29, 2018
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Adjustment to net deferred tax asset	$ 3,200,000
Increase in valuation allowance	18,300,000
Domestic Tax Authority
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Income taxes paid	$ 0	$ 0
Scenario, Forecast
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Federal statutory tax rate			25.00%

Property and Equipment, Intan41

Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 320,487	$ 317,538
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(150,948)	(144,724)
Property and equipment, net	169,539	172,814
Intangible assets, net	$ 18,836	19,640
Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net, estimated useful lives	15 years
Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net, estimated useful lives	21 years
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 59,717	60,414
Restaurant equipment and furnishings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 77,866	73,411
Restaurant equipment and furnishings | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years
Restaurant equipment and furnishings | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	15 years
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 152,474	153,041
Buildings | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	20 years
Buildings | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	33 years
Leasehold and leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 26,588	26,953
Office furniture and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 3,807	3,684
Office furniture and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	3 years
Office furniture and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	10 years
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 35	$ 35

Property and Equipment, Intan42

Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)location	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2017USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2013USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2010USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets			$ 700	$ 800
Intangible assets amortization expense, 2019			1,400
Intangible assets amortization expense, 2020			1,400
Intangible assets amortization expense, 2021			1,400
Intangible assets amortization expense, 2022			1,400
Intangible assets amortization expense, 2023			1,400
Goodwill, accumulated impairment loss			1,400		$ 1,100
Goodwill			$ 795		$ 1,068
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill, impairment loss	$ 273	$ 537
Number of restaurants acquired | location			23
Number of restaurants closed for conversion | location			7
Number of restaurants | location			3
Number of restaurants not closed to be converted | location			5
Number of locations subleased | location			4
Number of restaurants closed for disposal | location			4
Fuddruckers
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill, gross							$ 200
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill, gross						$ 2,000
Fuddruckers Brand Name
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net, estimated useful lives			21 years
Franchise Rights
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net, estimated useful lives			21 years
Intangible Assets Related to Cheeseburger in Paradise
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net, estimated useful lives			15 years

Property and Equipment, Intan43

Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 29,843	$ 29,902
Accumulated Amortization	(11,007)	(10,262)
Net Carrying Amount	18,836	19,640
Fuddruckers trade name and franchise agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	29,486	29,486
Accumulated Amortization	(10,701)	(9,943)
Net Carrying Amount	18,785	19,543
Cheeseburger in Paradise trade name and license agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	357	416
Accumulated Amortization	(306)	(319)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 51	$ 97

Impairment of Long-Lived Asse44

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)locationpropertyrestaurant	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)property	Nov. 18, 2009location	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)locationpropertyrestaurant	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)locationproperty	Aug. 30, 2017USD ($)propertyrestaurant
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges	$ 1,407,000	$ 5,963,000		$ 2,252,000	$ 6,250,000
Number of restaurants with impaired assets | location				7	4
Number of restaurants with impaired goodwill | location				2	6
Lease termination costs				$ 600,000
Number of restaurants with lease termination costs | location				5
Net loss (gain) on disposition of property and equipment	(204,000)	$ 329,000		$ 18,000	$ 414,000
Number of restaurants related to asset retirements | location				6
Number of restaurants related to net gain (loss) on disposition | property				2
Assets of disposal group, number | property				4		4
Property and equipment, net	169,539,000			$ 169,539,000		$ 172,814,000
Property held for sale	2,900,000			2,900,000		3,400,000
Accrued lease termination expense	$ 1,000,000			$ 1,000,000		$ 500,000
Company-owned restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | restaurant	160			160		167
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | property	1			1
Impairment of leasehold				$ 0
Discontinued Operations | Company-owned restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,900,000			$ 1,900,000
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | location	3			3
Cheeseburger in Paradise | Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | location	0			0
Lubys Cafetria | Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets of disposal group, number | location			24
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | property	3	13		3	13
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale | Lubys Cafetria | Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of restaurants | location	1			1
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale, Abandonment
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges				$ 700,000
Number of restaurants | restaurant	7			7
Newer Properties | Minimum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Time span for future cash flow				20 years
Newer Properties | Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Time span for future cash flow				25 years
Older Properties | Minimum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Time span for future cash flow				5 years
Older Properties | Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Time span for future cash flow				10 years

Impairment of Long-Lived Asse45

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings - Impairment Charges to Income from Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Provision for asset impairments and restaurant closings	$ 1,407	$ 5,963	$ 2,252	$ 6,250
Net loss on disposition of property and equipment	$ (204)	$ 329	18	414
Total			$ 2,270	$ 6,664
Effect on EPS:
Basic (in dollars per share)			$ (0.08)	$ (0.23)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)			$ (0.08)	$ (0.23)

Impairment of Long-Lived Asse46

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings - Assets and Liabilities for All Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets related to discontinued operations—non-current	$ 2,269	$ 2,755
Liabilities related to discontinued operations—current	4	367
Liabilities related to discontinued operations—non-current	16	16
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Property and equipment	1,872	1,872
Deferred tax assets	397	883
Assets related to discontinued operations—non-current	2,269	2,755
Deferred income taxes	0	354
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	4	13
Liabilities related to discontinued operations—current	4	367
Other liabilities	16	16
Liabilities related to discontinued operations—non-current	$ 16	$ 16

Impairment of Long-Lived Asse47

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings - Sales and Pretax Income (Losses) Reported for Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Sales			$ 0	$ 0
Pretax loss			(8)	(12)
Income tax expense from discontinued operations			(138)	(403)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (111)	$ (343)	$ (146)	$ (415)

Impairment of Long-Lived Asse48

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Discontinued Operations, Property Held for Sale and Store Closings - Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued operating loss			$ (8)	$ (12)
Pretax loss			(8)	(12)
Income tax expense from discontinued operations			(138)	(403)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (111)	$ (343)	$ (146)	$ (415)
Effect on EPS from discontinued operations—basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ (0.01)	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)contract
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of non-cancelable contracts | contract	1
Commitment amount for non-cancelable contracts | $	$ 62
Royalty fee percent	2.50%

Related Parties - Narrative (De

Related Parties - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 12, 2014option$ / ft²	Nov. 22, 2006option	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)entity$ / ft²	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)
New Lease Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest			50.00%
Percent of space rented			7.00%
Lessee leasing arrangements, term of contract	6 years
Number of options to extend lease years | option	2
Lessee leasing arrangements, renewal term	5 years
Lease annual rent payments per square foot (in dollars per square foot) | $ / ft²	27.56
Rent expense			$ 85	$ 81
Lease Agreement Executed in 2006
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lessee leasing arrangements, term of contract		12 years
Number of options to extend lease years | option		2
Lessee leasing arrangements, renewal term		5 years
Lease annual rent payments per square foot (in dollars per square foot) | $ / ft²			22
Rent expense			$ 200	200
Pappas Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of related party entities | entity			2
Pappas Entities | Amended And Restated Master Sales Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amount of transaction			$ 2	$ 4

Related Parties - Affiliated Re

Related Parties - Affiliated Rents Paid for Restaurant Property Lease (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 9,188	$ 9,008	$ 20,712	$ 22,767
Affiliated costs incurred as a percentage of relative total Company costs	0.42%	0.38%	0.42%	0.38%
Affiliated Cost Incurred
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Capital expenditures			$ 2	$ 4
Other operating expenses, occupancy costs and opening costs, including property leases			305	288
Total			307	292
Relative Total Company Costs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses			20,712	22,767
Capital expenditures			8,030	7,962
Other operating expenses, occupancy costs and opening costs, including property leases			45,232	45,506
Total			$ 73,974	$ 76,235

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Detail

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total credit facility debt	$ 38,170	$ 30,985
Less unamortized debt issue costs	(249)	(287)
Total credit facility debt, less unamortized debt issuance costs	37,921	30,698
Current portion of credit facility debt	0	0
Total	37,921	30,698
2016 Credit Agreement | Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total credit facility debt	25,170	26,585
2016 Credit Agreement | Revolver
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Total credit facility debt	$ 13,000	$ 4,400

Debt - 2016 Credit Agreement (D

Debt - 2016 Credit Agreement (Details)

Apr. 01, 2019

Aug. 30, 2018USD ($)

Jun. 06, 2018

Apr. 23, 2018USD ($)property

Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)

Nov. 08, 2016USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2018

Mar. 31, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Sep. 30, 2018

Mar. 15, 2019USD ($)

Aug. 29, 2018USD ($)

Aug. 30, 2017USD ($)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Total credit facility debt

$ 38,170,000

$ 30,985,000

2016 Credit Agreement

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Remaining debt term

14 months

Debt covenant, CTLAL maximum

6.50

5

Debt covenant, consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio

1.25

Minimum consolidated EBITDA covenant threshold

$ 7,000,000

Minimum liquidity covenant threshold

2,000,000

Maximum annual maintenance capital expenditures covenant threshold

$ 9,600,000

Period from amendment, senior security interest in and lien on real estate property

30 days

Loan-to-value covenant ratio

0.5

Excess liquidity provision covenant threshold

$ 1,000,000

Letters of credit

1,300,000

2016 Credit Agreement | Revolver

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity

30,000,000

Total credit facility debt

$ 13,000,000

4,400,000

2016 Credit Agreement | Revolver | 30-day LIBOR (LIBOR)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Basis spread on variable rate

1.00%

1.00%

2016 Credit Agreement | Letters of Credit

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity

$ 2,000,000

$ 5,000,000

2016 Credit Agreement | Term Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Total credit facility debt

$ 25,170,000

$ 26,585,000

Scenario, Forecast | 2016 Credit Agreement

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Basis spread on variable rate

5.50%

4.50%

5.25%

5.00%

4.75%

Debt covenant, CTLAL maximum

6.50

6.75

Minimum consolidated EBITDA covenant threshold

$ 7,500,000

Maximum annual maintenance capital expenditures covenant threshold

$ 8,500,000

Scenario, Forecast | 2016 Credit Agreement | Revolver

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity

$ 27,000,000

Subsequent Event

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Number of properties classified as discontinued operations or property held for sale | property

14

Asset sales plan implementation period

18 months

Subsequent Event | 2016 Credit Agreement

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Remaining borrowing capacity

$ 15,500,000

Letters of credit

1,300,000

Subsequent Event | 2016 Credit Agreement | Term Loan

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Total credit facility debt

$ 25,200,000

Debt - Senior Secured Credit Ag

Debt - Senior Secured Credit Agreement (Details)	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2016USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 17,500,000
2016 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 65,000,000
Debt covenant, CTLAL maximum	6.50	5
Debt covenant, CTLAL maximum thereafter		4.75
Debt covenant, consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio		1.25
Debt covenant, CTLAL minimum for Limit on Growth Capital Expenditures		0.25
Total outstanding loans	$ 38,200,000
Letters of credit	1,300,000
Other indebtedness	200,000
2016 Credit Agreement | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.30%
2016 Credit Agreement | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.35%
Term Loan | 2016 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 35,000,000
Debt term		5 years
Amortization in year one, percent		7.00%
Amortization total, percent		35.00%
Percent of initial outstanding term loan			50.00%
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 30,000,000
Debt term		5 years
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement | 30-day LIBOR (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%	1.00%
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement | LIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Revolver | 2016 Credit Agreement | LIBOR | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Letters of Credit | 2016 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,000,000	$ 5,000,000

Share-Based Compensation - Narr

Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		158 Months Ended
	Dec. 20, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)plan$ / sharesshares	Mar. 15, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)planshares	Aug. 30, 2017shares	Dec. 05, 2015shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock plans | plan		2		2
Share-based payment award, options, forfeitures (in shares)		67,673
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, options, grants (in shares)		449,410
Share-based payment award, options, outstanding (in shares)		1,682,852		1,682,852	1,345,916
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Incentive Plan [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, compensation not yet recognized, period for recognition		2 years 1 month 13 days
Share based payment award, liability converted to equity | $		$ 496
Share-based payment award, compensation not yet recognized, stock options | $		$ 500		$ 500
Performance Based Incentive Plan
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Incentive Plan [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Share-based payment award, compensation not yet recognized, period for recognition	2 years 5 months 12 days
Share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate, minimum		0.00%
Share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate, maximum		200.00%
Vested (in shares)		187,883
Share-based compensation awarded, percent of original target		50.00%
Target number of shares for distribution (in shares)		373,294		373,294	0
Share-based payment award, compensation not yet recognized, stock options | $	$ 1,100
Performance Based Incentive Plan | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Incentive Plan [Abstract]
Compensation share based arrangement, liability, increase (decrease) | $		$ 22
Stock Options
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Incentive Plan [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, compensation not yet recognized, period for recognition		1 year 11 months 1 day
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Based Incentive Plan [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, award vesting period		3 years
Share-based payment award, compensation not yet recognized, share-based awards other than options | $		$ 1,100		$ 1,100
Vested (in shares)		99,495
Target number of shares for distribution (in shares)		517,291		517,291	404,364
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | Performance Based Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense | $		$ 72	$ 588
Non Employee Directors Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, number of shares authorized (in shares)		2,100,000		2,100,000
Share-based payment award, shares issued (in shares)		1,200,000
Share-based payment award, options, forfeitures (in shares)		100,000
Share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant (in shares)		1,000,000		1,000,000
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, expiration period		10 years
Share-based payment award, options, grants (in shares)		0
Share-based payment award, options, outstanding (in shares)		0		0
Restricted Stock Awards [Abstract]
Restricted stock and unit awards granted to named executive officers, percentage		20.00%
Non Employee Directors Stock Plan | First Anniversary
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage		100.00%
Non Employee Directors Stock Plan | Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense | $		$ 300	400
Employee Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, number of shares authorized (in shares)						4,100,000
Share-based payment award, shares issued (in shares)				7,300,000
Share-based payment award, options, forfeitures (in shares)				3,800,000
Share-based payment award, number of shares available for grant (in shares)		600,000		600,000
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, options, outstanding (in shares)		1,682,852		1,682,852
Share-based payment award, exercise price range, lower range limit (usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 2.82
Share-based payment award, exercise price range, upper range limit (usd per share) | $ / shares		$ 5.95
Employee Stock Plan | Chief Executive Officer
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, expiration period		10 years
Employee Stock Plan | First Anniversary
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage		50.00%
Employee Stock Plan | Second Anniversary
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Employee Stock Plan | Third Anniversary
Stock Options [Abstract]
Share-based payment award, award vesting rights, percentage		25.00%
Employee Stock Plan | Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated share-based compensation expense | $		$ 500	$ 500

Share-Based Compensation - Stoc

Share-Based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Aug. 30, 2017USD ($)$ / sharesshares
Shares Under Fixed Options
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	1,345,916
Granted (in shares) | shares	449,410
Expired (in shares) | shares	(44,801)
Forfeited (in shares) | shares	(67,673)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	1,682,852	1,345,916
Exercisable (in shares) | shares	1,095,541
Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.64
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	2.82
Expired (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	7.89
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	3.68
Ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	4.11	$ 4.64
Exercisable, Weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.54
Additional Information
Weighted-average remaining contractual term	6 years 11 months 22 days	6 years 4 months 24 days
Exercisable, Weighted-average remaining contractual term	5 years 8 months 19 days
Aggregate intrinsic value | $	$ 50	$ 0
Exercisable, Aggregate intrinsic value | $	$ 0

Share-Based Compensation - Rest

Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) - $ / shares	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Aug. 30, 2017
Restricted Stock Units
Beginning balance (in shares)	404,364
Granted (in shares)	244,748
Vested (in shares)	(99,495)
Forfeited (in shares)	(32,326)
Ending balance (in shares)	517,291	404,364
Weighted Average Fair Value
Beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 4.54
Granted (in dollars per share)	2.83
Vested (in dollars per share)	4.42
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	3.87
Ending balance (in dollars per share)	$ 3.79	$ 4.54
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 1 month 13 days	1 year 9 months 18 days

Share-Based Compensation - Perf

Share-Based Compensation - Performance Based Incentive Plans (Details) - Performance Based Incentive Plan	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018$ / sharesshares
Units
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	0
Granted (in shares) | shares	561,177
Vested (in shares) | shares	(187,883)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	373,294
Weighted Average Fair Value
Beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	3.33
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	2.64
Ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 3.68

Earnings Per Share - Narrative

Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share amount	0
Employee Stock Option
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share amount	1,269,299

Earnings Per Share - Components

Earnings Per Share - Components of Basic and Diluted Net Income per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017
Numerator:
Loss from continuing operations	$ (11,074)	$ (12,836)	$ (15,941)	$ (18,350)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(111)	(343)	(146)	(415)
NET LOSS	$ (11,185)	$ (13,179)	$ (16,087)	$ (18,765)
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share—weighted-average shares (in shares)	29,950	29,522	29,802	29,418
Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
Employee and non-employee stock options (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Denominator for earnings per share assuming dilution (in shares)	29,950	29,522	29,802	29,418
Loss per share from continuing operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.44)	$ (0.53)	$ (0.62)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	(0.37)	(0.44)	(0.53)	(0.62)
Loss per share from discontinued operations:
Basic (in dollars per share)	0	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.02)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	0	(0.01)	(0.01)	(0.02)
Net loss per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	(0.37)	(0.45)	(0.54)	(0.64)
Assuming dilution (in dollars per share)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.45)	$ (0.54)	$ (0.64)

Stockholder Rights Plan - Narra

Stockholder Rights Plan - Narrative (Details) - Stockholder Rights Plan	Feb. 15, 2018$ / sharesshares
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Stockholder rights plan, ownership triggering threshold	10.00%
Number of securities called by each right (in shares) | shares	0.5
Exercise price of rights (in usd per share)	$ 12
Redemption rights per shares (in usd per share)	$ 0.01
Harris J. Pappas And Affiliates
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Stockholder rights plan, ownership triggering threshold	35.50%
Christopher J. Pappas And Affiliates
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Stockholder rights plan, ownership triggering threshold	35.50%