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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract] |
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] | Nathan’s Famous, Inc. and Subsidiaries SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS March 30, 2014, March 31, 2013, and March 25, 2012 (in thousands)
COL. A |  |  | COL. B |  |  |  | COL. C |  |  |  | COL. D |  |  |  | COL. E |
Description |  |  | Balance at beginning of period |  |  |  | Additions charged to costs and expenses |  |  |  | Additions charged to other accounts |  |  |  | Deductions |  |  |  | Balance at end of period |
Fifty-two weeks ended March 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts - accounts receivable |  | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 320 (a) |  |  | $ | 38 (b) |  |  | $ | 433 |
Fifty-three weeks ended March 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts - accounts receivable |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 5 (a) |  |  | $ | 28 (b) |  |  | $ | 130 |
Fifty-two weeks ended March 25, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts - accounts receivable |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 86 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 10 (b) |  |  | $ | 138 |
(a) | Uncollectible marketing fund contributions. |
(b) | Uncollectible amounts written off. |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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