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INVESTMENTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
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Percentage of gross sales fee for use of service mark	3.00%bdl_PercentageOfGrossSalesFeeForUseOfServiceMark
Limited Partnerships
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Limited Partnerships - Returned All Cash Invested
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Surfside, Florida
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Kendall, Florida
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West Miami, Florida
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Weston, Florida
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Wellington, Florida
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Percentage of intital investment returned	87.00%bdl_PercentageOfIntitalInvestmentReturned / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_WellingtonFloridaMember	65.00%bdl_PercentageOfIntitalInvestmentReturned / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_WellingtonFloridaMember
Pinecrest, Florida
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Ownership percentage	45.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_PinecrestFloridaMember
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Pembroke Pines, Florida
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Ownership percentage, related party	17.90%bdl_OwnershipPercentageRelatedParty / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_PembrokePinesFloridaMember
Percentage of intital investment returned	51.00%bdl_PercentageOfIntitalInvestmentReturned / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_PembrokePinesFloridaMember	45.00%bdl_PercentageOfIntitalInvestmentReturned / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_PembrokePinesFloridaMember
Davie, Florida
Ownership percentage	49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = bdl_DavieFloridaMember
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Miami, Florida
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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