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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013
Variable Interest Entity, Similar Entity Aggregation, Description [Abstract] |
Variable Interest Entity, Similar Entity Aggregation, Description | 2. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES Upon adoption of the accounting guidance for VIEs on October 3, 2010, the Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary of two VIEs which had not been previously consolidated, Ark Hollywood/Tampa Investment, LLC and Ark Connecticut Investment, LLC, as the guidance requires that a single party (including its related parties and de facto agents) be able to exercise their rights to remove the decision maker in order for the “kick-out” rights to be considered substantive. Previously, a simple majority of owners that could exercise kick-out rights was considered a substantive right. This change resulted in the need for consolidation. During the 39-weeks ended June 29, 2013, the Company purchased an additional 14.39% of the membership interests of Ark Hollywood/Tampa Investment, LLC, directly from the individuals that held such interests, for an aggregate consideration of $2,964,512. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a reduction to additional paid-in capital of $2,684,896 representing the excess of the amount paid over the carrying value ($279,616) of the non-controlling interests acquired as the acquisition of an additional interest in a less than wholly-owned subsidiary where control is maintained is treated as an equity transaction. In addition, the Company also recorded an increase to additional paid-in capital in the amount of $1,020,261 representing the related deferred tax benefit of the transaction. As a result of the above, Ark Hollywood/Tampa Investment, LLC is no longer considered a VIE as the Company now owns 64.39% of the voting membership interests. Accordingly, the following disclosures associated with the Company’s VIEs do not include Ark Hollywood/Tampa Investment, LLC as of June 29, 2013:
|  | June 29, 2013 |  |  | September 29, 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 571 |  |  | $ | 714 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 310 |  |  |  | 1,776 |
Inventories |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 28 |
Prepaid income taxes |  |  | 177 |  |  |  | 235 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 13 |
Due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates (1) |  |  | 410 |  |  |  | 288 |
Fixed assets, net |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 3,189 |
Other long-term assets |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 71 |
Total assets |  | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | 6,314 |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 153 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |  |  | 692 |  |  |  | 1,950 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 746 |  |  |  | 2,103 |
Equity of variable interest entities |  |  | 919 |  |  |  | 4,211 |
Total liabilities and equity |  | $ | 1,665 |  |  | $ | 6,314 |
| (1) | Amounts Due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates are eliminated upon consolidation.
The liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on our general assets; rather, they represent claims against the specific assets of the consolidated VIEs. Conversely, assets recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against our general assets.

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- Definition Describes how the entity aggregates Variable Interest Entities (VIE) for disclosure purposes, distinguishing between (a) VIEs that are not consolidated because the enterprise is not the primary beneficiary but has a variable interest and (b) VIEs that are consolidated. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=SL6228884-111685 + Details
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