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ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND ESTIMATED LEASE TERMINATION AND OTHER CLOSING COSTS (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2016
Sep. 27, 2015
Oct. 02, 2016
Sep. 27, 2015
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Asset Impairment Charges $ 3,420,000   $ 4,484,000 $ 935,000
Costs For Closed Restaurants 200,000 $ 650,000 200,000 691,000
Asset impairment and estimated lease termination and other closing costs 3,620,000 650,000 4,684,000 1,626,000
Restaurant Optimization [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Asset Impairment Charges 3,420,000   4,313,000  
Software Project [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Asset Impairment Charges     171,000  
Smithtown, NY [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Asset Impairment Charges       935,000
Costs For Closed Restaurants $ 200,000   $ 200,000  
Asset impairment and estimated lease termination and other closing costs   0    
North Riverside, IL [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Lease Reserve   368,000   368,000
Other Closing Costs   122,000   122,000
Various Restaurants [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Costs For Closed Restaurants   109,000   99,000
Asset impairment and estimated lease termination and other closing costs   0    
Chicago, IL field office [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Other Closing Costs       191,000
Recaptured Accrued Expenses   (86,000)   (86,000)
Richmond, Virginia area restaurants [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Costs For Closed Restaurants   16,000   144,000
Eden Prairie, MN [Member]        
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]        
Costs For Closed Restaurants   $ 35,000   $ (42,000)