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Investments - Schedule of Investments At Cost (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |||
| Investments accounted for under the cost method | $ 1,550,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments | $ 1,550,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments | $ 1,050,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments |
| Chanticleer Investors Llc [Member] | |||
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |||
| Investments accounted for under the cost method |
800,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember |
800,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember |
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| Beacher Madhouse [Member] | |||
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |||
| Investments accounted for under the cost method |
500,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hotr_BeacherMadhouseMember |
500,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hotr_BeacherMadhouseMember |
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| Edison Nation Llc [Member] | |||
| Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | |||
| Investments accounted for under the cost method |
$ 250,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hotr_EdisonNationLlcMember |
$ 250,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hotr_EdisonNationLlcMember |
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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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