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Acquisitions - Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Recorded At Estimated Fair Values (Details)

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Acquisitions - Schedule of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Recorded At Estimated Fair Values (Details) - USD ($)
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   $ 4,019,906  
Warrants   1,381,733  
Assumption of debt   5,000,000  
Cash   350,000  
Total consideration paid   10,751,639  
Current assets, excluding cash   636,894  
Property and equipment   7,945,152  
Goodwill   11,394,009  
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee   559,304  
Inventory, deposits and other assets   136,025  
Total assets acquired, less cash   20,671,384  
Liabilities assumed   $ (4,165,235)  
Deferred tax liabilities      
Non-controlling interest   $ (4,753,288)  
Chanticleer equity   (1,028,749)  
Common stock and warrants issued   (5,401,639)  
Assumption of debt   (5,000,000)  
Cash paid   (350,000)  
Cash received in excess of cash paid   27,527  
The Burger Joint [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock $ 1,000,000    
Warrants      
Assumption of debt      
Cash $ 276,429    
Total consideration paid $ 5,276,429    
Current assets, excluding cash      
Property and equipment $ 2,164,023    
Goodwill 663,037    
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee 2,750,000    
Inventory, deposits and other assets 296,104    
Total assets acquired, less cash 5,873,164    
Liabilities assumed $ (607,735)    
Deferred tax liabilities      
Non-controlling interest      
Chanticleer equity      
Common stock and warrants issued $ (1,000,000)    
Assumption of debt      
Cash paid $ (276,429)    
Cash received in excess of cash paid 11,000    
Hooters Pacific NW [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   2,891,156  
Warrants   $ 978,000  
Assumption of debt      
Cash      
Total consideration paid   $ 3,869,156  
Current assets, excluding cash 112,078    
Property and equipment 2,731,031    
Goodwill 1,951,909    
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee 60,937    
Inventory, deposits and other assets 20,275    
Total assets acquired, less cash 4,876,230    
Liabilities assumed $ (1,009,348)    
Deferred tax liabilities      
Non-controlling interest      
Chanticleer equity      
Common stock and warrants issued   $ (3,869,156)  
Assumption of debt      
Cash paid      
Cash received in excess of cash paid   $ 2,274  
Spoon [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   828,750  
Warrants   $ 280,400  
Assumption of debt      
Cash      
Total consideration paid   $ 1,109,150  
Current assets, excluding cash   89,817  
Property and equipment   391,462  
Goodwill   $ 698,583  
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee      
Inventory, deposits and other assets   $ 5,193  
Total assets acquired, less cash   1,185,055  
Liabilities assumed   $ (97,541)  
Deferred tax liabilities      
Non-controlling interest      
Chanticleer equity      
Common stock and warrants issued   $ (1,109,150)  
Assumption of debt      
Cash paid      
Cash received in excess of cash paid   $ 21,636  
Hooters Australia April 1, 2014 [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock      
Warrants      
Assumption of debt      
Cash   $ 100,000  
Total consideration paid   100,000  
Current assets, excluding cash   377,296  
Property and equipment   $ 2,934,307  
Goodwill      
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee   $ 277,867  
Inventory, deposits and other assets   90,371  
Total assets acquired, less cash   3,679,841  
Liabilities assumed   (1,560,710)  
Non-controlling interest   (993,999)  
Chanticleer equity   $ (1,028,749)  
Common stock and warrants issued      
Assumption of debt      
Cash paid   $ (100,000)  
Cash received in excess of cash paid   $ 3,617  
Hooters Australia July 1, 2014 [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock      
Warrants   $ 123,333  
Assumption of debt   $ 5,000,000  
Cash      
Total consideration paid   $ 5,123,333  
Current assets, excluding cash   47,777  
Property and equipment   1,603,557  
Goodwill   8,487,138  
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee   220,500  
Inventory, deposits and other assets   20,186  
Total assets acquired, less cash   10,379,158  
Liabilities assumed   (1,496,536)  
Non-controlling interest   $ (3,759,289)  
Chanticleer equity      
Common stock and warrants issued   $ (123,333)  
Assumption of debt   $ (5,000,000)  
Cash paid      
Cash received in excess of cash paid      
Burger Company [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   $ 300,000  
Warrants      
Assumption of debt      
Cash   $ 250,000  
Total consideration paid   $ 550,000  
Current assets, excluding cash     $ 9,926
Property and equipment     284,795
Goodwill     $ 256,379
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee      
Inventory, deposits and other assets      
Total assets acquired, less cash     $ 551,100
Liabilities assumed     $ (1,100)
Deferred tax liabilities      
Non-controlling interest      
Chanticleer equity      
Common stock and warrants issued   $ (300,000)  
Assumption of debt      
Cash paid   $ (250,000)  
Cash received in excess of cash paid