Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Investments (Details Narrative)

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Investments (Details Narrative) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Jan. 26, 2006
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2011
Jun. 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Jul. 31, 2012
Jan. 24, 2011
Apr. 02, 2014
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Equity method investment, ownership percentage                       49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
Business acquisition purchase price assumption $ 5,000,000hotr_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAssumption                      
Percenatge of revenue 100.00%hotr_PercenatgeOfRevenue                      
Percentag eof revenue for use for lifetime of the gaming machines 60.00%hotr_PercentagEofRevenueForUseForLifetimeOfGamingMachines                      
Cash distribution   830,421us-gaap_DistributionMadeToLimitedPartnerCashDistributionsPaid                    
Management fee income   392,842hotr_ManagementFeeIncome                    
Interest and other income   437,579us-gaap_InterestIncomeOther                    
Business acquisition, description of acquired entity     We acquired 1,205 units (3.378%) in EE Investors, LLC, whose sole asset is 40% of Edison Nation, LLC (formerly Bouncing Brain Productions, LLC). Edison Nation was formed to provide equity capital for new inventions and help bring them to market.                  
Ee Investors Llc [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Investments in related party     250,000hotr_InvestmentsInRelatedParty
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= hotr_EeInvestorsLlcMember
                 
Hooters Restaurant [Member] | Minimum [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Equity method investment, ownership percentage                       49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= hotr_HootersRestaurantMember
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Hooters Restaurant [Member] | Maximum [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Equity method investment, ownership percentage                       60.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_HootersRestaurantMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Two Other Hooters Restaurants [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Percentage of business acquisition 60.00%hotr_PercentageOfBusinessAcquisition
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_TwoOtherHootersRestaurantsMember
                     
Australian Management [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Percentage of business acquisition 60.00%hotr_PercentageOfBusinessAcquisition
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_AustralianManagementMember
                     
HOA LLC [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Equity method investment, ownership percentage   3.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_HoaHoldigLlcMember
                   
Beachers Madhouse [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Percentage of business acquisition       25.00%hotr_PercentageOfBusinessAcquisition
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BeachersMadhouseMember
               
Investments in related party       500,000hotr_InvestmentsInRelatedParty
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BeachersMadhouseMember
               
Controlling interest, ownership percentage       50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BeachersMadhouseMember
               
North Carolina Natural Energy [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Numebr of shares held during period       6,200hotr_NumebrOfSharesHeldDuringPeriod
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= hotr_NorthCarolinaNaturalEnergyMember
               
Shares acquired for management services         100,000,000hotr_SharesAcquiredForManagementServices
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= hotr_NorthCarolinaNaturalEnergyMember
             
Share acquired for management services, cost         1,500hotr_ShareAcquiredForManagementServicesCost
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthCarolinaNaturalEnergyMember
             
Acquisition shares closing price       $ 4.01hotr_AcquisitionSharesClosingPrice
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= hotr_NorthCarolinaNaturalEnergyMember
               
Maximum percentage of share diluted, description         1.00%hotr_MaximumPercentageOfShareDilutedDescription
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthCarolinaNaturalEnergyMember
             
Unrealized loss (gain) on securities       46,492us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthCarolinaNaturalEnergyMember
               
North American Energy Resource [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Unrealized loss (gain) on securities       123,200us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyResourcesMember
    123,200us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyResourcesMember
         
Share price       $ 0.004us-gaap_SharePrice
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyResourcesMember
    $ 0.004us-gaap_SharePrice
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyResourcesMember
         
Shares acquired in exchange of property investments           700,000hotr_SharesAcquiredInExchangeOfPropertyInvestments
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyResourcesMember
           
Exchange of property investments, value           126,000hotr_ExchangeOfPropertyInvestmentsValue
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyResourcesMember
           
North American Energy One [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Shares acquired for management services               150,000hotr_SharesAcquiredForManagementServices
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyOneMember
       
Share acquired for management services, cost               10,500hotr_ShareAcquiredForManagementServicesCost
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyOneMember
       
Unrealized loss (gain) on securities       9,900us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyOneMember
    9,900us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyOneMember
         
North American Energy Two [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Shares acquired for management services                 1,790,440hotr_SharesAcquiredForManagementServices
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyTwoMember
     
Share acquired for management services, cost                 125,331hotr_ShareAcquiredForManagementServicesCost
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyTwoMember
     
Unrealized loss (gain) on securities       118,169us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyTwoMember
    118,169us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnSecurities
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_NorthAmericanEnergyTwoMember
         
Chanticleer Investors Llc [Member]                        
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Line Items]                        
Equity method investment, ownership percentage             22.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember
         
Note receivable that repaid at closing                     5,000,000hotr_NoteReceivableThatRepaidAtClosing
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember
 
Investments in related party                     3,550,000hotr_InvestmentsInRelatedParty
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember
 
Percentage of investments in related party                     3.10%hotr_PercentageOfInvestmentsInRelatedParty
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember
 
Share investments in related party                     500,000hotr_ShareInvestmentsInRelatedParty
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember
 
Individual investor ownership amount                     1,750,000hotr_IndividualInvestorOwnershipAmount
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember
 
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiaries                   $ 300,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries
/ invest_InvestmentAxis
= hotr_ChanticleerInvestorsLlcMember