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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 ($)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 09, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   $ 4,062,317 $ 4,019,906
Cash $ 300,000    
Warrants     1,381,733
Assumption of debt     5,000,000
Total consideration paid   13,338,746 10,155,029
Property and equipment   5,387,283 7,945,152
Current assets, excluding cash     636,894
Goodwill   4,579,666 11,394,009
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee   4,300,000 559,304
Inventory, deposits and other assets   473,334 136,025
Amounts held in escrow to satisfy acquired liabilities   67,500  
Total assets acquired, less cash   15,668,921 20,698,911
Liabilities assumed   (1,757,815) (4,165,235)
Deferred tax liabilities   (2,162,509) (1,932,022)
Non-controlling interest     (4,753,288)
Chanticleer equity     (1,028,749)
Cash acquired   253,638 $ 27,527
Hooters Australia July 1, 2014 [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock    
Warrants     $ 123,333
Assumption of debt     5,000,000
Total consideration paid     5,123,333
Property and equipment     1,603,557
Current assets, excluding cash     47,777
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    
Cash acquired    
The Burger Joint [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   1,000,000  
Total consideration paid   5,276,429  
Property and equipment   2,164,023  
Goodwill   663,037  
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee   2,750,000  
Inventory, deposits and other assets   $ 296,104  
Amounts held in escrow to satisfy acquired liabilities    
Total assets acquired, less cash   $ 5,884,164  
Liabilities assumed   (607,735)  
Cash acquired   11,000  
BT's Burger Joint [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   1,000,848  
Total consideration paid   2,400,848  
Property and equipment   1,511,270  
Goodwill   $ 978,350  
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee    
Inventory, deposits and other assets   $ 103,451  
Amounts held in escrow to satisfy acquired liabilities    
Total assets acquired, less cash   $ 2,601,071  
Liabilities assumed   (200,223)  
Cash acquired   8,000  
Little Big Burger [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock   2,061,469  
Total consideration paid   5,661,469  
Property and equipment   1,711,990  
Goodwill   2,938,279  
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee   1,550,000  
Inventory, deposits and other assets   73,780  
Amounts held in escrow to satisfy acquired liabilities   67,500  
Total assets acquired, less cash   7,183,686  
Liabilities assumed   (949,857)  
Cash acquired   234,638  
Hooters Pacific NW [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock     $ 2,891,156
Warrants     $ 978,000
Assumption of debt    
Total consideration paid     $ 3,869,156
Property and equipment   2,731,031  
Current assets, excluding cash   112,078  
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)  
Non-controlling interest    
Chanticleer equity    
Cash acquired     $ 2,274
Spoon [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock     828,750
Warrants     $ 280,400
Assumption of debt    
Total consideration paid     $ 1,109,150
Property and equipment     391,462
Current assets, excluding cash     89,817
Goodwill     $ 698,583
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee    
Inventory, deposits and other assets     $ 5,193
Total assets acquired, less cash     1,206,691
Liabilities assumed     $ (97,541)
Non-controlling interest    
Chanticleer equity    
Cash acquired     $ 21,636
Hooters Australia April 1, 2014 [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock    
Warrants    
Assumption of debt    
Total consideration paid     $ 100,000
Property and equipment     2,934,307
Current assets, excluding cash     $ 377,296
Goodwill    
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee     $ 277,867
Inventory, deposits and other assets     90,371
Total assets acquired, less cash     3,683,458
Liabilities assumed     (1,560,710)
Non-controlling interest     (993,999)
Chanticleer equity     (1,028,749)
Cash acquired     3,617
The Burger Company [Member]      
Business Acquisition [Line Items]      
Common stock     $ 300,000
Cash $ 250,000    
Warrants    
Assumption of debt    
Total consideration paid     $ 550,000
Property and equipment     284,795
Current assets, excluding cash     9,926
Goodwill     $ 256,379
Trademark/trade name/franchise fee    
Inventory, deposits and other assets    
Total assets acquired, less cash     $ 551,100
Liabilities assumed     $ (1,100)
Non-controlling interest    
Chanticleer equity    
Cash acquired