Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation - Number of Stores (Details)
Nov. 30, 2016
Number of stores 555
Sold Not Yet Open [Member]  
Number of stores 11
Open [Member]  
Number of stores 544
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 4
Company Owned Stores [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 2
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 0
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 4
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 2
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 198
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 7
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 191
International License Stores [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 94
International License Stores [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 7
International License Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores
International License Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores
International License Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 94
International License Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 7
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 86
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 4
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]  
Number of stores 82
Company Owned Stores Co-branded [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 3
Company Owned Stores Co-branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores
Company Owned Stores Co-branded [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 3
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 143 [1]
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores [1]
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 143 [1]
Franchise Stores Co-branded [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 18
Franchise Stores Co-branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores [1]
Franchise Stores Co-branded [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]  
Number of stores 18
[1] U-Swirl cafes and the brands franchised by U-Swirl have historically utilized a development area sales model. The result is that many areas are under development, and the rights to open cafes within the development areas have been established, but there is no assurance that any individual development area will result in a determinable number of cafe openings.