Investments - Schedule of Investments at Cost (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Chanticleer Investors, LCC [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investments accounted for under the cost method	$ 800,000	$ 800,000

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.

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