Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012 Red Robin Beavercreek OH
Discontinued Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds		$ 1,811,647
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax		277,992
SaleProceedsDistributionMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartner	$ 92,525
ReturnOfCapitalDistributionMadeToMemberOrLimitedPartnerDistributionsPaidPerUnit (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.05

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Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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The value of all consideration given or received by the Entity in the significant acquisition or disposal.

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