Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation - Number of Stores (Details)	Aug. 31, 2020
Number of stores	413
Sold Not Yet Open [Member]
Number of stores	12
Open [Member]
Number of stores	401
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [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] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	2
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	167
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	5
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	162
International License Stores [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	59
International License Stores [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	2
International License Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	1
International License Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	0
International License Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	58
International License Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	2
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	103
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	5
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	98
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	0
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	69
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	69
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	8
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	1
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	7