Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores	May 31, 2014
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	661
Company-Owned Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
Company-Owned Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Company-Owned Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
Company-Owned Stores [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Sold, Not Yet Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	5
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	206
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	268
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	211
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	268
Franchise Stores - Domestic Kiosks [Member] | Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
Franchise Stores - Domestic Kiosks [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
International License Stores (Member) | Sold, Not Yet Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	1
International License Stores (Member) | Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	69
International License Stores (Member) | Open [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
International License Stores (Member) | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	70
International License Stores (Member) | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Sold, Not Yet Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	5
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	65
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	70
Company-Owned Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	2
Company-Owned Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	2
Franchise Stores - Co-branded [Member] | Open [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Franchise Stores - Co-branded [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Sold, Not Yet Open [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Open [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	650