2.4.0.82117100 - Disclosure - Other Income (Notes)truefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000809248duration2012-12-31T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_OtherIncomeAndExpensesAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_OtherIncomeAndOtherExpenseDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Income</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:12px;padding-top:5px;text-align:justify;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">six months ended</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">June&#160;30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company recorded a gain of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">$0.2 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> related to business interruption insurance recoveries from a restaurant fire.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 false0Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]falseOther Income (Notes)UnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseNoteshttp://www.carrols.com/role/OtherIncomeNotes12