Preferred Stock	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock In connection with the Cambridge Merger, Cambridge was issued 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock shall (i) accrue a dividend of 9% per annum that is payable by increasing the Stated Value (as defined in the Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock) per share of Series C Preferred Stock every six months from the date of issuance (ii) be subject to certain issuance restrictions and (iii) be initially convertible into 7.5 million of shares of the Company's common stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution provisions and (iv) be automatically convertible into shares of the Company's common stock upon the vote of the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 29, 2019 (and to the extent not approved, at any stockholder meeting thereafter). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder Approval will be voted upon at its next annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the closing of the Mergers. As of June 30, 2019 the 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, along with 7.4 million shares of common stock, constitutes approximately 24.2% of the Company's common stock after giving effect to the conversion of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock.

Preferred Stock

In connection with the Cambridge Merger, Cambridge was issued 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock shall (i) accrue a dividend of 9% per annum that is payable by increasing the Stated Value (as defined in the Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock) per share of Series C Preferred Stock every six months from the date of issuance (ii) be subject to certain issuance restrictions and (iii) be initially convertible into 7.5 million of shares of the Company's common stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution provisions and (iv) be automatically convertible into shares of the Company's common stock upon the vote of the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on August 29, 2019 (and to the extent not approved, at any stockholder meeting thereafter). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder Approval will be voted upon at its next annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the closing of the Mergers. As of June 30, 2019 the 10,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, along with 7.4 million shares of common stock, constitutes approximately 24.2% of the Company's common stock after giving effect to the conversion of the Series B and Series C Preferred Stock.