Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 15, 2014
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	Franchise Holdings International, Inc.
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001096275
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,840,864
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1