Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017	May 12, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001616262
Trading Symbol	rmcf
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-28
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		5,854,372
Entity Public Float			$ 44,591,674
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false