Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation - Number of Stores (Details)	Feb. 28, 2021
Number of stores	394
Sold Not Yet Open [Member]
Number of stores	10
Open [Member]
Number of stores	384
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	2
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	0
Company Owned Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	2
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	161
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	3
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores and Kiosks [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	158
International License Stores [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	54
International License Stores [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	1
International License Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	1
International License Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	0
International License Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	53
International License Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	1
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	101
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	5
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Member]
Number of stores	96
Company Owned Stores Co-branded [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	3
Company Owned Stores Co-branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	0
Company Owned Stores Co-branded [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	3
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	66
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	1
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	65
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	6
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | Sold Not Yet Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | Open [Member] | USwirl Inc [Member]
Number of stores	6