Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores	Feb. 28, 2014
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	648
Sold, Not Yet Open [Member] | Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	5
Sold, Not Yet Open [Member] | International License Stores (Member) | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	1
Sold, Not Yet Open [Member] | Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	3
Sold, Not Yet Open [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	9
Open [Member] | Company-Owned Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	7
Open [Member] | Company-Owned Stores [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Open [Member] | Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	207
Open [Member] | Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	259
Open [Member] | Franchise Stores - Domestic Kiosks [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
Open [Member] | International License Stores (Member) | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	69
Open [Member] | International License Stores (Member) | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	4
Open [Member] | Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	65
Open [Member] | Company-Owned Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	2
Open [Member] | Franchise Stores - Co-branded [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	9
Open [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	639
Company-Owned Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	7
Company-Owned Stores [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	11
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	212
Franchise Stores - Domestic Stores [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	259
Franchise Stores - Domestic Kiosks [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	6
International License Stores (Member) | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	70
International License Stores (Member) | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	4
Cold Stone Creamery - Co-Branded [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	68
Company-Owned Stores - Co-Branded [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	2
Franchise Stores - Co-branded [Member] | U-Swirl, Inc. [Member]
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Number of Stores [Line Items]
Company-owned stores	9