Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted And Adoption Of New Accounting Pronouncements	12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2012
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted And Adoption Of New Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]
Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted And Adoption Of New Accounting Pronouncements	NOTE 3 — ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED AND ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued new authoritative guidance to require additional disclosures for fair value measurements including the following: (1) amounts transferred in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements, which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009 ("Part I"), and (2) activities in Level 3 fair value measurements including purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 ("Part II"). Our adoption of Part I and II of the revised guidance for fair value measurements disclosures as of the beginning of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012, respectively, did not have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In May 2011, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that fair value measurements and disclosure requirements are similar between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. This guidance changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is applied prospectively. We do not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In September 2011, the FASB updated its guidance on the annual testing of goodwill for impairment to allow companies to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. If an entity determines, based on qualitative factors, that it is not more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount, then it is not required to perform the quantitative two-step goodwill impairment test. This guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The provisions of this guidance will apply to CKE beginning in fiscal 2013 since we did not early adopt this guidance. We do not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 3 — ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED AND ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued new authoritative guidance to require additional disclosures for fair value measurements including the following: (1) amounts transferred in and out of Level 1 and 2 fair value measurements, which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009 ("Part I"), and (2) activities in Level 3 fair value measurements including purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, which is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 ("Part II"). Our adoption of Part I and II of the revised guidance for fair value measurements disclosures as of the beginning of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2012, respectively, did not have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance to provide a consistent definition of fair value and ensure that fair value measurements and disclosure requirements are similar between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. This guidance changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and is applied prospectively. We do not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In September 2011, the FASB updated its guidance on the annual testing of goodwill for impairment to allow companies to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. If an entity determines, based on qualitative factors, that it is not more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount, then it is not required to perform the quantitative two-step goodwill impairment test. This guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The provisions of this guidance will apply to CKE beginning in fiscal 2013 since we did not early adopt this guidance. We do not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.