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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Deferred Income Tax Liabilities And Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]    
Leasehold improvements, property and equipment $ 175,808us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment $ 156,746us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Goodwill and other assets 1,519us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets 1,346us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets
Other 2,689us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredIncome 1,591us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesTaxDeferredIncome
Total long-term deferred income tax liability 180,016us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 159,683us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred rent 52,147us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsDeferredRent 47,127us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsDeferredRent
Gift card liability 1,451cmg_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsGiftCardLiability 876cmg_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsGiftCardLiability
Capitalized transaction costs 503cmg_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsCapitalizedTransactionCosts 506cmg_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsCapitalizedTransactionCosts
Stock-based compensation and other employee benefits 79,810us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 53,622us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Foreign net operating loss carry-forwards 8,618us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign 5,598us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign
State credits 4,281us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes 1,300us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes
Other 145us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther  
Valuation allowance (7,468)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent (4,780)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
Total long-term deferred income tax asset 139,487us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 104,249us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Net long-term deferred income tax liability 40,529us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent 55,434us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Prepaid assets and other 3,402cmg_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidAssetsAndOther 2,970cmg_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPrepaidAssetsAndOther
Total current deferred income tax liability 3,402us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent 2,970us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Allowances, reserves and other 14,511us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther 11,973us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
Other employee benefits 7,903us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits 4,267us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits
Valuation allowance (44)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent (58)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceCurrent
Total current deferred income tax asset 22,370us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 16,182us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Net current deferred income tax asset 18,968us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 13,212us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Total deferred income tax liability $ 21,561us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ 42,222us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet