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Basis of Presentation and Update to Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 segment item region
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of regions | region	8
Number of reportable segments | segment	1
Pizzeria Locale [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	4
United States [Member] | Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	2,759
International [Member] | Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	40

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8672-108599

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