Basis of Presentation and Update to Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022 item region segment
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of regions \| region	8
Number of reportable segments \| segment	1
Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	3,052
Pizzeria Locale [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	4
United States [Member] \| Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	2,999
International [Member] \| Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants	49

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e8672-108599

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