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Basis of Presentation and Update to Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023 store	Jun. 30, 2023 item region segment
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Number of restaurants		3,268
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Pizzeria Locale [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants closed | store	5
Non-Chipotle Restaurants [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants		6
United States [Member] | Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants		3,205
International [Member] | Chipotle [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Number of restaurants		57

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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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e8672-108599

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