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4. Business Combinations (Details Narrative) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Apr. 02, 2014 | Mar. 06, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 4,024,354 | $ 765,690 | $ 10,605,601 | $ 9,955,861 |  |
Net loss | (13,161,960) | $ (1,263,177) | (16,472,694) | $ (2,325,695) |  |
Post-Combination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 155,000 |  | 344,000 |  |  |
Net loss | $ 8,316,000 |  | $ 8,132,000 |  |  |
Infusion [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued for acquisition, shares |  |  | 452,960,490 |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  | 85.20% |  |  |
Stock price | $ 0.09 |  | $ 0.09 |  |  |
As Seen On TV, Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 6,150,000 |
As Seen On TV, Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |
As Seen On TV, Inc. [Member] | Internet Domain Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |
As Seen On TV, Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 850,000 |
As Seen On TV, Inc. [Member] | eDiets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 3,150,000 |
Ronco Holdings Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,700,000
Ronco Holdings Inc [Member] | Trademarks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000
Ronco Holdings Inc [Member] | Patents [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000

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