18. Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements, other than listed below. Executive and Director Departures On November 18, 2014, Mary Mather resigned as an officer and from the board of directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective November 30, 2014. On January 5, 2015, Kevin Richardson, II, and Greg Adams resigned from the board of directors of the Company. On January 8, 2015, pursuant to a letter agreement, Mark Ethier resigned as an employee and officer of the Company, but remained as a director. The Company agreed to vest and issue to Mr. Ethier 6,000,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. As of the same date, the board of directors reduced its size to two seats, and appointed Shad Stastney as interim president and chief executive officer. Both Mr. Ethier and Mr. Stastney are the Company’s current directors. Restructuring On or about December 15, 2014, the Company undertook a reduction in force that eliminated 7 full time employees. The terminated employees were generally offered full pay and benefits for one month from and after December 15, 2014, and the agreements generally contained a full release of claims by the terminated employees, as well as other standard provisions. On or about January 12, 2015, the Company undertook an additional reduction in force that eliminated an additional 9 full time employees. The terminated employees were generally offered full pay and benefits for one month from and after January 12, 2015, and the agreements generally contained a full release of claims by the terminated employees, as well as other standard provisions. On February 19, 2015, the Company entered into a mutual termination of net lease agreement with respect to the leased property at 14044 Icot Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida 33760. On March 3, 2015, the Company and Oak Lawn Marketing International Inc. (“OLM”) executed the Fifth Amendment to the Exclusive Product Rights Agreement dated April 10, 2012 whereby ASTV assumed all rights and obligations under the Exclusive Product Rights Agreements, and OLM became the exclusive worldwide (including North America) distribution of the DualSaw and DualTools brands. OLM separately holds the exclusive rights to the Ronco brand internationally. On June 26, 2015, the Company ceased operations at all entities and subsidiaries other than (i) As Seen on TV, Inc., and (ii) Ronco Holdings, Inc. Financial Instrument Transactions Warrant Extension On November 30, 2014, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to December 31, 2014. On December 31, 2014, the Company further extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to September 1, 2015. On August 25, 2015, the Company further extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to December 31, 2015. On November 13, 2015, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,227,038 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. On December 31, 2015, the Company further extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the company’s Common Stock to September 1, 2016. Note Amendment On March 31, 2015, the Company and MIG7 entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Note Purchase Agreement, and a Restated Senior Secured Promissory Note (the “Amended Note”). In relevant part, these amendments (a) contained a qualified forbearance of the events of default noted in the Notice Letter, (b) resulted in MIG7 lending an additional $1,900,000 of cash proceeds to the Credit Parties; (c) set the outstanding principal amount, including compounded interest through April 27, 2015, to $12,676,193; (d) capitalized all interest as of April 27, 2015, into the new principal balance referenced above, and provided that interest accrued thereafter until April 2, 2016, is payable on the Maturity Date, and accrued interest after April 2, 2016, is to be paid quarterly; and (e) extended the Maturity Date of the Note to April 3, 2017, with an extension until April 3, 2018 if the Company (i) undertakes an offering of common stock within 15 months of the date of Amendment No. 2 that results in net proceeds of at least $14 million, and (ii) at least $10,000,000 of such offering proceeds are applied to the repayment of the Note. The Amendment No. 2 also added additional terms and conditions, including an obligation to issue to MIG7 shares of convertible preferred stock of the Company to MIG7 convertible into 60% of the fully diluted shares of capital stock of the Company, to convert certain warrants of the Company into 9% of the fully diluted capital stock of the Company, and the issue to management 30% of the fully diluted capital stock of the Company. The Amendment No. 2 also added additional events of default, including certain revenue and EBITDA milestones, among others. Other Transactions On or about May 14, 2015, the Company, either directly or through its specified wholly-owned subsidiaries, (i) acquired all of the senior secured debt of Ronco Holdings, Inc., in exchange for a payment of $1,400,000 and an obligation to pay up to an additional $900,000 to LV Administrative Services (“LV”), (ii) acquired 100% of the equity of Ronco Holdings, Inc. from CD3 Holdings, Inc.; (iii) caused Ronco Holdings, Inc., to enter into an agreement with P2Binvestor Incorporated, a Colorado corporation (“P2Bi”), whereby P2Bi would provide up to $3,000,000 of senior secured receivables and inventory financing to Ronco Holdings, Inc. (the “P2Bi Credit Line”), (iv) entered into an Accommodation Agreement with MIG7, certain debt holders of the Company and management of the Company whereby MIG7 subordinated its security interests to the P2Bi Credit Line, and whereby those certain debt holders and management agreed to personal guarantees of specified portions of the P2Bi Credit Line, and (v) Ronco Holdings, Inc. terminated its existing senior secured receivables financing arrangement with Farwest. Note Issuances Subsequent to September 30, 2014, the Company has sold approximately $1,285,000 in promissory notes to an accredited investor. The notes are payable on demand and accrue interest at 16%. Extinguishment of Debt On January 11, 2015, the Company and Vicis Capital Master Fund, holder of that certain Senior Secured Note dated March 6, 2014 in the original principal amount of $11,000,000 (the “Vicis Note”), entered into a full mutual release of claims, which included the release of the Company’s obligation to pay any amounts due on the Vicis Note, whether principal or interest. With respect to the third-party debt that was acquired by the Company in May of 2015, a gain on extinguishment of approximately $13,800,000 was recognized. Asset Disposition On October 28, 2014, the Company received a cash payment of $3,000,000 under an Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 28, 2014 by and between the Company and a third-party private purchaser, in consideration of the Company’s sale and transfer of its right, title and interest in the domain name www.asseenontv.com and other related assets, contracts and liabilities. The Company also retained the right to certain revenue share payments through December 31, 2014 not to exceed $200,000 in the aggregate. The Company realized $87,500 of revenue share subsequent to the asset disposition. Default on Securities On December 10, 2014, the Company received a letter (the “Notice Letter”) from MIG7 Infusion, LLC (“MIG7”), the purchaser from the Company of a secured note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 pursuant to a note purchase agreement dated April 3, 2014, as amended May 1, 2014 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). The Notice Letter stated that MIG7 believed the Company to be in default of certain terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Company acknowledged the existence of a number of technical events of default under the Note Purchase Agreement, which having remained outstanding for a period of time greater than 30 days, resulted in an increase in the interest payable under the note from 14% to 18% per annum, and further resulting in the right of MIG7 under the Note Purchase Agreement to declare the entire principal balance under the underlying note to be immediately due and owing. Legal Proceedings On January 5, 2016 the Company settled an action initially filed in June 2014 by a former employee and director of the Company, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania based on certain stock options granted to the former employee and other matters relating to the former employee’s dismissal from the Company. The action was filed against the Company and certain of its former executive officers. Without admitting fault, liability or wrongdoing the Company and former employee agreed to settle the action in consideration of the Company tendering $30,000 to the former employee and issuing the former employee 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. In consideration of the cash payment and stock, the former employee released the Company and its affiliates, including but not limited to past and present officers and directors, from all liability relating to the action and from all other potential future claims. A loss contingency in the amount of $80,000 was recognized as of September 30, 2014 in the “Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On February 26, 2016, ASTV was sued for an alleged breach of an employment agreement by its former CFO, who resigned in 2014, in an action filed in the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss. A loss contingency in the amount of $158,000 was recognized as of September 30, 2014 in the “Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On April 29th, 2016, the Company received notice (but not official service) that Infusion Brands, Inc., its discontinued subsidiary, may be named as a defendant in Flint v. Infusion Brands, Inc., et al, a purported class action case filed but not yet served in federal court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The suit alleges that the plaintiff and other similarly situated plaintiffs were damaged when Infusion Brands, Inc. ceased to sell replacement parts and accessories for a former product, the DualTools PS7000, a polisher/sander. Lowe’s, Inc. has also sought indemnification from Infusion Brands, Inc. for its costs related to the action. Infusion Brands, Inc., as a discontinued subsidiary, has no assets and no ability to pay any judgment that may be rendered. Segments Commencing January 1, 2015, the Company re-organized its business into 5 segments of which 4 are based on sales channel and 1 is based upon corporate financing and management, to better reflect the differing requirements and approaches of the sales efforts and buyers in each of those channels. The 5 segments that management defined were (1) Retail, (2) Live Shopping, (3) Direct Response, (4) International/Royalty and (5) Corporate and Other. Below is a description of each segment. Retail The Retail segment includes those sales efforts to and revenue from buyers who resell our products at retail, both physical (brick and mortar) and through their online portals. This segment includes customers such as Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, and Home Depot. Live Shopping The Live Shopping segment includes those sales efforts to and revenue from customers who operate “Live shopping” channels, both domestic and international. This segment includes customers such as QVC, HSN, Evine, TSC (Canada), and HSE24 (Europe). Direct Response The Direct Response segment includes those sales efforts in and revenue from the direct response market. “Direct Response” is the process of advertising directly to customers by purchasing media, whether radio, television or online, then monetizing that media cost by direct sales to such customers prompted by that media, either by telephone or online. International/Royalty The International/Royalty segment includes those sales efforts to and revenue from those international (and limited domestic) sales where the Company receives its revenue as a royalty, rather than by selling product directly. The Company’s primary contracts in this area are with Oak Lawn Marketing Incorporated, which distributes the Company’s Ronco brand internationally, and its legacy DualTools and DualSaw brands worldwide. Corporate and Other The Corporate segment is responsible for corporate governance, compliance, strategic planning, and debt and equity capital transactions. The Corporate segment also provides funding to other operating segments when needed. On May 2, 2015, the board of directors of the company, acting by unanimous written consent, expanded the size of the board of directors to 3 members, and added Fredrick Schulman to fill newly-created vacant seat. The board also appointed Mr. Schulman as chairman of audit committee, where he will be the only initial member.

18. Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation, the Company did not identify any recognized or non-recognized subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed financial statements, other than listed below.

Executive and Director Departures

On November 18, 2014, Mary Mather resigned as an officer and from the board of directors of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective November 30, 2014.

On January 5, 2015, Kevin Richardson, II, and Greg Adams resigned from the board of directors of the Company.

On January 8, 2015, pursuant to a letter agreement, Mark Ethier resigned as an employee and officer of the Company, but remained as a director. The Company agreed to vest and issue to Mr. Ethier 6,000,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. As of the same date, the board of directors reduced its size to two seats, and appointed Shad Stastney as interim president and chief executive officer. Both Mr. Ethier and Mr. Stastney are the Company’s current directors.

Restructuring

On or about December 15, 2014, the Company undertook a reduction in force that eliminated 7 full time employees. The terminated employees were generally offered full pay and benefits for one month from and after December 15, 2014, and the agreements generally contained a full release of claims by the terminated employees, as well as other standard provisions.

On or about January 12, 2015, the Company undertook an additional reduction in force that eliminated an additional 9 full time employees. The terminated employees were generally offered full pay and benefits for one month from and after January 12, 2015, and the agreements generally contained a full release of claims by the terminated employees, as well as other standard provisions.

On February 19, 2015, the Company entered into a mutual termination of net lease agreement with respect to the leased property at 14044 Icot Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida 33760.

On March 3, 2015, the Company and Oak Lawn Marketing International Inc. (“OLM”) executed the Fifth Amendment to the Exclusive Product Rights Agreement dated April 10, 2012 whereby ASTV assumed all rights and obligations under the Exclusive Product Rights Agreements, and OLM became the exclusive worldwide (including North America) distribution of the DualSaw and DualTools brands. OLM separately holds the exclusive rights to the Ronco brand internationally.

On June 26, 2015, the Company ceased operations at all entities and subsidiaries other than (i) As Seen on TV, Inc., and (ii) Ronco Holdings, Inc.

Financial Instrument Transactions

Warrant Extension

On November 30, 2014, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to December 31, 2014.

On December 31, 2014, the Company further extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to September 1, 2015.

On August 25, 2015, the Company further extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to December 31, 2015.

On November 13, 2015, the Company extended the expiration dates of certain warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,227,038 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

On December 31, 2015, the Company further extended the expiration dates of certain previously extended warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 9,954,939 shares of the company’s Common Stock to September 1, 2016.

Note Amendment

On March 31, 2015, the Company and MIG7 entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Note Purchase Agreement, and a Restated Senior Secured Promissory Note (the “Amended Note”). In relevant part, these amendments (a) contained a qualified forbearance of the events of default noted in the Notice Letter, (b) resulted in MIG7 lending an additional $1,900,000 of cash proceeds to the Credit Parties; (c) set the outstanding principal amount, including compounded interest through April 27, 2015, to $12,676,193; (d) capitalized all interest as of April 27, 2015, into the new principal balance referenced above, and provided that interest accrued thereafter until April 2, 2016, is payable on the Maturity Date, and accrued interest after April 2, 2016, is to be paid quarterly; and (e) extended the Maturity Date of the Note to April 3, 2017, with an extension until April 3, 2018 if the Company (i) undertakes an offering of common stock within 15 months of the date of Amendment No. 2 that results in net proceeds of at least $14 million, and (ii) at least $10,000,000 of such offering proceeds are applied to the repayment of the Note. The Amendment No. 2 also added additional terms and conditions, including an obligation to issue to MIG7 shares of convertible preferred stock of the Company to MIG7 convertible into 60% of the fully diluted shares of capital stock of the Company, to convert certain warrants of the Company into 9% of the fully diluted capital stock of the Company, and the issue to management 30% of the fully diluted capital stock of the Company. The Amendment No. 2 also added additional events of default, including certain revenue and EBITDA milestones, among others.

Other Transactions

On or about May 14, 2015, the Company, either directly or through its specified wholly-owned subsidiaries, (i) acquired all of the senior secured debt of Ronco Holdings, Inc., in exchange for a payment of $1,400,000 and an obligation to pay up to an additional $900,000 to LV Administrative Services (“LV”), (ii) acquired 100% of the equity of Ronco Holdings, Inc. from CD3 Holdings, Inc.; (iii) caused Ronco Holdings, Inc., to enter into an agreement with P2Binvestor Incorporated, a Colorado corporation (“P2Bi”), whereby P2Bi would provide up to $3,000,000 of senior secured receivables and inventory financing to Ronco Holdings, Inc. (the “P2Bi Credit Line”), (iv) entered into an Accommodation Agreement with MIG7, certain debt holders of the Company and management of the Company whereby MIG7 subordinated its security interests to the P2Bi Credit Line, and whereby those certain debt holders and management agreed to personal guarantees of specified portions of the P2Bi Credit Line, and (v) Ronco Holdings, Inc. terminated its existing senior secured receivables financing arrangement with Farwest.

Note Issuances

Subsequent to September 30, 2014, the Company has sold approximately $1,285,000 in promissory notes to an accredited investor. The notes are payable on demand and accrue interest at 16%.

Extinguishment of Debt

On January 11, 2015, the Company and Vicis Capital Master Fund, holder of that certain Senior Secured Note dated March 6, 2014 in the original principal amount of $11,000,000 (the “Vicis Note”), entered into a full mutual release of claims, which included the release of the Company’s obligation to pay any amounts due on the Vicis Note, whether principal or interest.

With respect to the third-party debt that was acquired by the Company in May of 2015, a gain on extinguishment of approximately $13,800,000 was recognized.

Asset Disposition

On October 28, 2014, the Company received a cash payment of $3,000,000 under an Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 28, 2014 by and between the Company and a third-party private purchaser, in consideration of the Company’s sale and transfer of its right, title and interest in the domain name www.asseenontv.com and other related assets, contracts and liabilities. The Company also retained the right to certain revenue share payments through December 31, 2014 not to exceed $200,000 in the aggregate. The Company realized $87,500 of revenue share subsequent to the asset disposition.

Default on Securities

On December 10, 2014, the Company received a letter (the “Notice Letter”) from MIG7 Infusion, LLC (“MIG7”), the purchaser from the Company of a secured note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 pursuant to a note purchase agreement dated April 3, 2014, as amended May 1, 2014 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”). The Notice Letter stated that MIG7 believed the Company to be in default of certain terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. The Company acknowledged the existence of a number of technical events of default under the Note Purchase Agreement, which having remained outstanding for a period of time greater than 30 days, resulted in an increase in the interest payable under the note from 14% to 18% per annum, and further resulting in the right of MIG7 under the Note Purchase Agreement to declare the entire principal balance under the underlying note to be immediately due and owing.

Legal Proceedings

On January 5, 2016 the Company settled an action initially filed in June 2014 by a former employee and director of the Company, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania based on certain stock options granted to the former employee and other matters relating to the former employee’s dismissal from the Company. The action was filed against the Company and certain of its former executive officers. Without admitting fault, liability or wrongdoing the Company and former employee agreed to settle the action in consideration of the Company tendering $30,000 to the former employee and issuing the former employee 5,000,000 shares of its common stock. In consideration of the cash payment and stock, the former employee released the Company and its affiliates, including but not limited to past and present officers and directors, from all liability relating to the action and from all other potential future claims. A loss contingency in the amount of $80,000 was recognized as of September 30, 2014 in the “Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On February 26, 2016, ASTV was sued for an alleged breach of an employment agreement by its former CFO, who resigned in 2014, in an action filed in the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida. The Company has filed a motion to dismiss. A loss contingency in the amount of $158,000 was recognized as of September 30, 2014 in the “Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On April 29th, 2016, the Company received notice (but not official service) that Infusion Brands, Inc., its discontinued subsidiary, may be named as a defendant in Flint v. Infusion Brands, Inc., et al, a purported class action case filed but not yet served in federal court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The suit alleges that the plaintiff and other similarly situated plaintiffs were damaged when Infusion Brands, Inc. ceased to sell replacement parts and accessories for a former product, the DualTools PS7000, a polisher/sander. Lowe’s, Inc. has also sought indemnification from Infusion Brands, Inc. for its costs related to the action. Infusion Brands, Inc., as a discontinued subsidiary, has no assets and no ability to pay any judgment that may be rendered.

Segments

Commencing January 1, 2015, the Company re-organized its business into 5 segments of which 4 are based on sales channel and 1 is based upon corporate financing and management, to better reflect the differing requirements and approaches of the sales efforts and buyers in each of those channels. The 5 segments that management defined were (1) Retail, (2) Live Shopping, (3) Direct Response, (4) International/Royalty and (5) Corporate and Other. Below is a description of each segment.

Retail

The Retail segment includes those sales efforts to and revenue from buyers who resell our products at retail, both physical (brick and mortar) and through their online portals. This segment includes customers such as Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, and Home Depot.

Live Shopping

The Live Shopping segment includes those sales efforts to and revenue from customers who operate “Live shopping” channels, both domestic and international. This segment includes customers such as QVC, HSN, Evine, TSC (Canada), and HSE24 (Europe).

Direct Response

The Direct Response segment includes those sales efforts in and revenue from the direct response market. “Direct Response” is the process of advertising directly to customers by purchasing media, whether radio, television or online, then monetizing that media cost by direct sales to such customers prompted by that media, either by telephone or online.

International/Royalty

The International/Royalty segment includes those sales efforts to and revenue from those international (and limited domestic) sales where the Company receives its revenue as a royalty, rather than by selling product directly. The Company’s primary contracts in this area are with Oak Lawn Marketing Incorporated, which distributes the Company’s Ronco brand internationally, and its legacy DualTools and DualSaw brands worldwide.

Corporate and Other

The Corporate segment is responsible for corporate governance, compliance, strategic planning, and debt and equity capital transactions. The Corporate segment also provides funding to other operating segments when needed.

On May 2, 2015, the board of directors of the company, acting by unanimous written consent, expanded the size of the board of directors to 3 members, and added Fredrick Schulman to fill newly-created vacant seat. The board also appointed Mr. Schulman as chairman of audit committee, where he will be the only initial member.