Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 12—Related Party Transactions In November 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp., Ltd., (“MC&C”) for the purpose of providing certain JAKKS licensed and non-licensed toys and consumer products to agreed-upon territories of the People’s Republic of China. The joint venture includes a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that sells, distributes and markets these products, which include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture and consolidates the joint venture since control rests with the Company. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income from the joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $120,000, $130,000 and $169,000, respectively. In October 2016, the Company entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited (“Meisheng”), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp, for the purpose of creating and developing original, multiplatform content for children including new short-form series and original shows. JAKKS and Meisheng each own fifty percent of the joint venture and will jointly own the content. JAKKS will retain merchandising rights for kids’ consumer products in all markets except China, which Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp. will oversee through the Company’s existing distribution joint venture. The results of operations of the joint venture are consolidated with the Company’s results. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income (loss) from the joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was nil. MC&C is an affiliate of Meisheng and Meisheng holds shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In March 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with a Hong Kong affiliate of its China joint venture partner. After their shareholder and China regulatory approval, the transaction closed on April 27, 2017. In 2018, the Company issued 4,158 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2019. In 2019, the Company issued 5,471 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2020. In March 2017, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement with Meisheng which provided, among other things, that as long as Meisheng and its affiliates hold 10% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, Meisheng shall have the right from time to time to designate a nominee (who currently is Mr. Xiaoqiang Zhao) for election to the Company’s board of directors. Meisheng also serves as a significant manufacturer of the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company made inventory-related payments to Meisheng of approximately $77.7 million, $64.8 million and $94.3 million respectively. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, amounts due to Meisheng for inventory received by the Company, but not paid totaled $15.9 million and $10.1 million, respectively. A director of the Company is a portfolio manager at Oasis Management. (see Note 10 - Debt) A director of the Company is a director at Benefit Street Partners. (see Note 10 - Debt) Amounts outstanding under the 2021 BSP Term Loan will bear interest at either (i) LIBOR plus 6.50% - 7.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor, or (ii) base rate plus 5.50% - 6.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 2.00% base rate floor. The 2021 BSP Term Loan matures in June 2027. The 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement contains negative covenants, events of default, and the obligations under the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement are guaranteed by the Company. The terms, covenants, events of default, and Company obligations are described in more detail in Note 10 – Debt, as well as in the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement. As of December 31, 2021, Benefit Street Partners held $98.5 million in principal amount of the 2021 BSP Term Loan. Beginning August 9, 2019 and continuing until September 27, 2021, the managing partner and portfolio manager at Axar Capital Management was a director at the Company. As of December 31, 2020, Axar Capital Management held $24.3 million in principal amount (including $0.9 million in payment-in-kind interest) of the 2019 Recap Term Loan.

Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Note 12—Related Party Transactions

In November 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp., Ltd., (“MC&C”) for the purpose of providing certain JAKKS licensed and non-licensed toys and consumer products to agreed-upon territories of the People’s Republic of China. The joint venture includes a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that sells, distributes and markets these products, which include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture and consolidates the joint venture since control rests with the Company. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income from the joint venture for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $120,000, $130,000 and $169,000, respectively.

In October 2016, the Company entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited (“Meisheng”), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp, for the purpose of creating and developing original, multiplatform content for children including new short-form series and original shows. JAKKS and Meisheng each own fifty percent of the joint venture and will jointly own the content. JAKKS will retain merchandising rights for kids’ consumer products in all markets except China, which Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp. will oversee through the Company’s existing distribution joint venture. The results of operations of the joint venture are consolidated with the Company’s results. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income (loss) from the joint venture for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was nil. MC&C is an affiliate of Meisheng and Meisheng holds shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

In March 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with a Hong Kong affiliate of its China joint venture partner. After their shareholder and China regulatory approval, the transaction closed on April 27, 2017. In 2018, the Company issued 4,158 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2019. In 2019, the Company issued 5,471 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2020.

In March 2017, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement with Meisheng which provided, among other things, that as long as Meisheng and its affiliates hold 10% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, Meisheng shall have the right from time to time to designate a nominee (who currently is Mr. Xiaoqiang Zhao) for election to the Company’s board of directors.

Meisheng also serves as a significant manufacturer of the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company made inventory-related payments to Meisheng of approximately $77.7 million, $64.8 million and $94.3 million respectively. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, amounts due to Meisheng for inventory received by the Company, but not paid totaled $15.9 million and $10.1 million, respectively.

A director of the Company is a portfolio manager at Oasis Management. (see Note 10 - Debt)

A director of the Company is a director at Benefit Street Partners. (see Note 10 - Debt)

Amounts outstanding under the 2021 BSP Term Loan will bear interest at either (i) LIBOR plus 6.50% - 7.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor, or (ii) base rate plus 5.50% - 6.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 2.00% base rate floor. The 2021 BSP Term Loan matures in June 2027.

The 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement contains negative covenants, events of default, and the obligations under the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement are guaranteed by the Company. The terms, covenants, events of default, and Company obligations are described in more detail in Note 10 – Debt, as well as in the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement. As of December 31, 2021, Benefit Street Partners held $98.5 million in principal amount of the 2021 BSP Term Loan.

Beginning August 9, 2019 and continuing until September 27, 2021, the managing partner and portfolio manager at Axar Capital Management was a director at the Company. As of December 31, 2020, Axar Capital Management held $24.3 million in principal amount (including $0.9 million in payment-in-kind interest) of the 2019 Recap Term Loan.