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Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of reconciliation | The following are reconciliations from December 31, 2011 to September 30, 2012 of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to Gaiam, Inc., and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interest.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gaiam, Inc. Shareholders |  |  |  |
(in thousands) |  | Total |  |  | Comprehensive Loss |  |  | Accumulated Deficit |  |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |  |  | Class A and Class B Common Stock |  |  | Paid-in Capital |  |  | Noncontrolling Interest |
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 131,174 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (30,779 | ) |  | $ | 113 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 158,773 |  |  | $ | 3,064 |
Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock, including related taxes, and share-based compensation |  |  | 774 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 774 |  |  |  | — |
Adjustment due to subsidiary’s acquisition of a noncontrolling interest, including related taxes of $16 |  |  | (163 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (170 | ) |  |  | 7 |
Subsidiary’s dividend to noncontrolling interest |  |  | (583 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (583 | )
Comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  | (14,333 | ) |  |  | (14,333 | ) |  |  | (14,429 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 96 |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $3 |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
Comprehensive loss |  |  | (14,323 | ) |  | $ | (14,323 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance at September 30, 2012 |  | $ | 116,879 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (45,208 | ) |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 159,377 |  |  | $ | 2,589 |
Changes in a subsidiary of Gaiam, Inc.'s investment ownership interests on Gaiam, Inc.'s equity | The following schedule reflects the effect of changes in a subsidiary of Gaiam, Inc.’s investment ownership interests on Gaiam, Inc.’s equity.
(in thousands, except share data) |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |
Net loss attributable to Gaiam, Inc. |  | $ | (14,429 | )
Decrease in Gaiam, Inc.’s paid-in capital for its subsidiary’s acquisition of a noncontrolling interest, including related taxes of $16 |  |  | (170 | )
Change from net loss attributable to Gaiam, Inc. and transfers from the noncontrolling interest |  | $ | (14,599 | )

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