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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 400,000 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable | $ 600,000 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable |
Allowance for product returns | 800,000 gaia_AllowanceForProductReturns | 1,600,000 gaia_AllowanceForProductReturns |
Estimated value of obsolete or slow-moving inventory | 1,200,000 us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown | 2,100,000 us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown |
Advertising expense | 16,400,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | 15,300,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense | 13,600,000 us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Accumulated amortization of media library | 14,500,000 gaia_AccumulatedAmortizationOfMediaLibrary | 13,600,000 gaia_AccumulatedAmortizationOfMediaLibrary |
Defined contribution plan percentage employee's matching contribution | 50.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercent |  |
Defined contribution plan maximum annual matching contribution amount | 1,500 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeeAmount |  |
Common stock shares excluded from computation of dilutive earnings per share | 725,000 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount | 1,440,000 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount | 1,387,000 us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Minimum |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 3 years |  |
Estimated useful life of media library | 5 years |  |
Estimated useful life | 24 months |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 45 years |  |
Estimated useful life of media library | 15 years |  |
Period for gross revenues from all sources to be earned | 7 years |  |
Estimated useful life | 60 months |  |
Defined Contribution Pension Plan 401k |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Defined contribution plan annual matching contribution amount | 200,000 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gaia_DefinedContributionPensionPlanFourZeroOneKMember | 300,000 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gaia_DefinedContributionPensionPlanFourZeroOneKMember | 200,000 us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = gaia_DefinedContributionPensionPlanFourZeroOneKMember
Released Titles |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Capitalized production cost | 2,000,000 gaia_CapitalizedProductionCosts / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_ReleasedTitlesMember |  |
Expected amortization of capitalized production costs in 2015 | 2,400,000 gaia_ExpectedAmortizationOfCapitalizedProductionCosts / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_ReleasedTitlesMember |  |
Percentage of expected amortization of capitalized production costs in 2015 | 42.80%gaia_PercentageOfUnamortizedCostsForReleasedProductionsToBeAmortizedNextYear / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_ReleasedTitlesMember |  |
Percentage of expected amortization of capitalized production costs next three years | 84.50%gaia_PercentageOfUnamortizedCostsOfProductionsToBeAmortizedNextThreeYear / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_ReleasedTitlesMember |  |
Unreleased Titles |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Capitalized production cost | 500,000 gaia_CapitalizedProductionCosts / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_UnreleasedTitlesMember |  |
Media Titles and Rights |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Unamortized In Production Original Television Program Costs | 1,600,000 us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1 / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Media library estimated amortization expense year 1 | 1,000,000 gaia_OtherAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Media library estimated amortization expense year 2 | 1,000,000 gaia_OtherAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseYearTwo / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Media library estimated amortization expense year 3 | 1,000,000 gaia_OtherAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseYearThree / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Media library estimated amortization expense year 4 | 1,000,000 gaia_OtherAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseYearFour / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Media library estimated amortization expense year 5 | 1,000,000 gaia_OtherAssetsFutureAmortizationExpenseYearFive / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Anticipated royalties incurred 2015 | $ 2,500,000 us-gaap_RoyaltyGuaranteesCommitmentsAmount / us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = gaia_MediaTitlesAndRightsMember |  |
Media Titles and Rights | Minimum |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life | 12 months |  |
Media Titles and Rights | Maximum |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life | 84 months |  |
Website development costs and other software |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated useful life of property and equipment | 3 years |  |
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Target |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of account receivable by major customer | 44.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = gaia_TargetMember | 43.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = gaia_TargetMember |

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