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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 05, 2013 | Apr. 23, 2013 | Jan. 01, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from sale of investment | $ 1,480,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal | $ 25,096,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal | [1] |  |  |  |  |
Related party transaction | 707,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction | 76,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal income tax rate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |  | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to Tax Sharing Agreement |  |  |  | 1,600,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet |  |  |  |
Real Goods Solar |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock votes per share ,description | On December 31, 2011, we converted our RGSE Class B common shares, which had ten votes per share, to RGSE Class A common shares, which have one vote per share. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured and subordinated loans, number of loans outstanding |  |  |  | 2 gaia_NumberOfLoans / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |
Unsecured and subordinated loans, total amount receivable |  |  |  | 2,700,000 us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |
Percentage annual interest rate on advanced investment |  |  |  | 10.00%us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRate / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |
Unsecured and subordinated loans, total amount converted to shares |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 gaia_DueFromRelatedPartiesConvertedAmount / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |
Unsecured and subordinated loans, shares converted |  |  |  |  |  | 62,111 gaia_DueFromRelatedPartiesSharesConverted / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |
Collections for loans receivable |  | 2,300,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  | 2,100,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |
Acquisition of RSOL's tenant leasehold improvements |  |  |  |  | 200,000 us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |
Related party transaction |  |  |  | 300,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |
Federal income tax rate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards, if unused, expiration year | 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Portion of net operating loss carryforwards | 4,400,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset related to Tax Sharing Agreement | 1,600,000 us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease agreement period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Monthly lease payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,000 gaia_LeaseAgreementMonthlyPayment / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
Real Goods Solar | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock , Voting percentage |  | 20.00%gaia_CommonStockVotingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |  |  |  |  |  | 37.50%gaia_CommonStockVotingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Gain from sale of investment |  | $ 25,000,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Cash flows in 2013 include the $25.0 million gain from the sale of RGSE stock, the sale of GVE and the discontinuation of the DRTV Business Unit.

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