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Asset Impairments and Exit Activity Costs - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items] |  |
Termination benefits recorded | $ 2,472,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 |
Other general expenses | 1,300,000 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense |
Gaiam Brand |  |
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charges | 7,200,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamBrandMember |
Severance and Termination Benefit |  |
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items] |  |
Termination benefits recorded | 2,472,000 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember |
Accrued liability | 2,174,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember | 1,765,000 us-gaap_RestructuringReserve / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Expected restructuring payment in 2015 |  | 800,000 gaia_ExpectedRestructuringPaymentInNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Expected restructuring payment in 2016 |  | 500,000 gaia_ExpectedRestructuringPaymentInYearTwo / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Expected restructuring payment in 2017 |  | 500,000 gaia_ExpectedRestructuringPaymentInYearThree / us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Media Library |  |
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charges | 4,400,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = gaia_MediaLibraryMember |
Advances |  |
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charges | 1,500,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember |
Property and Equipment |  |
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items] |  |
Asset impairment charges | $ 1,300,000 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember |

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