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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Gain from sale and closure of business | $ 25,000,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations | (142,000)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations | (7,569,000)us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations | [1]
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainments |  |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations |  | 18,700,000 us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gaia_VivendiEntertainmentsMember | [1]
Net cash from operating activities, excluding net cash flows from purchased subsidiary working capital |  | $ 0 gaia_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesExcludingNetCashFlowsFromPurchasedSubsidiaryWorkingCapital / dei_LegalEntityAxis = gaia_VivendiEntertainmentsMember | [1]
[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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