Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Letters of credit deposit funds $ 500,000    
Percentage of account receivable by major customer 32.10% 22.90% 15.80%
Allowance for doubtful accounts 600,000 600,000  
Allowance for product returns 1,600,000 2,600,000  
Estimated value of obsolete or slow-moving inventory 2,100,000 1,500,000  
Advertising expense 15,300,000 13,600,000 27,200,000
Equity investment with an estimated fair value 1,300,000    
Accumulated amortization of media library 13,600,000 27,200,000  
Royalty payment expected to be incurred in 2014 3,000,000    
Amortization Expense 1,659,000 [1] 1,946,000 [2] 2,150,000
Amortization expense 321,000 228,000 454,000
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2014 493,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2015 467,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2016 195,000    
Media library estimated amortization expense year 1 1,000,000    
Media library estimated amortization expense year 2 1,000,000    
Media library estimated amortization expense year 3 1,000,000    
Media library estimated amortization expense year 4 1,000,000    
Media library estimated amortization expense year 5 1,000,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets thereafter 0    
Defined contribution plan percentage employee's matching contribution 50.00%    
Defined contribution plan maximum annual matching contribution amount 1,500    
Common stock shares excluded from computation of dilutive earnings per share 1,439,748 1,387,000 1,306,000
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 84 months    
Defined Contribution Pension Plan 401k
      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Defined contribution plan maximum annual matching contribution amount, 401(K) 300,000 200,000 200,000
Released Titles
      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Capitalized production cost 1,500,000    
Expected amortization of capitalized production costs in 2014 1,600,000    
Percentage of expected amortization of capitalized production costs in 2014 42.50%    
Percentage of expected amortization of capitalized production costs next three years 86.30%    
Unreleased Titles
      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Capitalized production cost 100,000    
Media Content
      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Accumulated amortization for produced media content 13,500,000 15,300,000  
Amortization Expense 788,000 900,000 1,000,000
Media Titles and Rights
      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Unamortized In Production Original Television Program Costs 1,400,000    
Amortization expense 553,000 772,000 752,000
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2014 150,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2015 150,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2016 150,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2017 150,000    
Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for year 2018 $ 150,000    
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    
Target
      
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]      
Percentage of account receivable by major customer 43.60% 54.50%  
[1] Cash flows in 2013 include the $25.0 million gain from the sale of RSOL stock, the sale of GVE and the closure of the DRTV Business Unit.
[2] Net cash provided by operating activities for discontinued operations during 2012 includes approximately $18.7 million of net cash provided by purchased Vivendi Entertainment ("Vivendi") working capital, which was used to partially fund the acquisition of Vivendi. Excluding the net cash flows from the purchased Vivendi working capital, net cash used by operating activities for discontinued operations would have been zero during 2012.