Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data
Total
Total Gaiam Equity
Accumulated Deficit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011 $ 131,174us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 128,110us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (30,779)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 113us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 158,773us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 3,064us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011         22,697,844us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock in conjunction with acquisitions and share-based compensation 1,011us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 1,011us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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      1,011us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock in conjunction with acquisitions and share-based compensation (in shares)         32,620us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Adjustment due to subsidiary's acquisition of a noncontrolling interest (163)gaia_AdjustmentsDueToBusinessAcquisitions (170)gaia_AdjustmentsDueToBusinessAcquisitions
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      (170)gaia_AdjustmentsDueToBusinessAcquisitions
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7gaia_AdjustmentsDueToBusinessAcquisitions
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Subsidiary's dividend to noncontrolling interest (583)gaia_SubsidiaryDividendsToNoncontrollingInterests           (583)gaia_SubsidiaryDividendsToNoncontrollingInterests
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Comprehensive income (loss) (12,567)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (12,877)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(12,882)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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5us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    310us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2012 118,872us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 116,074us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(43,661)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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118us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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159,614us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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2,798us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012         22,730,464us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock in conjunction with acquisitions and share-based compensation 8,261us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 8,261us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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      8,261us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock in conjunction with acquisitions and share-based compensation (in shares)         1,264,657us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Noncontrolling interest portion of subsidiary's business combinations 426us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination           426us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination
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Comprehensive income (loss) (22,269)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (22,903)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(22,752)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(151)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    634us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013 105,290us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 101,432us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(66,413)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(33)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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167,875us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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3,858us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013         23,995,121us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock in conjunction with acquisitions and share-based compensation 3,440us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 3,440us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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      3,440us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Issuance of Gaiam, Inc. common stock in conjunction with acquisitions and share-based compensation (in shares)         489,837us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Noncontrolling interest portion of subsidiary's business combinations 115us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination           115us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination
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Subsidiary's dividend to noncontrolling interest (150)gaia_SubsidiaryDividendsToNoncontrollingInterests           (150)gaia_SubsidiaryDividendsToNoncontrollingInterests
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Comprehensive income (loss) (9,136)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (10,083)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(9,916)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(167)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    947us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 99,559us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 94,789us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (76,329)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (200)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 3us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 171,315us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 4,770us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014         24,484,958us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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