Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Gain from sale and closure of business $ 25,000,000us-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   18,700,000us-gaap_CashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesDiscontinuedOperations
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Net cash from operating activities, excluding net cash flows from purchased subsidiary working capital   $ 0gaia_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesExcludingNetCashFlowsFromPurchasedSubsidiaryWorkingCapital
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[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.