Gaia, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 400,000	$ 600,000
Allowance for product returns	800,000gaia_AllowanceForProductReturns	1,600,000gaia_AllowanceForProductReturns
Estimated value of obsolete or slow-moving inventory	1,200,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown	2,100,000us-gaap_InventoryWriteDown
Advertising expense	16,400,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	15,300,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	13,600,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Accumulated amortization of media library	14,500,000	13,600,000
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	725,000	1,440,000	1,387,000
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	60 months
Defined Contribution Pension Plan 401k
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan annual matching contribution amount	200,000	300,000	200,000
Released Titles
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Capitalized production cost	2,000,000
Expected amortization of capitalized production costs in 2015	2,400,000
Percentage of expected amortization of capitalized production costs in 2015	42.80%
Percentage of expected amortization of capitalized production costs next three years	84.50%
Unreleased Titles
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Capitalized production cost	500,000
Media Titles and Rights
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Unamortized In Production Original Television Program Costs	1,600,000
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
Anticipated royalties incurred 2015	$ 2,500,000
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
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member] \| Target
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of account receivable by major customer	44.10%	43.60%