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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Nov. 05, 2013
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Apr. 23, 2013
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Jan. 01, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Gain from sale of investment | $ 1,480,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal | $ 25,096,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal | [1] | |||||||
| Related party transaction | 707,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction | 76,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction | ||||||||
| Federal income tax rate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | 34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | |||||||
| Deferred tax asset related to Tax Sharing Agreement | 1,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet | |||||||||
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| Common stock votes per share ,description | On December 31, 2011, we converted our RGSE Class B common shares, which had ten votes per share, to RGSE Class A common shares, which have one vote per share. | |||||||||
| Unsecured and subordinated loans, number of loans outstanding |
2gaia_NumberOfLoans / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Unsecured and subordinated loans, total amount receivable |
2,700,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Percentage annual interest rate on advanced investment |
10.00%us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionRate / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Unsecured and subordinated loans, total amount converted to shares |
100,000gaia_DueFromRelatedPartiesConvertedAmount / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Unsecured and subordinated loans, shares converted |
62,111gaia_DueFromRelatedPartiesSharesConverted / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Collections for loans receivable |
2,300,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
2,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Acquisition of RSOL's tenant leasehold improvements |
200,000us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsGross / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Related party transaction |
300,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Federal income tax rate |
34.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Operating loss carryforwards, if unused, expiration year | 2018 | |||||||||
| Portion of net operating loss carryforwards |
4,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Deferred tax asset related to Tax Sharing Agreement |
1,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Lease agreement period | 5 years | |||||||||
| Monthly lease payments |
36,000gaia_LeaseAgreementMonthlyPayment / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Real Goods Solar | Class A Common Stock | ||||||||||
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| Common stock , Voting percentage |
20.00%gaia_CommonStockVotingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |
37.50%gaia_CommonStockVotingRightsPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |
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| Gain from sale of investment |
$ 25,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |
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Common Stock Voting Rights Percentage No definition available.
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Due from Related Parties, Converted Amount No definition available.
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Due from Related Parties, Shares Converted No definition available.
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Lease Agreement Monthly payment No definition available.
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Lease Term No definition available.
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Number of Loans No definition available.
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Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Year No definition available.
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Description of voting rights of common stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment. No definition available.
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Amount before accumulated depreciation of additions or improvements to assets held under a lease arrangement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes loans held for sale. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from long-term debt by a related party. Related parties, include, but are not limited to, affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, and pension trusts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Identify the stated interest rate per the agreement, for example, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties. No definition available.
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