Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Equity - Additional Information (Detail)

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Equity - Additional Information (Detail)
 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Oct. 11, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
Equity [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage of common stock shares outstanding of chairman 75.00%gaia_CommonStockSharesOutstandingOwnershipPercentage      
Class B Common Stock Converted Into Class A Common Stock        
Equity [Line Items]        
Stock conversion ratio 1gaia_ShareConversionRatio
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= gaia_ClassBCommonStockConvertedIntoClassACommonStockMember 		     
Class A Common Stock        
Equity [Line Items]        
Common stock, shares outstanding 19,084,958us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember 		  18,595,121us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember 		 
Restricted stock award agreements, number of shares issued   15,759us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember 		   
Class A Common Stock | Board of Directors Chairman        
Equity [Line Items]        
Common stock, shares outstanding 648,682us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember 		     
Class A Common Stock | Real Goods Solar        
Equity [Line Items]        
Voting ownership percentage       20.00%gaia_EquityMethodInvestmentVotingOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Class B Common Stock        
Equity [Line Items]        
Common stock, shares outstanding 5,400,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember 		  5,400,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember 		 
Class B Common Stock | Board of Directors Chairman        
Equity [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage of common stock shares outstanding of chairman 100.00%gaia_CommonStockSharesOutstandingOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember 		     
Common stock, shares outstanding 5,400,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_BoardOfDirectorsChairmanMember