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

Schedule of Issued Shares of Class A common stock Under 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Employee Incentive Compensation Plans Disclosures [Line Items]
Shares issued to employees upon exercise of stock options			0
2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Class A Common Stock \| Independent Directors Compensation Plan [Member]
Schedule Of Employee Incentive Compensation Plans Disclosures [Line Items]
Shares issued to independent directors for services rendered, in lieu of cash compensation	19,542	49,187	32,620
2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Class A Common Stock \| Stock Option
Schedule Of Employee Incentive Compensation Plans Disclosures [Line Items]
Shares issued to employees upon exercise of stock options	354,926	160,470

Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.