Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Asset Impairments and Exit Activity Costs - Additional Information (Detail)

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Asset Impairments and Exit Activity Costs - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items]    
Termination benefits recorded $ 2,472,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1  
Other general expenses 1,300,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense  
Gaiam Brand    
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items]    
Asset impairment charges 7,200,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= gaia_GaiamBrandMember
 
Severance and Termination Benefit    
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items]    
Termination benefits recorded 2,472,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
 
Accrued liability 2,174,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
1,765,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Expected restructuring payment in 2015   800,000gaia_ExpectedRestructuringPaymentInNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Expected restructuring payment in 2016   500,000gaia_ExpectedRestructuringPaymentInYearTwo
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Expected restructuring payment in 2017   500,000gaia_ExpectedRestructuringPaymentInYearThree
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
Media Library    
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items]    
Asset impairment charges 4,400,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= gaia_MediaLibraryMember
 
Advances    
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items]    
Asset impairment charges 1,500,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrentAssetsMember
 
Property and Equipment    
Asset Impairment And Closure Costs [Line Items]    
Asset impairment charges $ 1,300,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentMember