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Income from Discontinued Operations Amounts as Reported on Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail)

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Income from Discontinued Operations Amounts as Reported on Consolidated Statements of Operations (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 $ 2,516us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue $ 53,539us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue $ 75,232us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes                 (3,477)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax 2,386us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax 10,417us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
Exit activity and asset impairment charges before income taxes                   (1,776)gaia_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationExitActivityAndAssetImpairmentChargesBeforeIncomeTax [1]  
Income tax benefit (expense)                 150us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation (209)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation (3,769)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
Income from operations of discontinued operations                 (3,327)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax 401us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax 6,648us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations:                      
Income tax benefit                   1,463us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfIncomeLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperation  
Loss from disposal of discontinued operations         (2,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax         (2,396)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax  
(Loss) income from discontinued operations (3,273)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (82)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 26us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (4,851)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax [2] 1,004us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (129)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax 1,981us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (3,327)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (1,995)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax [3] 6,648us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax [4]
GVE Newco, LLC                      
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations:                      
Gain on sale of GVE before income taxes                   5,622us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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Direct Response Television Advertising                      
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations:                      
Impairment of DRTV before income taxes                   $ (9,481)gaia_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationImpairmentChargesBeforeIncomeTax
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[1] (a) In direct conjunction with the discontinuing of our GVE and DRTV operations, during 2013 we recognized exit activity charges of $0.8 million for employee termination benefits and $1.0 million for non-cancellable facility leases, of which $0.3 million had been paid as of December 31, 2013, the balance of these amounts was paid in 2014.
[2] (b) We recorded a charge of $11.0 million to exit certain businesses, to restructure certain operations, and a net loss of $2.0 million after selling GVE and discontinuing DRTV in the fourth quarter. We also recorded a $23.2 million valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2013.
[3] Cash flows in 2013 include the $25.0 million gain from the sale of RGSE stock, the sale of GVE and the discontinuation of the DRTV Business Unit.
[4] Net cash provided by operating activities for discontinued operations during 2012 includes approximately $18.7 million of net cash provided by purchased Vivendi Entertainment ("Vivendi") working capital, which was used to partially fund the acquisition of Vivendi. Excluding the net cash flows from the purchased Vivendi working capital, net cash used by operating activities for discontinued operations would have been zero during 2012.
[5] (b) As a direct result of the discontinuance of our GVE and DRTV operations, we recognized impairment charges of $2.5 million for inventory, $3.8 million for deferred advertising costs, $0.8 million for advances, $0.4 million for property and equipment, $2.1 million for media library, $6.7 million for goodwill, and $3.5 million for other intangibles.