|
Quarterly Financial Data (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $)
|
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec. 31, 2013
|
Dec. 31, 2014
|
Dec. 31, 2013
|
|
| Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] | |||
| Exit and restructuring cost | $ 11,000,000us-gaap_RestructuringCharges | ||
| Loss from sell of discontinued operations | (2,000,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax | (2,396,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax | |
| Establishment of valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets | 23,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 4,071,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance | 23,153,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance |
| Real Goods Solar | |||
| Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] | |||
| Carrying values of equity method investment |
$ 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
||
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Details
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Amount of gain (loss), after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Details
|