Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - Gaiam Brand Segment [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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May 04, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jul. 01, 2016 |
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| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||||||
| Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations | $ 100,388 | $ 110,715 | ||||
| Disposal date | Jul. 01, 2016 | |||||
| Gross purchase price of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations | $ 167,000 | |||||
| Income from discontinued operations, income tax benefit | $ 400 | $ 4,989 | $ 400 | $ 4,831 | ||
| Natural Habitat, Inc. [Member] | ||||||
| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||||||
| Percentage of noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries | 51.40% | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of subsidiary | $ 12,900 | |||||
| Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations | $ 10,300 | |||||
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- Definition Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation. No definition available.
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- Definition The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage. No definition available.
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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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