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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Gain from sale of investment | $ 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal | $ 438,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal |
| Real Goods Solar | ||
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| Carrying value of investment |
0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember |
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| Real Goods Solar | Class A Common Stock | ||
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| Gain from sale of investment |
$ 400,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = gaia_RealGoodsSolarMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |
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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment. No definition available.
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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
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