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Financial Information for Segments (Detail) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Consolidated net revenue | $ 37,638,000us-gaap_Revenues | $ 37,611,000us-gaap_Revenues |
| Consolidated contribution (loss) | (2,868,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | (2,478,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Reconciliation of contribution loss to net (loss) income attributable to Gaiam, Inc.: | ||
| Interest and other (expense) income | (501,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense | 38,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense |
| Gain on sale of investments | 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal | 438,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal |
| Income tax expense | (49,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (96,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| (Loss) income from discontinued operations | (466,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax | 26,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | (8,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | (62,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |
| Net (loss) income attributable to Gaiam, Inc. | (3,892,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | (2,134,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
| Gaiam Brand | ||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Consolidated net revenue |
34,532,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamBrandMember |
35,315,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamBrandMember |
| Consolidated contribution (loss) |
(260,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamBrandMember |
100,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamBrandMember |
| Gaiam TV | ||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Consolidated net revenue |
3,106,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamTvSegmentMember |
2,296,000us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamTvSegmentMember |
| Consolidated contribution (loss) |
(2,327,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamTvSegmentMember |
(2,208,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gaia_GaiamTvSegmentMember |
| Other unallocated corporate expenses [Member] | ||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Consolidated contribution (loss) |
(281,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
(370,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
| Continuing operations | ||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||
| Consolidated contribution (loss) |
$ (2,587,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis = us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember |
$ (2,108,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis = us-gaap_SegmentContinuingOperationsMember |
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