Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012 Installment	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 12, 2012 DreamPlay Toys	Dec. 31, 2012 DreamPlay Toys	Dec. 31, 2012 THQ Inc Installment	Aug. 31, 2012 THQ Inc	Jun. 30, 2012 THQ Inc	Dec. 31, 2011 THQ Inc	Dec. 31, 2010 THQ Inc	Dec. 31, 2009 THQ Inc	Dec. 31, 2012 Pacific Animation Partners Joint Venture	Dec. 31, 2011 Pacific Animation Partners Joint Venture Project
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest in joint venture					50.00%							50.00%		50.00%
Payment due from joint venture party												$ 20,000,000
Payment received from joint venture party								1,000,000	2,000,000	6,000,000	6,000,000
Due from joint venture party, current							4,000,000
Due from joint venture party, non-current							4,000,000
Number of monthly installment to receive	10						10
Payments For Settlement Agreement	400,000						400,000
Investment in joint venture, percentage share of operating expenses														50.00%
Investment in joint venture, percentage share of production costs														31.00%
Number of episodes for which production completed														26
Total estimated production cost for approved episodes														4,100,000
Production cost incurred for episodes													1,400,000	2,700,000
Equity in net income/(loss) of joint venture		130,000	(34,000)	(56,000)
Producer fees and royalty income from joint venture													300,195
Cash paid to Nant Works for joint venture		1,524,000	2,696,000		8,000,000
Issue of warrants (in shares)					1,500,000
Issue of warrants					7,000,000
Joint venture term					3 years
Joint venture investment						$ 7,000,000
Economic interest, percentage						5.00%