Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

Inventory, which includes the ex-factory cost of goods, capitalized warehouse costs and in-bound freight and duty, is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, net of inventory obsolescence reserve, and consists of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2020		2019
Raw materials	$	135	$	144
Finished goods		38,507		54,115
	$	38,642	$	54,259

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are being depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Office equipment	5 years
Automobiles	5 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 - 7 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of length of lease or 10 years

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the amounts used to calculate basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 follows (in thousands, except per share data):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Net loss	$	(14,144	)	$	(55,379	)	$	(42,425	)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests		130			169			(57	)
Net loss attributable to JAKKS Pacific, Inc.		(14,274	)		(55,548	)		(42,368	)
Preferred stock dividend		(1,257	)		(483	)		—
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	(15,531	)	$	(56,031	)	$	(42,368	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted		3,634			2,598			2,310
Loss per share available to common stockholders - basic and diluted	$	(4.27	)	$	(21.57	)	$	(18.34	)