Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 17 — Related Party Transactions In November 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp., Ltd., (“MC&C”) for the purpose of providing certain JAKKS licensed and non-licensed toys and consumer products to agreed-upon territories of the People’s Republic of China. The joint venture includes a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that sells, distributes and markets these products, which include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture and consolidates the joint venture since control rests with the Company. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income was $24,000 and $59,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income was $8,000 and $48,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. In October 2016, the Company entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited ("Meisheng"), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp, for the purpose of creating and developing original, multiplatform content for children including new short-form series and original shows. JAKKS and Meisheng each own fifty percent of the joint venture and will jointly own the content. JAKKS will retain merchandising rights for kids’ consumer products in all markets except China, which Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp. will oversee through the Company’s existing distribution joint venture. The results of operations of the joint venture are consolidated with the Company's results. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income (loss) from the joint venture for three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was nil. MC&C is an affiliate of Meisheng. As of June 30, 2021, Meisheng beneficially owns more than 7.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In March 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 366,089 shares of its common stock at an aggregate price of $19.3 million to a Hong Kong affiliate of its China joint venture partner. After their shareholder and China regulatory approval, the transaction closed on April 27, 2017. Upon the closing, the Company added a representative of Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp as a non-employee director and issued 1,332 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million, which vested in January 2018. In 2018, the Company issued 4,158 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2019. In 2019, the Company issued 5,471 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2020. Meisheng also serves as a significant manufacturer of the Company. In the first quarter of 2019, Meisheng acquired New Time Group, which was a third-party manufacturer of the Company. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company made inventory-related payments to Meisheng of approximately $21.8 million and $29.2 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company made inventory-related payments to Meisheng of approximately $14.0 million and $23.0 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts due to Meisheng for inventory received by the Company, but not paid totaled $19.6 million and $10.1 million, respectively. A director of the Company is a portfolio manager at Oasis Management. In August 2017, the Company agreed with Oasis Management and Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., the holder of approximately $21.6 million face amount of its 4.25% convertible senior notes due in 2018, to exchange and extend the maturity date of these notes to November 1, 2020. The transaction closed on November 7, 2017. In July 2018, the Company closed a transaction with Oasis Management and Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., to exchange $8.0 million face amount of the 4.25% convertible senior notes due in August 2018 with convertible senior notes similar to those issued in November 2017. In August 2019, the Company entered into the Recapitalization Transaction. In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company issued (i) amended and restated notes with respect to the $21.6 million Oasis Note issued on November 7, 2017, and the $8.0 million Oasis Note issued on July 26, 2018, and (ii) a new $8.0 million convertible senior note having the same terms as such amended and restated notes. Interest on the New Oasis Notes is payable on each May 1 and November 1 until maturity and accrues at an annual rate of (i) 3.25% if paid in cash or 5.00% if paid in stock plus (ii) 2.75% payable in kind. The New Oasis Notes mature 91 days after the amounts outstanding under the 2019 Recap Term Loan are paid in full, and in no event later than July 3, 2023. The maturity date for the convertible senior notes has been accelerated to September 2021 due to the repayment and termination of the 2019 Recap Term Loan Agreement which triggered the early maturity of the notes. A director of the Company is a director at Benefit Street Partners. On February 5, 2021, Benefit Street Partners and Oasis Investment II Master Funds Ltd, both related parties, entered into a purchase and sale agreement wherein Benefit Street Partners purchased $11.0 million of principal amount, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, of the New Oasis Notes from Oasis Investment II Master Funds Ltd. The transaction closed on February 8, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, Benefit Street Partners held $10.7 million in principal amount (including $0.2 million in PIK interest) of the New Oasis Notes. On June 2, 2021, the Company entered into the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement with Benefit Street Partners as Sole Lead Arranger for a $99.0 million Initial Term Loan and a $19.0 million Delayed Draw Term Loan. Net proceeds from the issuance of the 2021 BSP Term Loan, after deduction of $2.2 million in closing fees and $0.5 million of other administrative fees paid directly to the lenders, totaled $96.3 million. These fees are being amortized over the life of the 2021 BSP Term Loan. Proceeds from the 2021 BSP Term Loan, together with available cash from the Company, were used to repay the Company’s 2019 Recap Term Loan. Proceeds from the Delayed Draw Term Loan may be used to redeem any of the Company’s outstanding 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2023. On July 29, 2021 the Company terminated its Delayed Draw Term Loan option. Amounts outstanding under the 2021 BSP Term Loan will bear interest at either (i) LIBOR plus 6.50% - 7.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor, or (ii) base rate plus 5.50% - 6.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 2.00% base rate floor. The 2021 BSP Term Loan matures in June 2027. The 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement contains negative covenants, events of default, and the obligations under the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement are guaranteed by the Company. The terms, covenants, events of default, and Company obligations are described in more detail in Note 5 – Debt, as well as in the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement. As of June 30, 2021, Benefit Street Partners held $99.0 million in principal amount of the 2021 BSP Term Loan. A director of the Company is the managing Partner and portfolio manager at Axar Capital Management. As of June 30, 2021, Axar Capital Management held nil in principal amount of the 2019 Recap Term Loan. As of December 31, 2020, Axar Capital Management held $24.3 million in principal amount (including $0.9 million in payment-in-kind interest) of the 2019 Recap Term Loan.

Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Note 17 — Related Party Transactions

In November 2014, the Company entered into a joint venture with Meisheng Cultural & Creative Corp., Ltd., (“MC&C”) for the purpose of providing certain JAKKS licensed and non-licensed toys and consumer products to agreed-upon territories of the People’s Republic of China. The joint venture includes a subsidiary in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that sells, distributes and markets these products, which include dolls, plush, role play products, action figures, costumes, seasonal items, technology and app-enhanced toys, based on top entertainment licenses and JAKKS’ own proprietary brands. The Company owns fifty-one percent of the joint venture and consolidates the joint venture since control rests with the Company. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income was $24,000 and $59,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income was $8,000 and $48,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

In October 2016, the Company entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Meisheng Cultural Company Limited ("Meisheng"), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp, for the purpose of creating and developing original, multiplatform content for children including new short-form series and original shows. JAKKS and Meisheng each own fifty percent of the joint venture and will jointly own the content. JAKKS will retain merchandising rights for kids’ consumer products in all markets except China, which Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp. will oversee through the Company’s existing distribution joint venture. The results of operations of the joint venture are consolidated with the Company's results. The non-controlling interest’s share of the income (loss) from the joint venture for three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was nil. MC&C is an affiliate of Meisheng. As of June 30, 2021, Meisheng beneficially owns more than 7.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

In March 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 366,089 shares of its common stock at an aggregate price of $19.3 million to a Hong Kong affiliate of its China joint venture partner. After their shareholder and China regulatory approval, the transaction closed on April 27, 2017. Upon the closing, the Company added a representative of Meisheng Culture & Creative Corp as a non-employee director and issued 1,332 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million, which vested in January 2018. In 2018, the Company issued 4,158 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2019. In 2019, the Company issued 5,471 shares of restricted stock at a value of $0.1 million to the non-employee director, which vested in January 2020.

Meisheng also serves as a significant manufacturer of the Company. In the first quarter of 2019, Meisheng acquired New Time Group, which was a third-party manufacturer of the Company. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company made inventory-related payments to Meisheng of approximately $21.8 million and $29.2 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company made inventory-related payments to Meisheng of approximately $14.0 million and $23.0 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, amounts due to Meisheng for inventory received by the Company, but not paid totaled $19.6 million and $10.1 million, respectively.

A director of the Company is a portfolio manager at Oasis Management. In August 2017, the Company agreed with Oasis Management and Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., the holder of approximately $21.6 million face amount of its 4.25% convertible senior notes due in 2018, to exchange and extend the maturity date of these notes to November 1, 2020. The transaction closed on November 7, 2017. In July 2018, the Company closed a transaction with Oasis Management and Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., to exchange $8.0 million face amount of the 4.25% convertible senior notes due in August 2018 with convertible senior notes similar to those issued in November 2017. In August 2019, the Company entered into the Recapitalization Transaction. In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company issued (i) amended and restated notes with respect to the $21.6 million Oasis Note issued on November 7, 2017, and the $8.0 million Oasis Note issued on July 26, 2018, and (ii) a new $8.0 million convertible senior note having the same terms as such amended and restated notes. Interest on the New Oasis Notes is payable on each May 1 and November 1 until maturity and accrues at an annual rate of (i) 3.25% if paid in cash or 5.00% if paid in stock plus (ii) 2.75% payable in kind. The New Oasis Notes mature 91 days after the amounts outstanding under the 2019 Recap Term Loan are paid in full, and in no event later than July 3, 2023. The maturity date for the convertible senior notes has been accelerated to September 2021 due to the repayment and termination of the 2019 Recap Term Loan Agreement which triggered the early maturity of the notes.

A director of the Company is a director at Benefit Street Partners. On February 5, 2021, Benefit Street Partners and Oasis Investment II Master Funds Ltd, both related parties, entered into a purchase and sale agreement wherein Benefit Street Partners purchased $11.0 million of principal amount, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, of the New Oasis Notes from Oasis Investment II Master Funds Ltd. The transaction closed on February 8, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, Benefit Street Partners held $10.7 million in principal amount (including $0.2 million in PIK interest) of the New Oasis Notes. On June 2, 2021, the Company entered into the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement with Benefit Street Partners as Sole Lead Arranger for a $99.0 million Initial Term Loan and a $19.0 million Delayed Draw Term Loan. Net proceeds from the issuance of the 2021 BSP Term Loan, after deduction of $2.2 million in closing fees and $0.5 million of other administrative fees paid directly to the lenders, totaled $96.3 million. These fees are being amortized over the life of the 2021 BSP Term Loan. Proceeds from the 2021 BSP Term Loan, together with available cash from the Company, were used to repay the Company’s 2019 Recap Term Loan. Proceeds from the Delayed Draw Term Loan may be used to redeem any of the Company’s outstanding 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2023. On July 29, 2021 the Company terminated its Delayed Draw Term Loan option.

Amounts outstanding under the 2021 BSP Term Loan will bear interest at either (i) LIBOR plus 6.50% - 7.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor, or (ii) base rate plus 5.50% - 6.00% (determined by reference to a net leverage pricing grid), subject to a 2.00% base rate floor. The 2021 BSP Term Loan matures in June 2027.

The 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement contains negative covenants, events of default, and the obligations under the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement are guaranteed by the Company. The terms, covenants, events of default, and Company obligations are described in more detail in Note 5 – Debt, as well as in the 2021 BSP Term Loan Agreement. As of June 30, 2021, Benefit Street Partners held $99.0 million in principal amount of the 2021 BSP Term Loan.

A director of the Company is the managing Partner and portfolio manager at Axar Capital Management. As of June 30, 2021, Axar Capital Management held nil in principal amount of the 2019 Recap Term Loan. As of December 31, 2020, Axar Capital Management held $24.3 million in principal amount (including $0.9 million in payment-in-kind interest) of the 2019 Recap Term Loan.