Organization, Nature of Operations, and Principles of Consolidation - Additional Information (Detail)		6 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2016 $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2016 Transactions Segment
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Entity Incorporation, Date of Incorporation		Jul. 07, 1988
Percentage of digital streaming exclusively available for subscribers		90.00%
Gaiam Brand Business [Member]
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Disposal date		Jul. 01, 2016
Number of transactions entered for sale of business \| Transactions		2
Number of business segment \| Segment		1
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Stock Option [Member]
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Repurchase of common stock,shares	842,114
Repurchase of common stock, per share amount \| $ / shares	$ 7.75
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Repurchase of common stock,shares	9,636,848

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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