The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the consolidated subsidiary.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

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Income earned percentage by the entity from its variable interest entities.

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Represents the number of unaffiliated investors in a business entity.

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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 CNY (¥)	Jan. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2015 CNY (¥)
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investments	$ 18,000	$ 177,000
PRC Operating Entities Business Operations, VIE [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Income Earned Percentage	100.00%
Shanghai Borongdingsi [Member] \| Beijing CNET Online [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Consolidated Subsidiary Ownership Percentage		51.00%
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Beijing Chuang Fu Tian Xia [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Consolidated Subsidiary Ownership Percentage		51.00%
Shenzhen Mingshan [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		23.18%
Zhao Shang Ke Hubei [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		25.50%
ChinaNet Korea [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		40.00%			40.00%
Number of Unaffiliated Investors in Business Entity		3			3
Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost (in Dollars)					$ 20,000
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%				10.00%	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Cost Method Investments						$ 160,000	¥ 1,000,000	$ 160,000	¥ 1,000,000
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		19.00%	19.00%	19.00%
Cost Method Investments			$ 3,000	¥ 20,000