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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Represents the shares issued pursuant to the share exchange agreement.

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Represents wholly-owned investment holding companies incorporated.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details)		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2009 shares	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Wholly-Owned Investment Holding Companies Incorporated		2
China Net BVI [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Consolidated Subsidiary Ownership Percentage	100.00%
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%
Guohua Shiji [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		19.00%
Guohua Shiji [Member] \| Beijing CNET Online [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		19.00%
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member] \| Beijing CNET Online [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Chuangshi Meiwei [Member] \| ChinaNet Investment BVI [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage				40.00%
Beijing Saturday [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Beijing Saturday [Member] \| Beijing CNET Online [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Beijing Chuang Fu Tian Xia [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online [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%
Shenzhen Mingshan [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online [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%
Zhao Shang Ke Hubei [Member] \| Business Opportunity Online 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%
ChinaNet Korea [Member] \| ChinaNet Investment BVI [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Unaffiliated Investors in Business Entity		3
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		19.00%
ChinaNet Chuang Tou [Member] \| ChinaNet Online PRC [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Cost Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			19.00%
Number of Unaffiliated Investors in Business Entity			2
China Net BVI [Member] \| China Net BVI [Member]
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Shares Issued Pursuant to Share Exchange Agreement (in Shares)	13,790,800