Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 16, 2014 Subsequent event	Oct. 15, 2014 Subsequent event	Apr. 10, 2013 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock	Aug. 24, 2012 Rochon Capital	Mar. 31, 2014 Rochon Capital	Apr. 10, 2013 Rochon Capital	Mar. 14, 2014 Uppercase Living item	Mar. 31, 2014 Uppercase Living	Mar. 14, 2014 UAI	Mar. 31, 2013 TLC	Mar. 18, 2013 TLC	Mar. 18, 2013 TLC Convertible notes one	Mar. 18, 2013 TLC Promissory note
Acquisitions
Common stock issuable in consideration (in shares)										12,725
Par value of common stock issuable in consideration (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001								$ 0.0001
Fair value of common stock issuable in consideration										$ 96,706
Shares delivered to escrow account										16,195
Fair value of shares delivered to escrow account										123,081
Maximum duration of escrow account										24 months
Payable recorded due to non delivery of shares of common stock											219,787
Number of contingent payments										3
Contingent consideration payable in 2014 (as a percent)										10.00%
Contingent consideration payable in 2015 (as a percent)										10.00%
Contingent consideration payable in 2016 (as a percent)										10.00%
Ownership interest acquired of the voting stock (as a percent)														64.60%
Ownership interest acquired of all the stock (as a percent)														51.70%
Amount of debt															6,500,000	4,000,000
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents												2,000		84,062
Accounts receivable												1,742		259,602
Inventory												96,497		19,892,740
Prepaid expenses and other														1,074,420
Total current assets												100,239		21,310,824
Property, plant and equipment												23,230		28,469,390
Goodwill	4,744,107	4,422,928										469,065
Other assets												16,366		3,946,570
Total assets												608,900		53,726,784
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable - trade												267,337		6,383,107
Accrued commissions												79,003
Deferred revenue												28,399		4,132,386
Line of credit payable														9,319,612
Current portion of long-term debt														354,390
Other current liabilities												96,706		3,962,045
Total current liabilities												471,445		24,151,540
Long-term debt														9,265,766
Other long-term liabilities												137,455
Total liabilities										512,195		608,900		33,417,306
Stockholders' equity:
Stockholders' equity attributable to CVSL stockholders'														10,500,000
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interest														9,809,478
Total stockholders' equity														20,309,478
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity												608,900		53,726,784
Proceeds from sale of industrial building at the ECO Business Park in Frazeysburg, Ohio	1,333,857
Gain on sale of industrial building at the ECO Business Park in Frazeysburg, Ohio	271,970
Net gain on sales of other assets	6,043
TLC Results from Operations
Gross sales													3,998,530
Program costs and discounts													(1,031,970)
Net sales													2,966,560
Costs of sales													1,370,120
Gross profit													1,596,440
Commissions and incentives													604,404
Selling, general and administrative													906,007
Operating profit													86,029
Interest expense, net													37,488
Net income													48,541
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest													23,445
Net earnings attributed to CVSL													$ 25,096
Restricted common stock issued (in shares)							21,904,302
Restricted common stock issued (as a percent)							90.00%
Additional shares issuable under Share Exchange Agreement								25,240,676	25,240,676
Authorized number of shares of common stock	250,000,000	250,000,000	250,000,000	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000	490,000,000
Reverse stock split of issued and outstanding shares of common stock			0.05