Consolidated Income Statements (Parenthetical)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Consolidated Income Statements
Number of days for which results of TLC is consolidated	13 days

Represents the number of days for which results of acquiree is consolidated.

No definition available.

Name:	cvsl_NumberOfDaysForWhichResultsOfAcquireeConsolidated
Namespace Prefix:	cvsl_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration