Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 10, 2013 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock	Aug. 24, 2012 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)							254,490
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							323,897
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 is recorded in other long-term liabilities in the opening balance sheet							123,080
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									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
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)					438,086,034
Restricted common stock issued (as a percent)					90.00%
Additional shares issuable under Share Exchange Agreement						504,813,514
Authorized number of shares of common stock	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000	490,000,000