Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 35,742	$ 24,586	$ 54,961	$ 51,257
Program costs and discounts	(2,998)	(5,220)	(5,160)	(10,196)
Net revenue	32,744	19,366	49,801	41,061
Costs of sales	10,955	5,863	16,365	13,879
Gross profit	21,789	13,503	33,436	27,182
Commissions and incentives	12,612	6,005	18,480	12,978
Gain on sale of assets	(40)	(141)	(83)	(407)
Selling, general and administrative	10,829	11,301	20,269	20,389
Depreciation and amortization	678	445	1,308	1,066
Impairment of goodwill	192	0	192	0
Operating loss	(2,482)	(4,107)	(6,730)	(6,844)
Loss on marketable securities	0	58	7	552
Interest expense, net	745	213	1,341	479
Loss from operations before income tax provision	(3,227)	(4,378)	(8,078)	(7,875)
Income tax provision	192	213	386	492
Net loss	(3,419)	(4,591)	(8,464)	(8,367)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	1,726	1,046	1,892	1,686
Net loss attributable to CVSL Inc.	$ (1,693)	$ (3,545)	$ (6,572)	$ (6,681)
Basic and diluted loss per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding	34,367,095	24,400,893	32,017,582	24,403,486
Loss per common share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.15)	$ (0.21)	$ (0.27)