General (Policies)	9 Months Ended
General (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Prior period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable The carrying value of our accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, represents their estimated net realizable value. We estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts based on type of customer, age of outstanding receivable, historical collection trends, and existing economic conditions. If events or changes in circumstances indicate that a specific receivable balance may be unrealizable, further consideration is given to the collectability of those balances, and the allowance is adjusted accordingly. Receivable balances deemed uncollectible are written off against the allowance.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes CVSL and its U.S. subsidiaries (excluding TLC) file a consolidated Federal income tax return. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between financial statement and tax bases of asset and liabilities. Benefits from tax credits are reflected currently in earnings. We record income tax positions based on a more likely than not threshold that the tax positions will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities having full knowledge of all relevant information.
Translation of Foreign Currencies	Translation of Foreign Currencies The functional currency of our foreign subsidiaries is the local currency of their country of domicile. Assets and liabilities of the foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at period-end exchange rates. Revenue and expense accounts are translated at the weighted-average rates for the quarterly accounting period to which they relate. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates. Foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated as a component of other comprehensive income.
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue	Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue In the ordinary course of business we receive payments, primarily via credit card, for the sale of products at the time customers place orders. Sales and related fees such as shipping and handling, net of applicable sales discounts, are recorded as revenue when the product is shipped and when title and the risk of ownership passes to the customer. The Company presents revenues net of any taxes collected from customers which are remitted to governmental authorities. Payments received for undelivered products are recorded as deferred revenue and are included in current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Certain incentives offered on the sale of our products, including sales discounts, are classified as program costs and discounts. A provision for product returns and allowances is recorded and is founded on historical experience and is classified as a reduction of revenues.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements In January 2015 the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-01 (ASU 2015-01), Income Statement - Extraordinary Items and Unusual Items. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2015-01 eliminates the concept of extraordinary items from GAAP. We are in the process of assessing the effects of the application of the new guidance on our financial statements. In February 2015 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-02 (ASU 2015-02), Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The new consolidation standard changes the criteria a reporting enterprise uses to evaluate if certain legal entities, such as limited partnerships and similar entities, should be consolidated. We are in the process of assessing the effects of the application of the new guidance on our financial statements. In April 2015 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 (ASU 2015-03), Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The new standard requires debt issuance costs to be classified as reductions to the face value of the related debt. We do not expect ASU 2015-03 to materially affect our financial position until we issue new debt. In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-11 (ASU 2015-11) to simplify the subsequent measurement of inventory. The new standard requires that inventory be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, including interim reporting periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. In August 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-15 (ASU 2015-15), Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements. This new standard codifies an SEC staff announcement that entities are permitted to defer and present debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements as assets. The ASU clarifies that the SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The ASU is effective immediately for both public business entities and non-public entities. Although this ASU is effective immediately, we do not expect it to materially affect our financial position until we enter into a line-of-credit arrangement.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	CVSL management performs its goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible impairment tests annually or when changes in circumstances indicate an impairment event may have occurred by estimating the fair value of each reporting segment compared to its carrying value. The Company is aggregated into five operating segments presented herein (Note 13) based on similar economic characteristics, nature of products and services, nature of production processes, type of customers and distribution methods. Our five operating segments consist of: 1) Gourmet Food Products, 2) Home Décor, 3) Nutritionals and Wellness, 4) Publishing and Printing and 5) Other. We use a discounted cash flow model and a market approach to calculate the fair value of our operating segments. The models include a number of significant assumptions and estimates regarding future cash flows and these estimates could be materially impacted by adverse changes in market conditions. Goodwill is measured for impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, a second step is performed to determine the implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is lower than its carrying value, an impairment charge equal to the difference is recorded.

Disclosure of accounting policy for income taxes, which may include its accounting policies for recognizing and measuring deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances, recognizing investment tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards, and other carryforwards, methodologies for determining its effective income tax rate and the characterization of interest and penalties in the financial statements.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for revenue recognition. If the entity has different policies for different types of revenue transactions, the policy for each material type of transaction is generally disclosed. If a sales transaction has multiple element arrangements (for example, delivery of multiple products, services or the rights to use assets) the disclosure may indicate the accounting policy for each unit of accounting as well as how units of accounting are determined and valued. The disclosure may encompass important judgment as to appropriateness of principles related to recognition of revenue. The disclosure also may indicate the entity's treatment of any unearned or deferred revenue that arises from the transaction.

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