Acquisitions and Other Transactions - Pro-forma Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs	$ 203
Betterware and Kleeneze
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	184,303
Net loss	(19,047)
Net loss attributable to JRjr33, Inc.	$ (13,264)
Loss per common share attributable to JRjr33, Inc., basic and diluted (USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ (0.40)
Kleeneze
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intercompany receivable write down	$ 33,100

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
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