Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidations (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Basis Of Presentation And Principles Of Consolidation
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation	Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated. The interim results for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of results for the full 2017 calendar year or any other future interim periods. As such, the information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the results of Teladoc, two professional associations and twenty two professional corporations and a service corporation (collectively, the “Association”). Teladoc Physicians, P.A. is party to several Services Agreements by and among it and the professional corporations pursuant to which each professional corporation provides services to Teladoc Physicians, P.A. Each professional corporation is established pursuant to the requirements of its respective domestic jurisdiction governing the corporate practice of medicine. The Company holds a variable interest in the Association which contracts with physicians and other health professionals in order to provide services to Teladoc. The Association is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) since it does not have sufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. An enterprise having a controlling financial interest in a VIE, must consolidate the VIE if it has both power and benefits—that is, it has (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance (power) and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that potentially could be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that potentially could be significant to the VIE (benefits). The Company has the power and rights to control all activities of the Association and funds and absorbs all losses of the VIE. Total revenue and net loss for the VIE were $7.1 million and $(1.8) million, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and $4.9 million and $(1.9) million, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Total revenue and net loss for the VIE were $15.7 million and $(4.4) million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and $11.0 million and $(3.5) million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The VIE’s total assets were $2.7 million and $2.9 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Total liabilities for the VIE were $32.1 million and $27.8 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The VIE’s total stockholders’ deficit was $29.4 million and $25.0 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting during the quarter ended March 31, 2017 as described below. There have been no other changes to the significant accounting policies described in the Form 10-K that have had a material impact on the consolidated financial statements and related notes.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. On January 1, 2017, the Company adopted this standard on a modified retrospective basis. As a result of the adoption of this standard, a deferred tax asset of approximately $1.3 million was recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to accumulated deficit. The Company has also recorded a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty regarding the future realization and as a result, there was no change to stockholders’ equity. Additionally, the Company elected to change its policy from estimating forfeitures to recognizing forfeitures when they occur and recorded a cumulative adjustment to accumulated deficit of approximately $0.1 million as of January 1, 2017. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), to achieve a consistent application of revenue recognition within the U.S., resulting in a single revenue model to be applied by reporting companies under GAAP. Under the new model, recognition of revenue occurs when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the revised guidance requires that reporting companies disclose the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The revised guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the quarter ending March 31, 2018; early adoption is allowed. The revised guidance is required to be applied retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or modified retrospectively applied with the cumulative effect of initially applying it recognized at the date of initial application. The Company has undergone a process of identifying the various types of revenue streams and has performed an initial evaluation of the components of the associated contractual arrangements. The Company will be assessing the impact of this standard on its revenue recognition policy and anticipates adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 outlines a comprehensive lease accounting model and supersedes the current lease guidance. The new guidance requires lessees to recognize lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets for all leases with lease terms of greater than 12 months. It also changes the definition of a lease and expands the disclosure requirements of lease arrangements. The new guidance must be adopted using the modified retrospective approach and will be effective for the Company starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.