Employee Benefit Plan (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Defined contribution plan
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	90.00%
Demand Media 401k Plan
Defined contribution plan
Contributions	$ 0.4	$ 0.3

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942

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