Expense Reimbursement Value Price Per Share

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The amount of threshold reimbursements of third party expenses payable by the company.

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- Definition

Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918638-209977

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Amount of obligations related to rights to programming, including, but not limited to, feature films and episodic series, acquired under license agreements that will be paid after one year.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Rent expense		$ 107,303		$ 340,421
Rent expense (before ASU 2016-02)			$ 102,987		$ 310,375
Terms of lease agreement expires				Feb. 28, 2020
Contracts period for programming content				5 years
Programming Obligations	$ 6,005,154	6,005,154		$ 6,005,154		$ 0
Crackle Plus Entity [Member]
Cap reimbursement expenses payable	$ 5,000,000	5,000,000		5,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	9.75%
SMV
Contingently liable for letter of credit	$ 129,986	$ 129,986		$ 129,986		$ 129,986
Crackle Plus Entity [Member] \| Series A Preferred Stock
Expense Reimbursement Value Price Per Share	$ 25	$ 25		$ 25