Name:	csse_AgreementRenewalTerm
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Term of the contract, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_AgreementTermOfContract
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

The amount of capitalized direct negative costs incurred in the physical production of video content and/or episodic television programming, as well as allocations of production overhead and capitalized interest, net of accumulated amortization.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_CapitalizedProgrammingCostsNet
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

Amount of expense related to the license agreement including license fees and marketing support based on net revenue.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_CombinedLicenseAndMarketingSupportFeeExpense
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

Amount of incremental recurring license fee paid quarterly, as a percentage of gross revenue.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_IncrementalRecurringLicenseFeePercent
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

The amount of management fees paid each quarter, as a percent of net revenue.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_ManagementFeeExpensePercentage
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

The cash outflow to acquire right to integrate certain products during the year.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_PaymentsToAcquireRightToIntegrateCertainProducts
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

Minimum number of days prior to the end of the then current agreement term that written notice must be received, from either party, to terminate the agreement.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_PeriodOfNoticeToTerminateAgreement
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

The amount of marketing fees paid quarterly as a percentage of gross revenue.

No definition available.

Name:	csse_QuarterlyMarketingSupportFeePercent
Namespace Prefix:	csse_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

For an unclassified balance sheet, amount of receivables due from an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39599-107864

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119400593&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

Reference 5: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864

Name:	us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

Amount of expenses related to the managing member or general partner for management of the day-to-day business functions of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

Name:	us-gaap_ManagementFeeExpense
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

No definition available.

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis=csse_RelatedPartyManagementAgreementMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis=csse_RelatedPartyPromotionsLicenseAgreementMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis=csse_ChickenSoupForSoulLlcMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis=csse_RelatedPartyLicenseAgreementMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis=csse_OneLastThingMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

Name:	us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis=csse_CracklePlusMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: