Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation	Note 1. Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation *Description of Business* One Horizon Group, Inc., (the “Company” or “Horizon”) develops proprietary software primarily in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and bandwidth optimization markets. Its subsidiary Horizon Globex GmbH provides our software and hosted VoIP services under perpetual license arrangements on a business to business basis throughout the world to telecommunication companies. OHGI through its Chinese company Suzhou Aishuo Network Information Co. Ltd. provides the Aishuo App to end user customer through App stores based in China. Our Aishuo customers purchase call credits for Public Service Telephone Network (PSTN) access using a variety of Chinese on-line payment services including Union Pay and Apple Pay. *Interim Period Financial Statements* The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s instructions. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim period. The results reported in these interim consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016. *Principles of Consolidation* The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of One Horizon Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries One Horizon Group plc (OHG), Horizon Globex GmbH, Abbey Technology GmbH, One Horizon Group Pte., Limited, Horizon Globex Ireland Limited, Global Phone Credit Limited and One Horizon Hong Kong Limited, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Horizon Network Technology Co. Ltd. (HNT). In addition, included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016, are the accounts of Suzhou Aishuo Network Information Co., Ltd. which is controlled by One Horizon Group, Inc. through various contractual arrangements (Note 3). During the year ended December 31, 2015, the minority parties which held ownership interests in HNT returned their shareholdings to HNT such that HNT is now fully owned by the Company. The amount of consolidated net loss attributable to the Company and the non-controlling interest, up to the time that the shareholdings were returned, are both presented in the face of the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business and Principles of Consolidation

Note 1. Description of Business, Organization and Principles of Consolidation

Description of Business

One Horizon Group, Inc., (the “Company” or “Horizon”) develops proprietary software primarily in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and bandwidth optimization markets. Its subsidiary Horizon Globex GmbH provides our software and hosted VoIP services under perpetual license arrangements on a business to business basis throughout the world to telecommunication companies. OHGI through its Chinese company Suzhou Aishuo Network Information Co. Ltd. provides the Aishuo App to end user customer through App stores based in China. Our Aishuo customers purchase call credits for Public Service Telephone Network (PSTN) access using a variety of Chinese on-line payment services including Union Pay and Apple Pay.

Interim Period Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s instructions. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations reflect interim adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature and, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim period. The results reported in these interim consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. Certain information and note disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of One Horizon Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries One Horizon Group plc (OHG), Horizon Globex GmbH, Abbey Technology GmbH, One Horizon Group Pte., Limited, Horizon Globex Ireland Limited, Global Phone Credit Limited and One Horizon Hong Kong Limited, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Horizon Network Technology Co. Ltd. (HNT). In addition, included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016, are the accounts of Suzhou Aishuo Network Information Co., Ltd. which is controlled by One Horizon Group, Inc. through various contractual arrangements (Note 3).

During the year ended December 31, 2015, the minority parties which held ownership interests in HNT returned their shareholdings to HNT such that HNT is now fully owned by the Company. The amount of consolidated net loss attributable to the Company and the non-controlling interest, up to the time that the shareholdings were returned, are both presented in the face of the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.