UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,356,761	$ 10,812,371
Accounts receivable, net	2,578,745	1,091,076
Licensed content, current	969,250	1,041,609
Prepaid expenses	522,505	196,474
Other current assets	44,790	22,442
Total current assets	8,472,051	13,163,972
Property and equipment, net	198,315	320,671
Licensed content, non-current	27,118	35,648
Intangible assets, net	2,482,398	2,320,103
Goodwill	6,648,911	6,648,911
Long-term equity investments	688,672	850,054
Other non-current assets	279,476	365,006
Total assets	18,796,941	23,704,365
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including accounts payable of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) without recourse to the Company of $9,229 and $8,598 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	22,374	110,814
Deferred revenue (including deferred revenue of VIE without recourse to the Company of $217,991 and $13,431 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	217,991	13,431
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (including accrued expenses and other liabilities of VIE without recourse to the Company of $998,930 and $573,620 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	3,019,822	2,046,783
Accrued license fees (including accrued license fees of VIE without recourse to the Company of $746,071 and $348,007 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)	746,071	348,007
Convertible promissory note	3,000,000	3,000,000
Warrant liabilities	459,686	585,050
Total current liabilities	7,465,944	6,104,085
Deferred income tax liability	338,736	364,572
Total liabilities	7,804,680	6,468,657
Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 24,027,924 and 23,793,702 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	24,028	23,794
Additional paid-in capital	96,865,051	96,347,272
Accumulated deficit	(84,558,094)	(78,356,567)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(266,742)	(66,032)
Total YOU On Demand shareholder's equity	12,071,498	17,955,832
Non-controlling interest	(2,341,232)	(1,982,119)
Total equity	9,730,266	15,973,713
Total liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred stock and equity	18,796,941	23,704,365
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Convertible redeemable preferred stock:
Series A - 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $3,500,000 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	1,261,995	1,261,995
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Equity:
Series E Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value; 16,500,000 shares authorized, 7,254,997 and 7,365,283 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $12,696,245 and $12,889,245 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	$ 7,255	$ 7,365