CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash	$ 3,768,897	$ 10,812,371
Restricted cash	2,994,364	0
Accounts receivable, net	1,689,415	1,091,076
Licensed content, current	556,591	1,041,609
Prepaid expenses	362,421	196,474
Deferred issuance cost	551,218	0
Other current assets	157,594	22,442
Total current assets	10,080,500	13,163,972
Property and equipment, net	154,434	320,671
Licensed content, non-current	21,085	35,648
Intangible assets, net	2,412,591	2,320,103
Goodwill	6,648,911	6,648,911
Equity method investments	450,115	850,054
Other non-current assets	58,089	365,006
Total assets	19,825,725	23,704,365
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including accounts payable of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") without recourse to the Company of $44,867 and $8,598, respectively as of December 31, 2015 and 2014)	45,788	110,814
Deferred revenue (including deferred revenue of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $15,080 and $13,431, respectively as of December 31, 2015 and 2014)	15,080	13,431
Accrued expenses (including accrued expenses of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $280,038 and $303,766, respectively as of December 31, 2015 and 2014)	1,196,066	797,340
Accrued salaries (including accrued salaries of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $10,861 and nil, respectively as of December 31, 2015 and 2014)	1,058,124	970,821
Other current liabilities (including other current liabilities of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $298,422 and $269,854, respectively as of December 31, 2015 and 2014)	312,170	278,622
Deposit payable	2,994,364	0
Accrued license fees (including accrued license fees of VIEs without recourse to the Company of $933,532 and $348,007, respectively as of December 31, 2015 and 2014)	933,532	348,007
Convertible promissory note	3,000,000	3,000,000
Warrant liabilities	395,217	585,050
Total current liabilities	9,950,341	6,104,085
Deferred income taxes	330,124	364,572
Total liabilities	10,280,465	6,468,657
Commitments and contingencies	0	0
Equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 24,249,109 and 23,793,702 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively	24,249	23,794
Additional paid-in capital	97,512,542	96,347,272
Accumulated deficit	(86,457,840)	(78,356,567)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(414,910)	(66,032)
Total YOU On Demand shareholder's equity	10,671,296	17,955,832
Non-controlling interest	(2,388,031)	(1,982,119)
Total equity	8,283,265	15,973,713
Total liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred stock and equity	19,825,725	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 December 31, 2015 and 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 $12,889,250 as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	7,255	7,365
Total equity	$ 7,255	$ 7,365