CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($)	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	YOU On Demand Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Non-controlling Interest [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 7,365	$ 23,794	$ 96,347,272	$ (78,356,567)	$ (66,032)	$ 17,955,832	$ (1,982,119)	$ 15,973,713
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	7,365,283	23,793,702
Share-based compensation			251,356			251,356		251,356
Common stock issued from conversion of convertible note								0
Common stock issued for services		$ 25	92,495			92,520		92,520
Common stock issued for services (Shares)		24,999
Conversion of Series E Preferred Stock into common stock	$ (39)	$ 39
Conversion of Series E Preferred Stock into common stock (Shares)	(38,857)	38,857
Exercise of options		$ 3	(3)
Exercise of options (Shares)		2,811
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders				(4,115,609)		(4,115,609)	(127,524)	(4,243,133)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax					395	395	(1,117)	(722)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2015	$ 7,326	$ 23,861	96,691,120	(82,472,176)	(65,637)	14,184,494	(2,110,760)	12,073,734
Ending Balance (Shares) at Jun. 30, 2015	7,326,426	23,860,369
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 7,255	$ 24,249	97,512,542	(86,457,840)	(414,910)	10,671,296	(2,388,031)	8,283,265
Beginning Balance (Shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	7,254,997	24,249,109
Share-based compensation		$ 25	161,815			161,840		161,840
Share-based compensation (Shares)		25,000
Common stock issuance		$ 4,545	9,273,029			9,277,574		9,277,574
Common stock issuance (Shares)		4,545,455
Warrants issued in connection with common stock issuance			722,426			722,426		722,426
Issuance cost in connection with the issuance of common stock and warrants			(411,223)			(411,223)		(411,223)
Common stock issued from conversion of convertible note		$ 9,209	17,724,088			17,733,297		17,733,297
Common stock issued from conversion of convertible note (Shares)		9,208,860
Restricted Shares granted in connection with acquisition			121,695			121,695		121,695
Common stock issued for settlement of liability		$ 42	74,958			75,000		75,000
Common stock issued for settlement of liability (Shares)		41,780
Common stock issued from conversion of series E preferred stock	$ (100)	$ 100
Common stock issued from conversion of series E preferred stock (Shares)	(100,000)	100,000
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders				(3,724,560)		(3,724,560)	(155,929)	(3,880,489)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax					(218,070)	(218,070)	16,561	(201,509)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 7,155	$ 38,170	$ 125,179,330	$ (90,182,400)	$ (632,980)	$ 34,409,275	$ (2,527,399)	$ 31,881,876
Ending Balance (Shares) at Jun. 30, 2016	7,154,997	38,170,204