Going Concern and Management's Plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Going Concern and Management's Plans [Abstract]
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders	$ (3,721,619)	$ (5,584,305)	$ (7,941,691)	$ (7,810,911)
Cash used for operations			5,525,472	2,167,000
Working capital	3,141,000		3,141,000
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	3,000,000		3,000,000
Convertible note principal amount	3,000,000		3,000,000
Annual interest rate (in hundredths)	4.00%		4.00%
Maturity date, description			the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company closes the next financing of equity or equity-linked securities of the Company in which at least $5,000,000 in gross proceeds is raised, and (ii) May 10, 2013
Minimum gross proceeds from issuance of equity to trigger earlier maturity date			$ 5,000,000
Convertible debt conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 10		$ 10
Closing bid price of common stock on trading day (in dollars per share)			$ 4.75