UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,626,844	$ 476,165	$ 4,377,034	$ 2,983,741
Cost of revenue	893,796	900,284	2,609,975	2,772,322
Gross profit/(loss)	733,048	(424,119)	1,767,059	211,419
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expense	2,320,247	1,832,443	6,294,206	5,939,559
Professional fees	326,353	141,034	964,290	581,115
Depreciation and amortization	123,502	98,643	344,308	283,468
Impairment of long-lived assets (Note 6)	172,064		172,064
Total operating expense	2,942,166	2,072,120	7,774,868	6,804,142
Loss from operations	(2,209,118)	(2,496,239)	(6,007,809)	(6,592,723)
Interest and other income/(expense)
Interest expense, net	(24,971)	(30,613)	(225,154)	(89,168)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	58,220	91,315	201,826	125,364
Equity in earning (loss) of equity method investees	17,487	(50,642)	(19,862)	(143,666)
Other	(3,313)	142,280	(8,409)	95,937
Loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest	(2,161,695)	(2,343,899)	(6,059,408)	(6,604,256)
Income tax benefit	8,612	8,612	25,836	25,836
Net loss	(2,153,083)	(2,335,287)	(6,033,572)	(6,578,420)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	105,879	249,369	261,809	376,893
Net loss attributable to Wecast Network shareholders	$ (2,047,204)	$ (2,085,918)	$ (5,771,763)	$ (6,201,527)
Basic and diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.09)	$ (0.18)	$ (0.26)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	41,184,037	24,003,403	31,640,230	23,890,929