CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($)	Series E Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Wecast Network Shareholders' Equity	Non- controlling Interest	Total
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
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014	7,365,283	23,793,702
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation			300,797			300,797		300,797
Common stock issued for services		$ 121	216,985			217,106		217,106
Common stock issued for services (in shares)		120,755
Conversion of Series E Preferred Stock into common stock	$ (110)	$ 110
Conversion of Series E Preferred Stock into common stock (in shares)	(110,286)	110,286
Exercise of options		$ 3	(3)
Exercise of options (in shares)		3,181
Net loss				(6,201,527)		(6,201,527)	(376,893)	(6,578,420)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax					(200,710)	(200,710)	17,780	(182,930)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 7,255	$ 24,028	96,865,051	(84,558,094)	(266,742)	12,071,498	(2,341,232)	9,730,266
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015	7,254,997	24,027,924
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
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015	7,254,997	24,249,109
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation		$ 25	286,552			286,577		$ 286,577
Share-based compensation (in shares)		25,000
Exercise of options (in shares)
Common stock issuance		$ 9,091	17,268,483			17,277,574		$ 17,277,574
Common stock issuance (in shares)		9,090,909
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 (in shares)		9,208,860
Restricted Shares granted in connection with acquisition of intangible			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 (in 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 (in shares)	(100,000)	100,000
Net loss				(5,771,763)		(5,771,763)	(261,809)	(6,033,572)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax					(290,733)	(290,733)	21,459	(269,274)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 7,155	$ 42,716	$ 133,299,521	$ (92,229,603)	$ (705,643)	$ 40,414,146	$ (2,628,381)	$ 37,785,765
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016	7,154,997	42,715,658