UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 33,164,351	$ 1,269,726
Cost of revenue	29,342,379	915,780
Gross profit	3,821,972	353,946
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expense	1,265,172	2,165,053
Professional fees	267,133	367,446
Depreciation and amortization	196,211	97,463
Total operating expense	1,728,516	2,629,962
Income (loss) from operations	2,093,456	(2,276,016)
Interest and other income (expense)
Interest expense	(41,557)	(33,473)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	(270,116)	37,023
Equity in loss of equity method investees	(43,746)	(10,348)
Other	(99,570)	162
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,638,467	(2,282,652)
Income tax benefit		8,612
Net income (loss)	1,638,467	(2,274,040)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	(574,412)	(137,569)
Net income (loss) attributable to Wecast Network, Inc. shareholders	$ 2,212,879	$ (2,136,471)
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ (0.09)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ (0.09)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Diluted (in shares)	60,715,721	24,484,562
Basic (in shares)	55,382,002	24,484,562