UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 43,324,439	$ 1,480,464	$ 76,488,790	$ 2,750,190
Cost of revenue	43,272,723	800,399	72,615,102	1,716,179
Gross profit	51,716	680,065	3,873,688	1,034,011
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expense	2,875,440	1,808,906	4,140,612	3,973,959
Professional fees	747,418	270,491	1,014,551	637,937
Depreciation and amortization	60,942	123,343	257,153	220,806
Impairment of other intangible assets	63,621		63,621
Total operating expense	3,747,421	2,202,740	5,475,937	4,832,702
Loss from operations	(3,695,705)	(1,522,675)	(1,602,249)	(3,798,691)
Interest and other income (expense)
Interest expense, net	(3,696)	(166,710)	(45,253)	(200,183)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities	26,117	106,583	(243,999)	143,606
Equity in loss of equity method investees	(33,090)	(27,001)	(76,836)	(37,349)
Other	(11,072)	(5,258)	(110,642)	(5,096)
Loss before income taxes	(3,717,446)	(1,615,061)	(2,078,979)	(3,897,713)
Income tax benefit		8,612		17,224
Net loss	(3,717,446)	(1,606,449)	(2,078,979)	(3,880,489)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	57,221	18,360	631,633	155,929
Net loss attributable to Seven Stars Cloud shareholders	$ (3,660,225)	$ (1,588,089)	$ (1,447,346)	$ (3,724,560)
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.14)
Diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.14)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	61,180,365	29,197,899	58,297,202	26,815,888
Diluted (in shares)	61,180,365	29,197,899	58,297,202	26,815,888