UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($)	Series E Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Seven Stars Cloud Shareholders' Equity	Non- controlling Interest	Total
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	161,815			161,840		161,840
Share-based compensation (in shares)		25,000
Common stock issuance		$ 4,545	9,273,029			9,277,574		9,277,574
Common stock issuance (in shares)		4,545,455
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			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 for warrant exercised
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				(3,724,560)		(3,724,560)	(155,929)	(3,880,489)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax					(218,070)	(218,070)	16,561	(201,509)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 7,155	$ 38,170	125,179,330	(90,182,400)	(632,980)	34,409,275	(2,527,399)	31,881,876
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016	7,154,997	38,170,204
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 7,155	$ 53,918	152,755,919	(115,669,268)	(1,353,302)	35,794,422	(5,325,481)	30,468,941
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	7,154,997	53,918,523
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation			147,652			147,652		147,652
Share-based compensation (in shares)
Common stock issuance		$ 538	1,479,463			1,480,001		1,480,001
Common stock issuance (in shares)		538,182
Common stock issuance for RSU vested		$ 105	(105)
Common stock issuance for RSU vested (in shares)		105,215
Common stock issuance for option exercised		$ 11	(11)
Common stock issuance for option exercised (in shares)		11,035						11,035
Common stock issued from conversion of convertible note
Common stock issued for warrant exercised		$ 236	563,261			563,497		563,497
Common stock issued for warrant exercised (in shares)		236,105
Common stock issued from conversion of series E preferred stock	$ (7,155)	$ 7,155
Common stock issued from conversion of series E preferred stock (in shares)	(7,154,997)	7,154,997
Disposal of Zhong Hai Shi Xun			(9,993,734)	(360,518)	$ (220,717)	(10,574,969)	3,947,477	(6,627,492)
Net loss				(1,447,346)		(1,447,346)	(631,633)	(2,078,979)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of nil tax					732,764	732,764	(32,958)	699,806
Balance at Jun. 30, 2017		$ 61,963	$ 144,952,445	$ (117,477,132)	$ (841,255)	$ 26,696,021	$ (2,042,595)	$ 24,653,426
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2017		61,964,057