Loan Receivable and Investment in Warrants (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Aug. 15, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
First Loan Warrant			$ 700,000
Time-sharing Transactions, Stated Interest Rate for Notes Receivable			6.00%
Maximum Investment in Veritone			$ 50,000,000
Secured Promissory Note Advance			10,000,000
1st Loan Warrant Condition: Proceeds from Private Financing		$ 10,000,000
Second Loan Warrant			700,000
Veritone Primary Warrant			50,000,000
Primary Warrant Condition: Offering Proceeds			15,000,000
Secured Convertible Promissory Note			$ 20,000,000
Unamortized loan discount	$ (1,384,000)
Fair Value Inputs, Discount for Lack of Marketability	7.00%
Fair value inputs recovery	100.00%
Loan receivable and accrued interest	$ 18,616,000			$ 0
Investment warrants	1,960,000			$ 0
Total Investment, Long Term	20,576,000
Interest Receivable	286,000
Accretion (Amortization) of Discounts and Premiums, Investments	576,000
Interest Income, Other	$ 862,000
Maximum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	50.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Probability of Default	75.00%
Minimum [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	40.00%
Fair Value Inputs, Probability of Default	25.00%
First Loan [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate)	20.00%
Second Loan [Member] [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivable with Imputed Interest, Effective Yield (Interest Rate)	9.00%