Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

3. Business Combination (Details)

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3. Business Combination (Details) (A Squared, USD $)
10 Months Ended
Nov. 15, 2013
A Squared
 
Cash $ 283,199us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Accounts Receivable 89,398us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquiredReceivablesFairValue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets 145,574us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsPrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Property and equipment, net 75,385us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Identifiable artistic-related intangible assets (a) 1,740,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Total assets acquired 2,333,556us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Accounts Payable (404,757)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Accrued Expenses (450,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Short Term Debt - Related Party (516,966)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Disputed Trade Payable (925,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Total liabilities assumed (2,296,723)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Net assets acquired 36,833us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Consideration (b) 10,402,638us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember
Goodwill $ 10,365,805us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= GNUS_ASquaredMember