Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Stock Options, Common Stock and Warrants - Narrative (Details)

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Stock Options, Common Stock and Warrants - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
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Sep. 11, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 09, 2013
Jun. 17, 2014
Jan. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
Jun. 30, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Warrant exercise price $ 11.50us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1                   $ 0.003us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Number of shares received in exchange for warrants 0.3333us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByEachWarrantOrRight                    
Maximum number of warrants to be exchanged 15,000,000ent_ClassofWarrantorRightMaximumNumberofWarrantstoBeExchanged                    
Warrant to purchase convertible preferred stock, shares 4,227,187us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights                   3,400,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
Common shares issued in exchange for warrants 12,682,755ent_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsExchangedinPeriod                    
Gain (Loss) on Warrant Exchange     $ 800,000ent_GainLossonWarrantExchange                
Issuance of shares for working capital settlement   300,000ent_CommonStockIssuedforWorkingCapitalSettlement 345,000ent_CommonStockIssuedforWorkingCapitalSettlement 0ent_CommonStockIssuedforWorkingCapitalSettlement 0ent_CommonStockIssuedforWorkingCapitalSettlement            
Common stock, par value     $ 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare     0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare    
Ownership percentage in subsidiary               86.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired      
Business acquisition, cash payment     500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross            
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)     103,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares                
PMG Stock Purchase                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Business acquisition, cash payment       10,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
  10,600,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
         
Business acquisition, shares issued       431,734us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
             
Business acquisition, liabilities assumed       3,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
  3,300,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredLiabilitiesIncurred
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
         
AIA                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Ownership percentage in subsidiary               86.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_AIAMember
     
Common Stock Non-Voting                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares converted             19,118,233us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_NonvotingCommonStockMember
       
Common stock, par value     $ 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_NonvotingCommonStockMember
$ 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_NonvotingCommonStockMember
        $ 0.0001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_NonvotingCommonStockMember
   
Shares issued in period               4,750,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_NonvotingCommonStockMember
     
Common Stock Non-Voting | AIA                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares issued in period               14,368,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_AIAMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_NonvotingCommonStockMember
     
Common Stock                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)       103,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
             
Global Eagle Acquisition Company                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Warrants exchanged for shares       2,921,450ent_ClassofWarrantorRightWarrantsExchanged
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ent_GlobalEagleAcquisitionCompanyMember
             
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. | PMG Stock Purchase                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Business acquisition, shares issued     75,000us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
151,420us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
             
Business acquisition, shares held in escrow       151,420ent_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedorIssuableNumberofSharesHeldinEscrow
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
             
Escrow Deposit       1,600,000us-gaap_EscrowDeposit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
        1,600,000us-gaap_EscrowDeposit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= ent_PostModernGroupPurchaseMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Common Stock                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares issued in period       15,793,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
      20,123,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
13,340,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
2,453,472us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Price per share (in dollar per share)       $ 14.25us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
        $ 14.25us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Issuance of common stock       1,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
        190,100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
21,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)       103,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
             
Stock Options                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares issued   28,161us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardSharesIssuedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
                 
Global Eagle Stock Option Plan | Stock Options                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Stock options outstanding     5,771,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_GlobalEagleStockOptionPlanMember
5,285,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_GlobalEagleStockOptionPlanMember
        5,285,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_GlobalEagleStockOptionPlanMember
   
Stock options forfeited     1,054,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_GlobalEagleStockOptionPlanMember
               
Global Eagle Stock Option Plan | Former Officer                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares issued to former CEO                 103,977us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensationGross
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_GlobalEagleStockOptionPlanMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= ent_FormerOfficerMember
   
Row 44 2011 Equity Incentive Plan                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Stock options outstanding         1,496,699us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_Row442011EquityIncentivePlanMember
           
Stock options exchanged in period         1,392,491ent_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodCashless
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_Row442011EquityIncentivePlanMember
           
Stock options forfeited         103,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_Row442011EquityIncentivePlanMember
           
Stock options exchanged for cash         7,708ent_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodCash
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_Row442011EquityIncentivePlanMember
           
Proceeds from exchange of options         $ 22,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationCashReceivedFromExerciseOfStockOptions
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_Row442011EquityIncentivePlanMember
           
Equity Incentive Plan, 2013                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Number of grants available       7,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
        7,500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
   
Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Stock Options                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Remaining stock-based awards available     1,122,472us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
               
Stock option term                 5 years    
Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Board of Directors | Stock Options                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Stock option term                 5 years    
Vesting period                 2 years    
Exercise of Warrants                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Shares converted       898,082us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
/ us-gaap_ConversionOfStockByUniqueDescriptionAxis
= ent_ExerciseofWarrantsMember
             
First Anniversary | Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Stock Options                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Vesting percentage                 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= ent_FirstAnniversaryMember
   
After First Anniversary | Equity Incentive Plan, 2013 | Stock Options                      
Class of Stock [Line Items]                      
Vesting percentage                 2.083%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ent_TwentyThirteenEquityIncentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= ent_AfterFirstAnniversaryMember
   
Vesting period                 4 years