General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Nov. 13, 2017
Mar. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information        
Entity Registrant Name Genius Brands International, Inc.      
Entity Central Index Key 0001355848      
Document Type S-1/A      
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2017      
Amendment Flag false      
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31      
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer? No      
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer? No      
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Yes      
Entity Filer Category Smaller Reporting Company      
Entity Public Float       $ 28,599,153
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   7,610,794 5,652,091  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3      
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2017