Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Details - Intangibles)

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8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Details - Intangibles) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Less Accumulated Amortization $ (3,320,522)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization $ (3,261,254)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net Intangible Assets 1,876,438us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill 1,865,706us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
Amortization expense 59,269us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization 146,924us-gaap_AdjustmentForAmortization
Identifiable artistic-related assets    
Intangible assets 1,740,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= GNUS_IdentifiableArtisticRelatedAssetsMember
1,740,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= GNUS_IdentifiableArtisticRelatedAssetsMember
Trademarks [Member]    
Intangible assets 129,831us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
129,831us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_TrademarksMember
Product Masters    
Intangible assets 3,257,129us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= GNUS_ProductMastersMember
3,257,129us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= GNUS_ProductMastersMember
Other Intangible Assets    
Intangible assets $ 70,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
$ 0us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsGrossExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_OtherIntangibleAssetsMember