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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001679063
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 35,678,018
Trading Symbol	CSSE
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Small Business	true
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,153,505
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,817,238
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,970,743

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

^[1]

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 6,451,758

$ 2,172,985

Restricted cash

750,000

Accounts receivable, net

12,841,099

8,058,352

Prepaid expenses

218,736

228,145

Inventory, net

262,068

368,964

Goodwill

2,537,079

1,236,760

Indefinite lived intangible assets

12,163,943

Intangible assets, net

2,971,637

198,495

Film library, net

25,338,502

22,655,645

Due from affiliated companies

1,213,436

Programming costs, net

12,790,489

7,651,145

Deferred tax asset

452,000

825,000

Other assets, net

356,221

503,622

Total assets

78,346,968

56,063,056

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current maturities of senior secured term loan

1,000,000

Senior secured notes payable under revolving line of credit to related party

1,500,000

Senior secured term loan and revolving line of credit, net of unamortized deferred finance cost of $334,554 and $0, respectively

6,582,113

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

5,078,805

1,109,534

Accrued programming costs

375,761

Film library acquisition obligations

2,715,600

663,400

Accrued participation costs

1,539,139

2,620,417

Due to affiliated companies

3,127,021

Other liabilities

414,506

144,534

Deferred revenue

6,469

515,000

Total liabilities

17,336,632

10,055,667

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

Stockholders' equity

Series A cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, $.0001 par value, liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 918,497 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, redemption value of $22,962,425 and $0, respectively

Additional paid-in capital

59,360,583

36,584,575

Retained earnings

2,281,187

9,421,619

Class A common stock held in treasury, at cost (74,235 shares)

(632,729)

Total stockholders' equity

61,010,336

46,007,389

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

78,346,968

56,063,056

Common Class A [Member]

Stockholders' equity

Common Stock, Value, Issued

421

409

Common Class B [Member]

Stockholders' equity

Common Stock, Value, Issued

$ 782

$ 786

[1]

In accordance with ASC Subtopic 805-50 "Transactions between entities under common control", the prior year 2017 balance sheet presented has been retrospectively adjusted for the acquisition of A Plus on December 28, 2018 to furnish comparative information as required. The effects of intra-entity transactions have been eliminated as a part of the consolidation, where applicable.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Deferred Costs	$ 334,554	$ 0
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	74,235
Common Class A [Member]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	70,000,000	70,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	4,227,740	4,096,353
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	4,153,505	4,096,353
Common Class B [Member]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	7,817,238	7,863,938
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	7,817,238	7,863,938
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share	$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	918,497	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	918,497	0
Preferred Stock, Redemption Amount	$ 22,962,425	$ 0

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Revenue:

Online networks

^[1]

$ 4,411,427

$ 796,664

Television and film distribution

^[1]

13,188,560

2,937,678

Television and short-form video production

^[1]

10,152,020

7,245,148

Total revenue

^[1]

27,752,007

10,979,490

Less: Television & film distribution returns and allowances

^[1]

(892,488)

(322,339)

Net revenue

^[1]

26,859,519

10,657,151

Cost of revenue

^[1]

12,345,590

4,237,171

Gross profit

^[1]

14,513,929

6,419,980

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

^[1]

10,745,235

5,937,574

Amortization

^[1]

326,988

9,819

Management and license fees

^[1]

2,666,907

1,065,700

Total operating expenses

^[1]

13,739,130

7,013,093

Operating income

^[1]

774,799

(593,113)

Interest income

^[1]

39,058

10,907

Interest expense

^[1]

(388,036)

(1,190,111)

Acquisition-related costs

^[1]

(396,793)

(2,193,147)

Gain on bargain purchase

^[1]

24,321,747

^[2]

Income before preferred dividends and income taxes

^[1]

29,028

20,356,283

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

^[1]

874,000

(725,000)

Net (loss) income before preferred dividends

^[1]

(844,972)

21,081,283

Preferred dividends

1,112,910

^[1]

Net (loss) income available to common Stockholders

$ (1,957,882)

$ 21,081,283

^[1]

Net (loss) income per common share:

Basic

^[1]

$ (0.16)

$ 2.02

Diluted

^[1]

$ (0.16)

$ 1.99

[1]	In accordance with ASC Subtopic 805-50 "Transactions between entities under common control", results of operations for the 2018 and 2017 years have been retrospectively adjusted for the acquisition of A Plus on December 28, 2018 to furnish comparative information as required. The effects of intra-entity transactions have been eliminated as a part of the consolidation, where applicable.
[2]	In accordance with ASC Subtopic 805-50 "Transactions between entities under common control", the cash flows presented for the 2018 and 2017 years have been retrospectively adjusted for the acquisition of A Plus on December 28, 2018 to furnish comparative information as required. The effects of intra-entity transactions have been eliminated as a part of the consolidation, where applicable.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)

Total