The Company	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
The Company	THE COMPANY Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an integrated media and merchandising company providing consumers with inspiring lifestyle content and well-designed, high-quality products. The Company’s business segments are Publishing, Merchandising and Broadcasting. The Publishing segment primarily consists of the Company’s operations related to its magazines and books, as well as its digital operations which includes the content-driven website, marthastewart.com. The Merchandising segment consists of the Company’s operations related to the design and branding of merchandise and related collateral and packaging materials that are distributed by its retail and manufacturing partners in exchange for royalty income. The Broadcasting segment consists of the Company's limited television operations and its satellite radio operations. The Company significantly restructured its Publishing and Broadcasting segments; see Note 15, Industry Segments, for further discussion.

The Company

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

THE COMPANY

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an integrated media and merchandising company providing consumers with inspiring lifestyle content and well-designed, high-quality products. The Company’s business segments are Publishing, Merchandising and Broadcasting. The Publishing segment primarily consists of the Company’s operations related to its magazines and books, as well as its digital operations which includes the content-driven website, marthastewart.com. The Merchandising segment consists of the Company’s operations related to the design and branding of merchandise and related collateral and packaging materials that are distributed by its retail and manufacturing partners in exchange for royalty income. The Broadcasting segment consists of the Company's limited television operations and its satellite radio operations. The Company significantly restructured its Publishing and Broadcasting segments; see Note 15, Industry Segments, for further discussion.