The Company	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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 a globally recognized lifestyle company committed to providing consumers with inspiring content and well-designed, high quality products. The Company’s business segments are currently Publishing, Merchandising and Broadcasting. The Publishing segment primarily consists of the Company’s operations related to its magazines (Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings) and books, as well as its digital operations, which includes the content-driven website, marthastewart.com, and the digital distribution of video content. In October 2014, the Company entered into a Magazine, Content Creation and Licensing Agreement (the “MS Living Agreement”) with Meredith Corporation (“Meredith”), and, effective November 1, 2014, the Company discontinued publication of Martha Stewart Living and the Company's digital operations. Pursuant to the MS Living Agreement, Meredith assumed control of advertising sales, circulation and production of Martha Stewart Living and hosting, operating, maintaining, and providing advertising sales and related functions for marthastewart.com, marthastewartweddings.com and related digital assets. The Company will continue to own its underlying intellectual property, and create and provide all editorial content for Martha Stewart Living, marthastewart.com and marthastewartweddings.com. Under this arrangement, (1) Meredith pays the Company a per page fee for print content for Martha Stewart Living; (2) Meredith pays the Company a share of the digital advertising revenues, including video advertising revenues, it receives; and (3) Meredith will pay the Company a share of the annual operating profit from producing and distributing Martha Stewart Living. Concurrently with the MS Living Agreement, the parties also entered into the Magazine Publishing Agreement (the “MS Weddings Agreement”). Pursuant to the MS Weddings Agreement, Meredith assumed responsibility for advertising sales, circulation and production of Martha Stewart Weddings and related special interest publications, including Martha Stewart’s Real Weddings, in the United States and Canada. The Company will continue to own its underlying intellectual property, and create and provide all editorial content for Martha Stewart Weddings and related special interest publications. The MS Weddings Agreement provides that Meredith will provide these services on a cost-plus basis. Meredith began delivering editions starting with the February 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Living and the Winter 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings. The Merchandising segment primarily consists of the Company’s operations related to the design and branding of merchandise and related collateral and packaging materials that are manufactured and distributed by its retail and wholesale partners in exchange for royalty income and, in certain agreements, design fees. The Merchandising segment also includes the licensing of talent services for television programming produced by or on behalf of third parties. In 2012, the Company significantly restructured its Broadcasting segment, which included the termination of the Company's live audience television production operations. Subsequent to the restructuring, the Broadcasting segment consists of the Company's limited television production operations, television content library licensing and satellite radio operations. While future revenues and assets from these operations are not expected to be significant, the Company reported activities under the Broadcasting segment in 2014 to provide historical context.

THE COMPANY

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a globally recognized lifestyle company committed to providing consumers with inspiring content and well-designed, high quality products. The Company’s business segments are currently Publishing, Merchandising and Broadcasting.

The Publishing segment primarily consists of the Company’s operations related to its magazines (Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings) and books, as well as its digital operations, which includes the content-driven website, marthastewart.com, and the digital distribution of video content. In October 2014, the Company entered into a Magazine, Content Creation and Licensing Agreement (the “MS Living Agreement”) with Meredith Corporation (“Meredith”), and, effective November 1, 2014, the Company discontinued publication of Martha Stewart Living and the Company's digital operations. Pursuant to the MS Living Agreement, Meredith assumed control of advertising sales, circulation and production of Martha Stewart Living and hosting, operating, maintaining, and providing advertising sales and related functions for marthastewart.com, marthastewartweddings.com and related digital assets. The Company will continue to own its underlying intellectual property, and create and provide all editorial content for Martha Stewart Living, marthastewart.com and marthastewartweddings.com. Under this arrangement, (1) Meredith pays the Company a per page fee for print content for Martha Stewart Living; (2) Meredith pays the Company a share of the digital advertising revenues, including video advertising revenues, it receives; and (3) Meredith will pay the Company a share of the annual operating profit from producing and distributing Martha Stewart Living.

Concurrently with the MS Living Agreement, the parties also entered into the Magazine Publishing Agreement (the “MS Weddings Agreement”). Pursuant to the MS Weddings Agreement, Meredith assumed responsibility for advertising sales, circulation and production of Martha Stewart Weddings and related special interest publications, including Martha Stewart’s Real Weddings, in the United States and Canada. The Company will continue to own its underlying intellectual property, and create and provide all editorial content for Martha Stewart Weddings and related special interest publications. The MS Weddings Agreement provides that Meredith will provide these services on a cost-plus basis. Meredith began delivering editions starting with the February 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Living and the Winter 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.

The Merchandising segment primarily consists of the Company’s operations related to the design and branding of merchandise and related collateral and packaging materials that are manufactured and distributed by its retail and wholesale partners in exchange for royalty income and, in certain agreements, design fees. The Merchandising segment also includes the licensing of talent services for television programming produced by or on behalf of third parties.

In 2012, the Company significantly restructured its Broadcasting segment, which included the termination of the Company's live audience television production operations. Subsequent to the restructuring, the Broadcasting segment consists of the Company's limited television production operations, television content library licensing and satellite radio operations. While future revenues and assets from these operations are not expected to be significant, the Company reported activities under the Broadcasting segment in 2014 to provide historical context.