Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Jun. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of preparation and liquidity	(a) Basis of preparation and liquidity The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by red violet in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. red violet accounted for the Spin-off in accordance with ASC 805-50-30-5 Initial Measurement- Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control – Transfer Date Measurement and therefore the net assets transferred from Fluent to red violet upon the Spin-off were reflected in red violet’s condensed consolidated financial statements at Fluent’s carrying values at the time of the Spin-off. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for any future interim periods or for the full year ending December 31, 2018. The information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated and combined financial statements and accompanying notes of red violet for the year ended December 31, 2017 (“2017 Financials”) included in Exhibit 99.1, Information Statement, to red violet’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2018. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date included in the 2017 Financials, but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP. Principles of consolidation Although the Spin-off was completed on March 26, 2018, the Company has reflected the Spin-off in these financial statements as if it occurred on March 31, 2018 as the Company determined that the impact is not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The financial statements present the consolidated results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows of red violet and its subsidiaries. For periods prior to the Spin-off, these financial statements were prepared on a consolidated and combined basis because certain of the entities were under common control. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated between the consolidated and combined entities. The historical condensed consolidated and combined financial results presented prior to the Spin-off may not be indicative of the results that would have been achieved by the Company had it operated as a separate, standalone entity prior to the Spin-off. The condensed consolidated and combined financial statements presented prior to the Spin-off do not reflect any changes that may occur in the Company’s operations in connection with or as a result of the Spin-off.
Recently issued accounting standards	(b) Recently issued accounting standards As an emerging growth company, we have left open the opportunity to take advantage of the extended transition period provided to emerging growth companies in Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, however, it is the Company’s present intention to adopt any applicable new accounting standards timely. In May 2014, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 (“ASU 2014-09”), “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date,” which delays the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. FASB also agreed to allow entities to choose to adopt the standard as of the original effective date. In March 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)” (“ASU 2016-08”), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. The guidance includes indicators to assist an entity in evaluating whether it controls the good or the service before it is transferred to the customer. The new revenue recognition standard is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein, that is, the first quarter of 2018. The new standard also permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the modified retrospective method). We adopted Topic 606 as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method, and the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, or cash flows. Refer to Note 1(c) below for further details. In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), “Leases (Topic 842),” which generally requires companies to recognize operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets on the balance sheet. This guidance will be effective for public entities and private entities in the first quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, respectively, on a modified retrospective basis and early adoption is permitted. It will be effective for us in the first quarter of 2020. We are still evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. In June 2018, FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07 (“ASU 2018-07”), “Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which generally expands the scope of ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees and to supersede the guidance in ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-employees, which previously included the accounting for nonemployee awards. This guidance will be effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods, on a modified retrospective basis and early adoption is permitted. As of June 30, 2018, we early adopted ASU 2018-07 and there was no material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Revenue recognition	(c) Revenue recognition On January 1, 2018, we adopted Topic 606 using the modiﬁed retrospective method applied to all contracts that were not completed contracts at the date of initial application. There was no impact on the opening accumulated deﬁcit as of January 1, 2018 due to the adoption of Topic 606. Revenue is recognized when control of goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reﬂects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. In other words, our performance obligation is to provide on demand solutions to our customers by leveraging our proprietary technology and applying machine learning and advanced analytics to our massive data repository. The pricing for the customer contracts is based on usage, a monthly fee, or a combination of both. Available within Topic 606, we have applied the portfolio approach practical expedient in accounting for customer revenue as one collective group, rather than individual contracts. Based on our historical knowledge of the contracts contained in this portfolio and the similar nature and characteristics of the customers, we have concluded the financial statement effects are not materially different than if accounting for revenue on a contract by contract basis. Revenue is recognized over a period of time since the performance obligation is delivered in a series. Our customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company’s performance as and when provided. Furthermore, we have elected the “right to invoice” practical expedient, available within ASC 606-10-55-18, as our measure of progress, since we have a right to payment from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of our performance completed-to-date. The Company's revenue arrangements do not contain significant financing components. If a customer pays consideration before we transfer services to the customer, those amounts are classiﬁed as deferred revenue. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the balance of deferred revenue was $56 and $33, respectively, all of which are expected to be realized in the next 12 months. In relation to the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2017, $10 and $27 was recognized into revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. As of June 30, 2018, approximately $1,056 of revenue is expected to be recognized in the future for the outstanding performance obligation, primarily related to revenue for subscription contracts that have a term of more than 12 months. Approximately $271 will be recognized during the remaining six months of 2018, $576 in 2019 and the remainder in 2020. The actual timing of recognition may vary due to factors outside of the Company’s control. The Company has elected to exclude variable consideration related entirely to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations and contracts where revenue is recognized based upon the right to invoice the customer. Sales commissions are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. These costs are recorded in sales and marketing expenses. In addition, we elected the practical expedient to not disclose the value of unsatisﬁed performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed.