Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	5 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	May 05, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	theMaven, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000894871
Trading Symbol	MVEN
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 887,147
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25,983,461