Rightside (NAME) Inactive 10-Q14 Nov 142014 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 10, 2014
Document And Entity Information Abstract	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'RIGHTSIDE GROUP, LTD.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001589094	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	18,492,644
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'

Balance_Sheets

Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$50,887	$66,833
Accounts receivable	19,378	9,176
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,006	4,395
Deferred registration costs	73,491	66,273
Total current assets	149,762	146,677
Deferred registration costs, less current portion	14,309	12,514
Property and equipment, net	11,213	14,456
Intangible assets, net	22,049	15,268
Goodwill	103,042	103,042
Deferred tax assets	8,076	6,314
Deposits for gTLD applications	25,765	21,252
Other assets	4,731	1,998
Total assets	338,947	321,521
Current liabilities	'	'
Accounts payable	7,723	7,585
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	20,482	18,787
Debt	1,125	'
Deferred tax liabilities	26,642	24,157
Deferred revenue	92,486	80,999
Total current liabilities	148,458	131,528
Deferred revenue, less current portion	18,760	16,544
Credit facility	24,573	'
Other liabilities	1,052	693
Total liabilities	192,843	148,765
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)	'	'
Stockholders' equity	'	'
Shares issued and outstanding: 18,487 and 0	2	'
Shares issued and outstanding: 0 and 0	'	'
Additional paid in capital	140,426	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income	'	577
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	5,676	'
Parent company investment	'	172,179
Total stockholders' equity	146,104	172,756
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$338,947	$321,521

Balance_Sheets_Parenthetical

Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, authorized shares	100,000	0
Common stock, shares issued	18,487	18,487
Common stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, shares authorized	20,000	0
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0

Statements_of_Operations

Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Revenue	$48,774	$45,506	$140,015	$139,620
Service costs (Exclusive of amortization of intangible assets shown separately below)	41,550	37,232	119,612	108,661
Sales and marketing	2,239	2,426	7,210	7,790
Product development	2,667	2,620	9,592	7,865
General and administrative	5,690	6,590	17,869	18,639
Amortization of intangible assets	1,931	1,877	5,530	6,093
Gain on other assets, net	-8,558	-1,336	-14,303	-2,565
Interest expense	701	'	701	'
Other expense (income), net	65	25	-1,232	44
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,489	-3,928	-4,964	-6,907
Income tax benefit	1,608	1,366	1,650	1,930
Net income (loss)	$4,097	($2,562)	($3,314)	($4,977)
Basic (in earnings per share)	$0.22	($0.14)	($0.18)	($0.27)
Diluted (in earnings per share)	$0.22	($0.14)	($0.18)	($0.27)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	18,444	18,413	18,424	18,413
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted	18,488	18,413	18,424	18,413

Statements_of_Comprehensive_In

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net loss	$4,097	($2,562)	($3,314)	($4,977)
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Realized gain on available for sale securities, net of tax expense of ($329)	'	'	-577	'
Comprehensive income (loss)	$4,097	($2,562)	($3,891)	($4,977)

Statements_of_Comprehensive_Lo

Statements of Comprehensive Loss (Parenthetical) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'
Tax expense of realized gain on available for sale securities	$329

Statement_of_Equity

Statement of Equity (USD $)	Parent company investment	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Total
In Thousands	Parent company investment	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Total
Balance at the beginning of the period at Dec. 31, 2013	$172,179	'	'	'	$577	$172,756
Realized gain on available for sale securities	'	'	'	'	-577	-577
Net loss prior to spin-off	-8,990	'	'	'	'	-8,990
Net decrease in parent company investment	-28,045	'	'	'	'	-28,045
Capitalization at spin-off	-135,144	2	135,142	'	'	'
Capitalization at Spin-off (in shares)	'	18,413	'	'	'	'
Balance at the end of the period at Aug. 01, 2014	'	2	135,142	'	'	135,144
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Aug. 01, 2014	'	18,413	'	'	'	'
Stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units	'	'	44	'	'	44
Stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)	'	74	'	'	'	'
Stock warrants issued	'	'	4,441	'	'	4,441
Stock-based compensation	'	'	799	'	'	799
Net income after spin-off	'	'	'	5,676	'	5,676
Balance at the end of the period at Sep. 30, 2014	'	$2	$140,426	$5,676	'	$146,104
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	'	18,487	'	'	'	'

Statements_of_Cash_Flows

Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'
Net loss	($3,314)	($4,977)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	11,560	11,054
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)	241	'
Deferred income taxes	-1,670	-1,936
Stockbbased compensation	4,427	7,271
Gain on gTLD application withdrawals, net	-14,303	-2,565
Gain on sale of marketable securities	-1,362	'
Other	-342	-760
Change in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Accounts receivable, net	-914	1,093
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	-1,267	-869
Deferred registration costs	-9,013	-8,414
Deposits with registries	-13	-400
Other longbterm assets	-1,830	-1,606
Accounts payable	-715	1,759
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,852	-1,305
Deferred revenue	13,702	10,196
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	-1,961	8,541
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'
Purchases of property and equipment	-3,632	-8,149
Purchases of intangible assets	-1,609	-2,111
Payments and deposits for gTLD applications, net	-19,450	-405
Proceeds from gTLD withdrawals, net	10,339	2,876
Change in restricted cash	-345	'
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities	1,362	'
Other	341	784
Net cash used in investing activities	-12,994	-7,005
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'
Principal payments on capital lease obligations	-101	-163
Proceeds from debt	30,000	'
Proceeds from stock options exercises	44	'
Issuance costs related to debt financings	-3,050	'
Net (decrease) increase in parent company investment	-27,884	16,770
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-991	16,607
Change in cash and cash equivalents	-15,946	18,143
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	66,833	40,593
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	50,887	58,736
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'	'
Warrants issued in connection with debt	4,441	'
Cash paid for interest	$432	'

Company_Background_and_Basis_o

Company Background and Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Company Background and Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	1. Company Background, Separation from Demand Media and Basis of Presentation
	In February 2013, Demand Media, Inc. (“Demand Media”) announced that its board of directors authorized Demand Media to pursue the separation of its business into two distinct publicly traded entities: a new company named Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside,” the “Company,” “our,” “we,” or “us”) focused on domain name services, and Demand Media, a digital media company. On August 1, 2014, Demand Media consummated a tax free distribution of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock on a pro rata basis to Demand Media stockholders (the “separation” or the “spin‑off”) as of the record date. After the spin‑off, we began operating as an independent, publicly traded company.
	We were incorporated on July 11, 2013, as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Demand Media, a New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) listed company that, prior to the spin-off, was a diversified digital media and domain name services company. Prior to our separation from Demand Media on August 1, 2014, Demand Media owned all of the outstanding shares of our capital stock. We have one class of common stock issued and outstanding, and no preferred stock outstanding. In connection with the spin‑off, Demand Media contributed or transferred certain of the subsidiaries and assets relating to Demand Media’s domain name services business to us, and we or our subsidiaries assumed all of the liabilities relating to Demand Media’s domain name services business.
	We provide domain name registration and related value‑added service subscriptions to third parties through our wholly owned subsidiaries, eNom, Incorporated (“eNom”) and Name.com. We are also a significant participant in the substantial expansion of the number of available generic Top Level Domains (“gTLDs”) by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”), with the first gTLDs delegated in October 2013 (the “New gTLD Program”). As part of the New gTLD Program, our domain name services business entered into its first registry operator agreements with ICANN, becoming an accredited registry for new gTLDs, and eNom and Name.com also entered into contracts necessary to participate in the New gTLD Program. We began to provide back‑end domain name registry and related services for gTLDs owned by third‑party domain name registries and we have operations for our own gTLDs.
	Separation from Demand Media
	Immediately prior to the separation, the authorized shares of Rightside capital stock were increased from 1,000 shares to 120.0 million shares, divided into the following classes: 100.0 million shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 20.0 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The 1,000 shares of Rightside common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, that were previously issued and outstanding were automatically reclassified as and became 18.4 million shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The separation was effected by Demand Media through a tax-free dividend involving the distribution of all Rightside common stock held by Demand Media to Demand Media’s stockholders on August 1, 2014.
	Upon effectiveness of the separation, holders of Demand Media common stock received one share of Rightside common stock for every five shares of Demand Media common stock they held on the record date. Following completion of the separation, Rightside became an independent, publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market using the symbol: “NAME.”
	As part of the separation, we entered into various agreements with Demand Media which provide for the allocation between Rightside and Demand Media of certain assets, liabilities, and obligations, and govern the relationship between Rightside and Demand Media after the separation. The agreements became effective as of August 1, 2014, and include the following: Separation and Distribution Agreement, Transition Services Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement and Tax Matters Agreement.
	Basis of Presentation
	After the separation on August 1, 2014, our financial statements are presented on a consolidated basis, as we became a separate consolidated group. Our balance sheet, statement of operations, statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows include the accounts of Rightside and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. These consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations, statement of comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows as a separate company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
	Prior to the separation on August 1, 2014, our financial statements were prepared on a condensed combined basis and presented as carve-out financial statements, as we were not a separate consolidated group. Our financial statements were derived from the financial statements and accounting records of Demand Media.
	We have prepared the accompanying unaudited financial statements in accordance with GAAP for interim financial reporting. All intercompany accounts and transactions were eliminated in consolidation. In our opinion, we have included all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. These adjustments consist of normal recurring items. We will refer to condensed combined and condensed consolidated financial statements as “financial statements,” “balance sheets,” “statement of operations,” “statement of cash flow” and “statement of stockholders’ equity” herein.
	Prior to the separation on August 1, 2014, our financial statements assume the allocation to us of certain Demand Media corporate expenses relating to Rightside (refer to Note 13—Transactions with Related Parties and Parent Company Investment for further information). The accounting for income taxes is computed for our company on a separate tax return basis (refer to Note 9—Income Taxes for further information).
	All significant intercompany accounts and transactions, other than those with Demand Media, have been eliminated in preparing the financial statements. All transactions between us and Demand Media have been included in these financial statements and are deemed to be settled. The total net effect of the settlement of these transactions is reflected in the statements of cash flow as a financing activity and in the combined balance sheets as “Parent company investment.” Parent company investment in the balance sheets represents Demand Media’s historical investment in our company, the net effect of cost allocations from transactions with Demand Media and our accumulated earnings.
	Prior to the separation on August 1, 2014, the financial statements included expense allocations for certain: (1) corporate functions historically provided by Demand Media, including, but not limited to, finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, compliance, and other shared services; (2) employee benefits and incentives; and (3) stock‑based compensation.
	These expenses have been allocated to us on a direct basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro rata basis calculated as a percentage of our revenue, headcount or expenses to Demand Media’s consolidated results. We consider the basis on which these expenses were allocated to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to or the benefit received by us during the periods presented. The allocations do not, however, reflect the expense that we would have incurred as an independent company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if we had been a stand‑alone company would depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the chosen organizational structure, the costs of being a stand‑alone publicly traded company, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure. Following our separation from Demand Media, we will perform these functions using our own resources and purchased services. For an interim period, however, some of these functions will continue to be provided by Demand Media under a transition services agreement, which are planned to extend for a period up to 18 months. Costs incurred by Demand Media to complete the spin‑off were not allocated to us.
	We have prepared the unaudited interim financial statements on the same basis as the audited financial statements and have included all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of our statement of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2013, has been derived from our audited combined financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, included in our Form 10 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 14, 2014.
	The interim unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited combined financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10 as filed with the SEC on July 14, 2014.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Refer to our audited combined financial statements included in our Form 10 as filed with the SEC on July 14, 2014, for a complete discussion of all significant accounting policies.
	Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
	In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-2, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-2), to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-2 requires presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component and by net income line item. ASU 2013-2 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. We adopted ASU 2013-2 in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The adoption of ASU 2013-2 did not have a significant impact on our financial statements, but did require additional disclosures.
	Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period and early adoption is not permitted. The standard can be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We are currently assessing the impact that this updated standard will have on our financial statements and footnote disclosures.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (ASU 2014-12), which requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The new standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.
	In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15 related to going concern. The new guidance explicitly requires that management assess an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and may require additional detailed disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	9 Months Ended
Property and Equipment	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property and Equipment	'
	3. Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):




			September 30,		December 31,
			2014		2013
	Computers and other related equipment	$	15,772	$	19,180
	Purchased and internally developed software		19,266		19,546
	Furniture and fixtures		906		775
	Leasehold improvements		1,329		1,278
	Property and equipment, gross		37,273		40,779
	Less accumulated depreciation		-26,060		-26,323
	Property and equipment, net	$	11,213	$	14,456

	Depreciation and software amortization expense, including the acceleration of depreciation, as a result of the shortening of the estimated useful lives for certain assets of $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2014, is shown by classification below (in thousands):







			Three months ended				Nine months ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	1,236	$	1,341	$	4,435	$	3,984
	Sales and marketing		8		23		43		76
	Product development		28		41		110		133
	General and administrative		417		284		1,442		768
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,689	$	1,689	$	6,030	$	4,961

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
Intangible Assets	Sep. 30, 2014
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	4. Intangible Assets
	Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):



		September 30, 2014
		Gross
		carrying		Accumulated
		amount		amortization		Net
	Owned website names	$	17,204	$	-11,271	$	5,933
	Customer relationships		20,842		-17,938		2,904
	Technology		7,954		-7,907		47
	Non-compete agreements		207		-71		136
	Trade names		5,468		-2,086		3,382
	gTLDs		10,129		-482		9,647
		$	61,804	$	-39,755	$	22,049




		December 31, 2013
		Gross
		carrying		Accumulated
		amount		amortization		Net
	Owned website names	$	18,580	$	-11,534	$	7,046
	Customer relationships		20,976		-17,119		3,857
	Technology		7,990		-7,896		94
	Non-compete agreements		207		-42		165
	Trade names		5,468		-1,743		3,725
	gTLDs		381		-		381
		$	53,602	$	-38,334	$	15,268
	Identifiable finite‑lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight‑line basis over their estimated useful lives commencing on the date that the asset is available for its intended use.
	Amortization expense by classification is shown below (in thousands):







		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	1,498	$	1,337	$	4,221	$	3,955
	Sales and marketing		323		466		924		1,922
	Product development		5		5		14		14
	General and administrative		105		69		371		202
	Total amortization	$	1,931	$	1,877	$	5,530	$	6,093
	Estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held at September 30, 2014 (in thousands):



	Years Ending December 31,				Amount
	2014 (October 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014)			$	1,883
	2015				5,162
	2016				3,380
	2017				2,052
	2018				1,897
	Thereafter				7,675
	Total			$	22,049

Other_Assets

Other Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Other Assets	'
	5. Other Assets
	Other long‑term assets and gTLD deposits consisted of the following (in thousands):





		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Deposits for gTLD applications	$	25,765	$	21,252
	Other		4,731		1,998
	Other assets	$	30,496	$	23,250

	We paid $19.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and $3.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2013, for certain gTLD applications under the New gTLD Program. Payments for gTLD applications represent amounts paid directly to ICANN or third parties in the pursuit of gTLD operator rights, the majority of which was paid to Donuts Inc. as described in Note 8— Commitments and Contingencies. These deposits would be applied to the purchase of the gTLD if we are awarded the gTLD operator rights or these deposits may be returned to us if we withdraw our interest in the gTLD application.

	The net gain related to the withdrawals of our interest in certain gTLD applications was $8.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and $14.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The net gain related to the withdrawals of our interest in certain gTLD applications was $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and $2.6 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013. We recorded these gains in gain on other assets, net on the statements of operations.

	Other assets include $1.2 million as of September 30, 2014, and $0.9 million as of December 31, 2013, of restricted cash comprising a collateralized letter of credit connected with the SVB Credit Facility. Subsequent to September 30, 2014, the restriction was released and we reclassified the $1.2 million to cash and cash equivalents. .

Other_Balance_Sheet_Items

Other Balance Sheet Items	9 Months Ended
Other Balance Sheet Items	Sep. 30, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Other Balance Sheet Items	'
	6. Other Balance Sheet Items
	Accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):




		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Accounts receivable—trade	$	6,377	$	5,515
	gTLD deposit receivable		9,080		-
	Receivables from registries		3,921		3,661
	Accounts receivable	$	19,378	$	9,176

	Based on the nature of our business transactions, we do not have an allowance for uncollectible receivables.
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):






		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Customer deposits	$	8,116	$	7,065
	Accrued payroll and related items		2,980		3,052
	Commissions payable		2,189		2,209
	Domain owners’ royalties payable		1,262		1,193
	Other		5,935		5,268
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	20,482	$	18,787

Debt

Debt	9 Months Ended
Debt	Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	7. Debt
	Silicon Valley Bank Credit Facility
	In August 2014, we entered into a $30.0 million revolving credit facility (“SVB Credit Facility”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). Under this facility we may repay and reborrow until the maturity date in August 2017. The SVB Credit Facility includes a letter of credit sub-limit of up to $15.0 million.
	The SVB Credit Facility provides us with the option to select the annual interest rate on borrowings in an amount equal to: (1) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of: (a) the prime rate; (b) 0.50% per annum above the federal funds effective rate; and (c) the Eurodollar base rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.50%, depending on our consolidated senior leverage ratio (as determined under the SVB Credit Facility), or (2) a Eurodollar base rate determined by reference to LIBOR for the interest period equivalent to such borrowing adjusted for certain reserve requirements, plus a margin ranging from 2.00% to 2.50%, depending on our consolidated senior leverage ratio (as determined under the SVB Credit Facility).
	We pay fees on the portion of the facility that is not drawn. The unused fee is payable to SVB in arrears on a quarterly basis in an amount equal to 0.250% multiplied by the daily amount by which the aggregate commitments exceed the sum of the outstanding amount of loans and the outstanding amount of letter of credit obligations.
	The SVB Credit Facility allows SVB to require mandatory prepayments of outstanding borrowings from amounts otherwise required to prepay term loans under the Tennenbaum Credit Facility.
	The SVB Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants. This facility has financial covenants, including a requirement that we maintain a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum consolidated senior leverage ratio, a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio, and minimum liquidity. As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with the covenants under the SVB Credit Facility.
	We incurred $0.5 million in fees to establish this facility that we have capitalized on our balance sheet as deferred financing costs, which we will amortize on a straight-line basis into interest expense over the term of the SVB Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2014, we had letters of credit with a face amount of $11.0 million that were issued under the SVB Credit Facility. We have made no other borrowings under this facility.
	Tennenbaum Credit Facility
	In August 2014, we entered into a $30.0 million term loan credit facility with certain funds managed by Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC (the “Tennenbaum Credit Facility”). Under this facility, interest is based on a rate per year equal to LIBOR plus 8.75%. Interest on the term loans is payable quarterly, beginning September 30, 2014. Quarterly principal payments of $375,000 on the term loan begin March 31, 2015. Once repaid, the term loans may not be reborrowed. All amounts outstanding under the facility are due and payable in full on the maturity date in August 2019. We may prepay any principal amount outstanding on the term loan plus a premium of 4.00% (if prepaid in the first year), 2.50% (second year), 1.00% (third year), and 0.00% thereafter, plus customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans.
	Under this facility we are subject to mandatory prepayments from 50% of excess cash flow, which is paid on the first of the following to occur: (1) maturity, termination or refinancing of the SVB Credit Facility or the acceleration and termination of the SVB Credit Facility, or (2) from the excess cash flow as of December 31, 2014, and each subsequent fiscal year thereafter. In addition, mandatory prepayments, to the extent not used to prepay loans and cash collateralize letters of credit and permanently reduce the commitments under the SVB Credit Facility, are required from certain asset sales and insurance and condemnation events, subject to customary reinvestment rights. Mandatory prepayments are also required from the issuances of certain indebtedness. These mandatory prepayments are subject to a prepayment premium that is the same as for voluntary prepayments.
	The Tennenbaum Credit Facility contains financial covenants and customary representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants. As of September 30, 2014, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Tennenbaum Credit Facility.
	In connection with the Tennenbaum Credit Facility, we issued warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 997,710 shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $15.05 per share and will be exercisable in accordance with their terms at any time on or after February 6, 2015, through August 6, 2019. The warrants contain a “cashless exercise” feature that allows the warrant holders to exercise such warrants by surrendering a number of shares underlying the portion of the warrant being exercised with a fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price payable to us.
	We estimated the fair value of the warrants by using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Method ("Black-Scholes"). Under the Black-Scholes approach our key assumptions included the following: stock price of $14.49, strike price of $15.05, volatility of 42.44%, risk-free rate of 1.67%, dividend yield of 0% and 5 year term. We used the resulting fair value to allocate the proceeds from the Tennenbaum Credit Facility between liability and equity.
	Since the warrants are classified as equity, we allocated the proceeds from the debt and warrants using the relative fair value method. Under this method we allocated $4.4 million to the warrants which we recorded to equity, with the remaining portion assigned to the liability component. The excess of the principal amount of the credit facility over its carrying value of $25.6 million represents a note discount that we will amortize to interest expense over the term of the Tennenbaum Credit Facility.
	We incurred $3.2 million in fees to establish the Tennenbaum Credit Facility that we have capitalized on our balance sheet as deferred financing costs, which we will amortize on an effective interest method into interest expense over the term of the SVB Credit Facility.
	We estimated the fair value of the Tennenbaum Credit Facility using a discounted cash flow model with Level 3 inputs. Under this approach, we estimated the fair value to approximate its carrying value of $25.7 million as of September 30, 2014.
	The following table presents our debt outstanding on the Tennenbaum Credit Facility (in thousands):



												September 30,
												2014
	Principal											30,000
	Unamortized note discount											-4,302
	Carrying value											25,698

	The following table presents the interest expense on the Tennenbaum Credit Facility (in thousands):



		Three months ended						Nine months ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Contractual interest expense	$	424		$	-		$	424		$	-
	Amortization of issuance costs		100			-			100			-
	Amortization of note discount		138			-			138			-
	Total	$	662		$	-		$	662		$	-
	Effective interest rate		16.4	%		-	%		16.4	%		-

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	8. Commitments and Contingencies
	Leases
	We conduct our operations utilizing leased office facilities in various locations and lease certain equipment under non‑cancelable operating and capital leases. Our leases expire between August 2015 and April 2019. In February 2014, we executed the First Amendment to Lease to obtain additional space for our headquarters in Kirkland, Washington and to extend the lease to April 2019.
	Letters of Credit
	We have issued letters of credit totaling $11.0 million under our SVB Credit Facility as of September 30, 2014.
	Credit Facilities
	In August 2014, we entered into the $30.0 million Tennenbaum Credit Facility, which matures in August 2019. The principal amount of the term loans is scheduled to be repaid in quarterly installments of $375,000 beginning March 31, 2015. Once repaid, term loans may not be reborrowed. All amounts outstanding under the facility are due and payable in full on the maturity date in August 2019.
	Litigation
	From time to time, we are party to various litigation matters incidental to the conduct of our business. There is no pending or threatened legal proceeding to which we are a party that, in our belief, is likely to have a material adverse effect on our future financial results.
	Taxes
	From time to time, various federal, state and other jurisdictional tax authorities undertake review of us and our filings. In evaluating the exposure associated with various tax filing positions, we accrue charges for possible exposures. We believe any adjustments that may ultimately be required as a result of any of these reviews will not be material to our financial statements.
	Domain Name Agreement
	On April 1, 2011, we entered into an agreement with a customer to provide domain name registration services and manage certain domain names owned and operated by the customer (the “Domain Agreement”). In December 2013, we amended the Domain Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Domain Agreement”). The term of the Amended Domain Agreement expires on December 31, 2014, but will automatically renew for an additional one‑year period unless terminated by either party. Pursuant to the Amended Domain Agreement, we are committed to purchase approximately $0.2 million of expired domain names every calendar quarter over the remaining term of the agreement.
	Donuts Agreement
	As part of our initiative to pursue the acquisition of gTLD operator rights, we have entered into a gTLD acquisition agreement (“gTLD Agreement”) with Donuts Inc. (“Donuts”). The gTLD Agreement provides us with rights to acquire the operating and economic rights to certain gTLDs. These rights are shared equally with Donuts and are associated with specific gTLDs (“Covered gTLDs”) for which Donuts is the applicant under the New gTLD Program. We have the right, but not the obligation, to make further deposits with Donuts in the pursuit of acquisitions of Covered gTLDs, for example as part of the ICANN auction process. The operating and economic rights for each Covered gTLD will be determined through a process whereby we and Donuts each select gTLDs from the pool of Covered gTLDs, with the number of selections available to each party based upon the proportion of the total acquisition price of all Covered gTLDs that they funded. Gains on sale of our interest in Covered gTLDs will be recognized when realized, while losses will be recognized when deemed probable. Separately, we entered into an agreement to provide certain back‑end registry services for gTLD operator rights owned by Donuts for a period of five years commencing from the launch of Donut’s first gTLD. Outside of the collaboration, we are not an investor in Donuts nor involved in any joint venture with Donuts or its affiliates.
	Indemnifications Arrangements

	In the normal course of business, we have made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which we may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. Those indemnities include intellectual property indemnities to our customers, indemnities to our directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware and indemnities related to our lease agreements. In addition, our advertiser and distribution partner agreements contain certain indemnification provisions, which are generally consistent with those prevalent in our industry. We have not incurred significant obligations under indemnification provisions historically and do not expect to incur significant obligations in the future. Accordingly, we have not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees in the balance sheets.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	9. Income Taxes
	Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of state taxes and nondeductible stock option expenses. The effective tax rate was (64.6%) for the three months ended September 30, 2014, and 33.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 34.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 27.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	We recorded an income tax benefit of $1.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to an income tax benefit of $1.4 million during the same period in 2013. The increase was primarily due to increased book losses from our domestic operations during the period, which were not offset by books gains in our international operations.
	We recorded an income tax benefit of $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to an income tax benefit of $1.9 million during the same period in 2013, representing a decreased benefit of $0.3 million. The decreased benefit was primarily due to the reversal of deferred tax assets as a result of cancelled stock options in the 2014 periods as compared to the 2013 periods.
	We are subject to the accounting guidance for uncertain income tax positions. We believe that our income tax positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and do not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flow.

	Our policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits and uncertain tax positions is to record such items as a component of income tax expense, and amounts recognized to date are insignificant. No uncertain income tax positions were recorded during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013, and we do not expect our uncertain tax position to change materially during the next 12 months. We file a U.S. federal and many state tax returns as well as tax returns in multiple foreign jurisdictions. All tax years since our incorporation remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and various state authorities.

Employee_Benefit_Plan

Employee Benefit Plan	9 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plan	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Employee Benefit Plan	'
	10. Employee Benefit Plan
	We have a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”) covering all our full‑time employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. Eligible employees may defer up to 90% of their pre‑tax eligible compensation, up to the annual maximum allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. Effective January 1, 2013, we began matching a portion of the employee contributions under the 401(k) Plan up to a defined maximum. Our contributions to the 401(k) Plan were $0.2 million, and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

Stock_based_Compensation_Expen

Stock based Compensation Expense	9 Months Ended
Stock based Compensation Expense	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock based Compensation Expense	'
	11. Stock‑based Compensation
	Our stock-based award plan grants restricted stock, stock options, stock bonuses, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock units (“RSUs”).
	On August 1, 2014, as part of the spin-off and the resulting conversion of equity awards, we had 1.1 million RSUs and options outstanding. Stock option holders received one Rightside stock option for every five Demand Media stock options. Holders of RSUs received 1.71 Rightside RSUs for every five Demand Media RSUs.
	In August 2014, we granted 0.4 million RSUs related to new employee, executive and board of director grants. The stock-based award information presented in this note has been updated to reflect the conversion of equity awards that occurred on August 1, 2014.
	As of September 30, 2014, we had 2.6 million shares of common stock reserved for future grants under our equity plan. Our stock-based awards generally vest over four years and are subject to the employee’s continued employment with us. We also estimate forfeiture rates at the time of grants and revise the estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from our estimates. We record share-based compensation net of estimated forfeitures.
	The following table summarizes the stock‑based compensation expense related to stock‑based awards that has been included in the following line items within the statements of operations for each of the periods presented (in thousands):



		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	90	$	117	$	272	$	341
	Sales and marketing		149		421		992		1,253
	Product development		202		389		781		869
	General and administrative		715		1,577		2,381		4,808
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	1,156	$	2,504	$	4,426	$	7,271

	The following table presents our stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, recast to reflect the conversion of five Demand Media stock options to one Rightside stock option on August 1, 2014 (in thousands, except for per share amounts and contractual term):


		Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013		335	$	15.42		-	$	167
	Exercised		-6		7.88		-
	Outstanding as of September 30, 2014		329		15.55		4.56		157
	Exercisable as of September 30, 2014		329		15.55		4.56		157

	The following table presents a summary of restricted stock unit award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, recast to reflect the conversion of five Demand Media RSUs to 1.71 Rightside RSUs (in thousands, except for per share amounts):


						Shares		Weighted Average Share Value
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013						679	$	24.54
	Granted						537		12.77
	Vested						-106		23.68
	Cancelled						-48		20.56
	Outstanding as of September 30, 2014						1,062		18.82

	As of September 30, 2014, we had $8.7 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.9 years.

Business_Segments

Business Segments	9 Months Ended
Business Segments	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Business Segments	'
	12. Business Segments
	We operate in one operating segment. Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages our operations on a combined basis for purposes of evaluating financial performance and allocating resources. The CODM reviews separate revenue information for our domain name services and aftermarket services. All other financial information is reviewed by the CODM on a combined basis. Our operations are located in the United States, Ireland, Canada, Australia and Cayman Islands. Revenue generated outside of the United States is not material for any of the periods presented.

	Revenue derived from our Domain name services and Aftermarket and other service offering is as follows (in thousands):




		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Domain name services	$	41,332	$	36,034	$	118,432	$	104,366
	Aftermarket and other		7,442		9,472		21,583		35,254
	Total revenue	$	48,774	$	45,506	$	140,015	$	139,620

Transactions_with_Related_Part

Transactions with Related Parties and Parent Company Investment	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Transactions with Related Parties and Parent Company Investment	'
	13. Transactions with Related Parties and Parent Company Investment
	Prior to the separation on August 1, 2014, our financial statements included direct costs of Rightside incurred by Demand Media on our behalf and an allocation of certain general corporate costs incurred by Demand Media. Direct costs include finance, legal, human resources, technology development, and other services and have been determined based on a direct basis when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on a pro rata basis calculated as a percentage of our revenue, headcount or expenses to Demand Media’s consolidated results. General corporate costs include, but are not limited to, executive oversight, accounting, internal audit, treasury, tax, and legal. The allocations of general corporate costs are based primarily on estimated time incurred and/or activities associated with us. Management believes the allocations of corporate costs from Demand Media are reasonable. Costs incurred by Demand Media to complete the spin‑off have not been allocated to us. However, the financial statements may not include all of the costs that would have been incurred had we been a stand‑alone company during the periods presented and may not reflect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows had we been a stand‑alone company during the periods presented.
	Prior to the separation on August 1, 2014, we recorded the following costs incurred and allocated by Demand Media in our statements of operations as follows (in thousands):




		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	899	$	2,822	$	6,231	$	8,125
	Sales and marketing		80		527		1,499		1,654
	Product development		180		446		2,280		1,161
	General and administration		1,758		5,189		11,500		15,079
	Total allocated expenses	$	2,917	$	8,984	$	21,510	$	26,019

	The table above includes allocated stock‑based compensation of $0.1 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $0.8 million and $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, for the employees of Demand Media whose cost of services was partially allocated to us.

	The table below presents the activity that comprises the decrease in parent company investment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands):









									Nine months ended
									30-Sep-14
	Cash transfer to Demand Media, net							$	45,735
	Stock based compensation from equity awards								-809
	Allocated expenses, assets and liabilities, net								-16,881
	Net decrease in parent company investment							$	28,045

Fair_Value_of_Financial_Instru

Fair Value of Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	'
	14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	Fair value represents the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We measure our financial assets and liabilities in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value.
		·	Level 1—valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, or interest in open‑end mutual funds that allow a company to sell its ownership interest back at net asset value on a daily basis. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets, liabilities or funds.
		·	Level 2—valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer, or broker markets, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active. Level 2 includes U.S. Treasury, U.S. government and agency debt securities, and certain corporate obligations. Valuations are usually obtained from third‑party pricing services for identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
		·	Level 3—valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, such as option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities.
	In determining fair value, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible and consider counterparty credit risk in our assessment of fair value.
	We chose not to elect the fair value option for our financial assets and liabilities that had not been previously carried at fair value. Therefore, material financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value, such as trade accounts receivable, trade payables and debt, are reported at their carrying values.

	The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, receivables from domain name registries, registry deposits, restricted cash, accounts payable, debt, accrued liabilities and customer deposits approximate fair value because of their short maturities. Our investments in marketable securities are recorded at fair value. Certain assets, including equity investments, investments held at cost, goodwill and intangible assets are also subject to measurement at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, if they are deemed to be impaired as the result of an impairment review.

	The cost of marketable securities sold is based upon the specific identification method and any realized gains or losses on the sale of investments are reflected as a component of other income or expense. For the year ended December 31, 2013, unrealized gain on marketable securities was $0.9 million. During the first quarter 2013, we sold all of our marketable securities, resulting in a reclassification of $0.9 million of unrealized gain on marketable securities from accumulated other comprehensive income to other (expense) income, net. The sale of our marketable securities resulted in total realized gains of $1.4 million, which are included in other income (expense), net.

Earnings_loss_Per_Share

Earnings (loss) Per Share	9 Months Ended
Earnings (loss) Per Share	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings (loss) per share	'
	15. Earnings (loss) per share
	Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were calculated using the following (in thousands, except per share amounts):



		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Net income (loss)	$	4,097	$	-2,562	$	-3,314	$	-4,977
	Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
	Basic		18,444		18,413		18,424		18,413
	Dilutive effect of stock-based equity awards		44		0		0		0
	Dilutive effect of warrants		0		0		0		0
	Diluted		18,488		18,413		18,424		18,413
	Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders
	Basic	$	0.22	$	-0.14	$	-0.18	$	-0.27
	Diluted	$	0.22	$	-0.14	$	-0.18	$	-0.27

	On August 1, 2014, the 1,000 shares of Rightside common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the separation from Demand Media, Inc. were automatically reclassified as and became 18.4 million shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Basic and diluted earnings per share and the weighted average number of shares outstanding were retrospectively updated to reflect these transactions.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events	'
	16. Subsequent Events
	Namecheap Senior Unsecured Promissory Note Receivable
	In October 2014, we entered into an agreement with Namecheap, Inc. (“Namecheap”), whereby Namecheap issued a Senior Unsecured Promissory Note (the “Note”) to us for $2.5 million that accrues interest at a rate determined in part by reference to the six-month LIBOR rate. Namecheap may use the proceeds from the Note for general corporate purposes. Once the Note has been repaid by Namecheap, no portion of the Note may be reborrowed.
	The Note matures on December 31, 2014, and may be extended by Namecheap up to one additional year for a maturity date through December 31, 2015, if certain conditions are met. The Note is unsecured, but we shall have a first priority lien if Namecheap proposes to raise new secured debt in excess of an agreed minimum amount. The Note is guaranteed on a senior basis by each domestic subsidiary of Namecheap.
	gTLD Application Withdrawal Gain
	During October 2014 we recorded a gain on other assets of $7 million due to payments received in exchange for the withdrawals of our interest in certain gTLD applications.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
	In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-2, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-2), to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-2 requires presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component and by net income line item. ASU 2013-2 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. We adopted ASU 2013-2 in the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The adoption of ASU 2013-2 did not have a significant impact on our financial statements, but did require additional disclosures.
	Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2014-09 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments in ASU 2014-09 are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period and early adoption is not permitted. The standard can be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We are currently assessing the impact that this updated standard will have on our financial statements and footnote disclosures.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide that a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period (ASU 2014-12), which requires that a performance target that affects vesting, and that could be achieved after the requisite service period, be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant date fair value of the award. This update further clarifies that compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The new standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our financial statements.

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Schedule of property and equipment	'
	Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):




			September 30,		December 31,
			2014		2013
	Computers and other related equipment	$	15,772	$	19,180
	Purchased and internally developed software		19,266		19,546
	Furniture and fixtures		906		775
	Leasehold improvements		1,329		1,278
	Property and equipment, gross		37,273		40,779
	Less accumulated depreciation		-26,060		-26,323
	Property and equipment, net	$	11,213	$	14,456


Depreciation expense and amortization expense by classification	'
	Depreciation and software amortization expense, including the acceleration of depreciation, as a result of the shortening of the estimated useful lives for certain assets of $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2014, is shown by classification below (in thousands):







			Three months ended				Nine months ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	1,236	$	1,341	$	4,435	$	3,984
	Sales and marketing		8		23		43		76
	Product development		28		41		110		133
	General and administrative		417		284		1,442		768
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	1,689	$	1,689	$	6,030	$	4,961

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]	'
Schedule of intangible assets	'
	Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):



		September 30, 2014
		Gross
		carrying		Accumulated
		amount		amortization		Net
	Owned website names	$	17,204	$	-11,271	$	5,933
	Customer relationships		20,842		-17,938		2,904
	Technology		7,954		-7,907		47
	Non-compete agreements		207		-71		136
	Trade names		5,468		-2,086		3,382
	gTLDs		10,129		-482		9,647
		$	61,804	$	-39,755	$	22,049




		December 31, 2013
		Gross
		carrying		Accumulated
		amount		amortization		Net
	Owned website names	$	18,580	$	-11,534	$	7,046
	Customer relationships		20,976		-17,119		3,857
	Technology		7,990		-7,896		94
	Non-compete agreements		207		-42		165
	Trade names		5,468		-1,743		3,725
	gTLDs		381		-		381
		$	53,602	$	-38,334	$	15,268


Amortization expense by classification	'
	Amortization expense by classification is shown below (in thousands):







		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	1,498	$	1,337	$	4,221	$	3,955
	Sales and marketing		323		466		924		1,922
	Product development		5		5		14		14
	General and administrative		105		69		371		202
	Total amortization	$	1,931	$	1,877	$	5,530	$	6,093


Estimated future amortization expense	'
	Estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets held at September 30, 2014 (in thousands):



	Years Ending December 31,				Amount
	2014 (October 1, 2014, to December 31, 2014)			$	1,883
	2015				5,162
	2016				3,380
	2017				2,052
	2018				1,897
	Thereafter				7,675
	Total			$	22,049

Other_Assets_Tables

Other Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of other assets	'
	Other long‑term assets and gTLD deposits consisted of the following (in thousands):





		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Deposits for gTLD applications	$	25,765	$	21,252
	Other		4,731		1,998
	Other assets	$	30,496	$	23,250

Other_Balance_Sheet_Items_Tabl

Other Balance Sheet Items (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Other Balance Sheet Items (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of accounts receivable	'
	Accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):




		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Accounts receivable—trade	$	6,377	$	5,515
	gTLD deposit receivable		9,080		-
	Receivables from registries		3,921		3,661
	Accounts receivable	$	19,378	$	9,176


Tabular disclosure of the components of accrued and other current liabilities.	'
	Based on the nature of our business transactions, we do not have an allowance for uncollectible receivables.
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):






		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Customer deposits	$	8,116	$	7,065
	Accrued payroll and related items		2,980		3,052
	Commissions payable		2,189		2,209
	Domain owners’ royalties payable		1,262		1,193
	Other		5,935		5,268
	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	20,482	$	18,787

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables) (Term loan credit facility, Tennebaum)	9 Months Ended
Debt (Tables) (Term loan credit facility, Tennebaum)	Sep. 30, 2014
Term loan credit facility \| Tennebaum	'
Schedule of debt outstanding	'
	We estimated the fair value of the Tennenbaum Credit Facility using a discounted cash flow model with Level 3 inputs. Under this approach, we estimated the fair value to approximate its carrying value of $25.7 million as of September 30, 2014.
	The following table presents our debt outstanding on the Tennenbaum Credit Facility (in thousands):



												September 30,
												2014
	Principal											30,000
	Unamortized note discount											-4,302
	Carrying value											25,698


Schedule Of Interest Expense	'
	The following table presents the interest expense on the Tennenbaum Credit Facility (in thousands):



		Three months ended						Nine months ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
	Contractual interest expense	$	424		$	-		$	424		$	-
	Amortization of issuance costs		100			-			100			-
	Amortization of note discount		138			-			138			-
	Total	$	662		$	-		$	662		$	-
	Effective interest rate		16.4	%		-	%		16.4	%		-

Stock_based_Compensation_Expen1

Stock based Compensation Expense (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Stock based Compensation Expense (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of stock-based compensation expense related to all employee and non-employee stock-based awards	'
	The following table summarizes the stock‑based compensation expense related to stock‑based awards that has been included in the following line items within the statements of operations for each of the periods presented (in thousands):



		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
			2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	90	$	117	$	272	$	341
	Sales and marketing		149		421		992		1,253
	Product development		202		389		781		869
	General and administrative		715		1,577		2,381		4,808
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	1,156	$	2,504	$	4,426	$	7,271


Schedule of stock options activity	'
	The following table presents our stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, recast to reflect the conversion of five Demand Media stock options to one Rightside stock option on August 1, 2014 (in thousands, except for per share amounts and contractual term):


		Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013		335	$	15.42		-	$	167
	Exercised		-6		7.88		-
	Outstanding as of September 30, 2014		329		15.55		4.56		157
	Exercisable as of September 30, 2014		329		15.55		4.56		157


Schedule of restricted stock unit awards activity	'
	The following table presents a summary of restricted stock unit award activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, recast to reflect the conversion of five Demand Media RSUs to 1.71 Rightside RSUs (in thousands, except for per share amounts):


						Shares		Weighted Average Share Value
	Outstanding as of December 31, 2013						679	$	24.54
	Granted						537		12.77
	Vested						-106		23.68
	Cancelled						-48		20.56
	Outstanding as of September 30, 2014						1,062		18.82

Business_Segments_Tables

Business Segments (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Business Segments (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of revenue derived from segments	'

	Revenue derived from our Domain name services and Aftermarket and other service offering is as follows (in thousands):




		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Domain name services	$	41,332	$	36,034	$	118,432	$	104,366
	Aftermarket and other		7,442		9,472		21,583		35,254
	Total revenue	$	48,774	$	45,506	$	140,015	$	139,620

Transactions_with_Related_Part1

Transactions with Related Parties and Parent Company Investment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Schedule of costs incurred and allocated by Demand Media	'

	Prior to the separation on August 1, 2014, we recorded the following costs incurred and allocated by Demand Media in our statements of operations as follows (in thousands):




		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Service costs	$	899	$	2,822	$	6,231	$	8,125
	Sales and marketing		80		527		1,499		1,654
	Product development		180		446		2,280		1,161
	General and administration		1,758		5,189		11,500		15,079
	Total allocated expenses	$	2,917	$	8,984	$	21,510	$	26,019


Schedule of parent company investment activity	'
	The table below presents the activity that comprises the decrease in parent company investment for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands):









									Nine months ended
									30-Sep-14
	Cash transfer to Demand Media, net							$	45,735
	Stock based compensation from equity awards								-809
	Allocated expenses, assets and liabilities, net								-16,881
	Net decrease in parent company investment							$	28,045

Earnings_loss_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings (loss) Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Earnings (loss) Per Share (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of earnings (loss) per share	'
	Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share were calculated using the following (in thousands, except per share amounts):



		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
	Net income (loss)	$	4,097	$	-2,562	$	-3,314	$	-4,977
	Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
	Basic		18,444		18,413		18,424		18,413
	Dilutive effect of stock-based equity awards		44		0		0		0
	Dilutive effect of warrants		0		0		0		0
	Diluted		18,488		18,413		18,424		18,413
	Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders
	Basic	$	0.22	$	-0.14	$	-0.18	$	-0.27
	Diluted	$	0.22	$	-0.14	$	-0.18	$	-0.27

Company_Background_and_Basis_o1

Company Background and Basis of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013
	Aug. 01, 2014	item	Aug. 01, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	item
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of publicly traded entities after spin-off	'	'	'	'	'	2
Number of classes of common stock	'	1	'	'	'	'
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	'	0	'	'	0	'
Authorized capital stock (in shares)	'	'	120,000,000	'	'	'
Common stock shares authorized (in shares)	'	100,000	100,000,000	'	0	'
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	'	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Preferred stock authorized (in shares)	'	20,000	20,000,000	'	0	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	'	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	'
Shares issued	'	18,487	18,400,000	1,000	18,487	'
Shares outstanding	'	0	18,400,000	1,000	0	'
Separation conversion ratio - one share of Rightside common stock for every five shares of Demand Media	0.2	'	'	'	'	'
Duration of the transition services agreement	'	'18 months	'	'	'	'

Property_and_Equipment_Details

Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	$37,273,000	'	'	$37,273,000	'	$40,779,000
Less accumulated depreciation	-26,060,000	'	'	-26,060,000	'	-26,323,000
Property and equipment, net	11,213,000	'	'	11,213,000	'	14,456,000
Accelerated Depreciation included in the depreciation and software amortization expense	'	800,000	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,689,000	'	1,689,000	6,030,000	4,961,000	'
Service costs	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	1,236,000	'	1,341,000	4,435,000	3,984,000	'
Sales and marketing	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	8,000	'	23,000	43,000	76,000	'
Product development	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	28,000	'	41,000	110,000	133,000	'
General and administrative	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	417,000	'	284,000	1,442,000	768,000	'
Computers and other equipment	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	15,772,000	'	'	15,772,000	'	19,180,000
Purchased and internally developed software	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	19,266,000	'	'	19,266,000	'	19,546,000
Furniture and fixtures	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	906,000	'	'	906,000	'	775,000
Leasehold improvements	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property and equipment, gross	$1,329,000	'	'	$1,329,000	'	$1,278,000

Intangible_Assets_Details

Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	$61,804	'	$61,804	'	$53,602
Accumulated amortization	-39,755	'	-39,755	'	-38,334
Total	22,049	'	22,049	'	15,268
Amortization of intangible assets	1,931	1,877	5,530	6,093	'
Owned website names	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	17,204	'	17,204	'	18,580
Accumulated amortization	-11,271	'	-11,271	'	-11,534
Total	5,933	'	5,933	'	7,046
Customer relationships	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	20,842	'	20,842	'	20,976
Accumulated amortization	-17,938	'	-17,938	'	-17,119
Total	2,904	'	2,904	'	3,857
Technology	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	7,954	'	7,954	'	7,990
Accumulated amortization	-7,907	'	-7,907	'	-7,896
Total	47	'	47	'	94
Noncompete agreements	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	207	'	207	'	207
Accumulated amortization	-71	'	-71	'	-42
Total	136	'	136	'	165
Trade names	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	5,468	'	5,468	'	5,468
Accumulated amortization	-2,086	'	-2,086	'	-1,743
Total	3,382	'	3,382	'	3,725
gTLD deposit receivable	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Gross carrying amount	10,129	'	10,129	'	381
Accumulated amortization	-482	'	-482	'	'
Total	9,647	'	9,647	'	381
Service costs	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	1,498	1,337	4,221	3,955	'
Sales and marketing	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	323	466	924	1,922	'
Product development	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	5	5	14	14	'
General and administrative	'	'	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$105	$69	$371	$202	'

Intangible_Assets_Details_2

Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Rolling Maturity [Abstract]	'	'
2014 (October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014)	$1,883	'
2015	5,162	'
2016	3,380	'
2017	2,052	'
2018	1,897	'
Thereafter	7,675	'
Total	$22,049	$15,268

Other_Assets_Details

Other Assets (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Deposits for gTLD applications	$25,765	$21,252
Other	4,731	1,998
Other Assets	$30,496	$23,250

Other_Assets_Details1

Other Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Other Assets (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Payments made for gTLD applications	'	'	$19,500,000	'	$3,900,000	'
Gain on gTLD application withdrawals, net	8,558,000	1,336,000	14,303,000	2,565,000	'	'
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	1,200,000	'	1,200,000	'	900,000	'
Restricted cash restriction released	'	'	'	'	'	$1,200,000

Other_Balance_Sheet_Items_Deta

Other Balance Sheet Items (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts receivable	'	'
Accounts receivable	$19,378	$9,176
Accounts receivable - trade	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	'
Accounts receivable	6,377	5,515
gTLD deposit receivable	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	'
Accounts receivable	9,080	'
Receivables from registries	'	'
Accounts receivable	'	'
Accounts receivable	$3,921	$3,661

Other_Balance_Sheet_Items_Deta1

Other Balance Sheet Items (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Customer deposits	$8,116	$7,065
Accrued payroll and related items	2,980	3,052
Commissions payable	2,189	2,209
Domain owners' royalties payable	1,262	1,193
Other	5,935	5,268
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$20,482	$18,787

Debt_Details

Debt (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Letter of credit subfacility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Letters of credit issued	'	$11,000,000
Silicon Valley Bank \| Revolving credit facility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Facility capacity	30,000,000	'
Unused borrowing capacity fee	0.25	'
Debt instrument fee	500,000	'
Silicon Valley Bank \| Letter of credit subfacility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Facility capacity	15,000,000	'
Letters of credit issued	'	11,000,000
Silicon Valley Bank \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate \| Revolving credit facility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Margin	0.50%	'
Silicon Valley Bank \| Eurodollar \| Revolving credit facility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Percentage added to interest rate	1.00%	'
Silicon Valley Bank \| Eurodollar \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Margin	1.00%	'
Silicon Valley Bank \| Eurodollar \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Margin	1.50%	'
Silicon Valley Bank \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Margin	2.00%	'
Silicon Valley Bank \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Margin	2.50%	'
Tennebaum \| Term loan credit facility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Term loan borrowing	30,000,000	'
Quarterly principal payment	'	$375,000
Beginning date for required repayments	31-Mar-15	'
Percentage of excess cash flow used for mandatory prepayments	50.00%	'
Tennebaum \| Term loan credit facility \| Prepaid in year one	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Premium on prepayment	'	4.00%
Tennebaum \| Term loan credit facility \| Prepaid in year two	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Premium on prepayment	'	2.50%
Tennebaum \| Term loan credit facility \| Prepaid in year three	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Premium on prepayment	'	1.00%
Tennebaum \| Term loan credit facility \| Prepaid after year three	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Premium on prepayment	'	0.00%
Tennebaum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Term loan credit facility	'	'
Credit facilities disclosures	'	'
Margin	'	8.75%

Debt_Details_2

Debt (Details 2) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
				Tennebaum Credit Facility warrants	Tennebaum Credit Facility warrants	Tennebaum Credit Facility warrants	Tennebaum Credit Facility warrants	Term loan credit facility	Tennebaum	Tennebaum
							Maximum	Tennebaum Credit Facility warrants	Level 3	Term loan credit facility
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	997,710	'	'	'
Exercise price	'	'	'	$15.05	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock warrants issued	$4,441,000	'	$4,441,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock price	'	'	'	$14.49	'	'	'	'	'	'
Strike price	'	'	'	$15.05	'	'	'	'	'	'
Volatility	'	'	'	42.44%	'	'	'	'	'	'
Risk free rate	'	'	'	1.67%	'	'	'	'	'	'
Dividend yield	'	'	'	0.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expected term	'	'	'	'5 years	'	'	'	'	'	'
Warrant equity component	'	'	'	4,400,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note discount that will be amortized	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	4,302,000,000
Debt instrument fee	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,200,000	'	'
Long-term debt fair value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	25,700,000	'
Principal	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	30,000,000,000
Unamortized note discount	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4,302,000,000
Carrying value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	25,698,000,000
Interest Expense [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Contractual interest expense	'	'	'	'	424,000	424,000	'	'	'	'
Amortization of issuance costs	'	'	'	'	100,000	100,000	'	'	'	'
Accretion of note discount	'	'	'	'	138,000	138,000	'	'	'	'
Total	'	$701,000	$701,000	'	$662,000	$662,000	'	'	'	'
Effective interest rate	'	'	'	'	16.40%	16.40%	'	'	'	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014
	Letter of credit subfacility	Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC	Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC
		Term loan	Term loan
Leases and Letters of Credit	'	'	'
Letters of credit outstanding	$11,000,000	'	'
Debt instrument amount	'	'	30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	'	$375,000	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014
Domain Name Agreement	'	'
Other Commitments [Line Items]	'	'
Contract term	'1 year	'
Quarterly purchase obligation	'	$0.20
Donuts Agreement	'	'
Other Commitments [Line Items]	'	'
Contract term	'5 years	'

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	-64.60%	34.80%	33.20%	27.90%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	($1,608,000)	($1,366,000)	($1,650,000)	($1,930,000)
Increase in income tax expense	'	'	-300,000	'
Liability for uncertain tax positions	$0	$0	$0	$0

Employee_Benefit_Plan_Details

Employee Benefit Plan (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Defined contribution plan	'	'	'	'
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	'	'	90.00%	'
Demand Media 401k Plan	'	'	'	'
Defined contribution plan	'	'	'	'
Contributions	$0.20	$0.10	$0.50	$0.40

Recovered_Sheet1

Stock Based Compensation Expense (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Aug. 31, 2014

Aug. 01, 2014

Aug. 31, 2014

Service costs

Sales and marketing

Product development

General and administrative

Equity Plan [Member]

Stock Option

Restricted stock units

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Restricted stock units and options outstanding

1,100,000

Option issued ratio

0.2

RSU's issued ratio

0.342

Granted

400,000

Common stock reserved for future grants

2,600,000

Shared based compensation vesting period

'4 years

Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense

$1,156

$2,504

$4,426

$7,271

$90

$117

$272

$341

$149

$421

$992

$1,253

$202

$389

$781

$869

$715

$1,577

$2,381

$4,808

Recovered_Sheet2

Stock Based Compensation Expense (Details 2) (Equity Plan [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized [Abstract]	'
Unrecognized stock based compensation, net of forfeitures	$8,700,000
Nonvested awards period of recognition	'2 years 10 months 24 days
Stock Option	'
Shares	'
Outstanding beginning balance	335
Exercised	-6
Outstanding ending balance	329
Exercisable	329
Weighted Average Exercise Price	'
Weighted average exercise price outstanding beginning balance	$15.42
Weighted average exercise price exercised	$7.88
Weighted average exercise price outstanding ending balance	$15.55
Weighted average exercise price exercisable	$15.55
Additional Disclosures	'
Weighted average remaining contractual term outstanding	'4 years 6 months 22 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term exercisable	'4 years 6 months 22 days
Aggregate intrinsic value outstanding beginning of period	167,000
Aggregate intrinsic value outstanding end of period	157,000
Aggregate intrinsic value exercisable	$157,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	'
Non-option rollforward	'
Outstanding beginning balance	679
Granted	537
Vested	-106
Cancelled	-48
Outstanding ending balance	1,062
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]	'
Weighted average share value outstanding beginning balance	$24.54
Weighted average share value granted	$12.77
Weighted average share value vested and released	$23.68
Weighted average share value cancelled	$20.56
Weighted average share value outstanding ending balance	$18.82

Business_Segments_Details

Business Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	segment	Sep. 30, 2013
Business Segments	'	'	'	'
Number of Operating Segments	'	'	1	'
Total Revenue	$48,774	$45,506	$140,015	$139,620
Domain name services	'	'	'	'
Business Segments	'	'	'	'
Total Revenue	41,332	36,034	118,432	104,366
Aftermarket and other	'	'	'	'
Business Segments	'	'	'	'
Total Revenue	$7,442	$9,472	$21,583	$35,254

Transactions_with_Related_Part2

Transactions with Related Parties and Parent Company Investment (Details) (USD $)

7 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Aug. 01, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Demand Media

Service costs

Sales and marketing

Product development

General and administrative

Related Party Transaction [Line Items]

Allocated expenses

$2,917

$8,984

$21,510

$26,019

$899

$2,822

$6,231

$8,125

$80

$527

$1,499

$1,654

$180

$446

$2,280

$1,161

$1,758

$5,189

$11,500

$15,079

Cash transfer to Demand Media, net

45,735

Allocated stock-based compensation expense

100

1,400

-809

4,400

Allocated expenses, assets and liabilities not settled in cash, net.

-16,881

Net decrease in parent company investment

($28,045)

$28,045

Recovered_Sheet3

Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'	'
Unrealized gains on marketable securities	'	'	$0.90
Reclassification of unrealized gain on marketable securities	0.9	'	'
Total realized gain on sale of marketable securities	'	$1.40	'

Earnings_loss_Per_Share_Detail

Earnings (loss) Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 01, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net loss	$4,097	($2,562)	($3,314)	($4,977)	'	'	'
Weighted average number of shares outstanding	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	18,444,000	18,413,000	18,424,000	18,413,000	'	'	'
Dilutive effect of stock based equity awards	44,000	0	0	0	'	'	'
Dilutive effect of warrants	0	0	0	0	'	'	'
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted	18,488,000	18,413,000	18,424,000	18,413,000	'	'	'
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic (in earnings per share)	$0.22	($0.14)	($0.18)	($0.27)	'	'	'
Diluted (in earnings per share)	$0.22	($0.14)	($0.18)	($0.27)	'	'	'
Shares issued	18,487	'	18,487	'	18,400,000	1,000	18,487
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$0.00	'	$0.00	'	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Shares outstanding	0	'	0	'	18,400,000	1,000	0

Subsequent_Events_Details

Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
					Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event
						Namecheap
Subsequent events	'	'	'	'	'	'
Note receivable	'	'	'	'	'	$2,500,000
Note receivable term extension	'	'	'	'	'	'1 year
Gain on gTLD application withdrawals, net	$8,558,000	$1,336,000	$14,303,000	$2,565,000	$7,000,000	'