Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Business Combination (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Feb. 10, 2021
Jan. 31, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Mar. 31, 2021
Unvested restricted stock units        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Number of outstanding and fully vested restricted stock units, unsettled (in shares)       2,045,634
Merger Agreement | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | Legacy Playboy        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Debt assumed     $ 142.1  
Merger Agreement | Common Stock | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | Legacy Playboy        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Purchase consideration     $ 381.3  
Consideration transferred, shares (in shares)     23,920,000  
Share price (in dollars per share)     $ 10.00  
Subscription Agreements and PIPE Registration Rights Agreements | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | PIPE Investors        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Proceeds from stock issuance     $ 46.8  
Subscription Agreements and PIPE Registration Rights Agreements | Common Stock | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | PIPE Investors        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Stock issued (in shares)     5,000,000  
Price per share (in dollars per share)     $ 10.00  
Aggregate gross proceeds from stock issuance     $ 50.0  
Business Combination | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | Legacy Playboy        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Consideration transferred, shares (in shares) 3,560,541      
Share price (in dollars per share) $ 5.61      
Stock issued (in shares) 20,916,812      
Transaction costs $ 1.5      
Business Combination | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | Legacy Playboy | Unvested restricted stock units        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Number of outstanding and fully vested restricted stock units, unsettled (in shares) 2,045,634      
Vested and unsettled shares, settlement period 1 year      
Business Combination | Common Stock | Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp (MCAC) | Legacy Playboy        
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Options to purchase common stock, vested (in shares) 965,944      
Options to purchase common stock, vested, exercise price (in dollars per share)   $ 10.52