Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Common Stock Transaction - Additional Information (Detail)

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Common Stock Transaction - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2014
Sep. 25, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Apr. 21, 2014
Sep. 09, 2005
May 15, 2013
Apr. 09, 2013
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Common stock, shares outstanding       129,714,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 82,095,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding          
Common stock, shares issued       8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues            
Offering price of common stock       $ 1.25us-gaap_SharePrice            
Proceeds from sale of common stock       $ 8,614,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 4,950,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ (10,000)us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock        
Convertible stock, Conversion of convertible securities 36,300,171us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1   46,153,692us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1              
Preferred stock, shares outstanding       0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding            
Convertible stock, Conversion of preferred stock   2us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1 599,998us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1              
Conversion price per share       $ 0.13rvlt_ConversionOfStockConvertibleConversionPrice            
Common stock shares, under investor right to receive       10,026,466us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance            
Stock issued, value of shares       8,614,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 5,069,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues          
Payment of Finder's fee for stock issuance transactions       100,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts            
Issuance of common stock as Finder's fee for stock transactions       42,735us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices            
Restricted Stock                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Number of shares authorized for grant             300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Stock options vesting period             3 years      
Kingstone Warrants                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Warrants expiration period               10 years    
Warrants issued               289,187us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
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Warrants exercise price               $ 4.30us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Series D Convertible Preferred Stock                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Convertible stock, Conversion of convertible securities                 1,712,167us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
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Convertible stock, Conversion of preferred stock                 11,915us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
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Conversion price per share                 $ 0.6959rvlt_ConversionOfStockConvertibleConversionPrice
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Stock issued, value of shares         62,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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944,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Common Stock                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Stock issued, value of shares       5,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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RVL One Limited Liability Company                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Common stock, shares outstanding       84,300,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Common stock share outstanding owned       65.00%rvlt_CommonStockSharesOutstandingOwnershipPercentage
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Proceeds from sale of common stock       192,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Aston Capital Limited Liability Company | Issuance of Equity | Restricted Stock                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Restricted common stock agreed to be issued for services                   500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionQuantityOfSecuritiesIssued
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= rvlt_AstonCapitalLimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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Restricted common stock agreed to be issued for services, vesting period                   3 years
Restricted common stock agreed to be issued for services, vesting date                   Sep. 25, 2013
Great American Insurance Company                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Common stock shares, under investor right to receive       1,250,000us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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Great American Insurance Company | Common Stock                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Common stock, shares issued       2,136,752us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Stock issued, value of shares       2,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Great American Life Insurance Company                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Common stock shares, under investor right to receive       1,250,000us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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= rvlt_GreatAmericanLifeInsuranceCompanyMember
           
Great American Life Insurance Company | Common Stock                    
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]                    
Common stock, shares issued       2,136,752us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
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Stock issued, value of shares       $ 2,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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