INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Details) - USD ($) |
Sep. 12, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |||
| Cash and liquid investments | $ 14,863,000 | ||
| Working capital | 14,441,000 | ||
| Stockholders' equity | 17,029,810 | $ 16,070,636 | |
| Accumulated deficit | 107,568,735 | $ 105,582,439 | |
| Total value of capitalized patent costs that could be impaired due to inability to locate a new strategic target, a partner or other third-party interested in advancing development and commercial activities of the Venaxis appendicitis portfolio | $ 335,000 | ||
| BiOptix [Member] | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Percentage of outstanding voting stock owned by parent | 98.00% | ||
| BiOptix [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Equity consideration issued for acquisition, number of shares | 627,010 | ||
| Value of equity consideration issued for acquisition | $ 2,577,000 |
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- Definition Total value of capitalized patent costs that could be impaired due to inability to locate a new strategic target, a partner or other third-party interested in advancing development and commercial activities of the Venaxis appendicitis portfolio. No definition available.
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- Definition Working capital as measured by current assets less current liabilities. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Sum of investments and unrestricted cash as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage. No definition available.
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- Definition The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Number of shares of stock issued during the period pursuant to acquisitions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Value of stock issued pursuant to acquisitions during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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