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Subsequent Events (Details Textual) Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Apr. 03, 2015 | May 01, 2015 STAAR Surgical AG [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($) | May 01, 2015 STAAR Surgical AG [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] CHF | May 01, 2015 Bankinter [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($) | May 01, 2015 Bankinter [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] EUR (€) | Apr. 07, 2015 Executives And Other Employees [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] | May 31, 2015 Executives And Other Employees [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross | 568 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross |  |  |  |  | 214 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = staa_ExecutivesAndOtherEmployeesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period |  |  |  |  |  | 88 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = staa_ExecutivesAndOtherEmployeesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value |  |  |  | $ 446,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = staa_BankinterMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | € 400,000 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = staa_BankinterMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | 619,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = staa_StaarSurgicalAgMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember | 581,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = staa_StaarSurgicalAgMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Term |  |  |  | May 1, 2017 | May 1, 2017 |  |
Separation Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 469,000 staa_SeparationCosts / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = staa_ExecutivesAndOtherEmployeesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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