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The ownership percentage owned in the continuing Company after merger.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of judgment or settlement awarded to (against) the entity in respect of litigation.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 15, 2016	Jul. 13, 2016
Alpha Capital Anstalt [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument periodic payment		Annually
Debt instrument maturity date		Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stockholders ownership after proposed merger			5.00%
Subsequent Events [Member] \| Alpha Capital Anstalt [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate			5.00%
Subsequent Events [Member] \| Sunnyvale Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Tangible assets acquired by unrelated company				$ 650,000
Subsequent Events [Member] \| Microbot Medical Ltd [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stockholders ownership after proposed merger			95.00%
Subsequent Events [Member] \| BMR-Pacific Research Center LP [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
One-time settlement payment	$ 800,000
Subsequent Events [Member] \| 5.0% Secured Note [Member] \| Alpha Capital Anstalt [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount			$ 2,000,000