Convertible preferred stock conversion price.

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Net proceeds from public offering of common stock.

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Preferred stock minimum holding percentage for elect to convert all outstanding shares of preferred stock into common stock.

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Preferred stock voting rights as separate class holding percentage threshold.

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Costs related to the issuance or offering of stock.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Amount of common stock allocated to investors to buy shares of a new issue of common stock before they are offered to the public. When stock is sold on a subscription basis, the issuer does not initially receive the total proceeds. In general, the issuer does not issue the shares to the investor until it receives the entire proceeds.

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Number of shares issued for each share of convertible preferred stock that is converted.

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The amount per share used to calculated dividend payments on preferred stock.

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The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.

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The cash inflow from issuance of preferred stocks identified as being convertible into another form of financial instrument, typically the entity's common stock.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Description of the reverse stock split arrangement. Also provide the retroactive effect given by the reverse split that occurs after the balance sheet date but before the release of financial statements.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011	May 31, 2006	Oct. 31, 2004	Dec. 31, 2003 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Series D Preferred Stock [Member] Raven Biotechnologies Inc [Member]	Jul. 31, 2008 Series D Preferred Stock [Member] Raven Biotechnologies Inc [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Series D Two Preferred Stock [Member]	May 30, 2010 Series D Two Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2008 Series D Two Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series D Two Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series A- One Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series A- Two Preferred Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2004 Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	May 31, 2006 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or sold					34,239,374					18,427,388	6,916,110	38,337,678				71,401,237		110,952,217
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock		$ 12,014,816			$ 34,000,000					$ 12,016,500		$ 24,843,211				$ 30,261,672		$ 44,898,754
Convertible Preferred Stock Per Share					$ 1.00
Related offering costs												156,788				238,000		101,246
Shares of common stock allocated but unissued			10,003,300	13,604,016
Shares issued to acquire entity								14,446,227	12,466,039
Purchased shares											518,708	2,875,327
Exercise price													0.65
Outstanding stock	4,000,000
Percentage of preferred stock holders with voting rights of board members	66.67%
Accrued noncumulative dividends on preferred stock							$ 0.0522						$ 0.0522	$ 0.08	$ 0.08		$ 0.0341		$ 0.0324
Convertible preferred stock series							1.00						1.00	1.506	1.00		1.14		1.00
Conversion price of preferred stock							$ 12.20						$ 12.20	$ 12.39	$ 18.77		$ 6.95		$ 7.70
Reserved common stock	17,129,782
Net proceeds from underwritten public offering upon closing of firm	$ 40,000,000
Earning per share received by the shareholders						$ 12.39	$ 12.20						$ 12.20				$ 6.95		$ 7.70
Reverse stock split	1-for-18.7739