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Business and Basis for Presentation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Stock based compensation	$ 1,042,917us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	$ 2,914,904us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	$ 984,537us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Accumulated deficit	(98,130,702)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	(93,716,980)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Additional paid-in capital	110,210,480us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	105,584,606us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Accumulated deficit		(195,524)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember	(105,959)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember	(98,523)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
Additional paid-in capital		195,524us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember	105,959us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember	98,523us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
Cumulative effect on accumulated deficit		(400,006)us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOnRetainedEarningsBeforeTax1 / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_RestatementAdjustmentMember
Stock Based Compensation Assumptions [Member]
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Stock based compensation		$ 195,524us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis = refr_StockBasedCompensationAssumptionsMember	$ 105,959us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis = refr_StockBasedCompensationAssumptionsMember

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Value received from shareholders in common stock-related transactions that are in excess of par value or stated value and amounts received from other stock-related transactions. Includes only common stock transactions (excludes preferred stock transactions). May be called contributed capital, capital in excess of par, capital surplus, or paid-in capital.

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