Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Management fee payable to Ampio per month		$ 30,000
Remaining commitment for 2015	$ 2,728,000			$ 2,728,000
COLORADO
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Operating lease period	37 months
Lease initial base rent per month	$ 8,500			8,500
Total base rent over the term of the lease	318,000
NORTH CAROLINA
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Operating lease period			37 months
Lease initial base rent per month			$ 2,900
Total base rent over the term of the lease			$ 112,000
Sponsored Research Agreement with Related Party [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remaining commitment for 2015	333,000			$ 333,000
Sponsored Research Agreement termination notice period				30 days
Clinical Research and Trial Obligations [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remaining commitment for 2015	266,000			$ 266,000
Zertane Clinical Trials and RedoxSYS Research Studies [Member] \| Clinical Research and Trial Obligations [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Remaining commitment for 2015	$ 266,000			$ 266,000