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- Definition

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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- Definition

The cash inflow from sales of all investments, including securities and other assets, having ready marketability and intended by management to be liquidated, if necessary, within the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the short-term.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights		$ 1.86
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 0.75
Class Of Warrants Or Right Expiration Date	Feb. 27, 2017
Subsequent Event [Member] \| May 2016 Warrant [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	1,733,322
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.00
Subsequent Event [Member] \| October 2016 Warrant [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	6,020,245
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 1.86
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Short-term Investments	$ 400,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Underwriter [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	510,825
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Underwriter [Member] \| Exercise Price One [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 6.00
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Underwriter [Member] \| Exercise Price Two [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	1.86
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Underwriter [Member] \| Exercise Price Three [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 0.75