Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	2. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including those which are normal and recurring) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information have been included. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additionally, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, which are included in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on August 14, 2015. Merger and Exchange Ratio The Merger has been accounted for as a “reverse merger” under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations with Pulmatrix Operating treated as the accounting acquirer of Ruthigen. The historical financial statements of Pulmatrix Operating have become the historical financial statements of the Company, or the combined company, and are included in this filing labeled Pulmatrix, Inc. As a result of the Merger, historical common stock, stock options and additional paid-in capital, including share and per share amounts, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the equity structure of the combined company, including the effect of the Merger exchange ratio and the common stock par value of $0.0001 per share. See Note 5, “Merger,” for additional discussion of the Merger and the exchange ratio. Reverse Stock Split On June 15, 2015, following the Effective Time, the Company effected a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Company Common Stock”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, including the Merger exchange ratio (Note 5) applied to historical Pulmatrix Operating common stock and stock options unless otherwise noted, give retroactive effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented. The shares of Company Common Stock retained a par value of $0.0001 per share.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 10-01. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (including those which are normal and recurring) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial information have been included. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Additionally, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, which are included in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on August 14, 2015.

Merger and Exchange Ratio

The Merger has been accounted for as a “reverse merger” under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations with Pulmatrix Operating treated as the accounting acquirer of Ruthigen. The historical financial statements of Pulmatrix Operating have become the historical financial statements of the Company, or the combined company, and are included in this filing labeled Pulmatrix, Inc. As a result of the Merger, historical common stock, stock options and additional paid-in capital, including share and per share amounts, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the equity structure of the combined company, including the effect of the Merger exchange ratio and the common stock par value of $0.0001 per share. See Note 5, “Merger,” for additional discussion of the Merger and the exchange ratio.

Reverse Stock Split

On June 15, 2015, following the Effective Time, the Company effected a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Company Common Stock”). The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, including the Merger exchange ratio (Note 5) applied to historical Pulmatrix Operating common stock and stock options unless otherwise noted, give retroactive effect to the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented. The shares of Company Common Stock retained a par value of $0.0001 per share.