| Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
Income tax (expense) benefit for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following: | | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | Current: | | | | | | | | | Federal | | $ | — | | $ | — | | | State | | | — | | | — | | | Deferred: | | | | | | | | | Federal | | | 9,513,282 | | | (212,022) | | | State | | | 952,533 | | | (401,215) | | | Net operating loss carryforward | | | 7,764,117 | | | 4,243,885 | | | Valuation Allowance | | | (18,249,516) | | | (3,649,237) | | | Total income tax (expense) benefit | | $ | (19,584) | | $ | (18,589) | | |
| Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Significant components of Nuo Therapeutics’ deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31: | | | 2014 | | 2013 | | | Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | | | | Stock-based compensation | | $ | 5,942,000 | | $ | 5,371,000 | | | Tax credits | | | 3,162,000 | | | 2,895,000 | | | Deferred revenue | | | 575,000 | | | 861,000 | | | Start-up and organizational costs | | | 276,000 | | | 272,000 | | | Tax deductible Goodwill | | | 88,000 | | | 112,000 | | | Property and equipment | | | 56,000 | | | 240,000 | | | Other | | | 389,000 | | | 153,000 | | | Total deferred tax assets | | | 10,488,000 | | | 9,904,000 | | | Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | | Intangible Assets | | | (10,325,000) | | | (12,219,000) | | | Discount on Note Payable | | | (13,825,000) | | | (1,088,000) | | | Other | | | (89,000) | | | (69,000) | | | Total deferred tax liabilities | | | (24,239,000) | | | (13,376,000) | | | Net deferred tax assets, excluding net operating loss carryforwards | | | (13,751,000) | | | (3,472,000) | | | Net operating loss carryforwards | | | 53,222,000 | | | 45,458,000 | | | | | | 39,471,000 | | | 41,986,000 | | | Less valuation allowance | | | (39,559,000) | | | (42,055,000) | | | Total deferred tax assets (liabilities) | | $ | (88,000) | | $ | (69,000) | | |
| Schedule Of Change In Valuation Allowance For Deferred Tax Assets [Table Text Block] |
The following table reflects the change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets at December 31: | Valuation allowance - January 1, 2013 | | $ | 38,406,000 | | | | | | | | | 2013 provision | | | 3,649,000 | | | | | | | | | Valuation allowance - December 31, 2013 | | $ | 42,055,000 | | | | | | | | | Establisment and reversal in 2014 - Convertible Bridge notes | | | 897,000 | | | Establishment in 2014 - Deerfield note | | | (13,878,000) | | | 2014 provision | | | 10,485,000 | | | | | | | | | Valuation allowance - December 31, 2014 | | $ | 39,559,000 | | |