Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The following table presents a reconciliation between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate:
 
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
U.S. Federal statutory income tax
 
 
35.0
%
 
 
35.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State and local income tax, net of benefits
 
 
4.9
%
 
 
4.4
%
Fair value of Derivatives
 
 
17.1
%
 
 
(2.9)
%
Nondeductible guarantee fees
 
 
 
 
 
(0.9)
%
Impact of changes in rates
 
 
(0.2)
%
 
 
(12.2)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Established/reversed tax deferrals (deferred tax liabilities) not thru provision
 
 
(68.8)
%
 
 
(5.5)
%
Other
 
 
(1.3)
%
 
 
 
Valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets
 
 
13.2
%
 
 
(18.0)
%
Effective income tax rate
 
 
(0.1)
%
 
 
(0.1)
%