INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
Benefit at federal rate	$ (2,781,000)	$ (3,311,000)	$ (1,015,000)
State income taxes—net of federal benefit	2,000	2,000	20,000
Foreign subsidiary tax rate difference	(27,000)	(94,000)	(27,000)
Tax contingency	22,000	28,000	45,000
Net operating loss	1,472,000	988,000	0
Earnings repatriation	582,000	0	1,479,000
Miscellaneous permanent differences	284,000	332,000	60,000
Liability warrants	(748,000)	2,062,000	0
Tax credits	215,000	0	0
Other—net	15,000	(53,000)	86,000
Valuation allowance	1,110,000	91,000	(498,000)
Current income tax expense	146,000	45,000	150,000
Federal:
Current	0	16,000	4,000
Deferred	0	0	0
Total Federal	0	16,000	4,000
State:
Current	3,000	3,000	29,000
Deferred	0	0	0
Total State	3,000	3,000	29,000
Foreign:
Current	46,000	159,000	111,000
Deferred	97,000	(133,000)	6,000
Total Foreign	143,000	26,000	117,000
Deferred Tax Asset:
Net operating loss carryforward	39,481,000	38,154,000
Research and development credit carryforwards	1,017,000	1,232,000
Deferred revenue	188,000	190,000
Inventory	224,000	184,000
Other	432,000	552,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	41,342,000	40,312,000
Less valuation allowance	(41,342,000)	(40,232,000)
Deferred Tax Asset	0	80,000
Deferred Tax Liability:
Other miscellaneous	19,000	2,000
Deferred Tax Liability	19,000	2,000
Net Deferred Asset	(19,000)	78,000
Operating Loss Carry Forward [Abstract]
2018	1,838,000
2019	8,181,000
2020	9,662,000
2021	8,228,000
2022	16,862,000
2023	16,173,000
2024	17,390,000
2025	8,153,000
2026	6,792,000
2027	3,238,000
2028	1,272,000
2029	591,000
2031	2,784,000
2032	8,126,000
Operating loss carryforwards	109,290,000
Deferred tax liability, U.K. income taxes		100,000
Increase (Decrease) In Uncertain Tax Positions	100,000	100,000
Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]
Operating Loss Carry Forward [Abstract]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	1,017,000
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Operating Loss Carry Forward [Abstract]
Liability for uncertain tax positions, noncurrent	300,000	200,000
Federal Tax Authority | Annovis, Inc.
Operating Loss Carry Forward [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards	1,200,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Operating Loss Carry Forward [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 46,000,000