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INVENTORY (Detail) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Gross $ 6,596,379us-gaap_InventoryGross $ 6,683,256us-gaap_InventoryGross
Inventory, Net 5,187,926us-gaap_InventoryNet 5,274,803us-gaap_InventoryNet
Mela Find Systems [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Gross 3,197,421us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_MelaFindSystemsMember
3,266,586us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_MelaFindSystemsMember
Reserve for inventory (325,000)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_MelaFindSystemsMember
 
Components/raw materials [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Gross 2,552,612us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_ComponentsMember
2,552,612us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_ComponentsMember
Accessories [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Gross 496,346us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_AccessoriesMember
514,058us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_AccessoriesMember
Hand Held Imager Assemblies [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Inventory, Gross 350,000us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_HandHeldImagerAssembliesMember
350,000us-gaap_InventoryGross
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_HandHeldImagerAssembliesMember
Obsolete Inventory [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Reserve for inventory (869,894)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_ObsoleteInventoryMember
(869,894)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_ObsoleteInventoryMember
Inventory Repairs [Member]    
Inventory [Line Items]    
Reserve for inventory $ (538,559)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_InventoryRepairsMember
$ (538,559)us-gaap_InventoryValuationReserves
/ us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis
= mela_InventoryRepairsMember