Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Note 1. Basis of Presentation	Until the sale of Spherix Consulting, Inc. in December 2012, the Company’s (as defined below) principal segments of Spherix Incorporated (the “Company”) have been Biospherics, our biotechnology research and development business, and Spherix Consulting, our technical and regulatory consulting business. On December 3, 2012, the Company sold all of the stock of Spherix Consulting, Inc. Accordingly, the operations of Spherix Consulting, Inc. are reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. On December 27, 2012, the Company formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuta Technology Corp., (“Nuta”), which is incorporated in the state of Virginia. In April, 2013, Nuta Technology Corp., entered into a merger agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of a company which owns various patents principally covering wireless communications (see note 12 “Subsequent Events”). If the transaction is completed, the Company will engage in commercialization activities related to the inventions that are the subject of the patents acquired. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and do not include all of the information and disclosures generally required for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the statements contain all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2013, the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which does contain the complete information and disclosure, for the year ended December 31, 2012. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Spherix Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Biospherics Incorporated and Nuta Technology Corp. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Until the sale of Spherix Consulting, Inc. in December 2012, the Company’s (as defined below) principal segments of Spherix Incorporated (the “Company”) have been Biospherics, our biotechnology research and development business, and Spherix Consulting, our technical and regulatory consulting business. On December 3, 2012, the Company sold all of the stock of Spherix Consulting, Inc. Accordingly, the operations of Spherix Consulting, Inc. are reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. On December 27, 2012, the Company formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Nuta Technology Corp., (“Nuta”), which is incorporated in the state of Virginia.

In April, 2013, Nuta Technology Corp., entered into a merger agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of a company which owns various patents principally covering wireless communications (see note 12 “Subsequent Events”). If the transaction is completed, the Company will engage in commercialization activities related to the inventions that are the subject of the patents acquired.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are unaudited and do not include all of the information and disclosures generally required for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the statements contain all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Company’s consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2013, the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which does contain the complete information and disclosure, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Spherix Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Biospherics Incorporated and Nuta Technology Corp. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.