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Long-Term Debt (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Aug. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt $ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt $ (992,281)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt      
Interest Paid 0us-gaap_InterestPaid 0us-gaap_InterestPaid 655,834us-gaap_InterestPaid      
Mid Cap Financial and Silicon Valley Bank [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Face Amount         15,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Proceeds from Bank Debt         10,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromBankDebt
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5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromBankDebt
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Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt       992,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Prepayment Penalty Rate       5.00%ecyt_PrepaymentPenaltyRate
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Prepayment Penalty Amount       615,000ecyt_PrepaymentPenaltyAmount
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Debtor Reorganization Items, Write-off of Deferred Financing Costs and Debt Discounts       377,000us-gaap_DebtorReorganizationItemsWriteOffOfDeferredFinancingCostsAndDebtDiscounts
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Warrants Issued to Acquire Number of Convertible Preferred Stock           64,674ecyt_WarrantsIssuedToAcquireNumberOfConvertiblePreferredStock
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Fair Value of Preferred Stock Warrants Issued           $ 219,322ecyt_FairValueOfPreferredStockWarrantsIssued
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