Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	May 06, 2014
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	KALOBIOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001293310
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Voluntary Filers	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,981,396
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1