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	Mar. 07, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Jun. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 28, 2016	Oct. 12, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized				10,000,000		10,000,000		10,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001		$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Shares issued for acquisitions (in shares)	18,916,940
Shares issued for an investment (in shares)	8,333,333
Stock sold price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.96
Proceeds from issuance of common stock						$ 10,000	$ 70
Stock-based compensation expense				$ 443	$ 218	$ 628	354
Weighted average grant date fair value per option granted (in dollars per share)						$ 0.61		$ 0.81
Future stock-based compensation for unvested employee options granted and outstanding				2,000		$ 2,000
Stock options outstanding, intrinsic value				$ 0		$ 0
Liquidated damages amount percent of VWAP (percent)						1.00%
Warrants Issued in 2009 to Purchase Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)				$ 21.60		$ 21.60
Warrants outstanding (in shares)				9,259		9,259
Warrants term						10 years
Series D Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)			$ 1.75						$ 2.46
Warrants outstanding (in shares)										2,810,812
Liquidated damages amount percent of VWAP (percent)						1.00%
Warrants term			5 years
Warrants to Purchase Stock [Member] \| 2010 and 2012 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)				$ 4.87		$ 4.87
Warrants outstanding (in shares)				510,350		510,350
Warrants term						10 years
Underwriter [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)				$ 7.14		$ 7.14
Warrants outstanding (in shares)				82,500		82,500
Warrants term						10 years
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant				139,839		139,839
Percentage of outstanding stock maximum						1.00%
Additional shares authorized (in shares)						279,680
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Ownership interest of voting rights of all classes of stock (percent)				10.00%		10.00%
NSO [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of fair market value						85.00%
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period						4 years
Income tax benefit from stock compensation expense						$ 0	$ 0
Number of options granted (in shares)						3,113,777
Future stock-based compensation, requisite service period						3 years
Number of shares available for grant				7,553,936		7,553,936		958,856
Additional shares authorized (in shares)						671,478
Stock Options [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of fair market value						110.00%
Stock Options [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term of option						10 years
ISOs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Contractual term of option						5 years
Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares issued upon conversion (in shares)				601,000
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued				12,179		12,179		12,780
Number of shares converted (in shares)				601
Convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding				12,179		12,179		12,780
Sabby Management, LLC [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Ownership interest (percent)				4.99%		4.99%
2015 Sabby Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series D Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)										$ 2.46
2016 Sabby Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series D Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding (in shares)			2,702,704
2016 Sabby Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series B Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued				13,780		13,780
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Convertible preferred stock, stated value (in dollars per share)				$ 1,000		$ 1,000
Aspire Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock sold price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.96
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Shares issued during period (in shares)	2,083,333	708,333
Maxim Group Llc [Member] \| 2016 Sabby Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Series D Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)			$ 1.75						$ 2.46
Warrants outstanding (in shares)			120,000							108,108
Warrants term			5 years
Essentialis, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 8,000
Indemnification Claims [Member] \| Essentialis, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued for acquisitions (in shares)	913,379
Development Milestone [Member] \| Essentialis, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued for acquisitions (in shares)	4,566,948