BRIDGE LOANS, MEMBER LOAN AND CONVERTIBLE DEBT (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 Common stock	Jun. 30, 2013 Derivative liability Minimum Monte Carlo option-pricing model	Jun. 30, 2013 Derivative liability Maximum Monte Carlo option-pricing model	Dec. 31, 2013 MDB Financing Warrant Monte Carlo option-pricing model	Jul. 31, 2012 Resonant LLC STI Class C units	Dec. 31, 2013 Resonant LLC STI Class C units	Jun. 03, 2014 Senior convertible note	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior convertible note	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior convertible note	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior convertible note	Jun. 16, 2013 Senior convertible note	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior convertible note	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior convertible note	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior convertible note	Jun. 17, 2013 Senior convertible note	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior convertible note Common stock	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior convertible note Derivative liability	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior convertible note Derivative liability	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior convertible note Derivative liability Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior convertible note Derivative liability Maximum	Jun. 18, 2013 Senior convertible note Mandatory Conversion-Qualifying IPO	Jun. 18, 2013 Senior convertible note MDB	Sep. 30, 2014 Subordinated Convertible Note	Sep. 30, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note	Sep. 30, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note	Jun. 16, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note	Sep. 30, 2014 Subordinated Convertible Note	Jun. 03, 2014 Subordinated Convertible Note Common stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Subordinated Convertible Note Common stock	Jun. 18, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note STI	Dec. 31, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note STI	Sep. 30, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note STI	Jun. 17, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note STI	Sep. 30, 2014 Subordinated Convertible Note STI Minimum	Jun. 18, 2013 Subordinated Convertible Note STI Mandatory Conversion-Qualifying IPO	Mar. 31, 2013 Bridge Loan Founders Resonant LLC
Bridge loans, member loan and convertible debt
Principal amount																	$ 7,000,000																		$ 2,400,000			$ 200,000
Interest rate (as a percent)																	6.00%																			11.80%
Deferred financing costs	1,154,234																							700,000
Net cash proceeds															6,300,000
Derivative liability																				1,900,000
Assumptions used in estimating fair value of warrants
Time to maturity				9 months	1 year 9 months	6 years 6 months															9 months	15 months
Volatility (as a percent)				81.00%	102.10%	65.30%													102.10%
Risk free interest rate (as a percent)				0.19%	0.24%	2.28%													0.19%
Equity value						20,000,000		20,000,000
Debt discount										780,147				780,147		300,000									60,917				60,917				300,000	300,000
Number of shares of common stock into which debt will be automatically converted																							2,087,667														700,000
Conversion of convertible notes (in shares)			2,787,667						2,087,667									2,087,667												700,000	700,000
Interest paid		413,754												403,667
Unpaid interest																									0				0
Interest expense, excluding the unamortized debt discount write-off										$ 0	$ 290,593	$ 379,362	$ 0	$ 727,601											$ 0	$ 53,229	$ 61,509	$ 0	$ 90,489
Number of shares or units against which debt is issued																																100
Units contributed (in units)							300,000