Stockholders Equity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 13, 2011	Dec. 12, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 $0 - $15.00 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 $15.01 - $30.00 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 $30.01 - $45.00 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 $45.01 - $60.00 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 $60.01 - up [Member]	Aug. 18, 2012 Board of Directors [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Executives employees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Chief Executive Officer [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Directors, executives and employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Directors, executives and employees [Member]	Mar. 18, 2012 Employees and Consultants [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Plan [Member]	Jan. 26, 2012 Non-employee director stock option plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Non-employee director stock option plan [Member]	Mar. 18, 2012 Non-qualified member [Member] Executives employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 13, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member]	Dec. 13, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member] Executives employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member] Executives employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member] Executives employees [Member]	Jul. 04, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member] Executives employees [Member]	Mar. 30, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member] Executives employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Warrant [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Warrant [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PhotoMedex, Inc. [Member] Non-employee director stock option plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 PhotoMedex, Inc. [Member] 2005 Equity Plan [Member]	Dec. 13, 2011 Radiancy, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Radiancy, Inc. [Member] Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Stock Options [Member]
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, authorized (in shares)	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred Stock, outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common Stock [Abstract]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount											$ 25,000,000
Stock repurchased during period (in shares)		16,056
Stock repurchased average price (in dollars per share)	$ 12.76
Stock repurchased during period		250,000
Common Stock, authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000			35,000,000
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	21,043,947	18,821,728		18,820,852															30,000																15,084,370
Reverse merger acquisition (in shares)																												380,000
Number of executive employees																			6		2					2
Common Stock Options [Abstract]
Shares available for grant (in shares)																		6,033,748
Award vesting period																	5 years	3 years			5 years				3 years
Stock options expiration period																	10 years				10 years															10 years
Authorized shares (in shares)																																	120,000	3,000,000
Stock reserved for issuance to eligible employees (in shares)																				7,000
Shares reserved for future issuance under stock option (in shares)																				18,951														877,226
One time stock issuance after reverse merger (in shares)																																	5,000
Shares reserved for future issuance under common stock (in shares)																																		753,095
Number of Stock Options [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning of the period (in shares)																						180,718	1,950,936	1,966,965
Granted (in shares)													2,045,571		732,292		509,000				230,000	739,000	1,476,279	0
Exercised (in shares)																(2,740,414)						(10,048)	(2,782,435)	0
Assumed in reverse merger (in shares)																							180,718
Expired/cancelled (in shares)																						(11,129)	(644,780)	(16,029)
Outstanding, ending of the period (in shares)																							180,718	1,950,936
Outstanding and Exercisable, at ending period (in shares)																						898,541
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning period (in dollars per share)																						$ 19.54	$ 0.69	$ 0.73
Granted (in dollars per share)																						$ 15.87	$ 0.04	$ 0
Exercised (in dollars per share)																						$ 6.67	$ 0.15	$ 0
Assumed in reverse merger (in dollars per share)																							$ 19.54
Expired/cancelled (in dollars per share)																						$ 20.25	$ 1.32	$ 5.23
Outstanding, ending period (in dollars per share)																							$ 19.54	$ 0.69
Outstanding and Exercisable, ending period (in dollars per share)															$ 0.01							$ 16.65
Number of Shares [Abstract]
2013 (in shares)																						4,238
2014 (in shares)																						2,499
2015 (in shares)																						2,499
2016 (in shares)																						2,634
2017 and later (in shares)																						886,671
Number of Shares (in shares)																						898,541
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
2013 (in dollars per share)																						$ 72.33
2014 (in dollars per share)																						$ 102.48
2015 (in dollars per share)																						$ 102.90
2016 (in dollars per share)																						$ 69.48
2017 and later (in dollars per share)																						$ 15.89
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)																						$ 16.65
Exercise Price [Abstract]
2013 (in dollars per share)																																					$ 64.26	$ 97.44
2014 (in dollars per share)																						$ 102.48
2015 (in dollars per share)																						$ 102.90
2016 (in dollars per share)																																					$ 48.72	$ 93.66
2017 and later (in dollars per share)																																					$ 5.70	$ 47.88
Exercise Price (in dollars per share)																																					$ 5.70	$ 102.90
Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate fair value of grants of stock options [Abstract]
Risk-free interest rate (in hundredths)																						1.20%	1.76%
Volatility (in hundredths)																						85.53%	61.52%
Expected dividend yield (in hundredths)																						0.00%	0.00%
Expected life (in years)																						5 years	5 years
Estimated forfeiture rate (in hundredths)																						0.00%	0.00%
Aggregate fair value																			405,000		6,652,000
Strike price options																	$ 14				$ 20
Purchase price of common stock eligible to be repurchased (in dollars per share)	$ 0.005																										$ 0.01
Unvested stock awards assumed during reverse acquisition (in shares)																														164,000
Shares awarded by Pre-merged PhotoMedex (in shares)																													200,000
Number of senior executives																											2
Stock awards vested (in shares)															49,470												36,000
Expiration period of options granted																										3 years
Total stock-based compensation expense	6,197,000	34,001,000	392,000											27,100,000
Cash Bonus														12,300,000
Option exercise price (in dollars per share)															$ 0.01							$ 16.65
Option exercisable to shares (in shares)															2.011
Option exercisable to shares (in dollars per share)															$ 13.62
Contractual term															10 years
Option vested (in shares)																66,667
Option vesting date																Jun. 30, 2012
Options vest on condition (in shares)																616,155
Option vesting percentage (in hundredths)																33.00%
Remaining option vesting condition (in hundredths)																8.3333%
Remaining option vest in consecutive quarter												8
Common stock eligible to be repurchased (in shares)	240,956
Purchase price of common stock eligible to be repurchased (in dollars per share)	$ 0.005																										$ 0.01
Stock based compensation relating to options exercised by Board of Directors pursuant to reverse merger	504,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock awards	$ 10,639,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to recognized	3 years 5 months 5 days
Common Stock Warrants [Abstract]
Warrants issued (in shares)	0.305836
Warrants (in shares)	1,026,435
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 20
Warrant exercise period	3 years
Minimum closing trading price (in dollars per share)	$ 30
Consecutive trading days	20 days
Number of Warrants [Abstract]
Outstanding, Beginning Balance (in shares)																															1,067,240	0
Issued (in shares)																															25,000	0
Assumed in reverse merger (in shares)																																1,067,240
Exercised (in shares)																															(17,756)	0
Expired/cancelled (in shares)																															(11,216)	0
Outstanding, Ending Balance (in shares)																															1,063,268	1,067,240
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Outstanding, Beginning Balance (in dollars per share)																															$ 19.98	$ 0
Issued (in dollars per share)																															$ 20.00	$ 0
Assumed in reverse merger (in dollars per share)																																$ 19.98
Exercised (in dollars per share)																															$ 7.50	$ 0
Expired/cancelled																															$ 47.04	$ 0
Outstanding, Ending Balance (in dollars per share)																															$ 19.91	$ 19.98
Number of Warrants [Abstract]
2013 (in shares)																															4,589
2014 (in shares)																															0
2015 (in shares)																															32,250
2016 (in shares)																															1,026,429
Number of Warrants (in shares)																															1,063,268	1,067,240
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
2013 (in dollars per share)																															$ 18.48
2014 (in dollars per share)																															$ 0
2015 (in dollars per share)																															$ 17.19
2016 (in dollars per share)																															$ 20.00
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)																															$ 19.91	$ 19.98
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Options Range of Exercise Prices, lower limit (in dollars per share)						$ 0	$ 15.01	$ 30.01	$ 45.01	$ 60.01
Options Range of Exercise Prices, upper limit (in dollars per share)						$ 15.00	$ 30.00	$ 45.00	$ 60.00
Outstanding Number of Shares (in shares)	898,541					535,956	345,400	2,169	3,563	11,453
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)	8 years 11 months 9 days					9 years 15 days	9 years 1 month 13 days	5 years 7 days	3 years 11 months 19 days	1 year 6 months
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 16.65					$ 13.51	$ 18.79	$ 39.41	$ 47.07	$ 85.78
Exercisable Number of Shares (in shares)	178,541					45,956	115,400	2,169	3,563	11,453
Exercisable Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 19.63					$ 8.27	$ 16.37	$ 39.41	$ 47.07	$ 85.78