FDA Clearance	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Research and Development [Abstract]
FDA Clearance	NOTE 4. FDA CLEARANCE On February 23, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted Accelerate’s de novo request to market the Accelerate Pheno™ system and Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC kit for identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of pathogens directly from positive blood culture samples. Due to various factors, the Company manufactured inventory in advance of regulatory approval (pre-launch inventory). On January 1, 2017, the regulatory review process had progressed to a point that objective and persuasive evidence of approval was sufficiently probable, and a future economic benefit existed. On January 1, 2017, the Company started capitalizing pre-launch inventory. Additional information regarding inventory is included in Item 8, Note 7, Inventory. Prior to January 1, 2017, all pre-launch inventory was expensed because a future economic benefit could not be asserted. Costs associated with the Company’s purchase of inventory were reported as research and development costs, or if the inventory was used in marketing evaluations, as sales, general and administrative costs on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

NOTE 4. FDA CLEARANCE

On February 23, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) granted Accelerate’s de novo request to market the Accelerate Pheno™ system and Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC kit for identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of pathogens directly from positive blood culture samples.

Due to various factors, the Company manufactured inventory in advance of regulatory approval (pre-launch inventory).

On January 1, 2017, the regulatory review process had progressed to a point that objective and persuasive evidence of approval was sufficiently probable, and a future economic benefit existed. On January 1, 2017, the Company started capitalizing pre-launch inventory. Additional information regarding inventory is included in Item 8, Note 7, Inventory.

Prior to January 1, 2017, all pre-launch inventory was expensed because a future economic benefit could not be asserted. Costs associated with the Company’s purchase of inventory were reported as research and development costs, or if the inventory was used in marketing evaluations, as sales, general and administrative costs on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.