Nature of business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies	1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Nature of Business On January 21, 2016, iSign Solutions Inc. (the "Company" or "iSign") filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a 1-for-1,250 reverse split of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The reverse split became effective on January 22, 2016. The information with respect to common stock for the period ended March 31, 2015 has been retroactively restated to give effect to the 1-for-1,250 reverse split. iSign Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary is a leading supplier of digital transaction management (DTM) software enabling the paperless, secure and cost-effective management and authentication of document-based transactions. iSign's solutions encompass a wide array of functionality and services, including electronic signatures, simple-to-complex workflow management and various options for biometric authentication. These solutions are available across virtually all enterprise, desktop and mobile environments as a seamlessly integrated platform for both ad-hoc and fully automated transactions. iSign's platform can be deployed both on premise and as a cloud-based ("SaaS") service, with the ability to easily transition between deployment models. The Company is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The Company's products include SignatureOne® Ceremony™ Server, the iSign® suite of products and services, including iSign® Enterprise and iSign® Console™, and Sign-it® programs. Basis of Presentation The financial information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position at the dates presented and the Company's results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The Company's interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. Going Concern The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred significant cumulative losses since its inception and, at March 31, 2016 the Company's accumulated deficit was $128,448. The Company has primarily met its working capital needs through the sale of debt and equity securities. As of March 31, 2016, the Company's cash balance was $313. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing adequate capital resources to fund planned operations or that any additional funds will be available to the Company when needed, or if available, will be available on favorable terms or in amounts required by the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital resources to fund operations, it may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its operations, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and ability to operate as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements On February 25, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016, Leases (Topic 842) intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. which requires companies to report capital and operating leases with a term of 12 Months or longer on their balance sheets. Disclosure requirements of the leasing arrangement will include qualitative and quantitative information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. Implementation of ASU 2016 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Nature of business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of business, basis of presentation and summary of significant accounting policies

1. Nature of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business

On January 21, 2016, iSign Solutions Inc. (the "Company" or "iSign") filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Amendment") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a 1-for-1,250 reverse split of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The reverse split became effective on January 22, 2016. The information with respect to common stock for the period ended March 31, 2015 has been retroactively restated to give effect to the 1-for-1,250 reverse split.

iSign Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary is a leading supplier of digital transaction management (DTM) software enabling the paperless, secure and cost-effective management and authentication of document-based transactions. iSign's solutions encompass a wide array of functionality and services, including electronic signatures, simple-to-complex workflow management and various options for biometric authentication. These solutions are available across virtually all enterprise, desktop and mobile environments as a seamlessly integrated platform for both ad-hoc and fully automated transactions. iSign's platform can be deployed both on premise and as a cloud-based ("SaaS") service, with the ability to easily transition between deployment models. The Company is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. The Company's products include SignatureOne® Ceremony™ Server, the iSign® suite of products and services, including iSign® Enterprise and iSign® Console™, and Sign-it® programs.

Basis of Presentation

The financial information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position at the dates presented and the Company's results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The Company's interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

Going Concern

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred significant cumulative losses since its inception and, at March 31, 2016 the Company's accumulated deficit was $128,448. The Company has primarily met its working capital needs through the sale of debt and equity securities. As of March 31, 2016, the Company's cash balance was $313. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing adequate capital resources to fund planned operations or that any additional funds will be available to the Company when needed, or if available, will be available on favorable terms or in amounts required by the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital resources to fund operations, it may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of its operations, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, results of operations and ability to operate as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On February 25, 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016, Leases (Topic 842) intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. which requires companies to report capital and operating leases with a term of 12 Months or longer on their balance sheets. Disclosure requirements of the leasing arrangement will include qualitative and quantitative information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.

Implementation of ASU 2016 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.