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Nature of Operations and Liquidity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 09, 2014
Aug. 20, 2014
Borrowing
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 06, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Nov. 04, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Apr. 06, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Accumulated deficit     $ (547,107,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit     $ (514,139,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit        
Stockholders' deficit     (144,873,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity     (111,950,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity        
Net loss from operation     (4,668,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (2,345,000)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss            
Net loss     (32,968,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (3,358,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss            
Cash     4,849,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 2,916,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   3,683,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue   4,053,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Maximum borrowing capacity   20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity 20,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity              
Maturity date of loans     Dec. 31, 2019              
Loan interest rate     13.00%emis_LoanInterestRate              
Principal amount   5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount     5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount   3,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount      
Number of expected additional borrowings   1emis_NumberOfExpectedAdditionalBorrowings                
Sale of unused net operating losses 300,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfLoansAndLeases                  
Maximum [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Additional borrowings capacity         5,000,000emis_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowings
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
         
Number of expected additional borrowings     1emis_NumberOfExpectedAdditionalBorrowings
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
             
Loan Agreement [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Company's financial obligations under Loan Agreement     13,300,000us-gaap_LoansPayable
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= emis_LoanAgreementMember
             
Principal amount     13,310,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= emis_LoanAgreementMember
             
Second Amended and Restated [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Company's financial obligations under Convertible Notes     40,900,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= emis_SecondAmendedAndRestatedMember
             
Company's financial obligations under Reimbursement Notes     700,000emis_PromissoryNotePayable
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= emis_SecondAmendedAndRestatedMember
             
Company's financial obligations under Bridge Notes     1,900,000us-gaap_BridgeLoan
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= emis_SecondAmendedAndRestatedMember
             
Scenario Forecast [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Principal amount                 5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
 
Scenario Forecast [Member] | Maximum [Member]                    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                    
Additional borrowings capacity                 $ 5,000,000emis_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowings
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember
$ 2,000,000emis_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowings
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember