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Summary of significant accounting policies.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Cumulative amount of cash and other consideration received by subsidiary or equity method investee in exchange for shares or stock issued or sold. Include amounts of cash received, fair value of non-cash assets received, fair value of liabilities assumed, and fair value of any other forms of consideration.

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Costs incurred in providing technology services. The services may include training, installation, engineering or consulting. Consulting services often include implementation support, software design or development, or the customization or modification of the licensed software.

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Summary of Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Milestone Scientific Inc. Poland SP z.o.o [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership percentage attributable to Milestone	75.00%
Advanced Cosmetic System Inc
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership percentage attributable to Milestone			70.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%
Milestone China Investment In Advanced Cosmetic System I N C
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Minority interest recorded as noncontrolling interest			30.00%
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	50.00%
Capital contributions	$ 900,000
Milestone China [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	40.00%			40.00%
Investment in joint venture	$ 1,000,000	$ 348,651	$ 161,588	$ 1,000,000
Percentage of revenue recognized on shipment			60.00%
Milestone Medical Inc. [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage			49.98%
Capital contributions		447,750
Contribution of Milestone in joint venture			$ 1,500,000
Investment in joint venture		$ 888,720	$ 0