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Shareholders' Equity, Warrants and Options (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Per share exercise price [Abstract]    
Outstanding Ending Balance (in dollars per share) $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingPerShareExercisePrice  
OncoCyte, OrthoCyte, ReCyte Therapeutics, Cell Cure Neurosciences, LifeMap and BioTime Asia [Member]    
Options Available for Grant [Rollforward]    
Beginning of the period (in shares) 2,891,561btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrant
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
6,041,556btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrant
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Increase option pool (in shares)   500,000btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrantUnderIncreaseOptionPool
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Granted (in shares) (1,603,167)btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableGrantsInPeriodGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(4,434,995)btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableGrantsInPeriodGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Expired/Forfeited/Exercised 1,368,904btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForForfeituresAndExercisesInPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
785,000btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForForfeituresAndExercisesInPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
End of the period (in shares) 2,657,298btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrant
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
2,891,561btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsAvailableForGrant
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Number of Options Outstanding [Rollforward]    
Outstanding, beginning of the period (in shares) 11,466,408us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
7,816,413us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Increase option pool (in shares)   0btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingUnderIncreaseOptionPool
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Granted (in shares) 1,603,167us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
4,434,995us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Expired/Forfeited/Exercised (in shares) (1,368,904)btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExercisesInPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
(785,000)btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExercisesInPeriod
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Outstanding, end of the period (in shares) 11,700,671us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
11,466,408us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Rollforward]    
Outstanding, beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 1.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
$ 0.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Increase option pool (in dollars per share)   $ 0btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsUnderIncreaseOptionPool
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Granted (in dollars per share) $ 6.59us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
$ 2.11us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Expired/Forfeited/Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 2.28btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExcercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
$ 1.95btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExcercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Outstanding end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 1.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
$ 1.32us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Warrant [Member]    
Numbers of Warrants [Roll Forward]    
Warrants Outstanding Beginning Balance (in shares) 9,751,615us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
556,613us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Granted (in shares)   9,195,002us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Exercised (in shares) (10)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Expired (in shares) (556,613)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Retired (in shares) (313)btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsRetiredInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Warrants Outstanding Ending Balance (in shares) 9,194,679us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
9,751,615us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Per share exercise price [Abstract]    
Outstanding Beginning Balance (in dollars per share)   $ 10btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Granted (in dollars per share)   $ 5btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExercisesInPeriodPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Expired (in dollars per share) $ 10.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExpiredInPeriodPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Retired (in dollars per share) $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsRetiredInPeriodPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]    
Outstanding Beginning Balance (in dollars per share) $ 5.29btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
$ 10btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Granted (in dollars per share)   $ 5btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Exercised (in dollars per share) $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Expired (in dollars per share) $ 10.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExpiredInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Retired (in dollars per share) $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsRetiredInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
 
Outstanding Ending Balance(in dollars per share) $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
$ 5.29btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Weighted average remaining contractual life 3 years 5 months 1 day 4 years 2 months 8 days
Warrant [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Per share exercise price [Abstract]    
Outstanding Ending Balance (in dollars per share)   $ 5.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Warrant [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Per share exercise price [Abstract]    
Outstanding Ending Balance (in dollars per share)   $ 10.00btx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingPerShareExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember