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Inventory, net	12 Months Ended
Inventory, net	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory, net [Abstract]
Inventory, net	3. Inventory, net BioTime held $1,000 and $266,000 of inventory of raw materials and finished goods products on-site at its corporate headquarters in Alameda, California at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Finished goods products of $12,800 were held by a third party on consignment at December 31, 2014.