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Share-Based Payment Arrangements (Detail Narrative) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Mar. 07, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 13, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense				$ 990,610	$ 374,806
Stock Price (in dollars per share)						$ 1.23
Subsequent Event \| FalconStor Software, Inc., 2016 Incentive Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized	1,500,000
Expiration period	10 years
Subsequent Event \| FalconStor Software, Inc., 2016 Outside Directors Equity Compensation Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares Authorized	400,000
Expiration period	10 years
Cumulus Logic, LLC \| Non-Employee Consultants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for services			$ 765,000
Stock Price (in dollars per share)			$ 1.38
Cumulus Logic, LLC \| Non-Employee Consultants \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for services		$ 892,500
Stock Price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.33
Cumulus Logic, LLC \| Non-Employee Consultants \| Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for services (in shares)			507,070
Cumulus Logic, LLC \| Non-Employee Consultants \| Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued for services (in shares)		591,582
Research and development costs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense				$ 746,162	$ 73,020
Research and development costs \| Cumulus Logic, LLC \| Non-Employee Consultants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 699,757
Research and development costs \| Cumulus Logic, LLC \| Non-Employee Consultants \| Subsequent Event
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense		$ 786,804