Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Transactions William Miller, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of X-IO Technologies, Inc. (“X-IO Technologies”), an enterprise storage company. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold product to X-IO Technologies totaling $40,519. Martin M. Hale, Jr., a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is a general partner of HCP-FVA, the holder in excess of 50% of the Company’s Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock. The Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock was purchased by Hale Capital Partners, LP, of which Mr. Hale is a general partner, pursuant to a September 16, 2013 stock purchase agreement with the Company at a time when Mr. Hale was not a director of the Company. Hale Capital Partners, LP subsequently assigned all of its rights in the Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock to HCP-FVA. Under the terms of the Certificate of Designations, the holders of the Series A convertible preferred stock are entitled, as a group, to nominate and to elect up to two directors so long as at least 85% of the Company's Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock is outstanding. HCP-FVA, the sole holder of the Series a convertible preferred stock, nominated and elected Mr. Hale in September 2013 and Michael P. Kelly on October 29, 2014, to the Company’s Board of Directors. On November 17, 2017, HCP-FVA provided a commitment letter to the Company agreeing to finance up to $3 million to the Company (the “Commitment”) on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in that certain commitment letter. As part of that Commitment, on November 17, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Lender and certain other loan parties named therein, pursuant to which the Lender made a short term loan to the Company in the principal amount of $500,000 payable on May 17, 2018. In connection with the Bridge Loan, the Company issued HCP-FVA Backstop Warrants to purchase 13,859,128 shares of Common Stock. See Note (7) Notes Payable and Stock Warrants for more information. On February 23, 2018, we closed on the Commitment whereby HCP-FVA purchased $3 million of Units (as defined in Note (7) Notes Payable and Stock Warrants) to backstop a proposed private placement of Units to certain eligible stockholders of the Company. HCP-FVA subscribed for the full $3 million of Units (at the Company’s election) in the Commitment by payment of $2.5 million in cash and the conversion of the $500,000 Bridge Loan In connection therewith, the Company issued HCP-FVA additional BackStop Warrants to purchase 41,577,383 shares of Common Stock and Financing Warrants to purchase 366,990,000 shares of Common Stock. On October 9, 2018, FalconStor closed on the final tranche of its previously-announced Financing of Units to certain eligible stockholders of the Company. As a result, the Company received an additional $1,000,000 of gross proceeds from new investors (the “New Investors”) which is in addition to the $3,000,000 of gross proceeds previously received from HCP-FVA through the subscription of 30,000,000 Units pursuant to the Commitment on February 23, 2018. In addition to providing the Company with $1,000,000 of gross proceeds, the New Investors purchased $520,000 of the Term Loan held by HCP-FVA and 342,000 of the 900,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by HCP-FVA. Financing Warrants to purchase 63,610,935 shares of Common Stock held by HCP-FVA were also cancelled. Accordingly, the New Investors hold Financing Warrants to purchase 185,942,009 shares of Common Stock and HCP-FVA now holds Financing Warrants to purchase 303,379,065 shares of Common Stock. The transfer of securities by HCP-FVA to New Investors was subject to certain transfer limitations to ensure the preservation of the Company’s net operating loss carry forward.

Related Party Transactions

William Miller, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of X-IO Technologies, Inc. (“X-IO Technologies”), an enterprise storage company. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold product to X-IO Technologies totaling $40,519.

Martin M. Hale, Jr., a member of the Company's Board of Directors, is a general partner of HCP-FVA, the holder in excess of 50% of the Company’s Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock. The Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock was purchased by Hale Capital Partners, LP, of which Mr. Hale is a general partner, pursuant to a September 16, 2013 stock purchase agreement with the Company at a time when Mr. Hale was not a director of the Company. Hale Capital Partners, LP subsequently assigned all of its rights in the Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock to HCP-FVA. Under the terms of the Certificate of Designations, the holders of the Series A convertible preferred stock are entitled, as a group, to nominate and to elect up to two directors so long as at least 85% of the Company's Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock is outstanding. HCP-FVA, the sole holder of the Series a convertible preferred stock, nominated and elected Mr. Hale in September 2013 and Michael P. Kelly on October 29, 2014, to the Company’s Board of Directors.

On November 17, 2017, HCP-FVA provided a commitment letter to the Company agreeing to finance up to $3 million to the Company (the “Commitment”) on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in that certain commitment letter. As part of that Commitment, on November 17, 2017, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Lender and certain other loan parties named therein, pursuant to which the Lender made a short term loan to the Company in the principal amount of $500,000 payable on May 17, 2018. In connection with the Bridge Loan, the Company issued HCP-FVA Backstop Warrants to purchase 13,859,128 shares of Common Stock. See Note (7) Notes Payable and Stock Warrants for more information.

On February 23, 2018, we closed on the Commitment whereby HCP-FVA purchased $3 million of Units (as defined in Note (7) Notes Payable and Stock Warrants) to backstop a proposed private placement of Units to certain eligible stockholders of the Company. HCP-FVA subscribed for the full $3 million of Units (at the Company’s election) in the Commitment by payment of $2.5 million in cash and the conversion of the $500,000 Bridge Loan In connection therewith, the Company issued HCP-FVA additional BackStop Warrants to purchase 41,577,383 shares of Common Stock and Financing Warrants to purchase 366,990,000 shares of Common Stock.

On October 9, 2018, FalconStor closed on the final tranche of its previously-announced Financing of Units to certain eligible stockholders of the Company. As a result, the Company received an additional $1,000,000 of gross proceeds from new investors (the “New Investors”) which is in addition to the $3,000,000 of gross proceeds previously received from HCP-FVA through the subscription of 30,000,000 Units pursuant to the Commitment on February 23, 2018.

In addition to providing the Company with $1,000,000 of gross proceeds, the New Investors purchased $520,000 of the Term Loan held by HCP-FVA and 342,000 of the 900,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by HCP-FVA. Financing Warrants to purchase 63,610,935 shares of Common Stock held by HCP-FVA were also cancelled. Accordingly, the New Investors hold Financing Warrants to purchase 185,942,009 shares of Common Stock and HCP-FVA now holds Financing Warrants to purchase 303,379,065 shares of Common Stock. The transfer of securities by HCP-FVA to New Investors was subject to certain transfer limitations to ensure the preservation of the Company’s net operating loss carry forward.