Note 1 - Nature of Business (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		70 Months Ended
	Feb. 12, 2008	Feb. 29, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Founder	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Nature Of Business [Abstract]
Number of founders			2
Share exchange ratio for shareholders	1.2053301
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Description		As consideration for the Merger, as of the closing of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of PowerVerde was converted into the right to receive 1.2053301 shares of the common stock of Vyrex and each share of VAC was converted into one share of PowerVerde common stock
Number of shares held by former shareholders of PowerVerde	24,588,734		26,011,565		26,011,565	25,624,565
Business combination percentage of equity shares issued by acquirer	95.00%
Repayment Of Acquiree Liabilities By Acquirer	Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, PowerVerde paid $233,000 in accounts payable and other liabilities owed by Vyrex
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Accounts Payable And Other Liabilities	$ 233,000
Total purchase price of business combination			3,297,200	401,894	3,297,200
Transaction costs related to merger				60,000
Amount of promissory note			$ 180,989	$ 200,000	$ 271,206
Common stock issued for cash, net of stock issuance costs (in shares)				250,000
Common stock issued for services (in shares)				25,000