CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Common Stock	Additional Paid in Capital	Treasury Stock	Deficit Accumulated during the Development Stage	Total
Balances at Mar. 09, 2007
Balances (in Shares) at Mar. 09, 2007
Common Stock issued for cash, net of stock issuance costs	20,350	659,252			679,602
Common stock issued for cash, net of stock issuance costs (in shares)	20,350,000
Net loss				(274,402)	(274,402)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2007	20,350	659,252		(274,402)	405,200
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2007	20,350,000
Balances at Mar. 09, 2007
Common stock issued for services					56,250
Issuance of warrants for settlement with Newton					262,700
Warrants issued for services					612,150
Issuance of common stock for Cornerstone acquisition					3,096,200
Treasury stock			(320,381)		(491,139)
Net loss					(9,611,805)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2012			(491,139)		178,801
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2012					26,011,565
Balances at Dec. 31, 2007	20,350	659,252		(274,402)	405,200
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2007	20,350,000
Common stock issued for cash, net of stock issuance costs (in shares)					250,000
Sale of common stock	50	24,950			25,000
Sale of common stock (in shares)	50,000
Stockholder Equity of Vyrex Corporation at merger	102	(479,771)			(479,669)
Stockholder Equity of Vyrex Corporation at merger (in shares)	1,019,144
Recapitalization of PowerVerde stockholders' equity	(20,400)	20,400
Recapitalization of PowerVerde stockholders' equity (in shares)	(20,400,000)
Shares issued related to forgiveness of debt and issued for services	28	249,972			250,000
Shares issued related to forgiveness of debt and issued for services (in shares)	275,000
Shares issued in exchange for PowerVerde shares	2,459	(2,459)
Shares issued in exchange for PowerVerde shares (in shares)	24,588,734
Common stock issued for services (in shares)					25,000
Warrants issued with debt		299,984			299,984
Net loss				(829,556)	(829,556)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2008	2,589	772,328		(1,103,958)	(329,041)
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2008	25,882,878
Sale of common stock	126	864,874			865,000
Sale of common stock (in shares)	1,266,667
Common stock issued on conversion of debt	38	189,223			189,261
Common stock issued on conversion of debt (in shares)	378,521
Common stock issued for services	8	56,242			56,242
Common stock issued for services (in shares)	75,000
Net loss				(890,980)	(890,980)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2009	2,761	1,882,667		(1,994,938)	(109,510)
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2009	27,603,066
Sale of common stock	43	296,958			297,001
Sale of common stock (in shares)	439,999
Net loss				(308,352)	(308,352)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2010	2,804	2,179,625		(2,303,290)	(120,861)
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2010	28,043,065
Sale of common stock	200	1,349,800			1,350,000
Sale of common stock (in shares)	2,000,000
Stock-based compensation		466,907			466,907
Warrants issued for services		612,150			612,150
Warrants exercised	8	122,242			122,250
Warrants exercised (in shares)	81,500
Treasury stock			(170,758)		(170,758)
Treasury stock (in shares)	(4,500,000)
Net loss				(2,553,465)	(2,553,465)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2011	3,012	4,730,724	(170,758)	(4,856,755)	(293,777)
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2011	25,624,565				25,624,565
Sale of common stock	176	1,258,052			1,258,228
Sale of common stock (in shares)	1,752,000
Issuance of warrants for settlement with Newton		262,700			262,700
Stock-based compensation		658,381			658,381
Issuance of common stock for Cornerstone acquisition	226	3,095,974			3,096,200
Stock issued during period, shares, acquisitions	2,260,000
Warrants issued with debt		201,000			201,000
Cancellation of shares issued for services to Del Mar Consulting (in Shares)	(75,000)
Warrants issued in connection with notes payable to related party		71,500			71,500
Treasury stock			(320,381)		(491,139)
Treasury stock (in shares)	(3,550,000)
Net loss				(4,755,050)	(4,755,050)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 3,414	$ 10,278,331	$ (491,139)	$ (9,611,805)	$ 178,801
Balances (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2012	26,011,565				26,011,565