Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Formation and Reverse Acquisition of Matinas BioPharma Holdings - Warrant Private Placement (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		2 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013
Formation And Reverse Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price	$ 2.00invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
Warrants Issued For Purchase Of Common Stock	3,750,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants	$ 375,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants	$ 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants	$ 10,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants
Private Placement [Member]
Formation And Reverse Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price				$ 2.00
Warrants Issued For Purchase Of Common Stock				7,500,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants				3,017,000
Private Placement [Member] \| Herbert Conrad [Member]
Formation And Reverse Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants	$ 20,000
Formation Of Holdings [Member]
Formation And Reverse Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price	$ 2.00
Share Price	$ 0.04
Formation Of Holdings [Member] \| Herbert Conrad [Member]
Formation And Reverse Acquisition [Line Items]
Warrants Issued For Purchase Of Common Stock	500,000