Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity

v2.4.1.9
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity (USD $)
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 $ (116,592)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 1,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 0us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (117,592)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ 456,528us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2012   10,000,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
    925,926us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Sale of Preferred Stock         500,001mtnb_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueSaleOfPreferredStock
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Sale of Preferred Stock (in Shares)         925,926mtnb_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesSaleOfPreferredStock
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Issuance cost paid in connection of sale of preferred stock         (4,140)mtnb_IssuanceCostPaidInConnectionOfSaleOfPreferredStock
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Formation of Matinas BioPharma Holdings (July 11, 2013) 375,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues 750us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
374,250us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Formation of Matinas BioPharma Holdings (July 11, 2013) (in Shares)   7,500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Elimination of Matinas BioPharma Inc. Equity (July 11, 2013) (1,000)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue (1,000)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
    (952,389)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Elimination of Matinas BioPharma Inc. Equity (July 11, 2013) (in Shares)   (10,000,000)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
    (1,851,852)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Issuance of shares in Matinas Holdings to former shareholders of Matinas BioPharma Inc 953,389us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan 900us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
952,489us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeBenefitPlan
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Issuance of shares in Matinas Holdings to former shareholders of Matinas BioPharma Inc (in Shares)   9,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeBenefitPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Sale of warrants 138,316us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued   138,316us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Private Placement ( July 30, 2013 and August 8, 2013) 15,000,000mtnb_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValuePrivatePlacement 1,500mtnb_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValuePrivatePlacement
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
14,998,500mtnb_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValuePrivatePlacement
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Private Placement ( July 30, 2013 and August 8, 2013) (in Shares)   15,000,000mtnb_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesPrivatePlacement
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Private Placement Issuance Costs (2,378,672)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockIssuedIssuanceCosts   (2,378,672)us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockIssuedIssuanceCosts
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Restricted Stock Grant to non-employee 470,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross 50us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
469,950us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardGross
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Restricted Stock Grant to non-employee (in Shares)   500,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Restricted Stock for services to be rendered (463,562)mtnb_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalRestrictedStockAwardRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition   (463,562)mtnb_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalRestrictedStockAwardRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Stock Based Compensation 211,036us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition   211,036us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Net loss (3,713,127)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss     (3,713,127)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 10,474,788us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 3,200us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
14,302,307us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(3,830,719)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
0us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2013   32,000,000us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
    0us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Stock Based Compensation 1,821,402us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition   1,821,402us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Issuance of Common Stock for services 152,721us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices 30us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
152,721us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Issuance of Common Stock for services (in Shares)   292,650us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForServices
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
     
Net loss (10,221,045)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss     (10,221,045)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
 
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 2,227,896us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 3,230us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
$ 16,276,430us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (14,051,764)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
$ 0us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2014   32,292,650us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
    0us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
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= us-gaap_RedeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember