| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2412403 - Disclosure - Restructuring Costs - Changes in Restructuring Balance (Details) (http://www.fibrocellscience.com/role/RestructuringCostsChangesInRestructuringBalanceDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000357097 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | |||||
| Restructuring Type [Axis] | Restructuring Type [Axis] | |||||
| Employee Severance and Benefits | Asset Impairments | Type of Restructuring [Domain] | Employee Severance and Benefits | Asset Impairments | Type of Restructuring [Domain] | |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] | ||||||
December 31, 2015 | ||||||
Additional accruals | 301,000 | 34,000 | 335,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash payments | ( | ( | ||||
Non-cash settlements | ( | ( | ||||
Accrued restructuring balance as of December 31, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||