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| Network | 00000032 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://akersbiosciences.com/role/InventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001321834 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Inventories | Inventories at December 31, 2015 and 2014 consists of the following categories:
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