Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual)

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]      
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare   $ 0.001us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Stockholders' Equity, Reverse Stock Split 20-for-1    
Shares Outstanding Before Reverse Stock Split 43,182,599tnxp_SharesOutstandingBeforeReverseStockSplit    
Stockholders' Equity Note, Changes in Capital Structure, Subsequent Changes to Number of Common Shares 2,159,159us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteChangesInCapitalStructureSubsequentChangesToNumberOfCommonShares    
Reverse Stock Split Effective Date May 01, 2013    
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Split   $ 41,024us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalStockSplit