Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Details Textual)

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INCOME TAXES (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Increase (Decrease), Amount $ 3,800,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount $ 4,100,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign (12,923,447)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign (10,381,992)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Tonix Sub [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign 5,728,347us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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Tonix Barbados [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign   4,035us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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= tnxp_TonixBarbadosMember
Tonix Bermudan [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign 8,975,522us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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License Costs 8,000,000us-gaap_LicenseCosts
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Tonix Canada [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign   498,017us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
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Federal Tax Authority [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Operating Loss Carryforwards 25,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Operating Loss Carry Forward Expiration Dates expire from 2027 to 2034  
Newyork Tax Authority [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Operating Loss Carryforwards 25,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Operating Loss Carry Forward Expiration Dates expire from 2030 to 2034  
Research Tax Credit Carryforward [Member]    
Income Tax [Line Items]    
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount $ 6,188us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
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