Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Textual)

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Textual) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 25, 2015
Feb. 15, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross 850,300us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross 226,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross      
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs   $ 1,352us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts      
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock 47,836,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 10,042,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 10 years 10 years      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises In Period 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised      
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 9.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 10.20us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice      
Subsequent Event [Member] | Over-Allotment Option [Member] | Common Stock [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises In Period     418,700us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
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Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised     2,300,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
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Subsequent Event [Member] | February 2015 Financing [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues     4,900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Share Price         $ 5.85us-gaap_SharePrice
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Payments of Stock Issuance Costs     250,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts
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Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock     26,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Subsequent Event [Member] | February 2015 Financing [Member] | Over-Allotment Option [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross     735,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Underwriters Discount to Public Offering Price, Amount     $ 1,719,900tnxp_UnderwritersDiscountToPublicOfferingPriceAmount
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Sale of Stock, Price Per Share         $ 0.35us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
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Underwriters Discount to Public Offering Price, Percentage     6.00%tnxp_UnderwritersDiscountToPublicOfferingPricePercentage
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Officers, Directors And Key Employees [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross       449,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights     ten years, vesting 1/3 on the first anniversary and 1/36th each month thereafter for 24 months.    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period     10 years    
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price       $ 5.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Subsequent Event [Member] | consultants [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period     10 years    
Subsequent Event [Member] | Seth Lederman [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross       7,143us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period       10 years  
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price       $ 5.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Director [Member]          
Subsequent Event [Line Items]          
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants In Period, Gross     42,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period     1 year