Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual)

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Working Capital Amount 56.5tnxp_WorkingCapitalAmount  
Common Stock [Member]    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Sale of Stock, Consideration Received on Transaction 29.1us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedOnTransaction
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
 
Warrant [Member]    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 1,731,217us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
2,006,160us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Equity Option [Member]    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 1,649,443us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
550,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_StockOptionMember
Non Employee Directors [Member]    
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 42,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= tnxp_NonEmployeeDirectorsMember
0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= tnxp_NonEmployeeDirectorsMember