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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Intangible assets, carrying value $ 9,625,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet $ 9,625,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Patents for the AzoneTS [Member]    
Intangible assets, carrying value 1,305,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_PatentsMember		  
Drug Master Files [Member]    
Intangible assets, carrying value 1,500,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchMember		  
In-process pharmaceutical [Member]    
Intangible assets, carrying value $ 6,820,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= ecte_PharmaceuticalMember