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Acquisition Consideration (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Acquisition Consideration (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Aug. 13, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash	$ 13,359,000
Contingent consideration	26,542,000			500,000
RedPath Integrated Pathology, Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash		13,400,000
Transition services obligation		22,066,000
Contingent consideration		23,886,000
Total consideration		44,854,000
Interpace Diagnostics, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash			8,000,000
Transition services obligation			500,000
Contingent consideration			4,476,000
Total consideration			12,976,000
Thyroid \| Interpace Diagnostics, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration			8,519,000
Pancreas \| Interpace Diagnostics, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration			2,882,000
Biobank \| Interpace Diagnostics, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration			$ 1,575,000