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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business, classified as current.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for contractual rent under lease arrangements. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount, before accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($) lease_arrangement	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Segment	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Product Information [Line Items]
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Total revenue		$ 1,677,000	$ 2,466,000	$ 5,266,000	$ 8,708,000
Outstanding receivable		1,573,000		1,573,000		$ 1,786,000
Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts with original duration greater than one year		3,500,000		$ 3,500,000
Remaining performance obligation, expected timing of satisfaction				The Company expects to recognize revenue on the remaining performance obligations over the next two years.
Contract assets		0		$ 0		0
Contract liabilities		600,000		600,000		600,000
Revenue recognized relating to contract liabilities		100,000		400,000
Costs to obtain or fulfill contract capitalized		0		0
Operating lease liabilities		4,303,000		4,303,000
Right-of-use assets		3,740,000		3,740,000
Co Development Partnership Agreement [Member] \| CARB-X [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		100,000	400,000	$ 900,000	900,000
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Maximum short-term lease exception period				12 months
Number of operating lease arrangements \| lease_arrangement	8
Number of finance lease arrangements \| lease_arrangement	2
Operating lease liabilities	$ 5,600,000
Right-of-use assets	4,800,000
Accrued rent liability	$ 800,000
T2 Dx [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Maintenance Services period (in years)				1 year
Additional period for Maintenance Service option (in years)				1 year
Constrained Revenue [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts with original duration greater than one year		3,000,000		$ 3,000,000
Instrument Rentals [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total revenue		30,000	106,000	171,000	344,000
Lease revenue		100,000		$ 200,000
Maximum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Original expected period of contracts for which value of unsatisfied performance obligations not to be disclosed				1 year
Minimum [Member]
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Aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations, original duration				1 year
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Total revenue		600,000	$ 600,000	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,400,000
Outstanding receivable		$ 500,000		$ 500,000		$ 900,000
Revenue [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-US [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total revenue (as a percent)		36.00%	25.00%	34.00%	16.00%
Revenue [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-US [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total revenue (as a percent)		10.00%		10.00%	10.00%
Customer One [Member] \| Revenue [Member] \| Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] \| Non-US [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Total revenue (as a percent)			10.00%