Common Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 06, 2013	Mar. 12, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 12, 2013 OPKO Health, Inc.[Member]	Mar. 12, 2013 Maximum [Member] OPKO Health, Inc.[Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Common stock, issued						1,666,666
Development and commercialization charges							$ 50,000,000
Fair value of assets acquired			12,250,000	12,250,000
Common stock, shares issued	3,765,230
Common stock, par value	$ 4.35			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock		15,700,000	16,400,000	15,651,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of commissions and other costs of offering			$ 15,700,000