DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS	Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on September 18, 2017. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, recapitalization, or other similar business transaction, one or more operating businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company is focusing on businesses in the senior housing and care industry in the United States. All activity through March 31, 2019 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) of 6,900,000 units (the “Units”) that occurred on November 22, 2017, the simultaneous sale of 272,500 units (the “Private Placement Units”) in a private placement to Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), and the Company’s search for a target business with which to complete a Business Combination. The Company initially had until November 22, 2018 to complete a Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipated that it could not consummate a Business Combination by November 22, 2018, the Company could extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to two times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination) (the “Combination Period”). Pursuant to the terms of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company on November 20, 2017, in order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees were required to deposit into the Trust Account $690,000 ($0.10 per share) for each three month extension, up to an aggregate of $1,380,000, or $0.20 per share, if the Company extended for the full six months, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline. On November 20, 2018, the period of time for the Company to consummate a Business Combination was extended for an additional three month period ending on February 22, 2019, and, accordingly, $690,000 was deposited into the Trust Account. The deposit was funded by a non-interest bearing unsecured loan from BRAC Lending Group LLC, an affiliate of the underwriter (the “Investor”). The loan is repayable upon the consummation of a Business Combination (see Note 4). On February 21, 2019, the Company further extended the time required to consummate a Business Combination to May 22, 2019 and deposited an additional $690,000 into the Trust Account. NASDAQ Notification On January 7, 2019, the Company received a notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq stating that the Company was no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) for continued listing due to its failure to hold an annual meeting of stockholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The Company submitted a plan of compliance with Nasdaq and Nasdaq granted the Company an extension until May 22, 2019 to regain compliance with the rule by holding an annual meeting of stockholders. The Company has scheduled its annual meeting of stockholders for May 21, 2019 (see Note 7).

DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on September 18, 2017. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, recapitalization, or other similar business transaction, one or more operating businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company is focusing on businesses in the senior housing and care industry in the United States.

All activity through March 31, 2019 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) of 6,900,000 units (the “Units”) that occurred on November 22, 2017, the simultaneous sale of 272,500 units (the “Private Placement Units”) in a private placement to Big Rock Partners Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), and the Company’s search for a target business with which to complete a Business Combination.

The Company initially had until November 22, 2018 to complete a Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipated that it could not consummate a Business Combination by November 22, 2018, the Company could extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to two times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination) (the “Combination Period”). Pursuant to the terms of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company on November 20, 2017, in order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees were required to deposit into the Trust Account $690,000 ($0.10 per share) for each three month extension, up to an aggregate of $1,380,000, or $0.20 per share, if the Company extended for the full six months, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline.

On November 20, 2018, the period of time for the Company to consummate a Business Combination was extended for an additional three month period ending on February 22, 2019, and, accordingly, $690,000 was deposited into the Trust Account. The deposit was funded by a non-interest bearing unsecured loan from BRAC Lending Group LLC, an affiliate of the underwriter (the “Investor”). The loan is repayable upon the consummation of a Business Combination (see Note 4). On February 21, 2019, the Company further extended the time required to consummate a Business Combination to May 22, 2019 and deposited an additional $690,000 into the Trust Account.

NASDAQ Notification

On January 7, 2019, the Company received a notice from the staff of the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq stating that the Company was no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) for continued listing due to its failure to hold an annual meeting of stockholders within twelve months of the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. The Company submitted a plan of compliance with Nasdaq and Nasdaq granted the Company an extension until May 22, 2019 to regain compliance with the rule by holding an annual meeting of stockholders. The Company has scheduled its annual meeting of stockholders for May 21, 2019 (see Note 7).