Document And Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Aug. 04, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Entity Registrant Name	BIOSPECIFICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000875622
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 95,300,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,368,868
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011