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Warrant expiration period.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 18, 2015	Aug. 14, 2015	Sep. 26, 2014	Jan. 17, 2012	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 07, 2016	Apr. 19, 2016
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Debt discount liability, facility fee			$ 75,000
Warrant expiration period			7 years
Cash balance in accounts held with the lender					$ 10,353,000
Approximated Amount of debt discount			$ 129,000
Fair value of warrants on the issue date			54,000
Debt discount liability, legal fees			30,000
Amended and Restated Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan aggregate principal amount			$ 25,000,000
Interest only payment percentage			7.50%
Maturity date of the term loans			Apr. 01, 2018
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage					5.45%
Debt Instrument, redemption price amount					$ 165,920
Debt discount liability, facility fee					$ 90,000
Issue of warrants to purchase shares of company's common stock					38,324
Percentage of common stock pledged					100.00%
Amended and Restated Term Loans [Member] \| First Tranche [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of borrowing under agreement			$ 5,604,000
Amended and Restated Term Loans [Member] \| First Tranche [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of borrowing under agreement			10,000,000
First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member]
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Interest only payment percentage		7.50%
Maturity date of the term loans		Oct. 01, 2018
Debt discount liability, facility fee					$ 90,000
Issue of warrants to purchase shares of company's common stock					112,903
First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member] \| First Tranche [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Amount of borrowing under agreement		$ 10,000,000
First Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member] \| First Tranche [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
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Amount of borrowing under agreement		$ 20,000,000
Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member]
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Interest only payment percentage	7.50%
Maturity date of the term loans	Jul. 01, 2018
Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member] \| Without Interest- Only Extension [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage					6.50%
Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member] \| With Interest-Only Extension [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage					8.00%
Fourth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| TransEnterix Europe [Member]
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Percentage of equity interest owned							65.00%
Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement [Member]
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Cash balance in accounts held with the lender						$ 10,000,000
Notes Payable [Member]
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Debt discount liability, discount					$ 210,000
Debt issuance costs paid to lenders and third parties					371,000
Debt issuance cost					280,000
Debt unamortized balance					$ 143,000
Loan and Security Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note issuance date				Jan. 17, 2012
Issuance of promissory note as part of merger transaction				$ 10,000,000
Maturity date				Jan. 01, 2016
Term loan fixed interest rate				8.75%
Outstanding principal amount of the original loan agreement			$ 5,604,000
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage			3.33%
Debt Instrument, redemption price amount			$ 333,000
Debt discount liability, facility fee			$ 75,000
Issue of warrants to purchase shares of company's common stock				279,588
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] \| Term A Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of promissory note as part of merger transaction				$ 4,000,000
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of promissory note as part of merger transaction				$ 6,000,000