Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies Contingent Consideration As discussed in Note 3, in September 2015, the Company completed the Senhance Acquisition using a combination of cash, stock and potential post-acquisition milestone payments. These milestone payments may be payable in the future, depending on the achievement of certain commercial milestones. On December 30, 2016, the Company entered into an Amendment to restructure the terms of the Second Tranche of the Cash Consideration. Under the Amendment, the Second Tranche was restructured to reduce the contingent cash consideration by €5.0 million in exchange for the issuance of 286,360 shares of the Company’s common stock with an aggregate fair market value of €5.0 million. As of December 31, 2019, the fair value of the contingent consideration was $1.1 million. Legal Proceedings When determining the estimated probable loss or range of losses, significant judgment is required to be exercised in order to estimate the amount and timing of the loss to be recorded. Estimating an amount or range of possible losses resulting from litigation proceedings is inherently difficult and requires an extensive degree of judgment, particularly where the matters involve indeterminate claims for monetary damages, are in the early stages of the proceedings, and are subject to appeal. In addition, because most legal proceedings are resolved over extended periods of time, potential losses are subject to change due to, among other things, new developments, changes in legal strategy, the outcome of intermediate procedural and substantive rulings and other parties’ settlement posture and their evaluation of the strength or weakness of their case against the Company. For these reasons, the Company is currently unable to predict the ultimate timing or outcome of, or reasonably estimate the possible losses or a range of possible losses resulting from, the matters described above. Based on information currently available, the Company does not believe that any reasonably possible losses arising from currently pending legal matters will be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial condition. However, in light of the inherent uncertainties involved in such matters, an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could materially and adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period. No liability or related charge was recorded to earnings in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for legal contingencies for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Operating Leases On November 2, 2009, TransEnterix Surgical entered into an operating lease for its corporate offices for a period of five years commencing in April 2010. On June 12, 2014, the Company entered into a lease amendment extending the term of the lease for a period of 3 years and 2 months commencing on May 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018, with an option to renew for an additional three years. On January 8, 2018, the Company entered into a lease amendment extending the term of the lease for a period of eighteen months commencing on July 1, 2018 and expiring on December 31, 2019, with an option to renew for an additional five years. On June 10, 2019, the Company entered into a lease amendment extending the term of the lease for an additional twelve months commencing on January 1, 2020 and expiring on December 31, 2020, with no option to renew. On October 25, 2013, the Company entered into an operating lease for its warehouse for a period of four years and four months commencing in January 2014, with an option to renew for an additional six years. On December 27, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to terminate this lease effective January 31, 2018. On May 12, 2016, TransEnterix Italia entered into an operating lease for research and development and demonstration facilities for a period of six years commencing in July 2016. On April 15, 2019, TransEnterix Israel entered into an operating lease for research and development facilities for a period of five years commencing in April 2019. On April 25, 2018, TransEnterix Japan entered into an operating lease for office space for a period of five years commencing in April 2018. On July 1, 2018, TransEnterix Europe S.à.R.L entered into an operating lease for office space for a period of five years commencing in July 2018. Rent expense was approximately $1.4 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. License and Supply Agreements As discussed in Note 3, in September 2015, the Company completed the Senhance Acquisition. As part of this transaction, the Company assumed certain license and supply agreements. Commitments under these agreements amount to approximately $5.5 million in 2020, $0.6 million in 2021, $0.6 million in 2022, $0.6 million in 2023, $0.6 million in 2024, and $1.1 million thereafter until termination in 2027. The Company has placed orders with various suppliers for the purchase of certain tooling, supplies and contract engineering and research services. Each of these orders has a duration or expected completion within the next twelve months.