CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,164	$ 6,258
Other current assets	555us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	233us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	2,719us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	6,491us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Patent license rights, net	666us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	823us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Furniture and equipment, net	0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total assets	3,385us-gaap_Assets	7,317us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	124us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	88us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	158us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	12us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	282us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	100us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Capstone Therapeutics Corp. Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock $.0005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 40,885,411 shares outstanding in 2014 and 2013	20us-gaap_CommonStockValue	20us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	189,268	189,215
Accumulated deficit	(186,185)	(182,018)
Total Capstone Therapeutics Corp. stockholders' equity	3,103us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	7,217us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	0us-gaap_MinorityInterest	0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	3,103	7,217
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,385	$ 7,317

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682