CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,540	$ 2,164
Other current assets	631us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	555us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	2,171us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	2,719us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Patent license rights, net	627us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	666us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Furniture and equipment, net	0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total assets	2,798us-gaap_Assets	3,385us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	185us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	124us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Other accrued liabilities	180us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	158us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	365us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	282us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Capstone Therapeutics Corp. Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock $.0005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 40,885,411 shares in 2015 and 2014 issued and outstanding	20us-gaap_CommonStockValue	20us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	189,314	189,268
Accumulated deficit	(186,901)	(186,185)
Total Capstone Therapeutics Corp. stockholders' equity	2,433us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	3,103us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	0us-gaap_MinorityInterest	0us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	2,433	3,103
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,798	$ 3,385

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